Their second album was their best

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  1. nosticker

    nosticker Forum Guy Thread Starter

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    There's plenty of talk about the "sophomore slump", but it doesn't always happen! List your picks where you feel a band bettered their debut, and maybe never equaled it again.

    My choices:

    The Cars - Candy-O

    Crowded House - Temple of Low Men

    Coldplay - A Rush of Blood To The Head



    Dan
     
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  2. WillieDaPimp

    WillieDaPimp Good bad, not evil

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    The Stooges- Fun House
     
  3. Jari S.

    Jari S. Forum Resident

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    Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
     
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  4. AFOS

    AFOS Forum Resident

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    Rio - Duran Duran
    Diamond - Spandau Ballet
    What's The Story Morning Glory - Oasis
    Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel

    Disagree on Crowded House their best is Woodface IMO
     
  5. Jari S.

    Jari S. Forum Resident

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    Bad Company - Straight Shooter

    Santana - Abraxas
     
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  6. SunSon

    SunSon Lucky Boomer

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    Most people like his first one best and it's a very good album but John Prine's second album Diamonds In The Rough is by far my favorite.
    It's different from the first and the ones that follow, more acoustic and kind of 'folky'.
     
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  7. Galactus2

    Galactus2 Forum Resident

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    Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here
    Elvis Costello - This Year's Model

    Both exceeded their promising debut LPs, IMO.
     
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  8. xfilian

    xfilian Forum Resident

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    Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair

    Tubeway Army - Replicas
     
  9. stanleyb

    stanleyb Forum Resident

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    Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
     
  10. Niall1984

    Niall1984 Forum Resident

    Morning Glory - Oasis
    Dirt - Alice In Chains
    Strange Days - The Doors
    Live Through This - Hole
    Doolittle - Pixies
    The Color & The Shape - Foo Fighters
    Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
     
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  11. sound chaser

    sound chaser Senior Member

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    ABC.
     
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  12. Philo Beddoe

    Philo Beddoe Mechanic at Joe’s Garage

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    Black Sabbath ~ Paranoid.
     
  13. Nosferatuz

    Nosferatuz Forum Resident

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    - "Too Much Too Soon" by New York Dolls
    - "Elvis" by Elvis
     
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  14. bob_32_116

    bob_32_116 Forum Flaneur

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    PSMT is their third.

    I also disagree with the OP on Crowded House - my fave is Intriguer followed by Woodface. I never liked Temple much, mainly because I think "Better Be Home Soon" is an extremely lame song.
     
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  15. bob_32_116

    bob_32_116 Forum Flaneur

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    Elton John - s/t

    Talk about a sophomore leap!
     
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  16. Exitmusic

    Exitmusic Forum Resident

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    New Order - Power,Corruption and Lies
    Pearl Jam - Vs
    Suede - Dog Man Star
     
  17. bob_32_116

    bob_32_116 Forum Flaneur

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    Carole King - Tapestry

    Not that "Writer" was a bad album by any means.
     
  18. bob_32_116

    bob_32_116 Forum Flaneur

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    I think Deep Forest's "Boheme" is even better than their self-titled first album.
     
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  19. stem

    stem Forum Resident

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    Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstacy.
     
  20. rikki nadir

    rikki nadir Gentleman Thug

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    Jethro Tull - Stand Up

    There are those who feel it is the best thing they ever did. On occasion, I am swayed in this direcction.
     
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  21. Sear

    Sear Dad rocker

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    Metallica
     
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  22. Sear

    Sear Dad rocker

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    That S&G is the third
     
  23. Sear

    Sear Dad rocker

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    Nirvana
     
  24. Ricky Lampoon

    Ricky Lampoon Forum Resident

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    Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.

    First album was a stinker, but the second was arguably his best.
     
  25. Zach Johnson

    Zach Johnson Forum Resident

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