You've forgotten about Bakesale, Rob.

On the strength of quality product from beginning to end, I'd have to say The Beatles. Everyone else fights it out for second place a good lap or two behind.

red and in the court of the crimson king are my faves.

negativland, boredoms or derek bailey and havent been mentioned yet!

I mentioned Boredoms.

And Derek Bailey doesn't count because we're talking about "bands".

As with most "greatest" questions, it should be suffixed with "(except The Velvet Underground)" to be remotely debatable.

there was a thread like this years ago, many surprises, this one was not as good. the winner is the Grateful Dead:

my rolling stones marathon has been going really well. im going in chronological order and just started goats head soup.

I still say Thinking Fellers Union Local # 282, many months later.

Another one I dunno if anyone mentioned is Stereolab.

There's very few bands with no bad releases.

have you heard this

led zepp sucks for me.

miles davis.

Actually, no.

The Nebula Sapphires have never made a bad record.

I've always wondered why jazz players discographies tend to be so much more consistent than rock bands - miles, trane, sun ra, ellington, mingus etc etc. It seems once someone reaches a certain level nothing they really put out will be total rubbish

Is it because there is usually a single central leader/clear vision that directs the band more effectively?

I still stand by Ed Kuepper - three albums with The Saints, five (I think) with the Laughing Clowns, three (or four) with The Aints, and about twenty five solo albums, and not one bad album (I haven't heard them all though).

Most consistant albums with no shit parts:
Autechre

Most consistant albums with no shit parts from a rock band:
Radiohead (Assuming we pretend Pablo Honey never existed)

i am inclined to agree.
i don't care.