One album bands that arnt one album bands

DerekD Goldfish

Apologies for the long title basically
there are bands who whenever you mention people Identify them with one particular album to the detriment of the bands other material.
This is fair enough if the band only has one good album but when they have other good alums it can lead to some great works being overlooked.
For Example
Gang of Four- Everyone(well most who have heard it) loves Entertainment! but its follow up solid gold was just as good if not better musically although not as good lyrically I think it deserves as much recognition.
Similarly Marquee Moon by television overshadows Adventure in a similar way.

What other bands/albums fall into this category?

John

As per our previous discussion, Pulp's Different Class would be another. I've also met an unnatural amount of people that only really know Harvest by Neil Young!

damonjewel

Mercury awards seem to be the kiss of death for some

Ronnie size - represent

And probably

Antony and the Johnsons
Franz Ferdinand

Will end up one album bands so to speak.

How about one song bands like

Mott the Hoople's all the young dudes

tied to one song despite having released 8 albums!

lordgoat

I'd have said Pulp.

Also to a lesser degree Elliott Smith, personally i feel his albums just get better as he went on. I can't stand people harping on about XO and either/or and disregarding Figure 8 and Basement.

Other notables:

Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Vs A Ghost is Born

Seen as these are the only artists i havev due to a person knocking my HD off my kitchen table i can't really think beyond them at the moment...

noby

Dexys Midnight Runners, for both song and album. Their first and third albums outshine their most popular.

mike65

Love - Forever Changes (bit esoteric that one)

Mike.

lordgoat

noby wrote:

Dexys Midnight Runners, for both song and album. Their first and third albums outshine their most popular.

Ah Dexys', i love all of them but it's too rye ay that does it for me... I also find their first album considered their most popular...

grumpytrousers

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

Pighead

Abba:The best of Abba

lordgoat

Pighead wrote:

Abba:The best of Abba

Shoo, go listen to the pipettes and leave the grown ups be.

Hypnotoad

Radiohead - Ok Computer...or that song 'creep' :rolleyes:

klaus flouride

Only the later albums by soungarden (superunknown, down on the upside) ever get mentioned; personally i think Badmotorfinger and Ultramega o.k. to be their best works.

sceptre

lordgoat wrote:

Shoo, go listen to the pipettes and leave the grown ups be.

I like the Pipettes. Of course they actually are a one-album band.

grumpytrousers

sceptre wrote:

I like the Pipettes. Of course they actually are a one-album band.

they're a bloody one chord band....