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
Eurythmics - In the Garden
― nerve_pylon, Sunday, 10 May 2015 22:39 (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."
Well they are all better, sure, but I'd say the debut is as influential as any of them.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 10 May 2015 22:45 (nine years ago) link
I have heard lots of raving about that Eurythmics debut.
― Mark G, Sunday, 10 May 2015 22:55 (nine years ago) link
yes, it's great—yet i'll bet largely ignored by most of their fans? it's the only one i like.
― nerve_pylon, Sunday, 10 May 2015 23:04 (nine years ago) link
Cat Power - Dear Sir
― kornrulez6969, Sunday, 10 May 2015 23:05 (nine years ago) link
Godspeed You! Black Emperor cassette tapeFather John Misty's first 7 albums as J. Tillman
(disagree w Kraftwerk, 2Pac and Bob Dylan)
― it me, Monday, 11 May 2015 00:26 (nine years ago) link
Randy Newman - Randy Newman
― da croupier, Monday, 11 May 2015 00:38 (nine years ago) link
Failure - Comfort
― soyrev, Monday, 11 May 2015 00:39 (nine years ago) link
Carole King - Writer
― da croupier, Monday, 11 May 2015 00:40 (nine years ago) link
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd107/music13luvr/nicholas_jonas_--06__lg.jpg
― da croupier, Monday, 11 May 2015 00:43 (nine years ago) link
disagree w Kraftwerk
those albums and the third have been out of print for decades and are excluded from the numbering with which Kraftwerk advertise their public appearances of the last several years
I mean, I love early Kraftwerk, but
― ( who ALSO my boss and his sister!) (sic), Monday, 11 May 2015 00:45 (nine years ago) link
The Kraftwerk debut is sounding more intense and avant than I remembered, and even more to original point: that it shouldn't be neglected (just because its parents disowned it).
― dow, Monday, 11 May 2015 00:48 (nine years ago) link
Ditto very early live workouts/freakouts, which are or were on YouTube.
― dow, Monday, 11 May 2015 00:50 (nine years ago) link
OP says is, not should
― ( who ALSO my boss and his sister!) (sic), Monday, 11 May 2015 01:13 (nine years ago) link
gbv - Devil Between My Toes
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 11 May 2015 01:23 (nine years ago) link
Pablo Honey woulda counted if not for "Creep" (though really that song stands on its own, outside of that album).
Judas Priest - "Rocka Rolla" (they actually played a song live from it in 2009 but mostly that album's been ignored - and isn't well regarded outside of trolly ILX polls)
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Monday, 11 May 2015 02:03 (nine years ago) link
katy perry - "katy hudson"
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 11 May 2015 02:23 (nine years ago) link
Green Day - 1039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours & Kerplunk
― LimbsKing, Monday, 11 May 2015 04:08 (nine years ago) link
Wasn't the first UFO album somewhat, um, different
― Mark G, Monday, 11 May 2015 07:08 (nine years ago) link
I was going to say that Eurythmics one which is very different to the rest of their catalogue. Think it has its own fans possibly. I was very glad to get the remaster a few years ago cos previous cds were really tinny sounding. Not sure if the band was a permanent line up elsewhere, here it's members of Blondie & Can among others.
I think both Pink Floyd's PATGOD and New Order's Movement are seen as at least anomolous exploring directions not really explored elsewhere. PATGOD is probably pretty popular but stands alone from the rest of Floyd doesnt it. Not sure how many people into their later, established stuff would be aware of it. Probably not automatic thought that this is the same band as did The Wall or whatever for a large number of people.
I've also heard that R.e.o. Speedwagon's 1st 2lps are decent almost stoner hard rock.Oh & Journey started out good as a non-latinate Santana offshoot playing good almost psychy jazz-rock.
― Stevolende, Monday, 11 May 2015 07:49 (nine years ago) link
― LimbsKing, Monday, May 11, 2015 4:08 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this doesn't fulfil a single one of the original criteria, good work
― pull blart, maul cops (DJ Mencap), Monday, 11 May 2015 07:52 (nine years ago) link
idk his narrative that well at all but isn't Alice Cooper's first album really totally different/not usually talked about?
― soyrev, Monday, 11 May 2015 08:09 (nine years ago) link
Al Stewart – Bedsitter Images
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Monday, 11 May 2015 08:13 (nine years ago) link
Chrome - The Visitation
― thono, Monday, 11 May 2015 09:46 (nine years ago) link
That album that Refused did before The Shape Of Punk To Come
― paolo, Monday, 11 May 2015 10:08 (nine years ago) link
rihanna - music of the sun
― lex pretend, Monday, 11 May 2015 10:08 (nine years ago) link
Noooooo that's still one of my favourites.
― Tim F, Monday, 11 May 2015 10:17 (nine years ago) link
Supposedly the Rush debut but fans are generally so unenthusiastic about it, I cant be bothered checking if theyre right.
There are two radio staples on this + they played "Working Man" live when I saw them in 2002.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 11 May 2015 11:55 (nine years ago) link
(I can't remember another song from it aside from "In the Mood" and "Working Man", though.)
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 11 May 2015 12:01 (nine years ago) link
Scorpions - Lonesome Crow
― DavidLeeRoth, Monday, 11 May 2015 12:09 (nine years ago) link
Faith No More - we care a lot?
― StanM, Monday, 11 May 2015 12:41 (nine years ago) link
- Robert Adam Gilmour
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 11 May 2015 12:55
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 11 May 2015 13:01
Come to think of it I don't much like Fly By Night apart from the lovely title track.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 11 May 2015 12:43 (nine years ago) link
Slipknot - Mate Feed Kill RepeatBeth Orton - Superpinkymandy
Does that first Feist album fit the bill?
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 11 May 2015 13:31 (nine years ago) link
Stoney & Meatloaf
― Thus Sang Freud, Monday, 11 May 2015 13:34 (nine years ago) link
The Offspring - The Offspring
― Siegbran, Monday, 11 May 2015 13:39 (nine years ago) link