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Bulldogcakes

04-20-2006, 12:46 PM

I'm not talking about one hit wonders, I mean one album wonders. THere's so many bands like this. They put out a first album that doesn't have a bad track on the entire thing. They look like they're going to be huge and then. . . . . the highly anticipated second release . .  has maybe one good track on it. Here's a starter<img width="356" height="345" border="0" src="http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/b/brandnewhea_brandnewh_101b.jpg" />First album was great. Great, funky party music filled with infectious grooves. N'Dea Davenport was a revelation. And then. . . . not much else worth listening to after that.   Any others?

Tall_James

04-20-2006, 12:52 PM

<img height="298" src="http://lydian.mamiz.com/memolog/images/discs/B0001Z3U56.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" width="300" border="0" />Perfect in every way.  Nick Lowe, Dave Edmonds - no follow up.

Plethora

04-20-2006, 12:56 PM

One can make an argument for<img width="240" height="240" border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002KIE.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" />But I find the cashing in on the cashing in of The Great Rock 'n Roll Swindle very worthwhile

SinA

04-20-2006, 12:58 PM

Blind Faith never really had a follow up together, although the members all went on to great careeers.<img height="300" src="http://www.1057thehawkfm.com/images/memorablemonday/Blind-Faith-Blind-Faith.jpg" width="301" border="0" />There are a few odd B-sides and import releases, and the live stuff, though.

A.J.

04-20-2006, 01:00 PM

Hottub

04-20-2006, 01:06 PM

<img height="500" src="http://www.coverportal.de/cover/audio/g/guns_n_roses_appetite_for_destruction_a.jpg" width="500" border="0" />One of the greatest rock albums in recent history. What followed was mostly stool.

Plethora

04-20-2006, 01:22 PM

Hottub wrote:   GNR Appetite for Destruction One of the greatest rock albums in recent history. What followed was mostly stool. <blockquote />  I think GNR Lies is a strong album.  But, yep that's a sad end of a band thing right there. And anyway (get ready for it) the complete tale is not told -- CHINESE DEMOCRACY!heh

KennethC

04-20-2006, 01:25 PM

Jimmy Bell's Still in Town by 15.60.75 (aka the Numbers Band) is the greatest album no one has ever heard of. I know they've put out other records in Cleveland, but I've only ever heard their debut.<img height="230" src="http://www.morphius.com/label/images/numbersband_lg.jpg" width="260" border="0" />

Bulldogcakes

04-20-2006, 01:41 PM

I hate to do this but<img width="200" height="196" border="0" src="http://image.com.com/mp3/images/cover/200/drd800/d841/d84155p3b96.jpg" />  Truth and Soul was a top to bottom perfect album. Everything else after that just seemed to miss the mark, with a few exception songs here and there.

WhistlePig

04-20-2006, 01:45 PM

<img src='http://image.com.com/mp3/images/cover/200/drg500/g536/
g53604dwe8t.jpg' border=0>



This message was edited by WhistlePig on 4-20-06 @ 5:49 PM

Plethora

04-20-2006, 01:47 PM

WhistlePig yer Presidents Of The United States Of America pic is busted.... but good point.  Didn't they recently reunite?  Heh, I kind of got a kick out of them breaking up for "artistic reasons" after their hit album.  It was done with a wink as I recall.

WhistlePig

04-20-2006, 01:51 PM

Sorry, I can't get any of the links to a graphic to work! But yeah, the Presidents
did just reunite and their new songs are really good (heard new stuff on MySpace).
Nothing could beat that first album, though.

Plethora

04-20-2006, 01:53 PM

Here you go (good ole amazon):<img width="240" height="240" border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002B9P.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" /> And I forgot that they are a THE band... THE Presidents... unlike the TALKING HEADS which is definitely sans THE.

Bulldogcakes

04-20-2006, 02:01 PM

Hottub wrote: One of the greatest rock albums in recent history. What followed was mostly stool. I think thats a little rough HT. Appetite was one of the best albums ever made, but they did put out plenty of solid material after it (and NO by solid material I dont mean nice firm poops) But I'll agree that everything they did after AFD lacked the grittiness and desperation of that first album. But what do you expect, they were rich rock stars by then. <blockquote />

torker

04-20-2006, 02:07 PM

BoondockSaint

04-20-2006, 03:28 PM

Hottub

04-20-2006, 03:35 PM

Bulldogcakes wrote:  Hottub wrote: One of the greatest rock albums in recent history. What followed was mostly stool. I think thats a little rough HT. Appetite was one of the best albums ever made, but they did put out plenty of solid material after it (and NO by solid material I don't mean nice firm poops) But I'll agree that everything they did after AFD lacked the grittiness and desperation of that first album. But what do you expect, they were rich rock stars by then.  Sorry, they had a few tracks on a few albums that were solid. Beyond that, they went right into the shitter. Heroin's a hell of a drug! And being a rich egotistical rock star dd not help. Without the hungry, they were shit! Axl turned into a little Bitch! Slash and Duff were so fucking high all of their waking 6 hours it's incredible they are alive!

fezident

04-20-2006, 03:37 PM

STARFLEET?!! Torker...you kick ass.

