Hmmm, I think writing a handful of truly great albums trumps longevity and a career full of good albums.
Hand on heart, Weller hasn't made a genuinely great solo album nor ever made a genuinely great Style Council album.
But even by that measure, i guess the Kinks had four or five great albums and not a lot since.
So, McCartney. But he didn't write all those great albums alone.
Van Morrison- I think Astral Weeks is better than anything anyone above has done. And TB Sheets off the debut is better than any song. For me, Moondance, Tupelo Honey and Veedon Fleece are great albums.
Maybe Van is the man.
I'm motivated now to dig into his 80s stuff and Them (Shenandoah- what's a good starting place with Them? I've never delved back)
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That's not the worst shout ever. Considering the variety of projects. Putting Blur and Gorillaz to one side; there's the Good,the Bad & the Queen, Africa Express, Mali Music (although no idea how much song writing he did for the last two), that thing he did with Flea, and at least two operas...oh and a solo album)
