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Title: TOP 3 BEST DEBUT ROCK ALBUMS EVER
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Published: Jun 25, 2018
Author: YOUR OPINION
Post Date: 2018-06-25 17:47:16 by Liberator
Keywords: MUSIC, ALBUMS, EXTINCT-ART
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Fully subjective of course, but most of us (loosely the Baby-Boomer Generation) have grown up listening to the best music this culture has been able to offer -- namely from the 50s-late 80s. We more than other generation were able to fully gauge, critique and appreciate each era and genre fully with a discriminating ear. For the sake of this exercise of opinion, the premise and challenge is, "BEST 3 DEBUT ALBUMS". The stiffest competition would actually be between the 70s and 80s. Rock Music (as a viable "Pop Music" genre died in the 20th Century. ergo, RIP, 1955-1999 Other categories worthy of discussion might be: "Best Overall Album" Poster Comment: Given the 1950s were mostly a decade of singles as were much of the 60s, they are numerically at a disadvantage. I would give the nod to the 1970s as by far the best decade for album themed music. It combined the best of production value, technology resources, and conscious decision by record companies to produce "theme" albums. Often artists and groups would be embarrassed to include "filler". I'm going to cheat and submit 5 Top Debut Albums (in chronological order): 1) Chicago (Transit Authority, 1970) Sure there were others, BUT...
"Best Back-to-Back Albums"
"Best Compilation"
"Best Singles-Machine"
2) Derek and the Dominoes (Layla, 1972)
3) Bad Company (Bad Company, 1974)
4) Boston (1976)
5) Foreigner (1977)
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#47. To: no gnu taxes (#13)
GREAT debut album by Meatloaf -- A definite Top Debut Album. Came out of the chute like absolute gangbusters. Like Boston, it seemed to be one of those albums that was its own genre. Arguably THE "Album of the Summer of 1978". But yeah, "Two out of three ain't bad" was waaay overplayed, ruining it to a degree. FWIW, the intro to 'Bat Out Of Hell' is a Top 3 Best intro to any song.
I understand Tom Scholz was an engineer at MIT and personally developed some of the electronics used for his guitar. Regardless of how it was done, the clean sounding electric guitar sound on their album was certainly was a new thing in the industry. Glad I wasn't alone on that choice. Seemed like an obvious one... Yup, Scholtz was an MIT engineer/nerd who did develop that totally unique guitar effect. I also appreciated that clean, note-holding tone. Scholtz even marketed his electronic effect commercially as other bands also wound up usingit. He's *still* selling his doohickey for those who play electric guitar.
Might I suggest 5 Favorite debut Rock Albums - there is no way to quantify best...in no particular order: Everyone's ear is what it is, right? THAT said: 5. Ramones - Ramones - Kicked the door down for a generation of punk rockers 4. Queen - Queen - Lyrics, melodies and Brian May 3. AC/DC – High Voltage - Speaks for itself 2. Rush – Rush - You cannot get better quality rock from 3 musicians 1. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park - The Boss put the Jersey Shore sound on the table - still rocking 40 yearson....
I doubt many here have listened to any Fats Domino albums. But he was a R&R force and trailblazer, no doubt. Many of his chord progressions were adapted and copied decades later.
Not only was he a nitpicking PITA, but pparently Scholtz was also an egomaniac with no sense of loyalty either (for all his brilliance. That album cover of all the band members? Mostly a band-in-name and only show for the record company. Even though the band members were great musicians, Scholtz was greedy and didn't want to share the "glory". Scholtz was said to have recorded that first album (as well as most instruments) all by himself in his basement. Brad Delp's vocals could NOT be duplicated of course.
Lol...that might have been the type of humor from my old gang once upon a time. Now even *I* know that was said in least HALF tongue-in-cheek. When hanging out on the front porch we'd even get to the point where everyone's parents (no matter how nice they were) were targets of good-natured but biting derision. (I guess that's just NY/NJ/Philly-type humor.)
