Best Ever Albums

Re: Best debut albums

Norman Bates — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:38:38 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 03/16/2013 08:38

Borve Baunehoj wrote:

I have a compilation cd with his three first albums presented in chronological order where The Shape of Jazz to Come is the last one. The two prior albums are in a more traditional bop style

You're right.

Re: Best debut albums

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:51:21 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/16/2013 02:51

Debut albums from my chart:

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
The Congos - Heart of The Congos
Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
Nas - Illmatic
Television - Marquee Moon
Patti Smith - Horses
Steel Pulse - Handsworth Revolution
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Culture - Two Sevens Clash
Harald Grosskopf - Synthesist
Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
The Streets - Original Pirate Material
The Smiths - The Smiths
Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
Tortoise - Tortoise
Madvillain - Madvillainy
The Fall - Live At The Witch Trials
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
Vic Godard & Subway Sect - What's The Matter Boy?
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Baths - Cerulean
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
Erykah Badu - Baduizm
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much
The Band - Music From Big Pink
John Talabot - �'IN
Clipse - Lord Willin'
Sade - Diamond Life
The Slits - Cut
Jerry Garcia - Garcia
Quelle Chris - Shotgun & Sleek Rifle
The Books - Thought for Food

A (not remotely comprehensive) list of other debut albums I love:

Ghostface Killah - Ironman
GZA - Liquid Swords
Roc Marciano - Marcberg
Belle & Sebastian - Tigermilk
Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
Weezer - Weezer
Tom Waits - Closing Time
Frank Zappa - Freak Out!
Burial - Burial
Faust - Faust
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
UGK - Too Hard To Swallow
OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzick
The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
Jehst - The Return of The Drifter
Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs
Mos Def - Black On Both Sides

many many many many many many many more

Re: Best debut albums

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:55:18 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/16/2013 01:55

Technically, Welcome to My Nightmare was Alice's first solo album, so would that count as a debut album?

Re: Best debut albums

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:42:35 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/15/2013 23:42

Norman Bates wrote:

The Shape of Jazz to Come (Ornette Coleman)

I have a compilation cd with his three first albums presented in chronological order where The Shape of Jazz to Come is the last one. The two prior albums are in a more traditional bop style

Re: Best debut albums

Norman Bates — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:23:34 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 03/15/2013 23:23

Oh, and definitely Marquee Moon.

Re: Best debut albums

Norman Bates — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:22:58 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 03/15/2013 23:22

My pick:

Five Leaves Left (Nick Drake)
The Shape of Jazz to Come (Ornette Coleman)
The Velvet Underground & Nico
Unknown Pleasures
The Smiths
Pink Flag (Wire)
Mr Tambourine Man (The Byrds)
Bert Jansch
Music Has the Right to Children (Boards of Canada)
There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You (Palace Brothers, that counts for Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's debut)
Tragic Epilogue (Antipop Consortium)
Crazy Rhythms (Feelies)
Dummy (Portishead)
Safe As Milk (Captain Beefheart)
Chelsea Girl (Nico)
Tim Buckley
Fire of Love (Gun Club)
Like Weather (Leila)
La Fossette (Dominique A)
Tim Hardin 1
Judee Sill
The Last Poets
Blue Lines (Massive Attack)
The Modern Lovers (counting it as a debut for Jonathan Richman, which it is)
I Could Live In Hope (Low)
Dry (PJ Harvey)
Elvis Presley
Suicide
Songs of Leonard Cohen
Enter the Wu-Tang
Down Colorful Hill (Red House Painters)
Original Pirate Material (The Streets)
Violent Femmes
Tindersticks
She Hangs Brightly (Mazzy Star - debatable because of Opal's short-lived career)

Re: Best debut albums

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:03:44 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/15/2013 23:03

The Beautiful South - Welcome to the Beautiful South
R.E.M. - Chronic Town/Murmur

Re: Best debut albums

Mercury — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:47:02 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 03/15/2013 22:47

WIRE "PINK FLAG"! Yes!

Then "Are You Experienced" JHE
Also love "The Who Sings My Generation"
Also really respect "Marquee Moon"

But number 1 has gotta be WIRE for me.

