favourite debut albums

John

LundiMardi wrote:

White Stripes - White Blood Cells

Erm, are you taking the piss? That's their third album!

LundiMardi

John wrote:

Erm, are you taking the piss? That's their third album!

I knew that..............

Miguel_Sanchez

Amazotheamazing wrote:

Is Astral weeks really Van Morrison's first solo album though, I thought Blowing Your Mind was released prior to it as a full lenght album?

Blowing Your Mind was a compilation release made by his record company while he was on tour. Van never approved it or liked it - in fact he hated it.

So I think it's fair to say that Astral Weeks was his debut album proper.

Also - someone listed 'Dookie' by Green Day. I'm pretty sure that was their 3rd, if not their 4th, album.

JC 2K3

1039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours was Green Day's debut...

Backtoblack

Pighead wrote:

Suede: Suede
Damien Rice:O
Belly: Star
Muse:Showbiz
Air:Moon Safari
Sean Farrell:Sean Farrell

Awwwwwww!! I love Belly!! & Tanya Donnelly and the all the 4AD crew!! lol
Belly's Star was just excellent. Must throw it on in a bit.

Air "Moon Safari" is a great album too!

Bjork: Debut
PJ harvey "Dry"
Stina Nordemstam's first album (can't think of the title at the mo)
Aaliyah - One in a Million

funktastic

Grace, Led Zep 1, Def Maybe, the smiths. Murmur, the Stone roses, appetite for destruction, AR Kane 69. Pale Saints 'The Comforts of madness'. My bloody valentine 'Isnt anything', BRMC, brian Eno 'Here come the warm jets', Jesus and mary Chain. Soundgarden- ultramega ok, Ride 'nowhere', An Garda ''Outlands d'amour',

Zaph

Backtoblack wrote:

Awwwwwww!! I love Belly!! & Tanya Donnelly and the all the 4AD crew!! lol
Belly's Star was just excellent. Must throw it on in a bit.

You should check out Sweet Ride, which is a Best of Belly album, but unlike most Best ofs it has a load of stuff that doesn't appear on either King or Star, or alternate versions of songs that do. My particular favourites are a cover of The Flying Burrito Brothers Hot Burrito #1 with Juliana Hatfield (another favourite artist of mine) and a French version of Judas My Heart.

nlgbbbblth

zaph wrote:

You should check out Sweet Ride, which is a Best of Belly album, but unlike most Best ofs it has a load of stuff that doesn't appear on either King or Star, or alternate versions of songs that do. My particular favourites are a cover of The Flying Burrito Brothers Hot Burrito #1 with Juliana Hatfield (another favourite artist of mine) and a French version of Judas My Heart.

great compilation. More enjoyable than either LP.

Backtoblack

zaph wrote:

You should check out Sweet Ride, which is a Best of Belly album, but unlike most Best ofs it has a load of stuff that doesn't appear on either King or Star, or alternate versions of songs that do. My particular favourites are a cover of The Flying Burrito Brothers Hot Burrito #1 with Juliana Hatfield (another favourite artist of mine) and a French version of Judas My Heart.

Hey! Thank you very much! I know the song Sweet Ride but didn't realise there was this album too! Yeah I love Juliana Hatfield! I have 2 of her albums.. She doesn't have any more does she?
Do you like Tanya Donnelly? & Kristen Hersh etc too?
Anyway, I'll have a look online now for that album, sounds great!
tnx a mill!

Backtoblack

http://www.towerrecords.ie/viewdetails.asp?hfldUnitID=68584
Its in Tower... YAY!
I want to get some Dead Can Dance today too & some Afghan Whigs (Although they didn't have any AW last week..) but I think HM-Weeee have it.
Yay yay yay!

nlgbbbblth

Backtoblack wrote:

http://www.towerrecords.ie/viewdetails.asp?hfldUnitID=68584
Its in Tower... YAY!
I want to get some Dead Can Dance today too & some Afghan Whigs (Although they didn't have any AW last week..) but I think HM-Weeee have it.
Yay yay yay!

My favourite Dead Can Dance albums are Spleen And Ideal and Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun. I'd recommend them.
Their box set [3CDs + DVD] from a few years back is amazing.

The individual albums have not been remastered (unlike the box) but I wouldn't be put off by that.

nitrogen

debut greats

The Doors
The Ramones
My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello

Backtoblack

nlgbbbblth wrote:

My favourite Dead Can Dance albums are Spleen And Ideal and Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun. I'd recommend them.
Their box set [3CDs + DVD] from a few years back is amazing.

The individual albums have not been remastered (unlike the box) but I wouldn't be put off by that.

I ended up getting the Afghan Whigs album (Black Love), a Cure album (Disentegration) & The Best of Belly (which is great, I love the french version of Judas my Heart).. but thank you for the above recommedations, I will go with one of those!! Thanks a mill!

arbeitsscheuer

In no particular order...

Green Day - Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
SR-71 - Now You See Inside
Billy Bragg - Life's A Riot With Spy vs Spy
Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends
The Format - Interventions and Lullabies
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Pearl Jam - Ten

nlgbbbblth

funktastic wrote:

GMy bloody valentine 'Isnt anything',

not a debut

preceded by

This Is Your Bloody Valentine (1985)
Ecstasy (1987)

nlgbbbblth

JC 2K3 wrote:

1039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours was Green Day's debut...

39/Smooth is the debut

the CD you refer to is 39/Smooth fleshed out with two EPs, Slappy and 1000 Hours.

They played the Attic (now The White Horse) in 1991 to about 40 people.

