Best First Album? - Page 3

Teleblooz · May 14th, 2008, 03:58 PM

The Tubes

wilkat1 · May 14th, 2008, 04:18 PM

+1

experience · May 14th, 2008, 04:18 PM

Skip James for the song "Hard time killing floor" !
Robert Johnson for all the songs
Buddy Guy "A Man & the Blues" (the second but ...)
Jimi Hendrix "are you experienced?"
Led zeppelin I (pagey and his telecaster !)
Gov't Mule (1995 "Gov't Mule") Warren haynes !!!
...

ezrydr · May 14th, 2008, 08:02 PM

Just my 2 cents but for me it's Queen.

Their first album is still one of my all time favorites.

'Keep Yourself Alive' still gives me goosebumps.

Never cared much for any of their other stuff but that first album was a killer.

I read soemwhere that Brian May never really improvised his solos but worked each one out note for note and always played them them exactly the same every tiem they performed. Is that discipline or what?

Steve

Teleblooz · May 14th, 2008, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ezrydr

Just my 2 cents but for me it's Queen.

Their first album is still one of my all time favorites.

'Keep Yourself Alive' still gives me goosebumps.

Never cared much for any of their other stuff but that first album was a killer.

I read soemwhere that Brian May never really improvised his solos but worked each one out note for note and always played them them exactly the same every tiem they performed. Is that discipline or what?

Steve

Good call. My favorite on that one was 'Great King Rat'.

raf · May 14th, 2008, 11:54 PM

Van Halen & Kiss would two big ones for me...Led Zep too.

Favorite record of all time is a first record...Georgia Satellites!

mudshark · May 14th, 2008, 11:56 PM

A few more:

The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out
Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen - Lost in the Ozone
The Band - Music From Big Pink
Bill Kirchen - Tombstone Every Mile
Rockpile - Seconds of Pleasure
ZZ Top -Rio Grande Mud

The Sir Douglas Quintet - The Best of the Sir Douglas Quintet (yes, first album....despite the title, not a greatest hits compilation)

Hockey Rocker · May 15th, 2008, 10:57 PM

kelnet · May 16th, 2008, 03:02 AM

How about that first Asia album?

Bonneville Bruce · May 16th, 2008, 03:46 AM

I enjoy most of the great first and second albums on this thread, it is a favorite daydream exercise of mine. I agree that most first rock albums ten to be the best for energy and the suprise factor.
For shear impact, mine must "Meet the Beatles", even though musically it doesn't hold up as well as about everything else they did.
Ditto on the "Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hitmakers)"
A great first and second set is the Steve Miller Band's "Children of the Future" and "Sailor".
The greatest of them all is Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" for my listening pleasure, and it just gets better each time I hear it.

Bonneville Bruce

cband7 · May 16th, 2008, 06:10 AM

BOSTON - without a doubt. It's unfortunate that they couldn't change and evolve but the first album was amazing.

Dean Gray · May 16th, 2008, 06:31 AM

Cool thread!

And call me a weirdo, but i'm gonna second that Kate Bush album!

Teleblooz · May 16th, 2008, 02:59 PM

I used to have this bad habit whenever I found a new band I liked on the radio. If I liked their first album I always ended up buying the second (because the first one had been played to death by then). Thus I ended up with the second Boston, Asia, Journey, Van Halen, etc.. I ended up having to play catch-up later on.

Of course, every once in a while that strategy worked out OK. Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith & Black Sabbath come to mind...

Hockey Rocker · May 17th, 2008, 07:31 AM

Elvis Costello's "My Aim is True" was another good one, right out of the box.

Fatmanstratman · May 17th, 2008, 08:29 AM

Some great albums mentioned here, but THIS has got to be right up there with the very best....

And from Big John's home town (they used to gig together, but John is too modest to mention it), THIS is probably the most influential debut album ever to come out of East Anglia. The title track actually outsold The Beatles for a short time....

Snide · May 17th, 2008, 09:49 AM

Wow, some pretty great stuff in here. I'll throw in the Counting Crows- August and Everything After.

HoodieMcFoodie · May 17th, 2008, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ezrydr

Just my 2 cents but for me it's Queen.

Their first album is still one of my all time favorites.

+1 on Queen. Queen II was a pretty good follow-up.

robhisgtr · May 17th, 2008, 03:22 PM

Marquee Moon by the band Television.

JNE · May 17th, 2008, 04:58 PM

Oh man, IMHO there are so many, and lot's of them already mentioned, like Skynyrd, SRV, Jimi, The Band... ...and the list goes on.

BUT... let me add one more. See my avatar

(And for those of you who don't recognize, those fellows are Heckle & Jeckle from the inner sleeve of The Black Crowes' killer debut Shake Your Money Maker)

dino · May 19th, 2008, 04:47 PM

I don't know if they were mentioned,

Blood, Sweat and Tears - "Child is Father to the Man"
Steve Miller - "Children of the Future"

SixString821 · May 19th, 2008, 04:57 PM

PEARL JAM - TEN

bruce · May 19th, 2008, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serialsteve

OK, but I'll go one better-how many bands had their first TWO albums be great filler-less works?

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If you are going first two LP's, for me, it's The Band, hands down. The first one was a classic, the Brown album was even better.

koen · June 1st, 2008, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Teleblooz

Good call. My favorite on that one was 'Great King Rat'.

+1 for GKR, my favorite too. Awesome guitar solo.

GoldieLocks · June 1st, 2008, 01:12 PM

My most anticipated 1st album ever was:

GOV'T MULE - Gov't Mule.

I've loved every one of their albums since. But way to kick it out of the park

And THe Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker. This was a great 1st effort

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Bonneville Bruce Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Caldwell, Idaho Posts: 562	I enjoy most of the great first and second albums on this thread, it is a favorite daydream exercise of mine. I agree that most first rock albums ten to be the best for energy and the suprise factor. For shear impact, mine must "Meet the Beatles", even though musically it doesn't hold up as well as about everything else they did. Ditto on the "Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hitmakers)" A great first and second set is the Steve Miller Band's "Children of the Future" and "Sailor". The greatest of them all is Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" for my listening pleasure, and it just gets better each time I hear it. Bonneville Bruce __________________ "Let us issue, 'Live Music is Better' bumper stickers."

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ezrydr TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alton Iowa USA Age: 50 Posts: 77	Just my 2 cents but for me it's Queen. Their first album is still one of my all time favorites. 'Keep Yourself Alive' still gives me goosebumps. Never cared much for any of their other stuff but that first album was a killer. I read soemwhere that Brian May never really improvised his solos but worked each one out note for note and always played them them exactly the same every tiem they performed. Is that discipline or what? Steve

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cband7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands Age: 54 Posts: 180	BOSTON - without a doubt. It's unfortunate that they couldn't change and evolve but the first album was amazing. __________________ "If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith." --Albert Einstein

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