Artists Whose Best Album was their Debut

[tschu]

Was just listening to some Boston which got me thinking...which bands or artists out there have done their best work in their debut?

 

Boston - Boston

Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction

Pearl Jam - Ten

The Doors - The Doors

The Killers - Hot Fuss

Nelly - Country Grammar

Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle

Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced

 

That's just after a couple of minutes of digging around and thinking. But I am not a music person and my musical knowledge is extremely limited - some of you on the board have probably forgotten more about music than I've ever known. I think Boston will forever be the best example of a front-loaded career, but I'm sure there's plenty of examples of this out there. What other artists have had their best work come in their debut?

[NUance]

Van Halen

The Cars

[hskerprid]

Boston's second album was pretty solid as well as their first.

[The Dude]

Nas - Illmatic

Dr. Dre - The Chronic

Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers

NWA - Straight Outta Compton

Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C.

Beastie Boys - License to Ill

[tschu]

I thought about Beastie Boys too. I also thought about Linkin Park, imo their debut is still by far their best, but many people don't share in that opinion

[Creighton Duke]

[The Dude]

[Landlord]

I thought about Beastie Boys too. I also thought about Linkin Park, imo their debut is still by far their best, but many people don't share in that opinion

 

 

I love Linkin Park and critically speaking that's definitely spot on.

[The Dude]

I also thought about Linkin Park, imo their debut is still by far their best, but many people don't share in that opinion

That surprises me. What do many Linkin Park fans consider their best album? Not a big fan personally, but I liked Hybrid Theory. It was the least laughable attempt at that style of music, I thought.

[Creighton Duke]

 

I also thought about Linkin Park, imo their debut is still by far their best, but many people don't share in that opinion

That surprises me. What do many Linkin Park fans consider their best album? Not a big fan personally, but I liked Hybrid Theory. It was the least laughable attempt at that style of music, I thought.

 

My sentiments exactly. At one point I legitamitely enjoyed every single song on that album. I think they just got way to emotional and whiny WAY too quickly.

[The Dude]

That vast majority of that whole Nu Metal era was mortifying.

[Hooked on Huskers]

• Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1978). Starring Stevie Nicks (I worshiped her). Actually not a debut but second album.

• Rush - Fly By Night (1975). Again, second album I believe. Great album while high (MJ joint)

Both bands are still active.

 

Oh I forgot one band for above list ...

• Backstreet Boys (just kidding !!!) - master of lip-sync skills in live concert. Worse than Monkees.

 

[ShawnWatson]

 

• Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1978). Starring Stevie Nicks (I worshiped her). Actually not a debut but second album.

• Rush - Fly By Night (1975). Again, second album I believe. Great album while high (MJ joint)

I don't think you're really understanding the point of this thread.

[JJ Husker]

Meat Loaf- Bat out of hell (pretty sure that was the first)

Collective Soul- don't even know the album name but their first.

 

And using Hooked on Huskers rules- AC/DC Back in Black (sumthin like their 7th album tho)

[tschu]

 

 

I also thought about Linkin Park, imo their debut is still by far their best, but many people don't share in that opinion

That surprises me. What do many Linkin Park fans consider their best album? Not a big fan personally, but I liked Hybrid Theory. It was the least laughable attempt at that style of music, I thought.

 

My sentiments exactly. At one point I legitamitely enjoyed every single song on that album. I think they just got way to emotional and whiny WAY too quickly.

 

 

I know a few people who really like Meteora, better than Hybrid Theory. But it's too watered-down for my liking - you can't show up as brash and hard as Hybrid Theory and then walk it back to, well, whatever Linkin Park is now. Basically as safe as Coldplay and the mascots for the Transformers series of movies. Sad.