It's up there. May be the LAST BEST Debut Album ever.
It's not a Debut Album. You mean Top 5 overall?
Frampton released a few albums before "Alive!". But it was epic at the time. That album -- during the Summer of 1976 you couldn't avoid hearing it playing somewhere. One of those few albums that cut across nearly all demos of people. Well...maybe not the Soul Train demo.
And "Is dated now" doesn't mean squat. We are talking about DEBUT albums,and the impact that they had. Hear ya. That Boston album hit like a nuke. Still nothing like it since. There are "great" debut albums, then there are albums that sound like they were composed in a different era, on a different planet. Few are in that category. AND...if nothing still doesn't sound like it, IS it really "dated"? I can't remember which one it was off the top of my head at the moment,but whichever one was the first Allman Brother Band Album has to be right up there,too.
It's da blues,man. That first Allman Bros album was blues to the max. Yuu can clearly hear their influence in the Derek and the Dominoes album. Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon won't ever go out of print.
See post #35 for a YouTube link to the full doc about Ginger Baker (I think; I skimmed it, it played and it's the right length). And it's still available on Netflix as of today - better there, with full video/audio quality.
I guess I can't let this thread age out without a nod to George Thorogood and the Destroyers. I was in radio through the middle of the '70s (Disco Sucks!) and knew the band casually, back when they still called themselves The Delaware Destroyers. That was, and is, one kick-ass good-time bar band gone bigtime kick-ass good-time band. I guess Journey is somewhere down the list, too; good band in the earlier years. Got my one-and-only coke bump from Neal Schon. As long as I'm namedropping, I also got the worst case of the flu in my life from Debbie Harry (yeah, she really was that hot) and probably caught contact emphysema (no symptoms to date, fortunately) from Tom Waits.
The summer of 1978 was a great time for music. Remember "City to City" by Gerry Rafferty and that classic saxophone riff on "Baker Street"?
The Ramones -- gotta be in the mood for it. It all sounds the same. The Ramones: The Pork Rinds or Scrapple of Rock & Roll. The R&R HoF and its owners are a joke, needless to say. The thing with the R&R HoF is that they seem to especially revel in "edgy", in mediocre New Wave/Punk artists, bands and music that AT the time (25-35 years ago) were considered out-of-mainstream, amusing side-shows and curiosities. Yes, like The Ramones, Joan Jett, and (are you kidding me??) the Sex Pistols. ALL 3 IN THE HALL OF FAME. SOMEHOW, the idiots who run the R&R HoF got away with anointing themselves the Supreme Court of Music (sorta like how the SPLC anointed themselves Supreme Court of "Morality" and "Tolerance". And for SOME odd reason their "license" to be "Arbitor-of-Morality" is never revoked and themselves tossed into the Dungeon where they belong). But I digress...sorry. Isn't the R&R Hall of Fame just a fake grading system that validates crap, semi-crap and Grade D+ mediocrity as an exercise in false memory and yes, an anti-consensus of opinion? One of its primary criteria seems to be in to elevating style over substance. Not coincidentally, during the past 5-6 years REAL legendary bands have been getting inducted, only because of public outcry. Anyhoo, THIS HoF process of inducting crummy bands from the 70s & 80s has been a good example of "The Mandela Effect" and advancing false memories. At the time acts like Punk were especially FRINGE. Their musical skills were sloppy at best, necessitating LOUDNESS to compensate for the lack of artistry and professionalism. Guess who hasn't made the R&R Hall of Fame? The Guess Who. Boston. Foreigner. Bad Company. The Doobie Bros. Chubby Checker. Pat Benatar. Dick Dale. Tommy James. Carole King. Four Seasons. The Monkees (YES -- THE MONKEES!).
Nice...thanks. Missed your link the first go round. I will definitely watch the full Ginger Baker doc in its entirety when I can. I don't get Netflix. And it I had I'd drop it since they gave 0bama a license to produce his propaganda there.
