Artists with just one great album

Any artists that you like that only put out one great album? Whether it be an artist that put out one great album and then disappeared or they put out several albums but only had one that was great. I got to thinking about this while looking at my next band up on my listening list tonight.

Here they are, sadly they only made this one awesome hard rock album and then disappeared.

 

U2 - Boy

 

Only one "real" album, and most consider it great:

Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols

 

young marble giants
franz ferdinand

 

Travis
"The Man Who"

...is a great album, full of various wonderful musical textures and memorable melodies, including great guitar pop/rock. It had that classic feel from the start, and flows so damn well.
The vocals are spot on. (I even was willing to accept "Blue Flashing Light" as their experimental track!). By far their best, and one of my top albums of the '90s.

But the next release, The Invisible Band, and others since have not been as inspired.
Better stated - none of the later releases inspire me, as much.

Travis may have had a few good songs since, but to me, nothing touches "The Man Who".

So, spinning it now, I still think it's great, but always wonder, what happened?

 

I don't have that much knowledge of the band and haven't listened to the entire discography, but I think August and Everything After by Counting Crows is terrific but the other two other albums I listened to were just OK.

Temple of the Dog's self-titled classic and Mad Season's Above would be the absolute winners in the sole-album by a band category, followed by Apple by Mother Love Bone.

Honorable mention goes to the self-titled Quatermass '70s masterpiece.
Another personal favorite though is Gandalf's 1968 psychedelic hidden gem of an album, one of my all time favorite albums, captivating stuff.

 

This!

 

Jeff Buckley - Grace
Jeff Beck Group - Truth

 

Guns N' Roses

 

Bands that put out one great album...

Blind Faith - Blind Faith
Derek & The Dominoes - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Mother Love Bone - Apple
The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog
Armageddon - Armageddon

 

Moby Grape
Television

 

The Modern Lovers

 

The Modern Lovers

 

The Modern Lovers

 

I can think of three from the '90s:

Eg and Alice
Botany 5
Mark Hollis

 

I can think of three from the '90s:

Eg and Alice
Botany 5
Mark Hollis

 

As much as I enjoy Sting with the Police, his solo stuff never really gelled with me. However, this album stands up there with the best of the Police:

 

Guns 'n' Roses

 

Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement
Midlake - Trials of Van Occupanther
Marianne Faithful - Broken English

 

You forgot War.
And The Unforgettable Fire.
And The Joshua Tree.
And Achtung Baby.

Points for trying tho.

 

I agree but still think Wow and Adventure are fine albums that get unfairly looked over a lot because they followed up near perfect albums that were almost impossible to follow.

 

The La's.

 

Television - Marquee Moon
Carole King - Tapestry
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Boston - Boston
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind
The Strokes - Is This It
Killers - Hot Fuss
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
DJ Shadow - Entroducing
The Avalanches - Since I Left You

 

I could get a lot of flak for this, but: Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers.