Maybe there should be a thread about origins of song ideas, album names etc.
Me and Bobby McGee and Midnight Train to Georgia have unusual/quirky origin stories, for instance.
And the Album title Five leaves left.
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Permission to Land - The Darkness is a personal favourite.
Not in the same realm as Appetite For Destruction, though.
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I was going to put what I thought was Eminem’s debut but similarly he’d realesed something earlier. You can’t buy it now or I believe even then, one of those there were 300 copies sold in person or at a handful of local stores.
Not sure where the line should be drawn.
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Yeah… if we’re going to be technical Tori Amos (who I nominated) had a short-lived band called Y Can’t Tori Read who released a (terrible) major-label album in the late 80’s…
Assuming we exclude EP’s etc and stick with studio albums, just as they come to mind:
GNR - Appetite
Pearl Jam - Ten
AIC - Facelift
The Cranberries - Everybody Else
The Doors - The Doors
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Hendrix - Experienced
The Clash - The Clash
De La Soul - three foot high
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Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
The Darkness - Permission to Land
Nick Barker & the Reptiles - Going to Pieces
Hardline -. Double Eclipse
The Pretty Reckless - Light me Up
Skid Row - Self titled
Classless Act - Welcome to the Show
Pearl Jam Ten
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They are my 2 favourite albums. Both amazing.
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Could you add the album names so people can check them out?
Wheatus - Self-titled.
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Slipknot- Slipknot
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Led Zeppelin - self titled
Velvet underground - self titled
Eagles - self titled
George Thorogood and The Destroyers - self titled
Santana - self titled
Fleetwood Mac - self titled (Peter green!)
Steely Dan - can’t buy a thrill
Interpol - turn on the bright lights
Arcade Fire - funeral
Gary Clark Jr - Blak and blu
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Ugh… knew I’d miss one…
Hoodoo Gurus- Stoneage Romeos
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Many of what I had in mind have already been mentioned so I’ll note a couple of favourites
Decapitated- Winds of Creation redefined a genre
Mayhem- De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is one of the more notorious debut albums ever released (if one ignores their several EPs and demos)
Emperor- In the Nightside Eclipse
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Not sure if been mentined yet but Cyndie Lauper’s “She’s So Unusual” is a pretty damn good debut album.
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In no particular order.
Appetite for Destruction - GnR
Ten - Pearl Jam
The Living End - self titled
Frogstomp - silverchair
Guide to better living - Grinspoon
Hot Fuss - The Killers
Core - Stone Temple Pilots.
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Geez, get to the DJ King thread please!
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Nice.
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Oh my…
Have never heard of this, and doubt very much that the music itself would be my cuppa, but you’re right… having just looked it up, that record (and band) does have quite the back story…
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