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First Albums that Rock!

acutejamacutejam Posts: 1,433
edited October 2006 in Other Music
I'm a firm believer that bands often enough have a tough time surpassing the greatness of their first album. Many reasons, mainly they've been slogging through garages and clubs and what not til they finally land that recording contract, and just their whole heart and soul go into the making of that first album. Hit the scene with a BANG!

Somewhat tougher with really old acts like the Beatles (bee-bop but rockin) or Stones (cover tunes!?!?!) whose sound changed so much over the span. But like Rush's first album, still rockin. Led Zepplin. The Who. KISS. Pearl Jam.

So I've become a collector of "First Albums" and just looking for some I mighta otherwise overlooked. So c'mon, name some first albums that rock!
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  • alobaralobar Posts: 310
    Built To Spill- Ultimate Alternative Wavers
    Soul Coughing- Ruby Vroom
    Primus- Frizzle Fry
    Dave Matthews Band- Remember Two Things (thier only good album, imo)
    PJ Harvey- Dry
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Van Halen
    Candlebox
  • StoneG82StoneG82 Posts: 806
    arcade fire - funeral
    band of horses - everything all the time
    the jesus and mary chain - psychocandy
    dinosaur jr - dinosaur jr

    theres probably more I can't think of right now.
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  • SoonForgotten2SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    Core- Stone Temple Pilots
    Pablo Honey- Radiohead
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,884
    I think Nirvana's debut "Bleach" is a bit over-looked.

    As Kurt said at unplugged introducing About A Girl: "this is off our first record, most people don't own it"

    I sure do!
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  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    Possibly my favorite first album of all time:

    Patti Smith - Horses
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  • Tek MoneyTek Money Posts: 642
    Wilco - AM
    The Tragically Hip - Self Titled
    The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
    Coldplay - Parachutes
    Cock Fight.
  • alobaralobar Posts: 310
    Tek Money wrote:
    Wilco - AM
    The Tragically Hip - Self Titled
    The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
    Coldplay - Parachutes


    thank you for saying "Mass Romantic." What an incredible album!

    I'll also add, The Exploding Hearts- Guitar Romantic, even though it was their only album too.
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  • FreshTendrilsFreshTendrils Posts: 267
    Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
    Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
    The Police - Outlandos D'Amour
    Ambulance LTD - Ambulance LTD
    Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank the Cradle
    Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
    Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
    MF DOOM - Operation Doomsday
    Pearl Jam - Ten
    Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Ashbury Park, NJ
    The White Stripes - The White Stripes
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell


    Just to name a few.


    Then of course all the one album bands such as Derek & the Dominoes, Temple of the Dog, etc.
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  • whatsthefreezerwhatsthefreezer Posts: 347
    sparta- wiretap scars
    the strokes- is this it
    wolf parade- apologies to the queen mary
    r.e.m.- murmur
    weezer- blue
    the fray- how to save a life
    motion city soundtrack- i am the movie
    fugazi- repeater (technically this is their first record)
  • Blind MelonBlind Melon Posts: 911
    Ben Kweller - Sha Sha
    Eels - Beautiful Freak
    Dredg - Leitmotif
    Deftones - Adrenaline
    The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
    The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium
    VAST - Visual Audio Sensory Theater
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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine, which also has one of the best first songs on a first album, IMO.
    I'd echo on Patti Smith - Horses, Springsteen - Greetings From....
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    One word:

    Boston
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  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Posts: 4,898
    Faith No More- The Real Thing- my top ten ever MIke Patton was a God, whatever happend to this guy...

    Alice In Chains- Facelift

    BRAD- Interiors simply amazing

    oviously Mad Season above and Temple of the Dog

    Train- Train their best stuff, and not the pop fluff they do now some incredible music, top 5 non pearl jam albums on my list, Free is amazing, Days, Idaho, If you leave, Iam ...shit the entire album is insane it buries anything they have done since.

    of course Guns and Roses appetite (lies doesn't count as their first)

    Metallica Kill 'em all is a friggin metal masterpiece- Metal up your ass fuckers!

