quote:

Originally posted by duckfaninmt:

Do yourself a favor and get the albums "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls" and "Travels,"

Check, check. I'm a Metheny fan from way back. Ex: I remember tracking down a copy of Miles Davis' "Four and More," just because I read that Metheny loved the rhythm section work on that album.

I heard the PMG do "Are you going with me," in about '89 at the California Theater (I believe). You're right, I can still hear the thing. After the show, I talked a roadie into giving me the hand-written playlist next to Pat's monitor.

I can't think of another jazz artist I can recognize as consistently (well, maybe Ornette Coleman) in only a few bars.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: indybob,

Bruce Hornsby and the Range -- The Way It Is

One of the few that albums that I definately knew I liked during the first play.

quote:

Originally posted by steve8:
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

You'd feel happier if you listened to New Order.


IMO, the best Pink Floyd albums were Atom Heart Mother and Dark Side of the moon.

Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill

Not their best album (by a long shot) but a good debut nonetheless.

quote:

Originally posted by duckfaninmt:

quote:

Originally posted by markjahnke:
The Samples - The Samples....now people refer to it as "The Blue Album." -mJ

I don't think "The Last Drag" their first album/CD, but even if it wasn't, it's a great one. Love the entire album, especially "Still Water"...

I can still remember you
Like a wish that won't come true
All the rumors do add up
Do they always?

Still water does run deep
Your currents pull me through my sleep
It goes away but then comes back
Will it always?

The other Samples CD I own is "Autopilot" and, as sappy as it sounds, the first song on the record/CD always tugs at the ol' heartstrings... I believe it was written for one of the members' mother who was slowly dying, then died, of a degenerative disease...

If you need water
I'm your rain
If you need fire
I'm your flame
If you're resisting to go or stay
Let all the angels take you away
I will carry you to the end
When life is broken all will mend
If where I'm walking isn't far enough
then I'll walk farther
if you need water
I'm your rain
If you need fire
I'm your flame
I hope our children remember this good
we threw those ashes
and there we stood
as tears fall off our faces
as tears fall off our faces
off our faces

The Last Drag was indeed an awesome album, and their 4th release. Love the album and love "Still Water." I think my favorite song on the album however is "Taxi." "We drink, from the same glass...we share, the same past..." Such a great song...they only called it Taxi because the keyboards reminded them of the theme from Taxi when they were writing it.

Albums in order:

The Samples (Now refered to as The Blue Album)
Underwater People
No Room
The Last Drag
Autopilot
Outpost (this is when The Samples went downhill)
Transmissions (first album without Jeep and Al)
Here and Somewhere Else
Landing on the Sidewalk
Sparta
Return to Earth
Black and White
Rehearsing For Life

This was such a great band and I spent a lot of time with them on the road. It was really a shame when Jeep (drummer) and Al (keyboards) left back in 1996. Andy (bass) stuck around for a while, then eventually left sometime in 2002 or 2003, and then it was just Sean (guitar and vocals) with a bunch of other guys. They finally split up a few months ago, and now Sean is doing his acoustic thing. Would love to get him to play a show in our backyard over the summer....which he is doing.

Great band though, and good friends. -mJ

Has anyone mentioned Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)? That is almost up there with the Chronic IMO. Got to be their best album.

Maybe I missed it, but I can’t believe no one mentioned “Introducing The Beatles.”

This is a great list, and special kudos to those who mentioned the first REM and Pretenders, and curses to those who mocked the first Cars disc. That is a classic.

I’d also add…

Counting Crows – August & Everything After
Joan Osborne – Relish
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour
Rickie Lee Jones – Rickie Lee Jones
The B-52s

Definitely would not qualify in a best category, but I was listening to it in my car this morning and nenjoying it immensely so:

Dead Milkmen - Big Lizard in My Backyard -

I'd have to say 'Ten' by Pearl Jam.

Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out
Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
XTC - White Music
Go Go's - Beauty and the Beat
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club

at the risk of sounding too obvious,
"pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd".