Re: Best debut albums

TheAstralPlane — Sun, 4 Mar 2012 20:02:17 GMT

Author: TheAstralPlane

Posted: 03/05/2012 01:02

The Velvet Underground and Nico-The Velvet Underground
My Aim is True-Elvis Costello
The Clash-The Clash
Psychocandy-The Jesus and Mary Chain
Slanted and Enchanted-Pavement
Horses-Patti Smith
Are You Experienced-Jimi Hendrix
1-Led Zeppelin
Endtroducing-Dj Shadow
The Doors-The Doors
Pretenders-The Pretenders
Marquee Moon-Television
Exile in Guyville-Liz Phair
Nevermind the Bollocks-The Sex Pistols
Is this It-The Strokes
Entertainment!-Gang of Four
Plastic Ono Band-John Lennon
Funeral-Arcade Fire
Turn on the Bright Lights-Interpol

Re: Best debut albums

TrekkiELO — Sat, 3 Mar 2012 13:51:19 GMT

Author: TrekkiELO

Posted: 03/03/2012 18:51

Romanelli wrote:

TrekkiELO wrote:

The Electric Light Orchestra - No Answer (1972)
Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (1982)
Phil Collins - Face Value (1981)
Electric Light Orchestra Part Two (1990)
Jeff Lynne - Armchair Theatre (1990)
Information Society (1988)

I get that you kind of worship at the altar of ELO...but ELO Part 2? Really? ELO WITHOUT Jeff Lynne is one of the best anythings ever?

:shock:

Ordinarily, I'd agree, however, let me just say that this one album is an all-time favorite for sentimental reasons among other things, otherwise, I do not care about ELO Part II on Moment of Truth or anything else!

Re: Best debut albums

Romanelli — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 09:22:56 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 03/02/2012 14:22

TrekkiELO wrote:

I get that you kind of worship at the altar of ELO...but ELO Part 2? Really? ELO WITHOUT Jeff Lynne is one of the best anythings ever?

😲

Re: Best debut albums

TrekkiELO — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 02:33:12 GMT

Author: TrekkiELO

Posted: 03/02/2012 07:33

The Electric Light Orchestra - No Answer (1972)
Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (1982)
Phil Collins - Face Value (1981)
Electric Light Orchestra Part Two (1990)
Jeff Lynne - Armchair Theatre (1990)
Information Society (1988)

Re: Best debut albums

Anonymous — Tue, 8 Feb 2011 10:13:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/08/2011 15:13

Ironic Karma wrote:

Here's my list:

1). The Doors - The Doors
2). The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
3). The Strokes - Is This It
4). Arcade Fire - Funeral
5). Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
6). DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
7). Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
8). Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
9). Weezer - The Blue Album
10). Pink Floyd - The Piper At the Gate of Dawn

"In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" is their follow-up, their debut being "On Avery Island"

Re: Best debut albums

GARY — Tue, 8 Feb 2011 09:21:35 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 02/08/2011 14:21

boboland1203 wrote:

everybody posted some great albums :)... here's a few i thought were left out

Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult
Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
Kansas - Kansasrt
Lynyrd Skynyrd - (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)
Molly Hatchet - Molly Hatchet
Styx - Styx
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent

I can't believe I forgot Molly Hatchet 🫢 Good band. I wore a Molly Hatchet shirt on my way to boot camp.

Re: Best debut albums

boboland1203 — Tue, 8 Feb 2011 09:11:46 GMT

Author: boboland1203

Posted: 02/08/2011 14:11

everybody posted some great albums :)... here's a few i thought were left out

Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult
Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
Kansas - Kansas
Lynyrd Skynyrd - (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)
Molly Hatchet - Molly Hatchet
Styx - Styx
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent

Re: Best debut albums

GARY — Fri, 4 Feb 2011 22:43:02 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 02/05/2011 03:43

My list of debut albums is comprised of ones that I personally enjoy very much and go from what I consider the classic albums on down to some great ones.

