Most of my choices have already been mentioned so here's some that haven't:
Flying Burrito Bros - Gilded Palace Of Sin
Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency!
Blue Nile - A Walk Across the Rooftops
Flora Purim - Butterfly Dreams
Big Audio Dynamite - This Is
Mick Taylor - Mick Taylor
Electric Flag - Electric Flag
Allman Brothers Band - Allman Brothers
The Band - The Band
Dream Academy - Dream Academy
Swing Out Sister - It's Better To Travel
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (his first real solo album)
Lush - Gala
Miroslav Vitous - Moutain In the Clouds
Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Catch A Fire (their Island records debut)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club
A really nice thread. So much better than the recent spate of negative music ones. |
Have 5 more.
1-Barbara Streisand-The Barbara Streisand Album
2-Led Zeppelin-(st)
3-Lynyrd Skynyrd-Pronounced
4-Boston-(st)
5-Anne Bisson-Blue Mind
Correction-Ray Gillen was the lead vocalist for Badlands NOT Ian Gillan as my earlier post states. Don't want to mislead anyone. |
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Rusted Root , Cruel Sun !! |
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Hi Madhf - I did not know EJ had released anything solo before Viacom. I stand corrected. |
If we take some liberties and throw in "first solo albums" we have to mention Lauryl Hill's - The Miseducation of Lauryl Hill. I could not get enough of that album, and it picked up 5 grammys I believe. |
Eric Johnson--"ah Via Musicom" was not his first album. Not quite sure but "Tones" would be considered his first solo effort. Re the Moody Blues; technically DOFP is not their debut album, but for the Hayward/Lodge Moodies era, it would be. |
ramones
byrds--mr. tambourine man
the clash
rem--murmur/chronic town
elliott smith--roman candle
velvet underground and nico
television--marquee moon
big star #1
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Hi Jafant,
Days of Future past was not their debut album.
Regards, |
Moody Blues- Days of future Passed. Our 1st concept album as well. |
Chadnliz - that's my read on the situation too. To me, it makes bands like the Beatles that turned out album after album of great songs all the more remarkable. |
Burial, Untrue. The best late night soundscape EVER made. |
Jamie Cullum -Twentysomething. |
Great point because its easy to create that initial effort but many times the various bands can't duplicate that again....guess its much easier to create great work over years but not so easy to do it again in shorter time frame plus with pressure to duplicate its even harder. |
Fun thread.
Adding to the list I'd suggest:
Eric Johnson "Ah Via Musicom"
Simply Red "Picturebook"
Julian Lennon "Valotte"
Rolling Stones
I think another worthwhile thread would be, "Best Sophomore Release After a Smash Debut". Seems to me delivering something equal to or better than the initial release - especially after early success - is a real challenge. |
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Photok,
I knew that Bleach was Nirvana's first album, but wasn't Nevermind their first major label debut? I thought Bleach didn't get much distribution until a while after Nevermind. Hence my calling Nevermind a sort-of debut. Maybe I'm wrong. Wouldn't be the first time, sure won't be the last time. |
Foreigner- Foreigner
Moody Blues- Days of Future Passed (they were NOT the same band with Denny Laine, pre Justin Hayward/John Lodge so this IS really their debut album)
Heart- Dreamboat Annie
Boston- Boston (I believe this is the still the #1 debut album of all time in sales)
Kansas- Kansas
Uriah Heep- Very 'eavy....very 'umble
ELO- The Electric Light Orchestra |
Dictators-Go Girl Crazy
Nirvana-Bleach
Heartbreakers-L.A.M.F.
the Clash-US version with all the added singles
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How about George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass?" Epic and, in at least my opinion, superior to the debut offerings of both of his more revered bandmates Lennon and McCartney. |
I never realized Ten was Pearl Jam's debut. Knowing this, I would rank it in the the top three of all time best debuts.
Now I realize this is probably going to get me boo'ed of the stage but I would nominate Eminem's "Slim Shady LP" as one of the most original and authentic debut albums of the last decade. |
While I agree that Nirvana's Nevermind is a perfect album, Bleach was their debut and it might count as a perfect debut as well. |
I forgot about Pearl Jam's Ten, STP's Core, and Nirvana's Nevermind. Add to my list that hasn't been mentioned yet...
