Black Sabbath-s/tLed Zeppelin-s/tPink Floyd-Piper @ the Gates of DawnOlivia Tremor Control-Dusk @ Cubist CastleVelvet Underground & NicoBevis Frond-MiasmaAcid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso UFO-s/tThe Clash-s/tPatti Smith-HorsesJimi Hendrix Experience-Are You Experienced?The Damned- Damned Damned Damned13th Floor Elevators-Psychedelic Sounds of...Rain Parade-Emergency 3rd Rail Power TripDream Syndicate-Days of Wine & RosesGun Club-Fire of LoveMothers of Invention-Freak OutSpacemen 3-Sound of Confusion (was that the 1st one?)
― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Saturday, 22 March 2003 04:54 (twenty-three years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 March 2003 05:26 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ian Johnson (orion), Saturday, 22 March 2003 07:05 (twenty-three years ago)
― Bobby D Gray (bedhead), Saturday, 22 March 2003 07:12 (twenty-three years ago)
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 22 March 2003 07:53 (twenty-three years ago)
already mentioned:VU & NicoPJ Harvey - DryPatti Smith - HorsesDream Syndicate - Days of Wine and Roses
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Saturday, 22 March 2003 08:52 (twenty-three years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 22 March 2003 09:47 (twenty-three years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 22 March 2003 09:48 (twenty-three years ago)
― JoB (JoB), Saturday, 22 March 2003 10:53 (twenty-three years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd900/d929/d92985u2o2u.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 March 2003 10:57 (twenty-three years ago)
Other than that one:
Echo & the Bunnymen - CrocodilesMagazine - Real LifeOMD - s/tPaul Simon - The Paul Simon Songbook
Does Joy Division actually count, considering they released an album as Warsaw before Unknown Pleasures?
― Tijn, Saturday, 22 March 2003 11:04 (twenty-three years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 22 March 2003 11:26 (twenty-three years ago)
― Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 22 March 2003 11:28 (twenty-three years ago)
― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Saturday, 22 March 2003 11:46 (twenty-three years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 March 2003 12:05 (twenty-three years ago)
(Is The Kick Inside by Kate Bush her debut? If so, then add that as well)
JJ72 - JJ72 (I love this LP, his voice just is incredible)McAlmont and Butler - Sound of...England Made Me - Black Box Recorder
― Calum, Saturday, 22 March 2003 12:20 (twenty-three years ago)
REM - MurmurMerz - MerzRobert Wyatt - The End Of An Ear
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Saturday, 22 March 2003 13:43 (twenty-three years ago)
Pole - 1 (1998)
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Saturday, 22 March 2003 13:56 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Saturday, 22 March 2003 14:58 (twenty-three years ago)
― Burr (Burr), Saturday, 22 March 2003 15:17 (twenty-three years ago)
― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 22 March 2003 15:26 (twenty-three years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 22 March 2003 15:27 (twenty-three years ago)
― Adam A. (Keiko), Saturday, 22 March 2003 15:41 (twenty-three years ago)
― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 22 March 2003 15:45 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 22 March 2003 15:49 (twenty-three years ago)
― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 22 March 2003 16:03 (twenty-three years ago)
― rex jr., Saturday, 22 March 2003 16:29 (twenty-three years ago)
― T. Weiss (Timmy), Saturday, 22 March 2003 17:47 (twenty-three years ago)
― T. Weiss (Timmy), Saturday, 22 March 2003 17:52 (twenty-three years ago)
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 22 March 2003 18:03 (twenty-three years ago)
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Saturday, 22 March 2003 18:22 (twenty-three years ago)
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 22 March 2003 18:27 (twenty-three years ago)
― Evan (Evan), Saturday, 22 March 2003 18:42 (twenty-three years ago)
― Evan (Evan), Saturday, 22 March 2003 18:45 (twenty-three years ago)
― Evan (Evan), Saturday, 22 March 2003 18:48 (twenty-three years ago)
― Brock K. (Brock K.), Saturday, 22 March 2003 19:46 (twenty-three years ago)
― OleM (OleM), Saturday, 22 March 2003 20:06 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ferg (Ferg), Saturday, 22 March 2003 20:37 (twenty-three years ago)
― Evan (Evan), Saturday, 22 March 2003 20:43 (twenty-three years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 March 2003 20:58 (twenty-three years ago)
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Saturday, 22 March 2003 20:59 (twenty-three years ago)
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Saturday, 22 March 2003 21:03 (twenty-three years ago)
*ducks*
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Saturday, 22 March 2003 21:12 (twenty-three years ago)
That Mansun album is great!Also:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003TAW.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpgGod they suck now.
― Evan (Evan), Saturday, 22 March 2003 21:13 (twenty-three years ago)
There's a time to fuck and a time to crave,But the Shah sleeps in Lee Harvey's Grave!!!!!!!!
