What is a '4 Album Band'?
A band that
1. Released four albums;
2. During the Album Era (roughly from '65 when LPs displaced singles as the commercial unit until 2000, when Napster came);
3. Of excellent quality (factors to consider, none exclusive):
- All killer -- no filler
- Some amazing songs, or a lot of really good ones
- Thematic cohesion or artistic integrity
- Addictive like crack
- Influential
- You have listened to the album many, many times--and still hold it in esteem
- When you add up the 'lifetime enjoyment amount' using enjoyment units, it's a really high number!
4. That has wide appeal among many or most fans of rock generally, even if band isn't your cup of tea
Beatles
Stones
Zep
Floyd
Who
Pixies
Any others? Any of these that shouldn't be on the list?