A pancake album is an album that plays out like a plate of pancakes. They are all exciting at the beginning and by the end you're pretty sick of them. Sick of them is a little bit harsh. There are plenty of albums out there that the front end is so heavily loaded with great music that the back end is totally overshadowed.
The best example that I can think of is U2 - The Joshua Tree. It is a solid album through and through, but it is the first three tracks that make it memorable.
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is another fine example of a heavily front loaded album. It is another fantastic album through and through, but I could be totally satisfied with the first six tracks alone.
Any other qualifiers out there?
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U2 - Joshua Tree
The opening three songs has to be the strongest opening on any album I've ever heard. How do you follow that?
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