I actually heard a few disco songs I liked. Sometimes I wonder if that makes me a latent fag.
I'd think twice myself, probably, but will relish the chance to thumbs-down Odumbass's bullshit. I share off my Dad's Netflix account. He shares my Amazon Video account in return. Believe it or not, that's perfectly fine with both companies, so I get two for the price of one. I killed cable TV over four years ago, so those two plus YouTube are 95% of my TV content, via my Roku box. And I'm spending 80% of my time on YouTube; there is a tremendous wealth of really quality content out there besides the cat videos. I've learned so much and laughed a lot, while finding Russian car crashes endlessly entertaining. Loved the one where after being rear-ended, some Russian thug got out with a hand axe, smashed out the offending driver's window, then returned to his car, dropped the axe, picked up a pistol and shot twice into the guy's radiator. This all happened in broad daylight at a red light intersection, all caught on dashcam, along with the thug's girlfriend standing alongside his car observing and cheering the action. Crazy Ivan, indeed. And this is no shit; I can provide a link upon request.
If you can't watch soon, I recommend snagging a (free) YouTube downloader utility to put the video on your hard drive - I was surprised to find it on YT and unless authorized, these things have a habit of eventually disappearing without notice.
I actually heard a few disco songs I liked. Sometimes I wonder if that makes me a latent fag.
Not to mention the great Judas Priest isn't there yet either
I think his point was that it was Brian Johnson's debut album with AC DC
You mean Top 5 overall? Yes. That sucker was a top seller...and was really Brian Johnson’s “debut” album.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Not really. Punk Rock is like Rap. It's not music. It's adult children desperate for attention making noise.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
I think he was trying to stand on the shoulders of Emerson,Lake,and Palmer. Same kinda stuff,and done so well even live that it was almost scary.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
He was an interesting musician and man.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
If Link Wray and Dick Dale ain't in it,the place needs to be burned to the ground for insulting the world.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Me too,but they all seemed to be by the BeeGee's. Guys who had actual talent. I have said it before,and I will say it again today,it was Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (that tall skinny black chick that played the sax was enough reason to buy a ticket to see them) that reminded the radio audiences of what REAL music sounded like.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
I understand your facetiousness, and I never knew of this guy before today, but would hardly characterize him as being "blessed". I certainly wouldn't change places with him, at least. As for it being "God's fault" I don't necessarily see him casting any blame on God for his situation. Seems to me he's blaming himself. Which he probably should.
Scared the shit out of me, man! Fortunately, TW's still on this side of the grass. When he goes, it'll be hard to pick which are the most melancholy of his tracks to play that night.
YeahYeahYeah! Link and Dick rule. Robert Gordon's rockabilly stuff with Wray is a keeper too.
Buuuuuuuuutttt - you've heard of Cream and Blind Faith, right?
One of my favorite songs ever was "Still the Same," also from that great summer of music in 1978.
He did blame himself...and also blamed "God" for "punishing" him for allowing him to "suffer". ...But [I] would hardly characterize him as being "blessed". No?? The guy was blessed with good health and physical attractiveness; the extraordinary gift of the art of drumming; liberty and freedom to do as he pleased in this life; been saved by high-tech medical science (and pleased by it); Lives on almost 300 acres, had 4 wives, and has been blessed with wealth. From what I've read and know from reading about Ginger Baker, the only way he's NOT been "blessed" is via his own self-inflicted rebellious hand and bad judgement. No, I would not want to trade places with him NOW...or frankly, most sickly, bitter, nasty mad-at-the-world malcontents. To me, that whole "trading places" thing isn't to be taken all that seriously anyway -- it's more of a temporary challenge, a "game" we'd play back when. There are only ONE respective Pinguinite and one Liberator mold made. (Even if you believe you make an "encore appearance", you'd still not be "Pinguinite").
Hear ya. Read it and weep. NOT.
