Albums that became an instant favourite on first listen

Yea thats about the size of it!!

 

I still haven't recovered...

 

Grizzly Bear - Horn Of Plenty

 

Thread full of albums titles; neato.

 

Has to be
David Bowies Hunky Dory
Ram- Paul McCartney
Unplugged- Clapton
Odessey and Oracle- The Zombies

 

Foxtrot - Genesis

 

- "New York" by Lou Reed
- "Alladin Sane" by David Bowie
- "Four Calendar Cafe" by Cocteau Twins
- "Doolittle" by The Pixies
- "Red" by King Crimson
- "Close to the Edge" by Yes
- "Lust for Life" by Iggy Popp
- " Too Much, Too Soon" by New York Dolls

 

R.E.M. - Murmur
Soundpool - On High
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food
The Cars - The Cars
The Depreciation Guild - Spirit Youth
Stereolab - Dots and Loops
Tame Impala - Currents
Radiohead - Kid A
XTC - Apple Venus (Vol. 1)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The Strokes - Is This It

 

CCR "Cosmo's Factory"

Radiohead "Kid A"

Steely Dan "Pretzel Logic"

Chicago "Chicago II"

Kate Bush "Never Forever"

Split Enz "Time and Tide"

Squeeze "East Side Story"

 

Generally speakng, if I love an album on first listen,
it usually becomes boring very quickly and ends up on my shelf collecting dust.
I think the greatest albums are the ones that get better and better with each listen.
Examples..
Astral Weeks
Steven Wilson's Hand Cannot Erase
Aqualung
Kamasi Washington 's The Epic

 

My first was MEET THE BEATLES!

 

Aja - Steely Dan
... One of my favorite albums. Instantly soothing and incredibly impressive.

Runaway Horses - Belinda Carlisle
... Different, beautiful and honest. Love Belinda!

 

Brand New- Your+Favorite+Weapon
Jimmy Eat World- Bleed American
The Smiths- The Queen is Dead
Jawbreaker- Unfun
Kyuss- blues for the red sun
Jason Isabell- Southeastern
American football- American Football

 

The Beatles - Help!
Stray Cats - Stray Cats
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Paul Simon - One-Trick Pony
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy
Tracey Ullman - You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix
DumDum Boys - Blodig alvor na na na na na
John Cougar Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubeelee
Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn of a Friendly Card
Prince & The Revolution - Around the World in a Day
Motorpsycho - Phanerothyme
Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace
Barclay James Harvest - Ring of Changes
Billy Joel - Glass Houses
R.E.M. - Out of Time
Bob Dylan - Infidels

 

Meet the Beatles
Shine On Brightly
Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers
Scary Monsters

 

Green River - Creedence clearwater revival

 

John Lennon "Mind Games"

 

Just having voted in the 1975 album thread then arriving here, I realize I had forgotten to list Born to Run in this thread.

 

Roxy Music, Avalon

 

Graham Parker, Squeezing Out Sparks

 

Flaming Lips, Yoshimi
Pearl Jam, Ten
Peter Gabriel, Plays Live
Radiohead, In Rainbows
Metallica, And Justice For All
Rush, Moving Pictures
Porcupine Tree, Deadwing
The Police, Synchronicity
Tool, Undertow
Rag Against The Machine
Audioslave, s/t
Fleetwood Mac, Rumors
Pink Floyd, DSOTM, WYWH
Sinead O'Connor, The Lion and the Cobra
Styx, Gran Illusion

 

Rumours

 

Excluding albums I've known forever (= can't remember the first listen - includes countless personal favorites like Born To Run, L.A Woman,...)

Steely Dan - Katy Lied
Joy Division - Substance
Divine Comedy - Liberation
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
U2 - Achtung Baby

 

Minutemen 'Double Nickels...'
Fugazi '13 Songs' and 'Repeater'
Sonic Youth 'Sister' and 'Daydream Nation'
Misfits 'Walk Among Us'
GWAR 'War Party'
Slayer 'Reign in Blood'
Danzig
Tool 'Undertow'
Beck 'Midnite Vultures'
Son Volt 'Trace'
Fishbone 'The Reality of My Surroundings'
Living Colour 'Time's Up'
Soundgarden 'Badmotorfinger'

Black Sabbath 'Black Sabbath' was the first one to get me, though.

 

A few off the top of my head...

Badfinger - Straight Up
The Yes Album
Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Be Bop Deluxe - Axe Victim
Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny And Mutation
Buggles - The Age Of Plastic
Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight
Nick Lowe - Labour Of Lust
Dave Edmunds - Tracks On Wax 4
XTC - The Black Sea
Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves
Lene Lovich - Stateless
Book Of Love - Book Of Love
New Order - Brotherhood
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells II
Yes - 90125
Depeche Mode - Violator
Pretty & Twisted - Pretty & Twisted
Martina McBride - Martina

I'm sure there are more... lots more... but those are the ones I remember tonight. And I have to mention that, although the impact was instant, I've liked all of these albums an awful lot as time passed. As a matter of fact I still listen to many of then now.