― Evan (Evan), Saturday, 22 March 2003 21:19 (twenty-three years ago)
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Saturday, 22 March 2003 22:58 (twenty-three years ago)
― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 22 March 2003 23:08 (twenty-three years ago)
1. the orb - adeventures beyond the ultraworld 2. aphex twin - saw 85-92 3. jeff buckley - grace4. autechre - incunabula5. sparklehorse - vivadixie...6. nick drake - five leaves left 7. MBV - isn't anything 8.tricky - maxinequaye9. pavement - slanted and enchanted10 Mercury Rev - yerself is steam
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Saturday, 22 March 2003 23:08 (twenty-three years ago)
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― Evan (Evan), Saturday, 22 March 2003 23:18 (twenty-three years ago)
http://www.silverdisc.com/images/70/720642427729.jpg
Mentioned yesterday by Kitchen Person. I needed to post the image though, because it is my favorite album ever.
― boy_slayer, Sunday, 2 December 2012 07:53 (thirteen years ago)
yeah there's an album that needs a Deluxe reissue.
― piscesx, Sunday, 2 December 2012 08:23 (thirteen years ago)
all time fave
http://991.com/newGallery/Its-Immaterial-Lifes-Hard-And-Th-320327.jpg
― piscesx, Sunday, 2 December 2012 08:40 (thirteen years ago)
yes i love ABC's lexicon of love... 'soul mining' by the the deserves a mention as a debut album of comparable quality with a comparable pop sensibility. one of my favs
― hector_doepos, Sunday, 2 December 2012 09:58 (thirteen years ago)
i think its martin frys voice that reminds me of matt johnson
― hector_doepos, Sunday, 2 December 2012 10:07 (thirteen years ago)
How many acts with an amazing debut had an equally- or doubly-great sophomore outing? Seems like in a lot of these cases, the folks involved put a lot of themselves into the appearance of having emerged into the world fully-formed and wound up with too little gas to get them through a self-assured second outing.
― Tangy Flavor Nuggets™ (Old Lunch), Sunday, 2 December 2012 14:40 (thirteen years ago)
You might almost say they experienced a 'sophomore slump'. I'm going to tademark that.
― Tangy Flavor Nuggets™ (Old Lunch), Sunday, 2 December 2012 14:42 (thirteen years ago)
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― Tangy Flavor Nuggets™ (Old Lunch), Sunday, 2 December 2012 14:43 (thirteen years ago)
Badly Drawn Boy has to be included here, too.
― john. a resident of chicago., Sunday, 2 December 2012 16:22 (thirteen years ago)
interesting sophomore slump chat hereBands that choked on their second album after a great debut
― piscesx, Sunday, 2 December 2012 18:01 (thirteen years ago)
Moby Grape a must (no mention in the text--maybe I missed an image).
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 December 2012 18:14 (thirteen years ago)
How many acts with an amazing debut had an equally- or doubly-great sophomore outing?
Cheap Trick springs immediately to mind. In Color is easily as good as Cheap Trick, maybe better.
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 2 December 2012 18:37 (thirteen years ago)
I think you could name many. X would be the first one that comes to mind for me.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 December 2012 19:50 (thirteen years ago)
Stooges, Velvets, Dolls--you won't get unanimity on those, but I think most people would agree the second is more or less as good as the first. Detouring quite a bit, Marshall Crenshaw.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 December 2012 19:59 (thirteen years ago)
Ramones, Slint, Led Zep all managed that trick too.
― Neil S, Sunday, 2 December 2012 20:08 (thirteen years ago)
xp Stooges and Velvets, definitely. The Dolls...eh, I mean, I love Too Much, Too Soon, but I feel like it definitely pales next to the debut. Not Pretenders II pales, just regular pales.
Good call on X!
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 2 December 2012 22:54 (thirteen years ago)
Suede would be the most obvious choice for me, Dog Man Star is way ahead of the debut. Also Supergrass, Pere Ubu, Daft Punk, Syreeta, Prefab Sprout, Supergrass, Mansun, The Specials, The Blue Nile, Saint Etienne, The Associates (if you don't include Fourth Drawer Down) Earl Brutus, D'angelo, Goldfrapp, Brick, Digable Planets, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Junior Boys, Devo and The Cars. I know a lot of people won't agree with those last three.
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 2 December 2012 22:55 (thirteen years ago)
Think I forgot Supergrass...
Just realised Rattlesnakes hasn't been mentioned yet, easily one of the best debuts of the 80's. Metamatic by John Foxx too.
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 2 December 2012 22:59 (thirteen years ago)
LOVE Supergrass' debut. Their drummer was a wonderful beacon of hope for those of us waiting for someone to expand on Keith Moon's innovations. Sadly, subsequent albums found him more and more reined in.