NOTHING compares to Rap. Rap = Raw Sewage Punk Rock = pre-teens goofing off with real instruments I don't understand the appeal of either other than the curiosity of wondering how anyone could listen to both for longer than 10 seconds (never mind the 30+ years of Rap).
But it moved waaaay to the "back burner" in another galaxy beyond the mainstream. For anyone expecting it to be at their fingertips (as in the previous 30 years), it's long gone.) Yes, we've discussed this phenomena before; Corporate entities/PTB consciously collaborated/conspired to gut or set fire to creatively-produced independent music and wide array of rock genres and instead infected the airwaves with a limited "cookie-cutter" approach. Those "cookies" intended for wide public consumption were "CRAP A, B, C".) This was part the PTB plan to corrupt and poison Western culture IMO. The good music has always been there - it just became more difficult to find stations that played it Yes, I get it. IOW, good, creative "pop music" that used to be readily available to the masses was buried so deep that only truly inquisitive people like you would be able to find it. The "Disco Era" was a turning point in music, definitely a low point in musical history, but it did induce a backlash of sorts. The punk-rock scene developed at about that time - Sex Pistols, The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Jam - all of those bands and others created some great music in spite of disco being the dominant music genre at the time. Disco was arguably a "Low point" only when it became dominant over genres of Rock. It just was never THAT good to displace rock over all, was it? Some of the other band genres -- Punk and New Wave *were* creative. But...again IMO, were a step down in the evolution of quality rock as I recall in real time. I guess that opinion is obviously relative. But if you think about it, "Rock" DID "die" within 10 years of the Punk/New Wave incursion. Then most of Rock it was snuffed out by Grunge and more Rap. By the mid-90s it really was all over and the dirt was shoveled over the spirit of Dick Clark :-( I think there will always be great, tuneful music, harmonies, melodies, musicians with great instrumental prowess and in a lot of ways there is even more than there has been in the past with the internet allowing any band to get their music out to the listeners, bypassing the control of record labels. "If a tree falls in the forest..." I wish, but naah, don't think so.Why not? Simply because there are the vast number of kids inspired and challenged to be great musicians as in the heyday of the 60s and early 70s. No where near musically proficient young people in the last 30 years or so. I'm sure you've dug deep and found some great music. But for most people, it's buried too far below the surface. I read this article a number of years ago - it provides one theory as to why - take it with a grain of salt. "The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation" Interesting stuff. INDEED "interesting stuff." I can easily believe what went down. Fascinating as it turns out. 1991. Conspiracy to promote Rap under the guise of "Prison" fodder. Yup, turns out making Rap "pop music" was about the PTB destroying Western Culture. My theory on that - especially the use of auto-tone to make the vocals on many songs sound robotic: The Transhumanist agenda Transhumanism, a strange agglomeration of technology, politics, and even aspects of religion. The Transhumanist view of the future features a fully mechanized simulacrum of society teeming with visible and invisible robots and robotic functions that will engineer the minutia of life at every turn, presumably to make life easier and more fulfilling. Wild. The Transhumanist Agenda. I have also been following this phenomena....The claims of "benefits" are Deception of course. We also agree on the PTB MO -- this hi-tech manipulation of our society by our satanic overlords. Most people can't wrap their head around this or what's coming down the pike. Dark days ahead. Hold onto your soul. Reminds me of this:
I didn't get that from what I read above. Sounded more like he admitted to deserving it. You count 4 wives as a blessing? Maybe if he had them all at the same time, otherwise, at least 3 of them probably fell short of the "blessing" qualification. On good health and attractiveness, if he had those qualities, fine. Skills are his own, however, and he gets credit for that, and it translated to financial success which he apparently couldn't handle very well, to his own drug-addicted detriment. He has much to learn. One of the assumptions made by most major faiths is that our DNA defines all that we are, and the soul is merely a consciousness that's left over when the body dies. Under Newton, not so. The vast majority of our identity, -- i.e. our personality -- is defined by the soul not the human brain. The brain defines things like sexual attractiveness as that's purely carnal, and some brain related psychiatric ailments are purely physical, but personal traits in general are an aspect of the soul, so vices, virtues etc, go with you when you die (they ARE you) and so upon return, it's *you* all over again. It could well be that various skills and "mental" abilities are included in this, such as math, writing & piano playing skills, which would explain child prodigies who are amazingly advanced for their age. A soul changing bodies is much akin to a person changing clothes. He'll be regarded differently by the public, but underneath, it's the same person.