Tazz

04-20-2006, 03:47 PM

SatCam

04-20-2006, 04:39 PM

http://www.cjnetworks.com/~leis/album/boston/boston1.jpg

Bulldogcakes

04-20-2006, 04:58 PM

SatCam wrote: <img border="0" src="http://www.cjnetworks.com/%7Eleis/album/boston/boston1.jpg" /> Good one <blockquote />

Tazz

04-20-2006, 05:05 PM

Bulldogcakes wrote:  SatCam wrote:  <img border="0" src="http://www.cjnetworks.com/%7Eleis/album/boston/boston1.jpg" />     That was my second choice. 

 <blockquote />

TheQuestion

04-20-2006, 06:50 PM

CaptClown

04-20-2006, 07:02 PM

nevnut

04-20-2006, 07:10 PM

FezPaul

04-20-2006, 07:20 PM

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/letitbe.jpg

tele7

04-20-2006, 07:41 PM

who6489

04-20-2006, 07:42 PM

<img src="http://mclub.te.net.ua/images/alb/cover6680_31149.jpg" border="0" />1) GTR - Prog Guitar greats Steve Howe & Steve Hackett put out 1 great album and that was that. <img src="http://www.grinningplanet.com/amazon/images_cds/men-at-work-business-as-usual-copyright1.jpg" border="0" />2) Men At Work "Business as Usual" - Yeah, they put out 2 more, but this was the biggie.<img src="http://www.lyred.com/covers/asia_-_asia.jpg" border="0" />3) ASIA - same as #2 <img src="http://i5.ebayimg.com/03/c/00/c1/99/9e_7.JPG" border="0" />4) Abraxas Pool - The original Santana band minus Carlos. Also 1 album.<img src="http://www.musicdatabase.co.kr/album_cover/album20051007160446.jpg" border="0" />5) HSAS "Through the Fire" - Again only one album.

who6489

04-20-2006, 07:45 PM

telecaster7 wrote: <img src="http://radar.smh.com.au/archives/supertramp.jpg" border="0" /> I have to disagree... "Crime of the Century" from a few  years earlier was even bigger than BIM, and slightly better IMHO<img src="http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Tips/SupertrampCrimeofthec.jpg" border="0" />

This message was edited by who6489 on 4-20-06 @ 11:46 PM

Stankfoot

04-20-2006, 07:46 PM

FezPaul wrote: <img border="0" src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/letitbe.jpg" />             You're kidding, right? The Replacements are "One Album Wonders"?

FezPaul

04-20-2006, 07:48 PM

Stankfoot wrote:  FezPaul wrote: <img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/letitbe.jpg" border="0" />             You're kidding, right? The Replacements are "One Album Wonders"?     I knew someone would take the bait.       <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" />

BoondockSaint

04-20-2006, 07:49 PM

Marc with a c

04-20-2006, 07:56 PM

SinA

04-20-2006, 07:58 PM

FezPaul

04-20-2006, 08:02 PM

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/animals.jpg

tele7

04-20-2006, 08:03 PM

Plethora

04-20-2006, 08:32 PM

SatCam wrote: <img border="0" src="http://www.cjnetworks.com/%7Eleis/album/boston/boston1.jpg" />  Cue the "top of the pyramid" music -- this is THE perfect answer to the original question.

marcymark

04-20-2006, 08:35 PM

fezident wrote: STARFLEET?!! Torker...you kick ass.          starfleet  WHO THE FUCK IS STARFLEET  must be a canada thing

tele7

04-20-2006, 08:35 PM

Totally Agree.  It might not hold up though.  Boston has a new album coming out in 2018.

dereckfishboy

04-20-2006, 08:38 PM

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/jenosyde/marilyn_manson_portrait_of_an_ameri.jpg

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

04-20-2006, 08:40 PM

Stankfoot wrote:  FezPaul wrote: <img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/letitbe.jpg" border="0" />             You're kidding, right? The Replacements are "One Album Wonders"?     No, but it is a phenomenal album. Not a "One Album Wonder" but a phenomenal album.

narc

04-20-2006, 08:41 PM

<hr color="cococo" align="left">dereckfishboy wrote: <img src='http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/jenosyde/marilyn_manson_portrait_of_an_ameri.jpg' border=0><hr color="cococo" align="left">

That would really piss El Jefe off that you said that.

BoondockSaint

04-20-2006, 08:42 PM

Moe will like this:<img height="647" src="http://www.totalfree.at/covers/Audio%201/GrafikAudio/Sod_-_Speak_English_Or_Die-front.jpg" width="430" border="0" />

TheQuestion

04-20-2006, 08:49 PM

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

04-20-2006, 08:52 PM

I have to agree with Plethora. I love the Sex Pistols album. Not a bad song on it. I have The Great Rock n Roll Swindle on tape somewhere; recorded from a tape of a tape. It's nothing to speak of. When I could hear it.

