[Music] Artists/bands who never bettered their breakthough album

[Icy Gull]

Quite a few suggestions here are from bands who basicall made one album (Pistols.....etc).

OK, I'll bite.

This link will take you through all the tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VmEXWpvfhc&list=PLEvr99j7ruPza50qQ4MaKVKUTDQGnM8u-

Just how many albums mentioned are by bands with one album? I have no idea how many the Sex Pistols made btw, but what others?

Not being a Queen fan I am in no position to argue but I think plenty might disagree that their first was never bettered. There are loads of Queen fans on here.

 

[Icy Gull]

Traffic - Mr Fantasy

 

[studio150]

Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Television - Marquee Moon
Ramones - Ramones
The Doors - The Doors
Patti Smith - Horses

 

[Weststander]

Roxy Music - their breakthrough album being their first album.

Love it, I still play the vinyl. But the often forgotten Flesh and Blood (1980) is also a truly great album with some beautiful tracks.

 

[Peter Ward]

Van M - Astral Weeks

 

[Peter Ward]

Talking Heads - Talking Heads 77

 

[Icy Gull]

Van M - Astral Weeks

Great album but bettered by Moondance and St Dominic’s Preview for me.

 

[jakarta]

Stone Roses, definitive 1 Album wonders...

 

[Peter Ward]

King Crimson

 

[Grombleton]

Arcade Fire - Funeral
Funeral For a Friend - Casually Dressed & Deep In Conversation (Hours had its moments but not as good, personally)
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
The Cooper Temple Clause - See This Through & Leave (and I really liked Kick Up The Fire....)
The Head & The Heart - s/t
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
Kasabian - s/t
Kodaline - In A Perfect World

That's a few off the top of my head.

 

[Peter Ward]

Was it David Hepworth who said that most pop/ rock bands only have enough really good ideas for two record albums.

 

[scooter1]

Appetite for Destruction G n R
Word Gets Around, Stereophonics

 

[Lower West Stander]

The Cult - Love

I know that’s cheating a bit cos they were Southern Death Cult, but everything they did after was utter dross.


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[Lower West Stander]

Oh and Lloyd Cole - Rattlesnakes


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[Dave the OAP]

Sunburst finish

Be bop delux.

 

[METALMICKY]

The Darkness - Permission to Land. " The saviours of rock "............... until the second album was utter gash and the music press that had hyped them so much then dropped them like a brick.

 

[studio150]

Talking Heads - Talking Heads 77

Always thought Fear of Music, Remain in Light, Speaking in tongues were better

 

[Fungus]

Gonna disagree with that

Mermaid Avenue with Wilco was the best thing he did...imo, but then I’m not a big fan of his

Agree; I don't like his solo vocal style, but the Woody Guthrie collaborations with Wilco were great.

 

[boik]

Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
The Maccabees - Colour It In
Devo - Are We Not Men?

 

[Gabbafella]

Linkin Park.
Hybrid theory is a phenomenal album.