Top Five All-Time Greatest Sophomore Albums

[distance]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
 
 The Cure -- Boys Don't Cry

you consider that to be their second?
 i'd say that seventeen seconds was.
 BDC was more of a compilation of singles and some other stuff that was released after three imaginary boys.  there's a lot of overlapping material between the two (with some stuff dropped off) and then the singles (BDC/jumping someone else's train) added.

[TomJaworski]

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 Originally posted by grotty:
 Hopefully...
 
 Interpol ~ Antics
 
 Really looking forward to picking this up in a few minutes.
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 Same here...about to brave the off/on rain to head over to Olsson's.  

Sorry...don't think its nearly as fresh and exciting as their debut.  Still okay though.

[ggw]

I always thought it was their first, but according to Allmusic, it's second.  I guess there's some gray area.  I wouldn't object to Seventeen Seconds on my list.
 
 

Originally posted by distance:
   

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
 
 The Cure -- Boys Don't Cry

you consider that to be their second?
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[distance]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  I always thought it was their first, but according to Allmusic, it's second.  I guess there's some gray area.  I wouldn't object to Seventeen Seconds on my list.
 

personally i'd say it goes:
 three imaginary boys -> seventeen seconds -> faith -> pornography -> who cares

[thirsty moore]

Call it derivative, but:
 
 and you will know us by the trail of dead - Madonna

[redsock]

Live- Throwing Copper (and i don't care what you think)

[ratioci nation]

Pixies - Doolittle
 Beulah - When Your Heartstrings Break
 PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
 Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane...
 Neil Young - everybody knows this is nowhere

[vansmack]

Paul's Boutique and they're in Brooklyn.

[godsshoeshine]

Originally posted by pollard:
  Neil Young - everybody knows this is nowhere

dammit, that was his second? should be on my list too

[vansmack]

Originally posted by redsock:
  Live- Throwing Copper (and i don't care what you think)

Smackette and I were talking about that last night.  Trio had a Live show from Belgium and they played some of the better (non-popular) songs from that album (White Discussion, T.B.D.) and played some videos from Mental Jewelry before commercial breaks.  They were such young kids during the writing and making of Throwing Copper to produce such a brilliant album.  I think it is a great sophomore album, and true as well because they could barely be sophomores in college at the time.  
 
 Good call.

[xcanuck]

Again....not the coolest or hippest list ever but these sophomore attempts have all played an important part in my life.
 
 1. Pearl Jam - Vs
 2. Genesis - Trespass (that's what I get for being 13 in 1977)
 3. Weakerthans - Left and Leaving
 4. Led Zeppelin - Zeppelin II
 5. Tragically Hip - Road Apples
 
 Yes....I'm feeling old....

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

oh yeah, how did I forget "Throwing Copper" by Live?

[igor]

my top 5:
 bob dylan - freewheelin' bob dylan
 big star - radio city
 built to spill - there is nothing wrong with love
 nick drake - bryter layter
 van morrison - astral weeks
 
 some more that come to mind:
 joseph arthur - come to where i'm from
 neil young - everybody knows this is nowhere
 kyuss - blues for the red sun
 metallica - ride the lightning
 megadeth - peace sells
 my morning jacket - at dawn
 dinosaur jr. - you're living all over me
 ben harper - fight for your mind
 the verve - a northern soul
 radiohead - the bends
 tim buckley - goodbye and hello
 tim hardin - tim hardin 2
 fred neil - fred neil
 meshuggah - destroy erase improve
 atheist - unquestionable presence
 dissection - storm of the light's bane
 cryptopsy - none so vile

[grotty]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by redsock:
  Live- Throwing Copper (and i don't care what you think)

Smackette and I were talking about that last night.  Trio had a Live show from Belgium and they played some of the better (non-popular) songs from that album (White Discussion, T.B.D.) and played some videos from Mental Jewelry before commercial breaks.  They were such young kids during the writing and making of Throwing Copper to produce such a brilliant album.  I think it is a great sophomore album, and true as well because they could barely be sophomores in college at the time.  
 
 Good call. [/b]

I saw them touring for this record @ the old Club. It was before the record had broken HUGE. It actually was a very good show. A ton of energy. I hate to admit it, but it was probably one of my fav shows in the old space.
 
 6 months later I hated them. That probably says more about me & my short attention + a serious dislike for things popular than it does about them.
 
 My dislike though has only solidified over time with subsequent mediocre to poor releases.

[Random Citizen]

Some great ones on your list Igor!