The Divine Comedy - Fanfare For The Comic Muse
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 10 May 2015 18:03 (nine years ago) link
Sleater-Kinney: s/t
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 10 May 2015 18:20 (nine years ago) link
It may be just me but I don't care much about Bruce Springsteen's first album
Lots of people do, plus it has Blinded By the Light which was a huge hit for Manfred Mann.
― kornrulez6969, Sunday, 10 May 2015 18:23 (nine years ago) link
John Cougar - Chestnut Street Incident
― kornrulez6969, Sunday, 10 May 2015 18:24 (nine years ago) link
The Boo Radleys - Ichabod & I
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 10 May 2015 18:33 (nine years ago) link
Carly Rae Jepsen - Tug of War
― Jeff W, Sunday, 10 May 2015 18:42 (nine years ago) link
Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
All the fans who latched on to FB after Tarot Sport wouldn't even recognize this.
― octobeard, Sunday, 10 May 2015 18:49 (nine years ago) link
Van Der Graaf Generator - The Aerosol Grey Machine
"Afterwards" is quite often played live by PH at solo gigs. Otherwise this would be a good call.
Came here to post From Genesis to Revelation and Fanfare for the Comic Muse, both good shouts.
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Sunday, 10 May 2015 19:00 (nine years ago) link
Robyn - Robyn is here
― kinder, Sunday, 10 May 2015 19:01 (nine years ago) link
but Robyn Is Here spawned at least two international hits and is quite possibly her bestselling album to date! just because P4K didn't review it doesn't m
― the geographibebebe (unregistered), Sunday, 10 May 2015 19:16 (nine years ago) link
Wouldn't Fairport Convention's debut be a perfect choice for this?― Mark G, Sunday, May 10, 2015 11:21 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Mark G, Sunday, May 10, 2015 11:21 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Isn't the biggest thing people have against this one the absence of Sandy Denny? Because otherwise the signature style is there, albeit with more of a west coast psych influence.
A similar case could be made for Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, as the famous female singer hasn't shown up, and the repertory is cover-heavy.
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 10 May 2015 19:18 (nine years ago) link
Built To Spill - Ultimate Alternative Wavers
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:04 (nine years ago) link
Dinosaur s/t
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:06 (nine years ago) link
Sonic Youth s/t EP though I guess Confusion Is Sex would be true for general public if not hardcore fans
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:07 (nine years ago) link
Disagree on Jethro Tull's This Was. It has a different sound then their following work, and is not a peak album, but it's not exactly an ignominious and hated record. It was reasonably successful and songs from it still show up in their set lists.
― intheblanks, Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:29 (nine years ago) link
The National s/t
Meat Pups
― Master of Treacle, Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:35 (nine years ago) link
Afghan Whigs
― Master of Treacle, Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:36 (nine years ago) link
Really? I thought SH was fairly well received/known?
― p:s nerds know (dog latin), Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:37 (nine years ago) link
What about
Eminem - Infinite
― p:s nerds know (dog latin), Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:38 (nine years ago) link
oh we had it
Cowboy Junkies - Whites Off Earth Now10,000 Maniacs - Secrets of the I Ching
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:40 (nine years ago) link
warren zevon -- wanted dead or alivegarland jefferys -- grinder's switch, or "garland jeffreys," whichever you consider his debutandy pratt -- records are like life
― Thus Sang Freud, Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:47 (nine years ago) link
good rats -- good rats
― Thus Sang Freud, Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:48 (nine years ago) link
miranda lambert -- miranda lambertashley monroe -- satisfied
― Thus Sang Freud, Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:50 (nine years ago) link
jim croce -- facets, and/or jim and ingrid croce
― Thus Sang Freud, Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:52 (nine years ago) link
moody blues -- the magnificent moodies
― Thus Sang Freud, Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:55 (nine years ago) link
doobie brothers -- the doobie brothers
― Thus Sang Freud, Sunday, 10 May 2015 20:59 (nine years ago) link
Saw Autre ne Veut two years back, and he didn't play a single track from the debut :(
― Frederik B, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:00 (nine years ago) link
OK, then how about:
Ministry: With Sympathy (Arista)
― Mark G, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:07 (nine years ago) link
Billy Joel & Atilla - two different acts.
― pplains, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:09 (nine years ago) link
already had Ministry, but you can add 50 Cent, 2Pac, NWA, Lil Wayne, Ice-T and Macklemore.
― Siegbran, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:15 (nine years ago) link
First couple of Yes albums maybe. I love the band, and I had no idea what was on them.
― dlp9001, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link
Aw, and I did look carefully.
― Mark G, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:18 (nine years ago) link
elton john - empty sky
― fact checking cuz, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
2. Björk - Björk
― olly, Sunday
madness
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:27 (nine years ago) link
first Darkthrone, Immortal, Bathory, Anthrax and Sepultura albums too.
― Siegbran, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:30 (nine years ago) link
john lennon - two virginsgeorge harrison - wonderwall music
― fact checking cuz, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:32 (nine years ago) link
Max Tundra -Some Best Friend You Turned Out to Be
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:34 (nine years ago) link
Bob Dylan was a daringly unusual major label folk debut for the early 60s, when "folk" hits were mostly corny as hell. he showed up with deep blues drama and a few equally scruffy, wry-to-sad originals, and made it all fit. Didn't sell anything then, and I don't know how many people love it now, but it's good. As somebody said on the main Joni Mitchell thread, "the first ten seconds of Songs To A Seagull" basically gives you her whole thing. Parliament's Osmmium is transitional, speculative, but worth checking out for sure. Some good tracks on Springsteen's Greetings From Asbury Park, even got a sense of humor, not so evident after The Wild, The Innocent & The E-Street Shuffle.
― dow, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:38 (nine years ago) link
Some good tracks on Springsteen's Greetings From Asbury Park
not to mention several tracks that remain live staples 40-plus years later.
― fact checking cuz, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
<i>Bathory</i>
Wait what?
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:51 (nine years ago) link
The debut was an enjoyable slice of Motorhead derived energy but The Return and the four albums after that are pretty much the Bathory canon.
― Siegbran, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:57 (nine years ago) link
Spoon - Telephono
(also happens to be my favorite or second favorite of theirs)
― alpine static, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:59 (nine years ago) link
the grateful dead
― no lime tangier, Sunday, 10 May 2015 22:03 (nine years ago) link
Emmylou Harris - Gliding Bird
have long wanted to hear that^
― no lime tangier, Sunday, 10 May 2015 22:04 (nine years ago) link
though with the dead album, some of the covers were played live a lot.
― no lime tangier, Sunday, 10 May 2015 22:06 (nine years ago) link
You realise he wrote "Björk" and not "Debut"?
― ( who ALSO my boss and his sister!) (sic), Sunday, 10 May 2015 22:19 (nine years ago) link
Doesn't truly fit this category, but for a lot of music writers, Section.80 must qualify, based on how many times I've seen To Pimp a Butterfly referred to as a sophomore record.
― intheblanks, Sunday, 10 May 2015 22:33 (nine years ago) link
― ( who ALSO my boss and his sister!) (sic),
I did; my smart phone didn't.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 10 May 2015 22:36 (nine years ago) link