NONKINSENSE
Adventures of an Analog Man in the Digital Universe, with a little help from my friends and relations.
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Godfrey Daniel, 
first it's a highly esoteric Bojo reference, now, the diabolical Nonkinsense, that swine, has run out of fresh and cunning ideas. Allow me to enlighten the loyal readership, the three of you, that is... He's borrowing a page from Nic Harcourt's "Music Lust," available at The Barnes and Noble on Rockville Pike and asking us to provide the Greatest Debut Albums of All-Time:
first it's a highly esoteric Bojo reference, now, the diabolical Nonkinsense, that swine, has run out of fresh and cunning ideas. Allow me to enlighten the loyal readership, the three of you, that is... He's borrowing a page from Nic Harcourt's "Music Lust," available at The Barnes and Noble on Rockville Pike and asking us to provide the Greatest Debut Albums of All-Time:Ira,
> Ironically enough, I too had been thinking about presenting this as a
> topic:
>
> 1. Although it's a cheat, Meet The Beatles above and beyond any
> other
> debut.
> 2. Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
> 3. The Doors (Lori)
> 4. Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan
> 5. Buffalo Springfield
> 6. Led Zeppelin (I)
> 7. In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)
> 8. Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic
> 9. Fresh - Cream
> 10. Elvis Presley
> Although I could go on as Lori and I kept saying "what about?", I'm
> stopping
> at ten.
> Donny
I'm not sure in all cases if it's the debut album. I might
have just had a breakthrough album instead. But hethinkre are what I
are great debut albums:
1) Bat Out of Hell: Meatloaf
2) Tapestry: Carole King
3) The Eagles: The Eagles ( I think it was just called the Eagles - anyway, I mean the Eagles first album with Take It Easy, Peaceful Easy Feeling, Already Gone, etc)
4) Mr. Tambourine Man: the Byrds
5) America: America
6) Boston: Boston
7) Chicago Transit Authority: Chicago
8) Deja Vu: Crosby Stills Nash and Young: the second album for Crosby Stills and Nash, but the first one with Neil Young
9) Nervous Night: the Hooters
10) If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears: the Mama's the Papa's.
11) Sun Sessions: Elvis Presley. I don't think this was released as an album until many years later. But if it had been released as an album, it would have been Elvis's best.
Many other performers had great debut albums, such as the Beatles, Stones, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, the Moody Blues, Simon and Garfunkel, to name just a few. But they all went on to make far better albums.
The reason I chose the above albums is because the bands (at least in my opinion) never again rose quite as high as their debut album. Chicago came close with it's second album, and the Eagles had quite a number of strong albums. But I still like their first albums the best. It took Meatloaf almost 15 years to come up with an album (Back to Hell) that was anywhere near as good as Bat Out of Hell.
Rob
Are You Experienced, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Cars.
#24
From TM:
Rob
Are You Experienced, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Cars.
#24
From TM:
Never Mind the Bollocks.I'll have to give this some thought.
For best debuts, I guess I'd have to put
Springsteen up there.
Also, Elvis Costello, Blood Sweat and Tears, ELP,
Santana, and Billy Joel. If I come up with anything else, I'll let you know.
Most of them don't fit the "first and best", but arguably some of them could be.
What do you think?
Uncle Jun