Some people,due to some sort of genetic imbalance at birth,just ain't happy unless they are miserable.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
I also liked the group Chicago. A few more I liked: Dire Straits The Doors Steve Winwood Rush
That kind of reminds me of Meatloaf's "Two out of three ain't bad" in 1978. It was played 3 times an hour on any radio station you tuned in to. I liked it at first but grew sick of it by the end of the summer.
#48. To: Pinguinite (#14)
I was going to suggest Boston as well.
#49. To: Jameson (#15)
Make that a garage door. The Ramones gave hope to every crummy teenage Garage Band who thought they were good enough to "make it". Mostly style over substance, a caricature. At the time, a wannabe. Nostalgia has created the legend.
Brian May and his guitar was the best thing about Queen. That debut album gave a false hope of their "rock" future as Freddy Mercury took the band namesake literally as he transformed the band's sound into one giant Broadway effete showtune. If not for Wayne's World, Queen would have remained an embarrassing footnote representing "Fruit-Rock".
A legit heavy rock album
The irony is that Rush were 3 great musicians. Problem was their lack of composition skills. For a band who produced so many albums, the further irony was that rarely did they ever compose anything that flowed, was harmonious, and was epic or catchy. I found the vocals to be annoying. The band's most popular track (arguably), 'Tom Sawyer' to be too pretentious. Rush tried too hard to blend too many different styles and riffs (progressive, jazz, hard rock, emotional lyrics) into one song.
Good effort by Springsteen. Nice debut album. His band's second album ('The Wild, Innocent & E. Street Shuffle') would have been a Top 7 Debut Album (IMO). Bruce hasn't cut a good album since 1984. That's nearly 35 years. His live show has always been one of the best.
#50. To: tpaine (#16)
#51. To: Pinguinite, no gnu taxes (#17)
The official band has, in fact, released new albums over the years but they've gone no where. It seems Scholz, for all his engineering genius, was a nitpicking perfectionist to the point of being a PITA...
#52. To: GrandIsland (#18)
How about a few choices in the past 100 Years, you old f**k.
#53. To: A K A Stone, GrandIsland (#1)
Best debut album of all time is Guns n Roses Appetite for destruction. Hands down without a diubt. It is also still the best sellong debut album also.
#54. To: GrandIsland, A K A Stone (#19)
Back in Black (even tho I liked Bonn Scott better than Brian Johnson) also must be included in top 5
#55. To: GrandIsland'A K A Stone (#20)
Peter Framton Comes Alive - Alive would have to be considered too
#56. To: sneakypete (#21)
I agree. It came out of nowhere,and flat took over.
#57. To: sneakypete, Hank Rearden (#22)
They,like most of Pink Floyd's releases,will never go out of print.
#58. To: Liberator (#43)
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Trailer:
#59. To: Liberator (#0)
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#60. To: Liberator (#47)
#61. To: sneakypete, Jameson, Deckard, Hank Rearden, A K A Stone (#23)
5. Ramones - Ramones - Kicked the door down for a generation of punk rockers
Which pretty much describes why none of their crap is even semi-good.
#62. To: Hank Rearden (#58)
#63. To: Hank Rearden (#59)
I was in radio through the middle of the '70s (Disco Sucks!)
#64. To: Liberator (#62)
I don't get Netflix. And it I had I'd drop it since they gave 0bama a license to produce his propaganda there.
#65. To: Liberator (#62)
I will definitely watch the full Ginger Baker doc in its entirety when I can.
