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Bands whose 1st album was brilliant.....who now are crap
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Shirty
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Is the correct answer. Appetite for Destruction was the soundtrack to my adolescence, but their most recent effort (albeit Axl and a few session musicians) was abominable.
Would also suggest The Fratellis. Cracking first album, dull second that was so crap they split up.
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I have to agree with THPP about Kasabian, first album was great, second album was ok, last 2 albums were a bit pants.
As for Snow Patrol, Final Straw was their third album (although the first big one) but I agree they do seem to have got weaker with each album.
Falmer Flutter ©
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Going Blank Again is a top album. Not as good as Nowhere, granted, but certainly not in the crap bracket. Their third album, which was written and recorded while basically imploding, is toilet, however.
"Show Your Bones" wasn't though, and that was their second album.
Spot on. The definitive example of a tremendous first album followed by nothing but DROSS
Disagree. Capture/Release was indeed quality but Ten New Messages is perfectly alright to listen to, without pulling up trees IMO.
gazingdown
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You mean their 4th album. 3rd album Carnival of light was OK-ish (not a patch on Nowhere) but an album of the two songwriters going their different ways.
4th album Tarantula was indeed very poor.
gazingdown
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Their 2nd album was the best though (Blind).
They are not now crap though are they? (we'll they stopped many years ago)
I know I will get flack for this but I give you The Clash.
1st LP great,
2nd Give them enough rope utter drivel.
3rd London calling never really got what all the fuss was about?
4th Sandinista, hours of self indulgent crap.
5th Cut the crap, although slagged off by most fans and the press is probably their 2nd best IMO.
Someone said the Buzzcocks!! I know what you mean but their next 2 LPs were just different and not Crap.
The sex Pistols never made a 2nd album..you cant count The Rock and roll swindle as the Sex pistols.
1st LP great,
2nd Give them enough rope utter drivel.
3rd London calling never really got what all the fuss was about?
4th Sandinista, hours of self indulgent crap.
5th Cut the crap, although slagged off by most fans and the press is probably their 2nd best IMO.
Someone said the Buzzcocks!! I know what you mean but their next 2 LPs were just different and not Crap.
The sex Pistols never made a 2nd album..you cant count The Rock and roll swindle as the Sex pistols.
Falmer Flutter ©
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Yes, I seem to have merged albums 3 and 4 into one! I actually listened to Going Blank Again the other day and it still sounds superb. Think Leave Them All Behind is an amazing opener.
Literally just came onto this thread to say them. First album actually genuinely ROCKED. Then they realised they could make much more money spewing out MOR dirges (Sing sing sing, side side side, turn turn turn).
Sam's Town has a number of EXCELLENT songs on it.
Bling (Confessions of a King) is their best song. Listen to it afresh on it's own. It's an utter STOMPER of a tune.
There was always going to be a backlash after such an amazing first album, but listened to now, Sam's Town stands up pretty well, IMO.
Buzzer
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Yeah but when did those albums come out? 16 years ago?
New Carpet?
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A couple of "The" bands from about a decade ago spring to mind in The Vines and, if a couple of early mini-albums don't count, then The Hives as well.
More recently, I'm going to be a bit harsh and also throw in Memory Tapes, Midnight Juggernauts and Friendly Fires.
Good thread, though there's so many bands that I felt couldn't be added because a) even though their later stuff wasn't as amazing as their debut, they were still pretty good (i.e, Interpol, Supergrass, The Strokes) or b) they had at least two good early albums but then went on to become really disappointing (i.e, Belle & Sebastian, Kings Of Leon, Oasis)
More recently, I'm going to be a bit harsh and also throw in Memory Tapes, Midnight Juggernauts and Friendly Fires.
Good thread, though there's so many bands that I felt couldn't be added because a) even though their later stuff wasn't as amazing as their debut, they were still pretty good (i.e, Interpol, Supergrass, The Strokes) or b) they had at least two good early albums but then went on to become really disappointing (i.e, Belle & Sebastian, Kings Of Leon, Oasis)
BadFish
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Twisterella is a fantastic song.... still
The Beastie Boy's chout is the most ridiculous thing I have read. All their Albums are class, ther h=may have been going for a little too long long but Pauls Boutique, Check your head, Ill Communication and hello nasty (off the top of my head) are all better than licence to ill.
BLood ses sugar magik was the chilli peppers 4th or 5th album and not as good as mothers milk.
Some people have missed the point a bit, loads of bands go crap once they're on third, fourth, fifth album or whatever, especially if it's just a contractual obligation album.
My own contribution to "1st brilliant, 2nd shit" would be The Lambrettas and The Stranglers.
My own contribution to "1st brilliant, 2nd shit" would be The Lambrettas and The Stranglers.
Buzzer
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Paul's boutique - 1988
Check your head - 1992
Ill Communication - 1994
Am I misreading the thread title or something? Yes, they're great albums. Paul's Boutique is an absolute classic but have you heard their recent stuff?
BadFish
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mmm maybe. But their first album wasn't brilliant (in comparison to their others) and they are not crap now (not as good as they once were but compared to other stuff around not what i would describe as crap)
Garage_Doors
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They only made one album so not eligible as they did not make a second one to be judged on.