Boston's first was unique in that the members handed over the tape to a record company and they hardly had to do anything to it before releasing. Van Halen's first was another debut explosion. I remember The Cars first as big time event as well.
OT: Best Debut Album
- Thread starter Bulldog Bruce
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Pearl Jam - 10
STP - Core
Beastie Boys - License to Ill
The Cars - The Cars
ETA: I see The Cars and PJ have been listed already.
STP - Core
Beastie Boys - License to Ill
The Cars - The Cars
ETA: I see The Cars and PJ have been listed already.
GnR Appetite for Destruction is my vote and all-time favorite album. Read a biography on them and the build-up to it, don't know how they survived.
I just listened to Pronounced and the weakest song on the album is Poison Whiskey and that is not a song I would skip. Just saying all 8 songs are solid.
I was in NYC back around 2011 and was walking by a hotel and Ric Ocasek was just leaning up against the wall smoking a cigarette. Really nice guy, talk to me as long as I wanted too. I intro my 15 yr old to him. He had played a club the night before. He was married to a super model from what I remember
Classic rock, I'd say Led Zeppelin - I.
Music made in my lifetime? Smashing Pumpkins - Gish gets my vote.
Music made in my lifetime? Smashing Pumpkins - Gish gets my vote.
FK the Eagles. They had 4 good songs.
Orr’s turn at Bye Bye Love/Moving in Stereo/All Mixed Up is perfect. The track-to-track-to-track transition gets me every time. The knock on the Cars was they sucked (or were boring) in concert. Then Mutt Lange got his hooks into them and it was over.
Beastie Boys - License to Ill
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Dr. Dre - THe Chronic
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Dr. Dre - THe Chronic
Appetite for me was not only one of the greatest debut albums, but one of the greatest albums overall, top to bottom of all time.
As for Dire Straits, Knopfler is one of the guitar greats of all time. His sound is special.
I am kinda surprised that Christopher Cross debut album has not been mentioned by someone. It was definitely a solid debut for Yacht Rock.
Devo, ‘Q: Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!’ (1978)
Nirvana, ‘Bleach’ (1989)
Nine Inch Nails, ‘Pretty Hate Machine’ (1989)
Metallica, ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)
Pearl Jam, ‘Ten’ (1991)
Black Sabbath, ‘Black Sabbath’ (1970)
N.W.A, ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (1988)
Rage Against the Machine, ‘Rage Against the Machine’ (1992)
Beastie Boys, ‘Licensed to Ill’ (1986)
Van Halen, ‘Van Halen’ (1978)
Led Zeppelin, ‘Led Zeppelin’ (1969)
PJ Harvey, ‘Dry’ (1992)
Guns N’ Roses, ‘Appetite for Destruction’ (1987)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, ‘Are You Experienced’ (1967)
Haven't seen it mentioned, but Blind Melon's debut album was solid all the way through
I went back and listened yesterday, and Bleach is rad. I think that I still call Nevermind a great first album since it was their first wide release. Also, it was the first album that I immediately went to Bebop to buy after seeing the SLTS video the night before, so I'm clearly biased.
I didn't know it until a few years ago, but Shannon Hoon did back-ups on Use Your Illusion. That blew my mind.
Britney Spears- ...Baby One More Time
The cover alone awoke feelings within me I never new existed.
The cover alone awoke feelings within me I never new existed.
I'm following the rules here: Pearl Jam Ten is the GOAT of debut albums. "Oceans" is the worst song on the album (should have been replaced by Breath, State of Love and Trust, Brother, or Dirty Frank) but all of the other songs are songs I could hear on repeat until I die.
If I could sneak another album onto the deserted island though (and this one hasn't been mentioned yet), it would have to be Godsmack.
Appetite for Destruction. Period. Most of the ones I see listed here are great, but, for me, nothing compares to the first time I heard that album and went straight to Album Alley in Tupelo to get it. I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever heard.
Both great albums, but Killing Time has shown up in my Spotify feed the past few weeks and I always let it ride. Also forgot how good “The Hard way” single is…. Several other great tracks from that album, but nowhere near as good as the debut.
That’s some passive a$$ aggression. Ya never know what the 17 it means, but c’est la vie, I suppose.
Actually when the tape was presented to the record company there was no band Tom Shultz played all the instruments one the recording and had a friend sing the lyrics so it was just the two of them. The record company wanted to see them live so they had to scramble to creat a band out of friends and studio musicians. It’s even more amazing that that album is essentially one guy.
Shultz was a bad A$$. Invented "The Rockman" (ear phones connected to electric guitar) and a photo lens enhancement he patented and sold to Kodak. Oh, and he's a MIT Grad. Prolly did okay on the math portion of the ACT.