surely M|A|R|R|S gets posted by now every time one of these threads is done― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Tuesday, January 28, 2020 2:23 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Tuesday, January 28, 2020 2:23 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
Nobody remembers "Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance)"
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:31 (four years ago) link
bands that put out only one great album:
the VaselinesAlthea and Donna
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:31 (four years ago) link
A band that released exactly one undeniably perfect song, and then immediately broke up, could potentially win this category.
see also: The Normal
― The Squalls Of Hate (sleeve), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:32 (four years ago) link
― Οὖτις
Young Marble Giants
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:34 (four years ago) link
Also Sky Ferreira.. there's never going to be a second album is there.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:35 (four years ago) link
M|A|R|R|S are so perfect for this that they split up before recording, and different people did the A and B sides
― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:37 (four years ago) link
Incunabula, Anti and Amber sound almost like a different group compared to more abstract sound that came later on. Those early Autechre records had bass lines and pads etc like you would think a techno or idm track to have. Later on, it's WTF is that? pretty much became their sound. To be fair, the last one I got was Confield, but I got most of their early cds including eps.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:38 (four years ago) link
xp Best band that never really existed but seem to have released a brilliant single anyway
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:39 (four years ago) link
The Smiths did not make an Ob-la-di-ob-la-da.
Girlfriend in a Coma, Golden Lights, Meat Is Murder, Never Had No-One Ever, Work Is a Four Letter Word...all less fun than Ob-La-Di, imo.
― fetter, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:39 (four years ago) link
The Birthday Party's discography is really solid. Only thing that might be considered missing is a top notch sounding live record.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:40 (four years ago) link
Low
― daily growing, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:40 (four years ago) link
Uh, "Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance)" is amazing.
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:41 (four years ago) link
Came here to post Roxy Music and see it's been done twice. Yeah, their quality control (and progression between albums) still amazes me.
"you know my name, look up the number" isn't that bad, gtfo with that
It's honestly among my favorite Beatles songs.
― A perfect transcript of a routine post (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:41 (four years ago) link
A band that released exactly one undeniably perfect song, and then immediately broke up, could potentially win this category.― Okay, you're an ambulance (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, January 28, 2020 3:23 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglinksurely M|A|R|R|S gets posted by now every time one of these threads is done― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Tuesday, January 28, 2020 2:23 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:43 (four years ago) link
Ooh, Low ...
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:44 (four years ago) link
xp. there is a doug groover track on here https://www.discogs.com/Various-Best-Of-Home-Tapes/release/4752119
― frederik b. godt (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:46 (four years ago) link
Young Marble Giants is a good call since all their non-album stuff is ace
― rob, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:50 (four years ago) link
Tom Waits never really faltered imo (assuming you can get behind the early stuff, which I very much can)
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:53 (four years ago) link
Al Green and Pet Shop Boys, obviously. How is this even a question?
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:56 (four years ago) link
deffo second pet shop boys and third young marble giants
― nxd, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:57 (four years ago) link
Bardo Pond
― Charlotte Brontesaurus (Leee), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:59 (four years ago) link
Motorpsycho have kicked out something great pretty much every year or two since 1992. only their debut album is 'less than good'.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:10 (four years ago) link
I def think "reliable" bands in the AC/DC/Motorhead/Ramones tradition are their own separate argument
― The Mandymoorian (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:11 (four years ago) link
PSB are always worth checking in on to see where their ideas are at this year, but are hardly consistent across 35+ years (although if you stick to B-sides...)
― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:12 (four years ago) link
PSB for sure. I think of anything of theirs that is less than good as kind of bonus music, like side three of Sandinista.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:14 (four years ago) link
ok, musicians who only put out one song, here we go:
aspidistra - cradle (a single, but same song on both sides)arthur miles - lonely cowboy (one song split over two sides)the aforementioned elizabeth city state (track on a compilation album)sphinx tush - crashville - german '70s band who appeared on a comp; only one song but there are two different recordings of it...
there are others but i tend to forget them or else find out that they did in fact do a _second_ song - like the calico wall would count it seems because their single was one song backed by an electronic beep, but they also did a song called "i'm a living sickness" which was released later so they're out.
― you know my name, look up the number of the beast (rushomancy), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:14 (four years ago) link
tons of great blink-and-you-missed-them reggae one-offs
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:16 (four years ago) link
i would also add neu if we ignore 4 and pour one out for the 'remixes' off 2writing that sentence probs means its a no go actually haha
― nxd, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:17 (four years ago) link
The Death discography is wall-to-wall classics
― jmm, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:18 (four years ago) link
if we're talking metal, Opeth has never really put out a bad album.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:21 (four years ago) link
Mick Smiley just did Magic on the Ghostbusters soundtrack, not sure if it's the best song tbh, but it's a good story.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:21 (four years ago) link
Wham!
― ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:22 (four years ago) link
pet shop boys, steely dan, afghan whigs, bijelo dugme, haustor, vu, joy division
― gospodin simmel, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:27 (four years ago) link
a lot of the big names of the early 80s UK seemed to start out immediately big then end things while they were still on top - wham!, the police, the jam, the specials
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:27 (four years ago) link
i said husker du not haustor vu
― nxd, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:27 (four years ago) link
Actually Nirvana is a good answer imo
― ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:30 (four years ago) link
I love the Police but they had some really really bad songs
― ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:32 (four years ago) link
I don't really like them, just starting an appendix
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:36 (four years ago) link
The Police had a few clunkers for sure but I think their non-single tracks are quite underrated as a whole. they even had some really great B-sides, like "how the fuck did this not make it on the album" level quality - "Low Life" & "I Burn For You" come to mind but there are several more
― frogbs, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:41 (four years ago) link
I like Broadcast as an answer. Or my heart does. But then my brain is all "not sure many people have actually made it through the entirety of those Microtronics EPs"
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:42 (four years ago) link
Judee Sill
― Maresn3st, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:42 (four years ago) link
ooo Death is a good one. Also Talk Talk/Hollis (mentioned early on).
but... now that I think about it, fucking KENDRICK LAMAR is on a path few pop artists have taken in terms of utter perfection on any and every release thus far.
― octobeard, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:45 (four years ago) link
Like his side project for Black Panther was just ridiculously good. And it seems any time he lays down a rap for another artist that track ends up being the best on the record. I mean this dude has some magic fairy dust of talent and taste that's pretty remarkable
― octobeard, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:46 (four years ago) link
Nick Drake
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:49 (four years ago) link
The Cardigans
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:57 (four years ago) link
If ths is limited only to bands, and only ones with sizeable doscographies (which it apparently isn't), I would say Can have the best discography overall. "Flawless" is another thing. Yummy Fur?
― Deflatormouse, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 00:58 (four years ago) link
Funkaelic and Can would be my two picks. So much goodness over so many records.
― glumdalclitch, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 01:01 (four years ago) link
Yeah, if quantity of classic records is the criteria it's probably Can for me.
― Deflatormouse, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 01:07 (four years ago) link
I actually dumped all my Can CDs post-Landed, did I fuck up?
― The Mandymoorian (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 01:07 (four years ago) link
I have no problems with Can and Funkadelic, even though ymmv will vary on albums in their respective streaks.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 01:08 (four years ago) link