One album wonders
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How many bands can we name that released only one brilliant studio album?
Rules -
1: Only bands who made one, and only one, studio album during their lifetime count.
2: One-off solo albums by established musicians count, as do albums by supergroups.
3: Live albums, however, don’t count.
4: Nor do posthumous records, remix albums or compilations.
I'll open with '90s brit rockers Honeycrack. Such a shame they never got chance to make a followup.
How many bands can we name that released only one brilliant studio album?
Rules -
1: Only bands who made one, and only one, studio album during their lifetime count.
2: One-off solo albums by established musicians count, as do albums by supergroups.
3: Live albums, however, don’t count.
4: Nor do posthumous records, remix albums or compilations.
I'll open with '90s brit rockers Honeycrack. Such a shame they never got chance to make a followup.
Morningside said:
I was going to say Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Great album and I thought that was it..but no! They did another album in 1986 called Liverpool (According to Wikipedia) But without Holly Johnson. So maybe it does count?
Actually Johnson did sing on the album, so Wikipedia says. I'm amazed they only released two albumsDavidY said:
Quite a lot of 'supergroups' - or collections of well known musicians
Blind Faith
Green Bullfrog
Coverdale Page
Rock Candy Funk Party (only one studio album)
Then there are single solo albums
Phil Lynott
Each of Members of Kiss, though Ace Frehley did later albums.
Ahem...Blind Faith
Green Bullfrog
Coverdale Page
Rock Candy Funk Party (only one studio album)
Then there are single solo albums
Phil Lynott
Each of Members of Kiss, though Ace Frehley did later albums.
SlidingSideways said:
Shamelessly pinching this from TeamRock...
How many bands can we name that released only one brilliant studio album?
Rules -
1: Only bands who made one, and only one, studio album during their lifetime count.
2: One-off solo albums by established musicians count, as do albums by supergroups.
3: Live albums, however, don’t count.
4: Nor do posthumous records, remix albums or compilations.
I'll open with '90s brit rockers Honeycrack. Such a shame they never got chance to make a followup.
How many bands can we name that released only one brilliant studio album?
Rules -
1: Only bands who made one, and only one, studio album during their lifetime count.
2: One-off solo albums by established musicians count, as do albums by supergroups.
3: Live albums, however, don’t count.
4: Nor do posthumous records, remix albums or compilations.
I'll open with '90s brit rockers Honeycrack. Such a shame they never got chance to make a followup.
Another one from me; can't believe I overlooked this; it's exquisite.
Mark Hollis - Mark Hollis.
For the youngsters, Mark Hollis was the lead singer of the genuinely enigmatic Talk Talk, who started off with shiney electro-pop and ended up deconstructing song form, by degrees, over five albums in nine years. Their 1986 Live in Montreaux concert (you tube is your friend) is amazing.
The solo album dates from about 1998, and that's pretty much it; he quit, having achieved all he wanted to; no compromises.
Mark Hollis - Mark Hollis.
For the youngsters, Mark Hollis was the lead singer of the genuinely enigmatic Talk Talk, who started off with shiney electro-pop and ended up deconstructing song form, by degrees, over five albums in nine years. Their 1986 Live in Montreaux concert (you tube is your friend) is amazing.
The solo album dates from about 1998, and that's pretty much it; he quit, having achieved all he wanted to; no compromises.
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