rogi Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 some other debuts that haven't been mentioned:rage against the machine - s/tblack sabbath - s/telvis presley - s/t edit: i didn't see the rock & roll part earlier (removed a bunch of hardcore and metal) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Many of the ones that would occupy my top 10 have already been mentioned (glad to see Moby Grape get a nod -- if you haven't heard that record, stop what you're doing RIGHT NOW and fix that). Here are some that I haven't seen mentioned -- strong contenders for anyone's list: Any Trouble - Where Are All the Nice Girls?The Beautiful South - Welcome to the Beautiful SouthBettie Serveert - PalomineBig Country - The CrossingBig Star - # 1 RecordMarshall Crenshaw - s/tThe Fletcher Pratt - Nine By NineThe Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank the CradleThe Nils - s/tGraham Parker - Howlin' WindTom Petty & The Heartbreakers - s/tLiz Phair - Exile in GuyvilleThe Police - Outlandos D'AmourThe Semantics - PowerbillStiff Little Fingers - Inflammable MaterialGillian Welch - Revival I was going to mention Warren Zevon's self-titled album, but apparently he released an album back in the late '60s that wasn't so good (haven't heard it myself). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 edit: i didn't see the rock & roll part earlier (removed a bunch of hardcore and metal)All popular music is rock and roll, in my book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Bob Dylan, Bob DylanOutlandos D'Amour, The Police Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Curiously I see no mention of AM in this here list. Kinda figured someone would put that in. Though not really a debut (well it is as far as solo material goes) I'll have to add Garcia s/t Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 No love for the Stone Roses? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dannygutters Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Black Star? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 The Who - The Who Sings My GenerationThe Stooges - The StoogesThe Ramones - The RamonesThe Clash - The ClashVan Halen - Van Halen IBlack Sabbath - Black SabbathBoston - BostonElvis Costello - My Aim is TrueThe Police - Outlandos D'AmourGuns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Szabo Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Blind FaithBeastie Boys - Licensed to IllGrateful Dead Great thread btw... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Not their debut. Rather, it was their swan song. It was their only album, and therefore it was both. And yeah, they did release a bunch of singles beforehand, but I'm sticking with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Zappa/Mothers--Freakout! You beat me to it, my friend!I'd add Warren Zevon to the list. Many consider his self-titled debut to be his best album.Oh, also a little band called The Pink Floyd. Piper At The Gates of Dawn is still a desert island pick for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 It was their only album, and therefore it was both. And yeah, they did release a bunch of singles beforehand, but I'm sticking with it.They did release an album before that (in separate U.S. and U.K. versions), but, meh. I'd add Warren Zevon to the list. Many consider his self-titled debut to be his best album.I was going to mention Warren Zevon's self-titled album, but apparently he released an album back in the late '60s that wasn't so good (haven't heard it myself). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I was going to mention Warren Zevon's self-titled album, but apparently he released an album back in the late '60s that wasn't so good (haven't heard it myself).You're right. Maybe I should have said "self-titled major label debut." How about some props for Brian Eno for Here Come the Warm Jets? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortuneinmyhead Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 pink floyd - piper at the gates of dawn should be there somewhere .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Oh, also a little band called The Pink Floyd. Piper At The Gates of Dawn is still a desert island pick for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danelectro Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Anybody mention SRV's Texas Flood yet? That album was huge for the guitar playing community. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I was going to mention Warren Zevon's self-titled album, but apparently he released an album back in the late '60s that wasn't so good (haven't heard it myself). Zevon turned to a musical career early, including a stretch as part of a Sonny and Cher-type male/female duo called lyme and cybelle (a band whose correct spelling is all lower case), and he spent time as a session musician (notably as piano player and band leader for the Everly Brothers) and jingle composer. He wrote several songs for his White Whale label-mates the Turtles, though his participation in their recording is unknown. Another early composition ("She Quit Me") was included in the soundtrack for the film Midnight Cowboy (1969). Zevon's first attempt at a solo album, Wanted Dead or Alive (1969), was produced by 1960s cult figure Kim Fowley but did not fare well in the marketplace. Flashes of Zevon's later writing preoccupations of romantic loss and noir-ish violence are present in songs like "Tule's Blues" and "A Bullet for Ramona". Zevon's second effort, Leaf in the Wind, was scrapped (though a belated release was contemplated just prior to his death). In the early '70s, Zevon toured regularly with the Everly Brothers as keyboard player and band leader/musical coordinator. His dissatisfaction with his career led him to move to Spain briefly, where he played in a small bar owned by David Lindell, a former mercenary. Together they penned Zevon's classic "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner." One of those Lyme and Cybelle songs is on the Nuggets box. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orkie Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 The Doors - The DoorsPiper At The Gates of Dawn - Pink FloydIn the Court of the Crimson King - King CrimsonI - Led ZeppelinTen - Pearl JamBlue Album - WeezerBoston - BostonFuneral - Arcade FireTrace - Son VoltAre You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 They did release an album before that (in separate U.S. and U.K. versions), but, meh. Fo' realz? Wow, news to me. My bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 In no particular order:The Doors--s/tThe Band--Music From Big PinkKing Crimson--In the Court of the Crimson KingLed Zeppelin-INRPS--s/tThe Clash--s/tDire Straits--s/tThe Pretenders--s/tPhish--JuntaPearl Jam--Ten Boston Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Psychocandy, Jesus and Mary ChainGreetings From Asbury Park, Bruce Springsteen As much as I love Springsteen (and I do Love me some Springsteen...) Greetings From Asbury Park did not live up to the Hype. To me Greetings from Asbury Park is to Springsteen as AM is to Wilco. (Although Greetings is Stronger all the way around). However, The Wild, The Innocent, The E-Street Shuffle (which was the sound of the early Springsteeen) is the best Sophomore album EVER. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 The arrangements and production on that record are friggin' amazing. "The Wild..." has always sounded like summer on a packed bar patio in a resort town to my ears. Purely in terms of how it sounds, it's my favourite Springsteen album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Phish - Junta fer real Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 This thread make me think of the line "you have your whole life to write your first album, and a few months to write the next one" or however it goes - depending on whose saying it. I usually (with some exceptions, of course) prefer a band's first two or three albums to whatever else they do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Arcade Fire- Funeral is #1 for me.Weezer- Weezer is 2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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