Great debut albums
Discussion
TwigtheWonderkid said:
TheChampers said:
It's on the cd re-issue I have along with Age, Plastic Bag and I Am A Cliché, worth it 
I didn't even know that existed. I was playing the original vinyl. I like my punk and new wave on vinyl, transports me back to 1976-80. Magical times.
So I've been making my way thru this thread, and listening to the albums mentioned on Youtube. Loads of bands I'd heard of but knew nothing about. Lots of great songs that I knew instantly but had no idea who they were by. Being 53 I guess I'm a bit out of the loop!
Hours later, I am buying 4 CDs (yes, I still buy CDs and vinyl) on the strength of this thread, The Strokes, Sisters of Mercy, Psychedelic Furs and Longpigs.
Hours later, I am buying 4 CDs (yes, I still buy CDs and vinyl) on the strength of this thread, The Strokes, Sisters of Mercy, Psychedelic Furs and Longpigs.
Loads of great stuff already mentioned.
Suzanne Vega's Solitude Standing was a good call!
Standout tracks for me? Hole in My Life and Can't Stand Losing You, but I also loved Born in the Fifties... "My mother cried. When President Kennedy died. She said it was the communists. But I knew better..." I actually rated Reggatta de Blanc as the better of the first two albums, especially side two, for Does Everyone Stare? and The Bed's Too Big without You. I was only 9 when it was released, but I found The Police properly in '82/'83 when I bought all their albums second-hand from a mate's elder brother and played them non-stop on a Dansette Monarch portable 'suitcase' record player given to me by my Nana.
A few from me, which I don't think have had a mention yet...
The Twang - Love It When I Feel Like This
I've been a fan from the start, and have seen them nearly two dozen times. They're another band that gave us an even better second album, with tracks like Back Where We Started, my favourite Williamsburg, and Took The Fun which has the best opening verse ever
Brilliant lads, we bumped into them smoking and drinking outside The Bold Forester pub in Pompy the afternoon before one gig, we'd just been to the box office at The Wedge to pick up tickets to see them. You always know where you are with them too. No silly 'encores' - just Cloudy Room, the crowd go bats
t mental, and then the house lights come on.
Stereophonics - Word Gets Around
Having written most of the tracks about everyday life in a South Wales village, this album spoke to me on a level I'd not experienced before. The opening track, Thousand Trees, is just brilliant and leaves you in no doubt that you've done right by yourself in buying it. Performance and Cocktails is brilliant as a second album too, and to be honest I could happily leave the rest of their work so long as I could keep the first two albums.
Reverend and The Makers - The State of Things
Just awesome. Jon McClure is simply THE best frontman I've seen live. And his wife/fellow band member Laura Manuel is without doubt the hottest keyboard player on planet Earth. Jon's "pied piper" act at the end of (headline) shows is brilliant. Off he goes, leading the audience out of the venue, finds some high ground outside and leads a singalong with his acoustic guitar. Not sure how well that goes down with the neighbours, or the police when he brought the road outside the Wedgewood Rooms to a standstill for a while, but it's a great piece of showmanship.
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Suzanne Vega's Solitude Standing was a good call!
mp3manager said:
Madness - One Step Beyond
(with probably the greatest opening track of any debut album in music history)
The Prince, and Bed and Breakfast Man were my favourite tracks on there. I recall them headlining Guilfest and going mental for their entire set, jumping around like a loon at the back with my 9-year-old son on my shoulders. I was soaked from head to toe, and couldn't move the next day. I'd gotten awfully old since the early 80's (with probably the greatest opening track of any debut album in music history)
Fluffsri said:
The Virginmarys - King of Conflict, cracking album and an cracking live.
Great band! I'd not heard of them until I saw them as support for someone else at the Wedge in Pompy (I forget who, as the Wedgewood Rooms was like a holiday home for me for a few years, I saw so many great bands there). I helped carry some of their gear through into 'Edge of the Wedge' when they came off stage, and they gave me a couple of EPs for my trouble. Great lads, they worked pretty hard that night, their set was brilliant, and they made sure that they were seen and heard, handing out flyers and signing all sorts at chucking out time.Voldemort said:
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour
Quite probably my favourite band EVER. I didn't see them in their heyday, and presumed that I'd go to my grave without witnessing their live act. Then my wife bought us tickets to see them at Twickenham. I thought I couldn't be any happier, but as Sting's boy left the stage after his opening support set, we realised that there was a huge gap between him and the Police coming out. I was as happy as a pig in poo when Maxïmo Park came out and played a blinder!Standout tracks for me? Hole in My Life and Can't Stand Losing You, but I also loved Born in the Fifties... "My mother cried. When President Kennedy died. She said it was the communists. But I knew better..." I actually rated Reggatta de Blanc as the better of the first two albums, especially side two, for Does Everyone Stare? and The Bed's Too Big without You. I was only 9 when it was released, but I found The Police properly in '82/'83 when I bought all their albums second-hand from a mate's elder brother and played them non-stop on a Dansette Monarch portable 'suitcase' record player given to me by my Nana.
A few from me, which I don't think have had a mention yet...
The Twang - Love It When I Feel Like This
I've been a fan from the start, and have seen them nearly two dozen times. They're another band that gave us an even better second album, with tracks like Back Where We Started, my favourite Williamsburg, and Took The Fun which has the best opening verse ever
Brilliant lads, we bumped into them smoking and drinking outside The Bold Forester pub in Pompy the afternoon before one gig, we'd just been to the box office at The Wedge to pick up tickets to see them. You always know where you are with them too. No silly 'encores' - just Cloudy Room, the crowd go bats
t mental, and then the house lights come on.Stereophonics - Word Gets Around
Having written most of the tracks about everyday life in a South Wales village, this album spoke to me on a level I'd not experienced before. The opening track, Thousand Trees, is just brilliant and leaves you in no doubt that you've done right by yourself in buying it. Performance and Cocktails is brilliant as a second album too, and to be honest I could happily leave the rest of their work so long as I could keep the first two albums.
Reverend and The Makers - The State of Things
Just awesome. Jon McClure is simply THE best frontman I've seen live. And his wife/fellow band member Laura Manuel is without doubt the hottest keyboard player on planet Earth. Jon's "pied piper" act at the end of (headline) shows is brilliant. Off he goes, leading the audience out of the venue, finds some high ground outside and leads a singalong with his acoustic guitar. Not sure how well that goes down with the neighbours, or the police when he brought the road outside the Wedgewood Rooms to a standstill for a while, but it's a great piece of showmanship.
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Edited by yellowjack on Thursday 18th February 09:59
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