Other great debuts not previously mentioned:

Santana (self titled)
Chick Corea "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs"
Devo "Q. Are We Not Men? A. We Are Devo!"
The [English] Beat "I Just Can't Stop It"
Weezer - Blue Album
Massive Attack "Blue Lines"
Moloko "Do You Like My Tight Sweater?"
Robert Randolph & the Family Band "Live at the Wetlands"

quote:

Originally posted by tanglenet:
Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out
Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
XTC - White Music
Go Go's - Beauty and the Beat
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club

Man Card might need to be taken here too!!

I know "real musicians" (The Tbird type crowd ) like to rip it for the studio production couldn't do the cuts live and all that but it's real tough to argue with Boston. Just a gigantic debut album. Everyone had it and the whole track list was rock solid.

It still holds up today too. Put the CD in a good sound system now and it plays really fresh. I love Van Halen, but their first album sounds like it was made in a meat locker next to Boston's.

Oh and I have to give a long Island shout out to Zebra! since no one else will maybe not on the level of some others here, but this was a crazy friggin album out here.

Tell Me What You Want

Take your fingers from my hair was their best cut ever IMO.

Of course thie problem - like many bands were they put songs they had for 10 years on their first studio album blowing their wad and then when the studio wanted another album the next year- they could maybe get 2 good songs out if it. "Take your fingers" was like 7 years old when Zebra finally got signed. Aldo Nova, fill in the rest_____________

OK. Carry on

quote:

Originally posted by tanglenet:
Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out
Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
XTC - White Music
Go Go's - Beauty and the Beat
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club

Good call on the Eno album.

White Music was good, but I didn't include it because some of their subsequent records were so much better imho. One of the most underrated groups ever.

And add me to the TBird types who think Boston was overdub hell.

quote:

Originally posted by Chilepepper:

quote:

Originally posted by tanglenet:
Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out
Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
XTC - White Music
Go Go's - Beauty and the Beat
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club

Man Card might need to be taken here too!!

I was going to mention:

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Jeck Beck- Truth

But I thought it would have been too 60's, so I would expand a bit.

And yes, my wife does say I have a highly developed feminine side

quote:

Originally posted by steve8:
White Music was good, but I didn't include it because some of their subsequent records were so much better imho. One of the most underrated groups ever.

Agreed with XTC.

There's quite a few groups who's music got better with over time, including the Buzzcocks, Bowie, Blondie, The Call, The Jam, Stones, Talking Heads etc... (going on alphabetical memory here).

For debut albums, I'll also throw in some more 60's:

Traffic - Mr Fantasy
Blind Faith

Debut Solo:

Iggy Pop - The Idiot

quote:

There's quite a few groups who's music got better over time, including the Buzzcocks, Bowie, Blondie, The Call, The Jam, Stones, Talking Heads, The Beatles, U2, REM, The Police, Queen, Peter Gabriel, The Who, Pink Floyd

Let me add:

Alice in Chains - Facelift
Van Halen - Van Halen
The Cars - The Cars
Boston - Boston
Men at Work - Business as Usual
The Pretenders - The Pretenders
The Doors - The Doors

This message has been edited. Last edited by: gigabit,

Note to self: Tanglenet has good taste in music.

Dear Mr. Fantasy is another one I missed.

Iggy has always been a solo artist imo.

quote:

Originally posted by steve8:
Note to self: Tanglenet has good taste in music.

Dear Mr. Fantasy is another one I missed.

Iggy has always been a solo artist imo.

Steve8, I already knew you had good taste in music!

A couple more:

Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

Tin Machine - Tin Machine

This message has been edited. Last edited by: tanglenet,

quote:

Originally posted by Keeno:
Has anyone mentioned Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)? That is almost up there with the Chronic IMO. Got to be their best album.

Good call.

Ghostface Killa - Iron Man must be added to the list

quote:

Originally posted by dannyk8232:
That is almost up there with the Chronic IMO.

[/QUOTE]

I thought we were talking about music? When Chronic is used in any analogy to music its being used incorrectly.

We are discussing albums here...not rhythm talking!! Rap doesn't count...its not music for crissake!!

Not to mention...the best Debut is:

Kiss (Kiss)

I plumb dang forgot Moby Grape!

Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine

...and that's my final answer