    I echo Coldplay Parachutes- Trouble is the best song they have done
    also echo/ditto on VAST
  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    keeponrockin wrote:
    One word:

    Boston

    yeah, but it doesn't hold up. too much hammond b3
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • sebaarg88sebaarg88 Posts: 1,277
    Jeff Buckley - Grace

    Sadly his only album
    only love can break your heart
    but only love can brake your fall
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    Blind Melon
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    Well, in put in Arctic Monkeys...
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Our Lady Peace - Naveed
    Audioslave - Audioslave
    Counting Crows - August and Everything After
    Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
    Weezer - Weezer (blue album)
  • SoonForgotten2SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    Faith No More- The Real Thing- my top ten ever MIke Patton was a God, whatever happend to this guy...

    Alice In Chains- Facelift

    BRAD- Interiors simply amazing

    oviously Mad Season above and Temple of the Dog

    Train- Train their best stuff, and not the pop fluff they do now some incredible music, top 5 non pearl jam albums on my list, Free is amazing, Days, Idaho, If you leave, Iam ...shit the entire album is insane it buries anything they have done since.

    of course Guns and Roses appetite (lies doesn't count as their first)

    Metallica Kill 'em all is a friggin metal masterpiece- Metal up your ass fuckers!

    I echo Coldplay Parachutes- Trouble is the best song they have done
    also echo/ditto on VAST

    Sap preceeded Facelift and Shame preceeded Interiors, therefore neither are the first album from either band.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    brain of c wrote:
    yeah, but it doesn't hold up. too much hammond b3

    The guitar tone on that record is still some of the best I've heard. That's why I love it.
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  • pearlzepfanpearlzepfan Posts: 456
    THE STONE ROSES "THE STONE ROSES"

    from 1989, arguably the greatest british album ever recorded.
    "I'm a thief, and I dig it"
  • Tek MoneyTek Money Posts: 642
    sebaarg88 wrote:
    Jeff Buckley - Grace


    Yes. I forgot this one.
    Cock Fight.
  • fadafada Posts: 1,032
    Taste on the boards
    led zeppelin led zeppelin
    Wolfmother wolfmother
    Black sabbath black sabbath
    The beatles please please me
    the stone roses the stone roses
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    led zep 1
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    SoonForgotten2 wrote:
    Sap preceeded Facelift and Shame preceeded Interiors, therefore neither are the first album from either band.
    Sap did not preceed facelift. facelift was released in 1990. sap in 1991
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    Faith No More- The Real Thing- my top ten ever MIke Patton was a God, whatever happend to this guy...
    He's still around making about 5 albums a year :) He still has his bands Fantomas, Tomahawk, his new peeping tom project and millions of other projects with Eyvind Kang, Kaada, Rahzel, Dillinger Escape Plan etc. He's just never had the same popularity without FNM.
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  • RonForchetteRonForchette Posts: 175
    Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
    Alpine Valley '92
    Milwaukee 2 '95
    Alpine Valley '00
    Milwaukee 1 '06
  • KlumpieKlumpie Posts: 2,649
    The God Machine - Scenes from the Second Storey (1993)
    Alice in Chains - Facelift (1990)
    Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
    Unida - Coping with the Urban Coyote (1999)
    Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction (1987)
    Metallica - Kill 'Em All (1983)
    Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
    Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1969)
    The Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium (2003)
    Mastodon - Remission (2002)
    Primus - Frizzle Fry (1990)
    Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine (1992)
    Riverside - Out of Myself (2004)
    The Sound - Jeopardy (1980)
    The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge (1983)
    Quicksand - Slip (1993)
    Tom Waits - Closing Time (1973)
    dEUS - Worst Case Scenario (1994)
    Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
    Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
    Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear (1983)
    Counting Crows - August and Everything After (1993)
    The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
    Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
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