1st Album is Best

[Melton Fox]

Hazzman just posted something in another thread that prompted me to write this.

IYO which artists/bands first album has been so good, that they may as well given up after that, everything after that just didn't cut the mustard.

Cast - All Change

 

[Hazzman]

Gang Of Four - Entertainment

 

[Leesoh]

Definitely Maybe.

Controversial, but I stick by it.

 

[LS6_Fox]

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

Don't get me wrong, I really like Second Coming, but the debut is without a doubt my favourite album of all time, if I only had to listen to one album for the rest of my life, that would be it.

 

[Rayvon]

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

Don't get me wrong, I really like Second Coming, but the debut is without a doubt my favourite album of all time, if I only had to listen to one album for the rest of my life, that would be it.

just about agree, but the second coming is also way better than many other bands first albums.

 

[Scarby]

coldplay - paracutes

 

[Dunc]

I thought Rush of Blood was as good if not better than Parachutes but hey.

SOmeone once told me why there is a tendency for 1st albums to be better than further ones, and they claimed it was because a band tours for a number of years, honing a select number of songs, seeing the crowd reaction to them over a long period of time and gauging which ones are the best to then stick on the album.

With that initial success, the band then has to tour the same set of songs before being shoved into a recording studio as soon as the tour is done to get 12 songs down for the next album, without any time to see any audience reaction or time to weedle out the filler.

Interesting point I felt.

My answer would be Tom McRae

 

[Fox From The Hudd]

Aztec Camera - High Land Hard Rain

 

[LS6_Fox]

just about agree, but the second coming is also way better than many other bands first albums.

I agree, I only looked at the first part of MF's question in my choice

IYO which artists/bands first album has been so good, that they may as well given up after that

 

[Joe_Fox]

There are loads IMO:

Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Stereophonics - Word Gets Around (all their other albums are shite)
Gomez - Bring it on
Ash - 1977
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[The_Lane]

Hazzman just posted something in another thread that prompted me to write this.

IYO which artists/bands first album has been so good, that they may as well given up after that, everything after that just didn't cut the mustard.

Cast - All Change

I was going to write Cast as well, even though I love Magic Hour, and Mother Nature Calls. What about Beetroot, you ask? Yeah, well, that was a poor effort.

 

[highland fox]

Shed Seven-A Maximium High

 

[Fox From The Hudd]

Lexicon of Love - ABC

Cheesily brilliant.......

 

[Joe_Fox]

Lexicon of Love - ABC

Cheesily brilliant.......

a bit like good stilton

 

[MKFox]

Lexicon of Love - ABC

Cheesily brilliant..

haven't heard that for ages, think i'll dig it out.

 

[Melton Fox]

Blind Melon - Blind Melon

 

[The_Lane]

Blind Melon - Blind Melon

Hmmm yes, I can see why you nominated that album, but I thought their second album was a better effort - overall.

 

[Scarby]

starsailor - love is here

 

[drummindefender]

There are loads IMO:

Oasis - Definitely Maybe good but i prefer (whats the story) Morning Glory?
Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn i dont think so-dsotm and wywh are a class above
Stereophonics - Word Gets Around would disagree-p&c is better
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[The Stearmanator]

The Strokes- Is This It, even though Room on Fire and First Impressions of Earth are undoubtedly great albums, Is This it is just amazing