Essential Albums: Debuts
Submitted by JohnnyW on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 10:26
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- 1.The Byrds/Mr. Tamborine Man
- 2.Elvis Costello/My Aim is True
- 3.The Doors/The Doors
- 4.The Jimi Hendrix Experience/Are You Experienced?
- 5.Joy Division/Unknown Pleasures
- 6.Liz Phair/Exile in Guyville
- 7.REM/Murmur
- 8.Patti Smith/Horses
- 9.Television/Marquee Moon
- 10.Tricky/Maxinquaye
Author Comments:
I don't have a lot to say about this one except that this list came to me as I was thinking about how many artists take a few albums to truly find their musical "voice," so to speak, and start putting out their best work. It's also surprising how many artists put out a brilliant debut and then never match it in terms of artistic quality or as a fully-realized statement. Perhaps a brilliant debut can be a curse in many cases?
Great list! I may have to do my own version of this soon!
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs