OT Music Discussion: Best Debut Album of All Time....

[Chickenman Testa]

Some others to consider:

- Are You Experienced, by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

- Horses, Patti Smith

- Pretenders, by the Pretenders

- Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ, by Bruce Springsteen

- She's So Unusual, by Cyndi Lauper

My Generation, by The Who

Tom:

I think you end the discussion with Hendrix - nothing else comes close imho, but a few of my other faves:

The Cars
The Knack - Get the Knack
G&R - Appetite
The Clash
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
Elvis Costello - My Aim is True (so freaking great)

 

[Chickenman Testa]

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Wannabe Bob Dylan, but Growin' Up is fantastic

 

[LionDeNittany]

Thriller
Temps in a Mellow Mood
Any Roy Oribson
Any Elvis
Gawd a whole lot better that the ones listed.

Do you understand that Thriller isn't a debut album?

 

[MtNittany]

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[RWCStateFan]

Hilary Hahn
Hilary Hahn Plays Bach

 

[Nitt1300]

 

[21Guns]

My third choice.

 

[sss]

Some from the heavier side:

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[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Thriller
Temps in a Mellow Mood
Any Roy Oribson
Any Elvis
Gawd a whole lot better that the ones listed.

Thriller wasn't Michael Jackson's debut album. If you're gonna crap all over a post, be accurate. Thx.

 

[ShinerTexas]

That was their fifth studio album. 'The Doors' was their debut album.

Sorry I missed the part about debut albums only in this thread.

 

[Woodpecker]

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Tom:

I think you end the discussion with Hendrix - nothing else comes close imho, but a few of my other faves:

The Cars
The Knack - Get the Knack
G&R - Appetite
The Clash
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
Elvis Costello - My Aim is True (so freaking great)

FWIW, Rolling Stone Magazine named Beastie Boys' License to Ill the #1 debut album of all time. 'Are You Experienced?' was #3. This was #2:

 

[Nitt1300]

 

[rmclion]

Haven't had a good music discussion in some time - thoughts on 'best' debut albums of all time? I don't really know what I mean by 'best' either - significant, important, 'excellent' musically? Anyway, here are a few I think belong in the discussion...

Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill (1986)

Oasis, Definitely Maybe (1994)

Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine (1989)

The Doors, The Doors (1967)

Guns-N-Roses, Appetite for Destruction (1987)

From the alt-country side:
Uncle Tupelo - No Depression
Son Volt - Trace
Whiskeytown - Faithless Street
Nadine - Downtown, Saturday
Hazeldine - How Bees Fly
Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot

 

[Lionguy32]

Ten gets my vote, but "Under the Table and Dreaming" by The Dave Matthews Band was also a solid debut album.

 

[sigchip_a_yahoo.com]

Boston

This

 

[rmclion]

From the alt-country side:
Uncle Tupelo - No Depression
Son Volt - Trace
Whiskeytown - Faithless Street
Nadine - Downtown, Saturday
Hazeldine - How Bees Fly
Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot

An important rock debut not mentioned so far: Blind Faith.
Important jazz-fusion debut: Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame

 

[Hedonist1]

I second the Chicago Transit Authority - absolutely ground breaking.

After that: Bad Company/Foreigner/Boston/Doors - all pretty damn good.

 

[PSUcup1]

Have to go Pearl Jam - 10

But I also like Appetite for Destruction

 

[GreggK]

I am a little blown away anyone thinks Definitely Maybe is better than Whats the Story Morning Glory.

 

[kgilbert78]

What about

 

[91Joe95]

Some great ones listed. I'm going to throw in a couple of dark horse candidates.

This album is badass:

 

[BTMurphy]

This

Obviously a forum with highly intelligent posters (for the most part), which is why I am astonished there could be soooo many incorrect answers! Obviously it's Boston, followed by, in no particular order, Van Halen and The Cars.

 

[mattu12]

Patti Smith "Horses." A really dark horse.

 

[mrtailgate]

Some others to consider:

- Are You Experienced, by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

- Horses, Patti Smith

- Pretenders, by the Pretenders

- Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ, by Bruce Springsteen

- She's So Unusual, by Cyndi Lauper

My Generation, by The Who

Horses is a clutch answer. What a magnificent work.

 

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[Victor E. Bell]

This wasn't bad....

Side one

1. "Don't Want You No More" (Spencer Davis, Edward Hardin) – 2:25
2. "It's Not My Cross to Bear" – 5:02
3. "Black Hearted Woman" – 5:08
4. "Trouble No More (McKinley Morganfield aka Muddy Waters) – 3:45

Side two

1. "Every Hungry Woman" – 4:13
2. "Dreams" – 7:18
3. "Whipping Post – 5:14

 

[sss]

Like the Black Sabbath and The Band picks. Methinks you were looking at the Rolling Stone list.

 

[bkmtnittany1]

How about Peter Frampton Live?

 

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Like the Black Sabbath and The Band picks. Methinks you were looking at the Rolling Stone list.

Nah just been around a long time and listened to some great music!

 

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