(1) LED ZEPPELIN - Led Zeppelin (I have always said that this is the best debut album I've ever heard. Though they weren't, Zeppelin sounded like they had been together for many years. Plant and Bonham sound like well seasoned veterans yet they were only 20 years old at the time this album came out. The thing that I'm most astonished by with this album is when I have to remind myself that this album came out in the 60's).
(2)THE DOORS - The Doors
(3)BLACK SABBATH - Black Sabbath
(4)BOSTON - Boston
(5)THE CARS - The Cars
(6)HOLY DIVER - DIO
(7)TEN - Pearl Jam
(8)THE BIRTH OF COOL - Miles Davis
(9)THE STOOGES - The Stooges
(10)APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - Guns And Roses
(11)VAN HALEN - Van Halen
(12)THE CHIRPING CRICKETS - Buddy Holly
(13)FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTING VEGETABLES - Dead Kennedy's
(14)KILL EM ALL - Metallica
(15)FOREIGNER - Foreigner
(16)WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY THAT I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT - Arctic Monkeys
(17)IRON MAIDEN - Iron Maiden
(18)THE PRETENDERS - The Pretenders
(19)CORE - Stone Temple Pilots
(20)SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER - Black Crows
(21)MR. TAMBOURINE MAN - The Byrds
(22)CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Chicago
(23)AFTER SCHOOL SESSION - Chuck Berry
(24)SIXTEEN STONE - Bush
(25)TIDAL - Fiona Apple
(26)MECHANICAL RESONANCE - Tesla
(27)HERE'S LITTLE RICHARD - Little Richard
(28)QUEEN - Queen
(29)ENGLANDS NEWEST HITMAKERS - Rolling Stones
(30)THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN - Pink Floyd
(31)CROSBY STILLS NASH - Crosby Stills Nash
(32)SPRING SESSION M - Missing Persons
(33)BLEACH - Nirvana
(34)OUTLANDOS D ARMOUR - The Police
(35)ARE WE NOT MEN WE ARE DEVO - Devo
(36)MY GENERATION - The Who
(37)GARBAGE - Garbage
(38)PLEASE PLEASE ME - Beatles
(39)DREAMBOAT ANNIE - Heart
(40)BOY - U2
(41)BUSINESS AS USUAL - Men At Work
(42)SHE'S SO UNUSUAL Cyndi Lauper
(43)TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION - Alan Parsons Project
(44)THE EAGLES - The Eagles
(45)DREAMTIME - The Cult
(46)KILLING IS MY BUSINESS AND BUSINESS IS GOOD - Megadeth
(47)BAD COMPANY - Bad Company
(48)LOOK SHARP - Joe Jackson
(49)CHEAP TRICK - Cheap Trick
(50)SANTANA - Santana

Re: Best debut albums

Anonymous — Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:25:01 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/04/2011 19:25

How do you rank The Cribs debut along side their other works lethalnezzle?

Re: Best debut albums

Mr. Shankly — Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:06:36 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 02/04/2011 19:06

lethalnezzle wrote:

Mr. Shankly wrote:

Murmur- R.E.M. (first LP)
Boy- U2
Piper at the Gates of Dawn- Pink Floyd
The Stone Roses- The Stone Roses
Are You Experienced- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Clash- The Clash
Never Mind the Bollocks- The Sex Pistols
Ramones- The Ramones
Horses- Patti Smith
Marquee Moon- Television
The Doors- The Doors
The Velvet Underground and Nico
My Generation- The Who
Exile in Guyville- Liz Phair
Slanted and Enchanted- Pavement
Funeral- The Arcade Fire
I Never Loved a Man, The Way I Love You- Aretha Franklin
My Aim is True- Elvis Costello
#1 Record- Big Star
Tiger Milk- Belle and Sebastian

That's all I can think of right now.

Those in bold are genuinely great debut albums.

Also:

The Cribs - The Cribs
Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted

but mostly:

Biggie - Ready To Die
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Nas - Illmatic

I think you're confusing "great" with "masterpiece." All of the records I mentioned are solid debuts, and I stand by them as great albums. Your disagreement is based on subjectivity, taste preference, and possibly in my opinion, a ridiculously high standard of what constitutes greatness. You're telling me that Never Mind the Bollocks, Murmur, Exile in Guyville, and The Velvet Underground and Nico are mediocre affairs? And I thought I had high standards! Slanted and Enchanted was on my list, by the way.

Re: Best debut albums

Anonymous — Thu, 3 Feb 2011 19:51:45 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/04/2011 00:51

Mr. Shankly wrote:

Those in bold are genuinely great debut albums.

Also:

The Cribs - The Cribs
Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted

but mostly:

Biggie - Ready To Die
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Nas - Illmatic

Re: Best debut albums

Mr. Shankly — Thu, 3 Feb 2011 12:43:14 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 02/03/2011 17:43

Murmur- R.E.M. (first LP)
Boy- U2
Piper at the Gates of Dawn- Pink Floyd
The Stone Roses- The Stone Roses
Are You Experienced- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Clash- The Clash
Never Mind the Bollocks- The Sex Pistols
Ramones- The Ramones
Horses- Patti Smith
Marquee Moon- Television
The Doors- The Doors
The Velvet Underground and Nico
My Generation- The Who
Exile in Guyville- Liz Phair
Slanted and Enchanted- Pavement
Funeral- The Arcade Fire
I Never Loved a Man, The Way I Love You- Aretha Franklin
My Aim is True- Elvis Costello
#1 Record- Big Star
Tiger Milk- Belle and Sebastian

That's all I can think of right now.