Bands who's first single was the best they ever did.

[Stat Brother]

Having just heard it on the wireless I give you:-



I remember thinking it was pretty good, on release.
Yet everything else since has either been, at best the same, very poor, or disappearing up their own backside (no pun intended).

 

[Return of the Rev]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Y4HufJ1oE

 

[FamilyGuy]

Elton John - Your Song

(It all went downhill from there)

 

[Ninja Elephant]

[YT]Oextk-If8HQ[/YT]

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

In my own humble opinion, this is the best. Bedshaped is up there, of course it is. Everybody's Changing is a dinger, and even later albums have produced magic like Bad Dream and Atlantic, but really - does anything beat Somewhere Only We Know?

 

[pastafarian]

Jesus Jones Info Freako

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

 

[Return of the Rev]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKsN5cj9ehs

 

[Icy Gull]

The Animals - House of the Rising Sun

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Seona Dancing - More to Lose - Ricky should have stuck to singing.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

 

[Flex Your Head]

Public Image Ltd - Public Image.

Can't embed a link on the train, but I'm right, honest.

 

[Brighton TID]

Having just heard it on the wireless I give you:-



I remember thinking it was pretty good, on release.
Yet everything else since has either been, at best the same, very poor, or disappearing up their own backside (no pun intended).

Not sure this was their first single. That was Opportunities (let's make lots of money) which is a stomping tune in its own right. I stand to be corrected.

 

[sten]

Jesus Jones Info Freako

Utter toilet , showing your age big boy x

 

[GT49er]

Boston (although not really a group).

And pretty much any one-hit-wonder.

 

[fataddick]

The Jesus And Mary Chain – Upside Down
Oasis – Supersonic
Huggy Bear – Her Jazz
The Libertines – What A Waster
The Indelicates – We Hate The Kids

Hmm, thinking about it there's probably less bands whose first single WASN'T their best.

 

[Smith DID score]

How about this?

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Oh I don't know... Tunnel of Love and Romeo and Juliet?

 

[bassking]

Tenpole tudor, everything after this went over produced and lost their raw sound.

 

[tinycowboy]

The Jesus And Mary Chain – Upside Down
Oasis – Supersonic
Huggy Bear – Her Jazz
The Libertines – What A Waster
The Indelicates – We Hate The Kids

Hmm, thinking about it there's probably less bands whose first single WASN'T their best.

I'll agree with your JAMC, but Her Jazz was their third (albeit their best) - Rubbing The Impossible To Burst was first. I'll add Mr Brightside, Heaven Sent An Angel by Revolver and Arab Strap's The First Big Weekend. Plus Sight of You by The Pale Saints

 

[brakespear]

Not sure this was their first single. That was Opportunities (let's make lots of money) which is a stomping tune in its own right. I stand to be corrected.

You're wrong But so is [MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION] imo as this is probably my least favourite PSB track. And he's only chronologically right if he's talking about the original recording.