(The second record is fine, but the unbridled enthusiasm of the first record was gone for good)
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 2 December 2012 23:07 (thirteen years ago)
blimey.all these posts and no mention of the KISS debut.having lived with it now for a month on heavy rotation i think its fantastic and surely deserves some ilm love !?oh, and ta KP for the Earl Brutus mention as that was my first cntrl-f check ..
― mark e, Sunday, 2 December 2012 23:21 (thirteen years ago)
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat)
I know what you mean about the enthusiasm, Coco is all over the place and that is part of it's charm but the second is a bit more consistent. If you compare the second halves of the albums, Money is much stronger. There isn't much in it to be honest.
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 3 December 2012 00:45 (thirteen years ago)
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
― DJ Smoove Groothe (staggerlee), Tuesday, 4 December 2012 03:10 (thirteen years ago)
Cibo Matto - Viva! La WomanSolex - Solex vs. the HitmeisterWolf Alice - My Love Is Cool
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Monday, 31 July 2017 02:11 (eight years ago)
Arcade Fire - Funeral
― Shat Parp (dog latin), Monday, 31 July 2017 10:25 (eight years ago)
Violent Femmes - s/t
― octobeard, Monday, 31 July 2017 15:41 (eight years ago)
meatloaf
― brimstead, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 00:27 (eight years ago)
sorry
meatloaf - bat out of hell
the main takeaway from this thread is that allmusic and amazon are the most stable "image hosts" on the internet. it's amazing that all those hotlinked album covers from the early part of this thread have already outlasted tinypic and imageshack and yfrog and photobucket, even as the albums themselves have faded from popular memory. this is what time travel feels like probably
― pg13tentacion (unregistered), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 01:59 (eight years ago)
Miossec - Boire, still one of the best French singer/songwriter albums of all-time. Together with Gainsbourg's L'homme à tête de chou.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 10:24 (eight years ago)
shrubbies - memphis in texas north sea radio orchestra - north sea radio orchestra
you've never heard of either of these bands but their debuts are honestly up there with my favourites (clearlake's debut lido rounds it out). imagine your confusion then when I affirm that these two bands are in fact...the same band
― imago, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 11:07 (eight years ago)
Why is there a thread for this? It's harder to think of bands where the first album isn't the best.
― enochroot, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 11:46 (eight years ago)
wrong
― imago, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 11:49 (eight years ago)
unless you're a tiresome musical conservative who regards development with suspicion
― imago, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 11:50 (eight years ago)
it's this kind of bullshit that gets Pink Flag into all the best punk/best 70s lists, rather than the immensely superior two albums which followed
― imago, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 11:52 (eight years ago)
Yeah, it's not hard at all to think of bands who made better records than their debut, although sometimes the debut is (unfortunately) the best album. The second and third Wire albums are definitely better than the first, IMO.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 17:48 (eight years ago)
Gish is a pretty amazing debut for a rock band, especially considering where they were at just a few years prior. there was so much growth from 1988 to 1991
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 19:01 (eight years ago)
Gish is a monster. It has always been my fave of the Pumpkins. Very psychedelic hard rock.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 19:23 (eight years ago)
and here they is, the best solo debut albums.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 February 2019 11:21 (seven years ago)
should probably be a new poll
also it's the cars
― mookieproof, Saturday, 29 March 2025 02:46 (one year ago)
George Best though
Pink Flag is better than Chairs Missing anyway I reckon
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 29 March 2025 03:29 (one year ago)
Pink Flag is awesome… I don’t connect with their other stuff. Oh well!Seems like nearly every debut ever is named in this thread, but The Parable of Arable Land deserves a mention, too…
― whisper of milk (morrisp), Saturday, 29 March 2025 03:46 (one year ago)
Three Imaginary Boys was correctly not mentioned along with Born to Die.
BandwagonesqueMGMTWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Probably doesn't count:Night Time, My Time
― Bee OK, Saturday, 29 March 2025 04:02 (one year ago)
Bandwagonesque is not the debut, it was the first major label album.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 29 March 2025 04:04 (one year ago)
Lol, I meant Oracular Spectacular as there is also an album called MGMT.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 29 March 2025 04:19 (one year ago)
Overlooked itt:John PrineLeonard CohenKing Crimson
Also worthy of mention:Julie LondonJulee CruiseKelisKacey MusgravesUndertonesChris IsaakSuzi QuatroKingsbury ManxThe XX
― Skip Intro (punning display), Saturday, 29 March 2025 16:37 (one year ago)
Um, never mind Kacey Musgraves.
― Skip Intro (punning display), Saturday, 29 March 2025 16:55 (one year ago)
Kris Kristofferson
― Skip Intro (punning display), Saturday, 29 March 2025 17:47 (one year ago)
Fever to Tell
― whisper of milk (morrisp), Saturday, 29 March 2025 17:49 (one year ago)
Bark Psychosis - HexTears for Fears - The Hurting
― jeff bezoar (sawdust lagoon), Sunday, 30 March 2025 10:58 (one year ago)