Black Rose Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Is a question which has been asked in the past, but now it is time to answer the question. I thought up many ways on how to decide which is the greatest debut album of all time, and tossed most of them out of the window to come down to an "album of the year" style voting system. How to vote Post a ranked list of between 1 and 25 debut albums which you think are the greatest of all time. You can edit the lists at any time up-to the end of voting which will be Good Thursday (20th March), where I will spend Good Friday and maybe Easter Saturday processing the lists and begin the countdown on Easter Sunday/Monday. In the case of bands which released self-made albums before signing to a record label, the first album released on the record label can count (for example We Are Scientists, even though "With Love and Squalor" is their 3rd album, it was the first album released though a label, and so will count as their debut album. See also Brigs thread in multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 WHat do you do if, as in the case of the Beatles, their debut album is different in the UK than in North AMerica? (I think it was, anyway.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 The Beatles is a special case (same with The Who) and other bands whose first album was different between countries. I'm going to say that you can include both Please Please Me & Introducing... The Beatles in your list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Gotcha! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Pablo Honey will not be #1 on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 It'll be on my list somewhere. And so will Parachutes, but not number 1. This is harder than I htought it would be. Neither Genesis or Peter Gabriel's debuts were all that great, imo, even though they're favorite artists of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Funeral will be on there for me (Arcade Fire). 77 by Talking Heads. Boy by U2.....those are the first ones that are popping to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winigwl Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 this should be pretty easy for me, as i do not know nearly as much music as all of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winigwl Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 3 of my 5 favorite albums are debut albums (coldplay, muse, arctic monkeys) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Boy is a stunning album. It'll make my list. I may as well start mine, but for now it's in no particular order. Introducing...The Beatles Parachutes - Coldplay Pablo Honey - Radiohead Boy U2 Lost Souls - Doves The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin Foo Fighters - Foo FIghters (Not their personal best, but a sign of things to come) Bleach - Nirvana Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols - The sex Pistols The Smiths - The Smiths Throwing Copper - Live (Major Label Debut...I think. I'll see if Mental Jewelery was still indie) Grace - Jeff Buckley August And Everything After - Counting Crows (YEah, I stole it from Justins' list, but it's BRILLIANT. THanks for reminding me) Beatles - Please Please Me Janee's adddiction - self titled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Magpie Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 ah. i've listened only to SOME debut albums. but i will download some. and post my list here ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Briggins Final List: 1. Arcade Fire - Funeral 2. Coldplay - Parachutes 3. Mute Math - Mute Math 4. Thom Yorke - The Eraser 5. U2 - Boy 6. Young Galaxy - Young Galaxy 7. Up All Night - Razorlight 8. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand 9. Justice - t 10. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 11. Pilate (Pilot Speed) - Caught By the Window 12. Keane - Hope & Fears 13. Radiohead - Pablo Honey 14. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing 15. The Killers - Hot Fuss 16. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular 17. Editors - The Back Room 18. Audioslave - Audioslave 19. The Thrills - So Much For The City 20. Blackbud - From the Sky 21. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am..... 22. Muse - Showbiz 23. Talking Heads - 77 24. Jets Overhead - Bridges 25. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winigwl Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 i could probably do mine now. 1. Grace- Jeff Buckley 2 parachutes- coldplay 3. showbiz- muse 4. whatever people say i am, thats what i'm not- arctic monkeys 5. gordon- barenaked ladies 6.yourself or something like you- matchbox 20 7. august and everything after- counting crows 8. hot fuss- killers 9.ten- pearl jam 10.hopes and fears- keane 11.definately maybe- oasis 12.is this it- strokes 13. ...is a real boy- say anything 14.desireless- eagle eye cherry 15.under the table and dreaming- dave matthews band 16.distraction- steven mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenG Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Definatly maybe - Oasis Whatever people say I am... - Arctic Monkeys The Stone Roses - The stone roses Showbiz - Muse Word gets around - Stereophonics Franz Ferdinand - (s/t) Only Stereophonics and The Stone roses have amazing debuts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 The Stone Roses - The stone roses Truly amazing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Magpie Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 In no particular order, I'll rank them later! Radiohead - Pablo Honey Coldplay - Parachutes Apocalyptica - Plays Metallica by Four Cellos Architecture in Helsinki - Fingers Crossed Arcade Fire - Funeral Damien Rice - O Explosions in the Sky - How Strange, Innocence Sigur Rós - Von Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 LAter tonight I'll start a thread in the non-coldplay multimedia section for people to upload debut albums that need some more lovin'. Like DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...its a masterpiece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunForTheHills Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 In no particular order: Coldplay - Parachutes Editors - The Back Room Embrace - The Good Will Out Muse - Showbiz Blackbud - From The Sky Doves - Lost Souls Secret Machines - Now Here Is Nowhere Thirteen Senses - The Invitation Oasis - Definitely Maybe There's probably more, but those are the main ones. I havn't heard Boy by U2. Perhaps I need to give that one a listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenG Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Everyone who ever puts Definatly maybe as a top album ever again go listen to The Stone Roses first (very much an inspiration but soooo sooo much better) Thats a recommendation to all Oasis fans, the Stone Roses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 LAter tonight I'll start a thread in the non-coldplay multimedia section for people to upload debut albums that need some more lovin'. Like DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...its a masterpiece Here is teh link. Dave maybe you want to add this to the first post? http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2261204#post2261204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Coldplay- Parachutes The Fray- How to Save a Life Lifehouse- No Name Face Dave matthews Band- Remember Two Things Keane- Hopes and Fears Creed- My Own Prison Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin I Mat Kearney- Nothing Left to Lose No particular order, just my favorites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julissofine Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Here's my list in no particular order : Coldplay - Parachutes Arcade Fire - Funeral Stereophonics - Word Gets Around Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) The Beatles - Please Please Me Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights The Strokes - Is This It Keane - Hopes And Fears Gorillaz - Gorillaz Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am... Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Green Day - Dookie (their major label debut, does it count?) I must admit that the list was based on my personal taste. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 parachutes - coldplay pablo honey - radiohead hot fuss - the killers is this it - the strokes yours to keep - albert hammond jr. get born - jet everything in transit - jack's mannequin how to save a life - the fray (don't hit me!!) oh, inverted world - the shins (i'm pretty sure this is debut) aha shake heartbreak - kings of leon hopes and fears - keane those are the ones that I think are pretty great for debuts, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Magpie Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 is The Eraser counted as a debut album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpw48 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 1 - Keane, Hopes and Fears 2 - Thom Yorke, The Eraser 3 - Coldplay, Parachutes 4 - Audioslave, Audioslave 5 - Kasabian, Kasabian 6 - Muse, Showbiz 7 - Editors, Back Room 8 - Kaiser Chiefs, Employment 9 - The Killers, Hot Fuss 10 - The Fray, How to Save a Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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