SOMETHING DIFFERENT: Best First Albums

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Here's your chance to introduce us to some albums you think are great. The only requirement is that they be the first album from that artist or group (to the best of your knowledge).

They can be well-known artists/bands, diamonds in the rough, or 1-hit wonders. Doesn't matter. Just as long as you think they are great and were the first from that artist/band.

Please link a song from the album if you can.

I'll start. The Album is 6 and 12 String Guitar, by Leo Kottke...

 

[BelemNole]

 

[unsubstantiated]

Van Halen

 

[BelemNole]

 

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Zep

 

[SCHawkFan]

I think this is also their best album.

 

[BelemNole]

 

[unsubstantiated]

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So many great instruments in that tune.

 

[BelemNole]

 

[BelemNole]

 

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Janis Joplin

Well, dang! I always thought Cheap Thrills was her first album, but it seems she and Big Brother had an earlier one.

Screw it. I feel like posting this song anyway.

 

[h-hawk]

 

[h-hawk]

 

[DFSNOLE]

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My first thought.

 

[lonestar50]

 

[unsubstantiated]

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All fantastic examples. I almost forgot about Metallica's debut.

 

[ConvenientParking]

Desaparecidos- Read Music / Speak Spanish

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Pronounced Lehnerd Skinnerd

 

[mjtommy]

 

[LesClaypool]

The best 1st album is Boston.
I don’t even particularly like Boston.
Their 1st album is fantastic though.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Slipknot

 

[Jim Grizzly]

 

[The Tradition]

 

[The Tradition]

 

[ConvenientParking]

The Velvet Underground & Nico

 

[ConvenientParking]

Pixies - Surfer Rosa

 

[Brok85]

 

[SeaPA]

My favorite debut album is The Black Crows, Shake Your Money Maker. I won’t bother to link anything because everyone know so it.

 

[ConvenientParking]

 

[C/Seahawk]

Cream - Fresh Cream
I'm So Glad


Leftover Salmon - Bridges to Bert
Pasta on the Mountain


Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Sinister Minister


Widespread Panic - Space Wrangler


Phish - Junta
Divided Sky


a nod to Iowa City band Sheltering Sky - Travellin' the Land
Gang Lu


Another Iowa City band High and Lonesome - Alackaday
Shining Softly

 

[The Tradition]

 

[timinatoria]

 

[Brok85]

 

[The Tradition]

This album changed the music world forever.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

 

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[DrVenkman]

GISH by Smashing Pumpkins.

 

[BubsFinn]

 

[Jerome Silberman]

 

[Jerome Silberman]