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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: kosmo vinyl on September 28, 2004, 11:53:00 am
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stealing ggw's thunder but, some bands shoot their wad on the first record never to recover, some build upon the early records with mature plus experience and create their best work.
U2 - War
XTC - Drums and Wires
The Jam - All Mod Cons
Devo - Freedom of Choice
White Stripes - White Blood Cells
and of course The Clash - London Calling
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Most bands have done their best work in their first two albums, right?
Two exceptions: Old 97's and Slobberbone.
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that maybe the case for some but...
The Jam, XTC, Sloan, Echo and the Bunnymen for example did some of thier best later in their careers
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radiohead - ok computer (STILL THEIR BEST ALBUM)
explosions in the sky - the earth is not a cold dead place
autechre - tri repetae
the cure - faith
lush - split (if you consider gala an album(?))
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Husker Du -- Zen Arcade
Minutemen -- What Makes A Man Start Fires
Metallica -- Master of Puppets
The Wrens -- The Meadowlands
Black Uhuru -- Sinsemilla
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Most bands have done their best work in their first two albums, right?
Two exceptions: Old 97's and Slobberbone.
Radiohead
Pink Floyd
are definitely two exceptions....
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Afghan Whigs - Congregation
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
TOOL - Lateralus
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Most bands have done their best work in their first two albums, right?
Two exceptions: Old 97's and Slobberbone.
Pink Floyd
are definitely two exceptions.... [/b]
stuff in the middle of floyd may be better, yes, but i say give me piper/saucerful over mlor/division bell any day.
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massive attack - 'mezzanine'
the smiths - 'the queen is dead'
shuggie otis - 'inspiration information'
sly & the family stone - 'there's a riot going on'
tribe called quest - 'midnight marauders'
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Originally posted by distance:
explosions in the sky - the earth is not a cold dead place
This is their third? Thought it was their second?
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Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by distance:
explosions in the sky - the earth is not a cold dead place
This is their third? Thought it was their second? [/b]
if you include their self-released album as their first, it'll be their third. they're planning to re-release it on cd in the near future. when it comes out, would you consider that to be their third instead? it was recorded/originally released before. i consider it to be their first, even though it's currently not widely available for purchase. (i have two copies on vinyl, though (limited to 300))
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The Verve - Urban Hymms
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Ramones -- Rocket to Russia
Dismemberment Plan -- Emergency & I
Replacements -- Let It Be
The Feelies -- Only Life
Neil Young -- After the Goldrush
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Originally posted by distance:
stuff in the middle of floyd may be better, yes, but i say give me piper/saucerful over mlor/division bell any day.
division bell was thier last record, no?
who cares. i agree though....its hard to beat "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With A Pick"
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modest mouse--the moon and antartica
ted leo r/x--the tyranny of distance
replacements--let it be
the karl hendricks trio sings about misery and women
sebadoh iii
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
"Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With A Pick"
"Pict" not "Pick"
Rome never looks where she treads.
Always her heavy hooves fall
On our stomachs, our hearts or our heads;
And Rome never heeds when we bawl.
Her sentries pass on - that is all,
And we gather behind them in hordes,
And plot to reconquer the Wall,
With only our tongues for our swords.
We are the Little Folk - we!
Too little to love or to hate.
Leave us alone and you'll see
How we can drag down the State!
We are the worm in the wood!
We are the rot at the root!
We are the taint in the blood!
We are the thorn in the foot!
Mistletoe killing an oak -
Rats gnawing cables in two -
Moths making holes in a cloak -
How they must love what they do!
Yes - and we Little Folk too,
We are busy as they -
Working our works out of view -
Watch, and you'll see it some day!
No indeed! We are not strong,
But we know Peoples that are.
Yes, and we'll guide them along
To smash and destroy you in War!
We shall be slaves just the same?
Yes, we have always been slaves,
But you - you will die of the shame,
And then we shall dance on your graves!
We are the Little Folk, we, etc.
We are the worm in the wood!
We are the rot at the root!
We are the taint in the blood!
We are the thorn in the foot!
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pavement - wowee zowee
v.u. - v.u.
replacements - let it be
blues explosion - orange
mercury rev - see you on the other side
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1) The Smiths -- The Queen is Dead
2) Iggy and the Stooges -- Raw Power
3) Queens of the Stone Age -- Songs for the Deaf
4) Heatmiser -- MIC City Sons
5) The Charlatans UK -- Up To Our Hips
I am tempted to list Zen Arcade by Husker Du...was Everything Falls Apart really an LP? I guess it was. Anyway, Zen Arcade still feels like Husker Du's first proper LP to me (Land Speed Record I suppose is, but generally speaking I rarely count live albums in a band's LP-making career).
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trail of dead- sources tags codes
pumpkins- mellon collie
at the drive in- relationship of command
built to spill- keep it like a secret
radiohead- ok computer
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Originally posted by tinygee:
built to spill- keep it like a secret
that was their 4th album
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This is a fun game....but let's stop at 3rd OK? :)
1. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
2. Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site
3. Tragically Hip - Fully Completely
4. Radiohead - OK Computer
5. Alice in Chains - Dirt (assuming we include Sap in the list of CDs, otherwise I'll go with Juliana Hatfield's Only Everything).
Whew!
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
"Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With A Pick"
"Pict" not "Pick"
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yes, Pict is a strange word to type...
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van morrison - moondance
velvet underground - s/t
ramones - rockets to russia
the clash - london calling
big star - third/sister lovers
some more:
nick drake - pink moon
metallica - master of puppets
slayer - reign in blood
neil young - after the gold rush
bob dylan - the times...
the verve - urban hymns
ben harper - the will to live
soundgarden - badmotorfinger
kyuss - welcome to sky valley
at the gates - slaughter of the soul