Earlshog

04-21-2006, 05:07 AM

Tazz wrote: <img title="pj10" height="300" alt="pj10" src="http://www.pearl-jam.com/pictures/misc/cvten.jpg" width="300" border="0" /> That is simply absurd. It doesn't even justify a response... Wait this is a response? Dammit!!!

Tall_James

04-21-2006, 05:30 AM

Doctor Manhattan

04-21-2006, 06:32 AM

Earlshog wrote: Tazz wrote: <img title="pj10" height="300" alt="pj10" src="http://www.pearl-jam.com/pictures/misc/cvten.jpg" width="300" border="0" /> That is simply absurd. It doesn't even justify a response... Wait this is a response? Dammit!!!I second the Pearl Jam 10 vote. That was a great album and I was ready to be a Pearl Jam fan...How about:<img src="http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8716/f77157tro6c2lp.jpg" border="0" />

This message was edited by Doctor Manhattan on 4-21-06 @ 10:38 AM

A.J.

04-21-2006, 06:49 AM

Crippler

04-21-2006, 07:19 AM

marcymark wrote: fezident wrote: STARFLEET?!! Torker...you kick ass.          starfleet  WHO THE FUCK IS STARFLEET  must be a canada thing  I'm going to answer under the assumption you were serious.  If it was a goof, I apologize for not getting it, but...It was actually called "Brian May & Friends' - The Starfleet Project."  Basically, it was Brian May of Queen & Eddie Van Halen hanging out for a weekend and jamming blues rifs.  Good stuff.

WhistlePig

04-21-2006, 09:19 AM

TheQuestion wrote: <img border="0"
src="http://www.rockreviews.net/albums/bloodsugarsexmagik.jpg" />


You're kidding right? Granted their newer stuff has been crap but Uplift Mofo Party
Plan and Mother's Milk are great albums!

marcymark

04-21-2006, 01:11 PM

Crippler wrote: marcymark wrote: fezident wrote: STARFLEET?!! Torker...you kick ass.          starfleet  WHO THE FUCK IS STARFLEET  must be a canada thing  I'm going to answer under the assumption you were serious.  If it was a goof, I apologize for not getting it, but...It was actually called "Brian May & Friends' - The Starfleet Project."  Basically, it was Brian May of Queen & Eddie Van Halen hanging out for a weekend and jamming blues rifs.  Good stuff.           Crippler i was serious,WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS MY FRIEND. van halen sucks same guitar riffs GO YANKS

Stankfoot

04-21-2006, 03:26 PM

FezPaul wrote: Stankfoot wrote: FezPaul wrote: <img border="0" src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/letitbe.jpg" /> You're kidding, right? The Replacements are "One Album Wonders"? I knew someone would take the bait. <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" />   <img border="0" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/stankfoot/egg.jpg" />

Bulldogcakes

04-21-2006, 04:27 PM

BoondockSaint wrote: <img width="300" height="303" border="0" src="http://muppet.wikia.com/images/c/cf/Album.brownears.jpg" /> I see your Rowlf and raise you a Red Peters <img width="250" height="247" border="0" src="http://www.counterpoint-music.com/specialties/images/redpeters2.jpg" />Red Peters is funny as hell, and not a one album wonder. but I couldn't resist after seeing your post.   <blockquote />

Bulldogcakes

04-21-2006, 04:29 PM

telecaster7 wrote: <img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005RF7.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif" /> HOW CAN A "BEST OF" BE A ONE ALBUM WONDER? ITS NOT EVEN TECHNICALLY A RELEASE. ITS A RE-RELEASE!Now if you posted "Battle Hymns" I'd agree with you. Not much good stuff after that one.       

This message was edited by Bulldogcakes on 4-21-06 @ 8:30 PM

FezPaul

04-21-2006, 04:31 PM

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/cdbig.jpg tee-hee

Bulldogcakes

04-21-2006, 04:37 PM

WhistlePig wrote: TheQuestion wrote: <img border="0" src="http://www.rockreviews.net/albums/bloodsugarsexmagik.jpg" />
 

You're kidding right? Granted their newer stuff has been crap but Uplift Mofo Party
Plan and Mother's Milk are great albums! Thank you. Thats what I'd call a "peak" album in a long career of good material. By that standard, I guess you'd call the Stones a one album wonder after "Exile On Main St". I guess some people misunderstood the original question. I mean bands that put out one great album, usually (but not necessarily) their first, then everything after sucked. Like they only had one good album in them, or they spent 10 years writing the first, and 10 minutes writing the 2nd, 3rd, 4th.     

This message was edited by Bulldogcakes on 4-21-06 @ 9:38 PM

Sheeplovr

04-25-2006, 09:50 AM

<img width="184" height="179" border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000006OH6.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" />Sean Lennon into the sun listend to it a billion times aparntly im the only person who bought it (bumped with add cause they talked about this)

TheMojoPin

04-25-2006, 01:53 PM

I've got it too, Sheepy.  Good stuff.I think this one should be in the dictionary if "one album wonder" ever gets added...<img height="455" src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00009YNGI.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" width="455" border="0" />