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Judge it however you want, just show your work...

 

 

Zeppelin I. Do I really need to show my work? Blew the doors off, at the time. Still holds up.

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I think I’m going with Boston - total unknowns, no industry experience, homeboy invents and builds his own gear, engineers and records it himself, writes hella fantastic songs that will be staples of classic rock until the end of time, was like nothing ever heard at the time, and the damn thing just sounds fantastic.

 

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To me this album is like hitting a walk off World Series winning grand slam in your first at bat.

Sounds like you have more than a feeling about it.

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It’s been around such a long time, how could you not?

I know we had a thread of this before, but I like all of these and you can’t tell me different.

 

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And a little bit of a screwball:

 

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There was a great San Marcos band many years ago that I had the honor to work with named Hognose.  I recorded and mixed two of their albums, both of which were released on the record label I co-owned.  Their first album, Longhandle was one of my absolute favorite sessions as a recording engineer.  I don't feel I did them justice, but did the best I could with the less than great gear I had.  Honestly, in a car, cranked up like it is supposed to be heard, the albums sounds pretty damn good.  They had the Texas stoner rock meets melvins vibe and were genuinely great guys.  That album had a lot of great tracks such as "14 Wide", "Get Your Hands Off My Neck" and my personal favorite "Fountainhead".  99% of y'all have never heard of these guys, but I figured I would throw out a first album that was a favorite for me on multiple levels.

 

2 hours ago, tbone_ said:

I think I’m going with Boston - total unknowns, no industry experience, homeboy invents and builds his own gear, engineers and records it himself, writes hella fantastic songs that will be staples of classic rock until the end of time, was like nothing ever heard at the time, and the damn thing just sounds fantastic.

 

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To me this album is like hitting a walk off World Series winning grand slam in your first at bat.

It's this album, It was like a thermo-nuclear explosion.  Nothing has been that close since for me, REM's Murmur would be my next choice.

Just now, Patricio Swayze said:

We need an unpopular music opinions thread. I can’t stand Boston.

After the first album they did nothing, but that first one stands on it's own, personal taste aside.

Gish by Smashing Pumpkins. Maybe because it hit me in my formative years, but that album just blew my mind with how hard it rocked. Daydream is probably the only throwaway song, and it’s at the end of the album. 

In my time, listening to AM radio under my covers when my parents thought I was asleep -- the musical "porn" of the day -- I have to go with Boston.  But I'll be damned if I didn't "discover" a shit ton of bands thanks to low-reach FM radio college radio stations of the day.  

Mine would be Boston for many of the reasons tbone listed. I always liked that Scholz did it his way. The ridiculous vocals of Delp. I wish Scholz weren't such a perfectionist so that they might have produced more albums early in their careers. I like their second album as much as the debut. Both terrific albums. The second a little harder/louder.

Onboard, REM's Murmur was great. Catapult is one of my favorite REM songs.

Boston is hard to top but for pure "holy shit what is that" debut.  I'm going to have to go with Are You Experienced(US Version).  Play that front to back at 11 even now and then remember it was 1967.

5 hours ago, dcar00 said:

Boston is hard to top but for pure "holy shit what is that" debut.  I'm going to have to go with Are You Experienced(US Version).  Play that front to back at 11 even now and then remember it was 1967.

Good call, just a long way back for 99.9% of Surly.  It was all still kinda new in 67, but Jimmy was the edge of the blade.

Amazing debut which is also a perfect album in my opinion. Wire’s 1977 debut, Pink Flag.

 

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Black Flag’s debut studio album (several EPs came out before), Damage from 1981. Pivotal album for punk and hardcore.

 

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Not sure this is my winner but it's one of the finalists.

One of the biggest hit songs in rock history along with 2-3 other classics:

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In terms of historical significance and cultural impact, I'm not sure this one can be topped.

 

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22 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said:

this is the only correct answer. 

Good thing the test is 100 questions, and 1 wrong answer doesn't fuck you up. 

Boston, Van Halen 1, GnR Appetite for Destruction are all great ones.

I figured this one would already be listed since there is a The Cars thread, but I'll go ahead and put this one out there:

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Not the greatest debut albums, but these both came out around the same time in 1986, and with all the over-processed, impersonal crap coming out at that time, it was like "whoa, this is... different, and real".  Funny, ordered both of these from Columbia House, the Steve Earle for my wife, who was more into country (or at least 80's country) and the Georgia Satellites for me, and we wound up trading, I wore that Steve Earle tape out.

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6 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Good thing the test is 100 questions, and 1 wrong answer doesn't fuck you up. 

so what is your answer ? 5 critiques but no answer of your own...

15 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said:

so what is your answer ? 5 critiques but no answer of your own...

I said Boston as #1, and a distant second as REM's Murmur. I also said it's personal preference usually based on your age. I was just busting your chops, never was into G&R.

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Good one. Also this one:

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I thought of putting both that and AM in here, but both albums were the work of seasoned songwriters/recording artists.


Counting Crows “August & Everything After” belongs in this thread
9 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

 


I thought of putting both that and AM in here, but both albums were the work of seasoned songwriters/recording artists.


Counting Crows “August & Everything After” belongs in this thread

 

You're probably right. Wilco, my preferred Uncle Tupelo off-shoot, wasn't quite there with AM. Trace is perfect from the first note. Wilco got better, Son Volt did not.

Onboard said Boston went off like a bomb in '76. GnR's Appetite was similar. I remember hearing guys talking about it in '87 as they were touring for the album, but it exploded in summer '88.

Apetite for Destruction is an excellent pick, in my opinion. It is also my opinion that if I never heard Boston again, I would be better for it.

NWA - "Straight Outta Compton"

The Sex Pistols - "Never Mind the Bollocks"

The Clash - "The Clash"

Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath"

Dr. Dre - "The Chronic"

 

Oh, and Crowded House - "Crowded House"

 

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