One Hit Album Wonders (In your opinion)
07-22-07, 09:15 PM
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One Hit Album Wonders (In your opinion)
Any albums out there by bands that have a decent-size discography where you only really like one album? Social Distortion, for example, only have one album I can listen to all the way through. The have other good songs here and there, but only one album I like.
My one hit album wonders:
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (Half great - half not so good)
Mr Bungle - S/T
Social Distortion - White Light, White Heat, White Trash
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
My one hit album wonders:
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (Half great - half not so good)
Mr Bungle - S/T
Social Distortion - White Light, White Heat, White Trash
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
07-22-07, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Arpeggi
Interpol-Turn On The Bright Lights
peter bjorn & john - writer's block
moby - play
guns n' roses - appetite for destruction
janis joplin - pearl
silverchair - frogstomp
eddy grant - killer on the rampage
milli vanilli - girl you know it's true
07-23-07, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 7Keys
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
Wow, that would be the complete opposite of my opinion. I think that's their worst album, and the only one I can't listen too all the way through. Different Strokes for Different folks I guess.
My one hit wonder album would be Nas- Illmatic. All his follow up albums (like 6 of them) have been terrible.
07-23-07, 08:56 AM
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Totally disagree with Interpol, Social Distortion and the Beasties. Witholding judgment on PB+J (wow, never realized that was a joke) until they do another album. Also, Mr. Bungle is just another Patton side project, lots of his other side projects are good too.
Lots of bands release a great debut and then never live up their promise:
Moby Grape
Aztec Camera
Boston
Lloyd Cole
Dead Boys
...etc
Others have a bunch of good work but only really hit a home run once:
The Zombies (high point: Odyssey and Oracle)
Television (high point: Marquee Moon)
...etc
Lots of bands release a great debut and then never live up their promise:
Moby Grape
Aztec Camera
Boston
Lloyd Cole
Dead Boys
...etc
Others have a bunch of good work but only really hit a home run once:
The Zombies (high point: Odyssey and Oracle)
Television (high point: Marquee Moon)
...etc
07-23-07, 10:02 AM
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Doobie Brothers. All the early albums have 2 or 3 songs I like but Captain and Me is the only one I like beginning to end.
Robin Trower. Bridge Of Sighs is one of the best albums ever. Never been able to get into the others.
Another is Roxy Music. I like Avalon but don't care for the others at all.
Robin Trower. Bridge Of Sighs is one of the best albums ever. Never been able to get into the others.
Another is Roxy Music. I like Avalon but don't care for the others at all.
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07-23-07, 11:00 AM
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Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Although it wasn't really my cup of tea, their debut mainstream album was a hit, but they dropped off the radar after that.
Although it wasn't really my cup of tea, their debut mainstream album was a hit, but they dropped off the radar after that.
07-23-07, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by rw2516
Another is Roxy Music. I like Avalon but don't care for the others at all.
Roxy Music
For Your Pleasure
Stranded
Country Life
Siren
all fantastic.
07-23-07, 12:23 PM
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Not that I ever listened to them, but Hootie & The Blowfish and Nickelback instantly sprang to mind.
And I completely disagree that Guns N Roses only had one good album.
And I completely disagree that Guns N Roses only had one good album.
07-23-07, 12:26 PM
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I'd have to say Whitesnake - Whitesnake.
They had a bunch of work before, and some solid albums after.....but none compared in my mind to their self titled disc
They had a bunch of work before, and some solid albums after.....but none compared in my mind to their self titled disc
07-23-07, 03:08 PM
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Velvet Underground: I love "V.U. and Nico", but can't stand the band's subsequent work.
at Roxy Music and Velvet Underground in this thread.
07-23-07, 08:24 PM
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"Moby - Play"
Huh? This album is a joke compared to the rest of his catalog.
"Beastie Boys - Licenced To Ill"
I prefer every other album of theirs over this. Simply the weakest link in an otherwise stellar lineup of releases. Dated and stale compared to the rest...
Huh? This album is a joke compared to the rest of his catalog.
"Beastie Boys - Licenced To Ill"
I prefer every other album of theirs over this. Simply the weakest link in an otherwise stellar lineup of releases. Dated and stale compared to the rest...
07-23-07, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by rw2516
Doobie Brothers. All the early albums have 2 or 3 songs I like but Captain and Me is the only one I like beginning to end.
Robin Trower. Bridge Of Sighs is one of the best albums ever. Never been able to get into the others.
Another is Roxy Music. I like Avalon but don't care for the others at all.
Robin Trower. Bridge Of Sighs is one of the best albums ever. Never been able to get into the others.
Another is Roxy Music. I like Avalon but don't care for the others at all.