Zaph

Backtoblack wrote:

Hey! Thank you very much! I know the song Sweet Ride but didn't realise there was this album too! Yeah I love Juliana Hatfield! I have 2 of her albums.. She doesn't have any more does she?
Do you like Tanya Donnelly? & Kristen Hersh etc too?
Anyway, I'll have a look online now for that album, sounds great!
tnx a mill!

Glad you enjoyed the Belly album I'm not a huge fan of Kristin Hersh, I prefer Tanya Donnelly. Her album Whiskey Tango Ghosts is superb and worth checking out if you don't have it.

Juliana Hatfield actually has 8 or 9 solo albums, but some of them are almost impossible to find in the shops here. In Exile Deo seems to be generally available, but the earlier ones are scarce. She released a live album towards the end of last year, but I don't know if it's been released over here yet. There are also the albums she did as part of the Blake Babies, one of the most underrated American bands of the late 80s/early 90s, IMO, and another side project from a few years ago called Some Girls, but I haven't managed to track that down yet.

Backtoblack

zaph wrote:

Glad you enjoyed the Belly album I'm not a huge fan of Kristin Hersh, I prefer Tanya Donnelly. Her album Whiskey Tango Ghosts is superb and worth checking out if you don't have it.

Juliana Hatfield actually has 8 or 9 solo albums, but some of them are almost impossible to find in the shops here. In Exile Deo seems to be generally available, but the earlier ones are scarce. She released a live album towards the end of last year, but I don't know if it's been released over here yet. There are also the albums she did as part of the Blake Babies, one of the most underrated American bands of the late 80s/early 90s, IMO, and another side project from a few years ago called Some Girls, but I haven't managed to track that down yet.

I'm really suprised about there being more than "my" two Juliana Hatfield albums! I have "only everything"(1993) & "Become what you are"(1995).. Some great songs on both.
I'll keep an eye out both online and in the shops for others now that I know they exist. thanQ!
Kristen Hersh's album entitled "Strings" is really special I think. I love "A loon" and the song "Ghost" she did with Michael Stipe is such a beautiful song too. Tanya Donnelly is a very different personality musiclaly, more outgoing & a little bit silly (which I love). "Lovesongs for the Underdogs" is a great album, "Pretty Deep" makes an excellent first song... and I love "Breathe around you" too.

Captain Darling

I got up this morning and had a bit of a rummage in my stack if cds and came across this album again. Absolutely brilliant. Some great tracks, Only in Dreams is a fantastic song, bloody amazing. Say it aint so, My name is Jonas, the sweater song, the World has turned and even Buddy holly are all cracking tunes.

Brightened up a hungover morning no end.

Earthhorse

Captain Darling wrote: »

Buddy holiday

I particularly like his work with the Cricketers.

KnifeWRENCH

Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
Garbage - Garbage
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good
CSS - Cansei De Ser Sexy
The Breeders - Pod

Stella89

Guns n Roses ~Appetite for Destruction
The Stooges ~The Stooges
Eminem ~ Slim Shady
Beastie Boys ~ Licensed To Ill
Nin ~ Prety HAte Machine

Stella89

Backtoblack wrote: »

I'm really suprised about there being more than "my" two Juliana Hatfield albums! I have "only everything"(1993) & "Become what you are"(1995).. Some great songs on both.
I'll keep an eye out both online and in the shops for others now that I know they exist. thanQ!
Kristen Hersh's album entitled "Strings" is really special I think. I love "A loon" and the song "Ghost" she did with Michael Stipe is such a beautiful song too. Tanya Donnelly is a very different personality musiclaly, more outgoing & a little bit silly (which I love). "Lovesongs for the Underdogs" is a great album, "Pretty Deep" makes an excellent first song... and I love "Breathe around you" too.

"Ghost" is indeedy a spine tinglenly wonderful little tune .:)

Captain Darling

Stella89 wrote: »

"Ghost" is indeedy a spine tinglenly wonderful little tune .:)

Its an absolute class song, really moving.....

Phlann

Stone Roses - Stone Roses
edIT - Crying Over Pros for No Reason
The Olivia Tremor Control - Dusk at Cubist Castle
Portishead - Dummy
Burial - Burial
Casino Vs Japan - Casino Vs Japan

Out Hud - S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.


... could name albums all day but those ones popped into my head first

edit: ****, I forgot Homework

edit2 And Velvet Underground

delbertgrady

Belle and Sebastian: "Tigermilk"
Jackson Browne: Jackson Browne
Kate Bush: The Kick Inside
Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five
Fountains of Wayne: Fountains of Wayne
Heart: Dreamboat Annie
Randy Newman: Randy Newman
Roxy Music: Roxy Music
Steely Dan: Can't Buy a Thrill
Talking Heads: Talking Heads '77

Bubs101

Can't believe nobody has mentioned this one, vying with Defintely Maybe as my favourite album
Tenacious D - Tenacious D

It's absolutely fantastic. The comedy on it is peerless on a musical format and some of the songs on it are absolutely top notch. Kielbasa, Tribute, Wonderboy, Double Team, Karate etc. Simply phenomenal

Grow up and Blow away by Metric deserves a mention as well

gustavo

Strokes
Guns N Roses
Oasis
JJ72
Arctic Monkeys

The Swordsman

Lot of good albums mentioned here including Tom Waits, Oasis and Jackson Browne.

Two more for mention:
Cant Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan
Warren Zevon

Not one of my faves, but still surprised it hasn't been mentioned (as it has appeared in every top 100 best albums list ever compiled) is 'Never Mind the Bollocks'.

nyarlothothep

The Darkness-permission to land, it blew me away