Rage Against The Machine - self titled.
Too bad those guys didn't put out another album or two. No idea why they split. |
Tatw,
Props on New Radicals, you beat me to it. I'll add Joe Jackson Look Sharp and Marshal Crenshaw (eponymous).
Marty |
Pearl Jam - Ten
Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
Keith Richards & The Expensive Winos - Talk Is Cheap ( i know this one is streching it but is a great first record from this band)
The Faces - First Step |
Audiofeil's right - This Was was(?) Tull's first LP. I'd add George Thorogood and Queen to my list.
Relax, I'll have a Dogfish Head 90-minute IPA before they stop distribution in my state, and listen to some Commander Cody... |
Van Halen S/T A CLASSIC!!!! |
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Suspended Memories - Forgotten Gods
Rasa - Devotion |
Clint Black "killing time" was a fantastic album for country |
Oasis - Definately Maybe
Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Adele - 18
Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More
Also, re The New Radicals....frontman Greg Alexander , already an accomplished songwriter decided he couldn't live in the spotlight after the success of their first album so that was the end of the band. |
Sorry MacD, you are correct. I only read the albums. |
Great call on Lhasa de Sala, what a beautiful album. Also Chris Whitley (I think the first was his best too).
Here's a few more - some rather personal favorites I guess - not exactly maninstream:
Madeleine Peyroux / Dreamland
Neutral Milk Hotel / On Avery Island
Joanna Newsom / The Milk-Eyed Mender
16 Horsepower / Sackcloth'N'Ashes (preceded by an EP)
Patty Griffin / Living With Ghosts
Gillian Welch / Revival |
1-The Knack-Get The Knack
2-Van Halen-Van Halen
3-Alice in Chains-Facelift
4-Nicolette Larson-Nicolette
5-Badlands-Badlands
I just wanted to take it a step further. These debuts are also the artists definitive recordings(could argue VH). If your unfamiliar with Badlands, Ian Gillan is on vocals. |
SR - great call on Pat Benatar, what a voice. I need to look for that on vinyl again. |
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SR, you need to re-read, I said Candy-O is not a debut album, along with the others listed. |
Heart- Dreamboat Annie- does it get better than this?
Pat Benatar- In The Heat Of The Night
MacDT- I don't think The Cars can have two debute albums as you listed ;-) ). Nice try though! |
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Ryan Adams -- "Heartbreaker"
The Jam -- "In the City"
Suzanne Vega -- "Suzanne Vega"
The Velvet Underground -- "The Velvet Underground and Nico" |
Two absolute killer debut albums:
New Radicals - Maybe you've been brainwashed too
WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS BAND????
Freak Power - Drive Tru Booty |
All my faves mentioned. Will venture out a little and add:
Roxy Music - self-titled
Robbie Robertson - self-titled
Chris Whitley - Living with the Law
Jerry Harrison - The Red and the Black
Pat Metheny "Group" - self-titled |
One more:
Television: Marquee Moon |
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Dwight Yoakum "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc."
Karla Bonoff "Karla Bonoff"
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers"
Talking Heads " Talking Heads: 77" |
I'm adding a few great suggestions to mine here as well:
The Cars
SRV - Texas Flood, sublime
Van Halen
G n R - Appetite for Destruction
also a couple of corrections to the above:
The following are not Debut albums:
Spike - Elvis Costello
Welcome to my Nightmare - Alice Cooper
Candy-O - The Cars |
I agree with some of the responses above. The Doors was the first one that came to mind. How 'bout Santana? |
I've already forgot what was the first album of Talking Heads, but all of them are if not perfect, than near-perfect. |
I'm sure I'm forgetting a couple of dozen but here's a few. Also, good call on Uncle Tupelo, Television and The Cars!
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Townes Van Zandt - For the Sake of the Song
Fugazi - Repeater
Smart Went Crazy - Now we're even
Leonard Cohen - Songs of |
