Amazing first solo albums.

Steve Perry

Ozzy
Roger Waters
Mike Rutherford

Axl Rose

 

1. Ian Hunter - Ian Hunter
2. John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
3. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
4. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
5. Edgar Froese - Aqua
6. Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent

 

...but does "All Things Must Pass" really qualify?

 

Gene Simmons - Gene Simmons
Ace Frehley - Ace Frehley
Paul Stanley - Paul Stanley
Peter Criss - Peter Criss

 

Actually....Wonderwall Music was his first.

Also, lest we forget, John Lennon/POB was preceded by Two Virgins, Life with the Lions, The Wedding Album and Live Peace in Toronto.

 

Yes...I thought of Lennon too, but thought better of not posting the "Two Virgins" album cover.

 

Not only an amazing first solo album, but my favorite album of all-time!





To be honest, all four of the 1978 Kiss solo albums are amazing first albums. And they might best be appreciated as a four-piece whole. Still, Paul's album is especially...sublime. Certainly to me anyways.

 

Oh, crap. Good point.

 

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I'm so glad that Springsteen left Steel Mill!

 

THAT maybe be the best of the bunch so far.

Love it!

 

Are You Experienced
Moby Grape
Chicago Transit Authority
The Inner Mounting Flame
Loosen Up Naturally

 

My personal top picks would be:

1. George Harrison – All Things Must Pass
2. Dennis Wilson – Pacific Ocean Blue
3. John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band
4. Jimi Hendrix – The Cry of Love (does this count?)
5. Jack White – Blunderbuss

Even though All Things Must Pass, Plastic Ono Band and McCartney were all preceded by instrumental and/or experimental albums by their respective artists, I think they will always be remembered as their "real" solo debuts. What I find puzzling is when people try to pass off Ringo (1973) as Starr's solo debut.

 

None of those qualify.

 

Ok... so not mentioned yet I believe...

Ryan adams- heartbreaker

(Post whiskeytown)

 

Does this qualify?

 

Chicago Transit Authority
Can't Buy A Thrill
Rickie Lee Jones
Alive on Arrival...Steve Forbert
John Prine

 

As I recall those three were by John and Yoko so not solo albums exactly

Live Peace was credited to Plastic Ono Band not Lennon

 

None of those qualify.

 

Dang...you are right....wrong thread. Where's my Time Machine.

 

I like your policing work here. But they are excellent first time out albums anyway. Let it pass. The TS did not give strict guidelines. Rickie Lee Jones, John Prine and Steve Forbert were certainly SOLO acts.

 

Joy of a Toy - Kevin Ayers

 

Clapton

D. Mason

N. Young

J. Garcia

Jorma- Quah

McCartney

Entwistle

Townshend

K. Richards

Stills

 

Released after Nesmith left the Monkees, the first of many excellent albums.

 

Ah, good point.

 

Only if you can explain the difference between a Frank Zappa album, a Mothers of Invention album, and a Mothers album.