I know, I thought I'd have a laff. Tho I like Sandinista best.
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:42 (twenty years ago) link
Pulp.
Falls down with Snivil...
Outkast would definitely probably work.
― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:43 (twenty years ago) link
The less albums someone's done, the easier it's going to be certainly!
"Joy Division - if you include Ideal For Living and exclude posthumous works."
It's got to be official, band-sanctioned, proper albums, so on that basis I reckon JD on;y released 2 albums and if I had to choose I'd probably come down in favour of Unknown Pleasures anyway.
"In Utero is not average! It is great!!!!!!!"
Who's Queen?
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:46 (twenty years ago) link
Now you're just being silly.
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:48 (twenty years ago) link
Me and you're King, and in chess, a Queen is more powerful than a King.
― Aja (aja), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:49 (twenty years ago) link
Rounded off with the hits one.
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Jonathan Z., Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:51 (twenty years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Jonathan Z., Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:56 (twenty years ago) link
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:56 (twenty years ago) link
There's also the trifling matter of Live At Max's Kansas City, Squeeze, Live MCMXCIII....
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:57 (twenty years ago) link
Happy Mondays
OK one then.
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Aja (aja), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:58 (twenty years ago) link
Live albums and one remaining member albums don't count (ish)
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 November 2003 16:58 (twenty years ago) link
it's been a long day...
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:03 (twenty years ago) link
Actually, I've just realised: it's academic isn't it? The Gunman & Other Stories has got to be the worst album they've ever done.
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:03 (twenty years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:12 (twenty years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:19 (twenty years ago) link
They get progressively worse.
― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:22 (twenty years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:25 (twenty years ago) link
― dave q, Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Siegbran (eofor), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:28 (twenty years ago) link
there are more i could dig out of my recesses. but i need to rest now.
― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:45 (twenty years ago) link
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 27 November 2003 17:54 (twenty years ago) link
― paulhw (paulhw), Thursday, 27 November 2003 21:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 27 November 2003 22:03 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 November 2003 22:07 (twenty years ago) link
― sean marvin (williamtell), Thursday, 27 November 2003 22:13 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 27 November 2003 22:21 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 27 November 2003 22:22 (twenty years ago) link
― bahtology, Thursday, 27 November 2003 23:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Thursday, 27 November 2003 23:25 (twenty years ago) link
My Bloody Valentine (only arguable on the basis that I havent heared any previous to isnt anything. But I can believe this one)
Nirvana (everyone thinks so. except u)
Nick Drake (for 30% of people...)
White Stripes (10%?)
and a bunch of people whos albums are slightly less crap than previous.
― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 28 November 2003 09:20 (twenty years ago) link
Japan - Adolescent Sex was better than Obscure Alternatives, wasn't it?
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 28 November 2003 09:21 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 28 November 2003 09:37 (twenty years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 28 November 2003 09:39 (twenty years ago) link
― man, Friday, 28 November 2003 09:44 (twenty years ago) link
― NickB (NickB), Friday, 28 November 2003 09:50 (twenty years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 28 November 2003 10:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Shmuel (shmuel), Friday, 28 November 2003 10:06 (twenty years ago) link
― Simon H. (Simon H.), Monday, 9 May 2005 05:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Simon H. (Simon H.), Monday, 9 May 2005 05:02 (nineteen years ago) link
Not that they have ever made a bad album, but their best ones have been scattered across their career chronologically IMO.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 9 May 2005 09:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― Comstock Carabinieri (nostudium), Monday, 9 May 2005 09:46 (nineteen years ago) link
I think it's fair game to consider this in terms of incarnations - if so, the first three Wire albums could qualify although they're all great. and with the potential quibbling over faves, maybe it's easier to look at whether an artist/band keeps evolving (in a good way), in which case Japan (above) fits the bill better than most. they certainly went out on a peak of interest/exposure.
a couple of incarnations that might work are: Van Der Graaf Generator first incarnation up through Pawn Hearts. Roxy Music second incarnation Manifesto -> Avalon, at least in the sense of refinement.
― Paul, Monday, 24 November 2014 22:47 (nine years ago) link