Best 1-2 Punch On A Debut Album

Au contraire mon ami!!! Which one of those gems is not a debut album.

(Not counting any Bee Gees Lp's that were only released in Australia and saw a broader release after they hit it big)

 

Their debut was released not only in Australia but in other parts of the world.

 

Crowded House (US LP version):
"World Where You Live"
"Now We're Getting Somewhere"

(The third song makes for a great triumvirate - "Don't Dream It's Over.")

 

Break On Through/Soul Kitchen - The Doors/The Doors
Good Time Bad Times/Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You -Led Zeppelin I

 

Iron Maiden

"Prowler">"Remember Tomorrow"

Black Sabbath

"Black Sabbath">"The Wizard"

Ozzy Osbourne

"I Don't Know">"Crazy Train"

Metallica

"Hit the Lights">"The Four Horsemen"

Pink Floyd

"Astronomy Domine">"Lucifer Sam"

ZZ Top

"Somebody Else Been Shaking Your Tree">"Brown Sugar"

 

U2- Boy (“I Will Follow” , “Twilight”)

Pat Benatar- In the Heat of the Night (“Heartbreaker”, “I Need a Lover”)

Clint Black - Killin Time (“Straight from the Factory” “A Better Man”)

Maybe not the absolute best, but up there.

 

Too many to list that better the Byrds.

 

I don't believe that is correct. The Brothers Gibb released two albums in Australia prior to the International release of their Bee Gees 1st Lp. These two Lp's were only released in Australia and that is why I never considered either of them as their "debut" lp.

 

If You All Get To Heaven
If You Let Me Stay
(From TTD's ...Hardline according to...)
Made a believer out of me for sure.

 

My bad.

 

Gang of Four - Ether & Natural's Not In It

 

Last Plane should have made Kevin Gilbert a star.

 

Their first and only album in 1977.

 

The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hit Makers)
Not Fade Away / Route 66 (US)
Route 66 / I Just Want To Make Love To You (UK)

 

Look Sharp

Onr More Time/ Sunday Papers

 

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Krimson King
21st Century Schizoid Man / I Talk To The Wind

 

Any album released by the Bee Gees prior to their third album (Bee Gees 1st) are bona fide albums whether they were released only in Australia or not.

 

Dire Striats

Down to the Waterline
Water of Love

 

Van Halen-1978

Running With The Devil
Eruption
You Really Got Me(If you don`t consider Eruption a song)

 

No order Here are several picks
1. Led Zeppelin- Good Times Bad Times / Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
2. Big Star - Feel/ The Ballad of El Goodo
3. The Velvet Underground- Sunday Morning/ I'm Waiting For The Man
4. [ignoring the tracked argument/banter opening which isn't a song] Ryan Adams - To Be Young/ My Winding Wheel
5. The Byrds - Mr Tamborine Man / I'll Feel a whole lot better
6. The Cars - Good Times Roll / Best Friends Girl
7. Randy Newman - Love Story (You and Me) / Bet No One Ever Hurt Thua Bad
8. Pixies - Bone Machine / Break my body [caribou and Vamos from come on pilgrim ep are solid too but Surfer Rosa is the debut album]
9. The Polyphonic Spree---Have a Day / Celebritory and It's the Sun
10. Patti Smith - Gloria / Redondo Beach
11. Sister Midnight /nightclubbing
12. Love - My Little Red Book / Can't Exolain (aka the true birth of punk)
13. The Mamas & Papas - Monday Monday / Straight Shooter (sunshine hippie non punk lol)
14. NIN - Head Like a Hole / Terrible Lie

 

Jess And The Ancient Ones-S/T
1. Prayer For Death And Fire
2. Twilight Witchcraft
Solidly in my top 10 debut albums of all time, this 1-2 punch to start off the record sets the stage for a magical listening experience. I absolutely love this album.

 

I'll go with PJ Harvey:

1. Oh My Lover
2. O Stella.

And vote for Arcade Fire:

1. Neighborhood #1
2. Neighborhood #2

Both for the same reason - I'd never heard anything like that before, and I was hooked from the first listen.

 

They must be pretty great then.

 

Soundtrack of our Lives - Welcome To The Infant Freebase

1. Mantra Slider
2. Firmament Vacation

Barclay James Harvest - Barclay James Harvest

1. Taking Some Time On
2. Mother Dear

Starlight Mints - The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of

1. Submarine #3
2. The Bandit

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

1. Time To Pretend
2. Weekend Wars

 

Nugent is a whacko but his debut solo album has a couple of 1-2 beauties:

Stranglehold
Stormtroppin'