#66. To: no gnu taxes (#63)
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I confess..... me too. Same with TSOP. And ELO.
Hard to tell from here; what do you smell like - axle grease or Vaseline?
#67. To: Liberator (#61)
#68. To: Liberator (#54)
#69. To: Liberator (#54)
It's not a Debut Album.
#70. To: Deckard (#41)
Took longer than usual for the thread to deteriorate into a "your music sucks" thread.
#71. To: Liberator (#56)
Hear ya. That Boston album hit like a nuke. Still nothing like it since. There are "great" debut albums, then there are albums that sound like they were composed in a different era, on a different planet. Few are in that category.
#72. To: Hank Rearden (#59)
probably caught contact emphysema (no symptoms to date, fortunately) from Tom Waits.
#73. To: Liberator (#61)
Guess who hasn't made the R&R Hall of Fame? The Guess Who. Boston. Foreigner. Bad Company. The Doobie Bros. Chubby Checker. Pat Benatar. Dick Dale. Tommy James. Carole King. Four Seasons. The Monkees (YES -- THE MONKEES!).
#74. To: no gnu taxes (#63)
I actually heard a few disco songs I liked.
#75. To: Liberator (#43)
Ginger Baker. He's been blessed than more than 99% of the population. Despite that the guy smoked like a chimney; Been a heroine addict for 50 years; Was reckless and rebellious and willfully disrespected his own body his entire life. Now it's all God's fault?
You wonder how the "Counselors" of the "Newton Model" would handle the case Ginger Baker. I'd imagine Baker's when his number was called, it would cause even that unlucky "team" to scatter ;-)
#76. To: sneakypete (#72)
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He was an interesting musician and man.
Ever seen "Seven Psychopaths"? Interesting flick; Waits was good in it. IIRC, the first 2 minutes will spin your head around in the opening scene shot on that famous old Los Angeles overpass.
#77. To: sneakypete (#73)
If Link Wray and Dick Dale ain't in it,the place needs to be burned to the ground for insulting the world.
#78. To: Pinguinite (#75)
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I understand your facetiousness, and I never knew of this guy before today............
If not, hie ye to a tunes site forthwith. No man should reach the end deprived of their issue.
Zounds, I find myself ensnared in Olde English bullshite!
#79. To: sneakypete (#74)
I have said it before,and I will say it again today,it was Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
#80. To: Pinguinite (#75)
As for it being "God's fault" I don't necessarily see him casting any blame on God for his situation. Seems to me he's blaming himself. Which he probably should.
#81. To: sneakypete, Hank Rearden (#73)
If Link Wray and Dick Dale ain't in it,the place needs to be burned to the ground for insulting the world.
#82. To: sneakypete, Deckard (#70)
Punk Rock is like Rap. It's not music. It's adult children desperate for attention making noise.
#83. To: Deckard (#42)
I agree with some aspects of your statement - however I don't believe that listenable rock music died in 1987. It was just moved to the back burner so to speak. Radio stations became more corporate controlled, many if not most of them got their playlists from central control and at that time a lot of stations were getting rid of local DJ's and relying on a more cookie cutter approach.
#84. To: Liberator (#80)
He did blame himself...and also blamed "God" for "punishing" him for allowing him to "suffer".
No?? The guy was blessed with good health and physical attractiveness; the extraordinary gift of the art of drumming; liberty and freedom to do as he pleased in this life; been saved by high-tech medical science (and pleased by it); Lives on almost 300 acres, had 4 wives, and has been blessed with wealth.
There are only ONE respective Pinguinite and one Liberator mold made. (Even if you believe you make an "encore appearance", you'd still not be "Pinguinite").
#85. To: Pinguinite (#84)
On good health and attractiveness, if he had those qualities, fine. Skills are his own, however, and he gets credit for that, and it translated to financial success which he apparently couldn't handle very well, to his own drug-addicted detriment. He has much to learn.
#86. To: Liberator (#0)
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