Post by mightyjack on Mar 31, 2007 10:37:15 GMT -5
Many of the greatest bands/performers in history haven't always come out of the gate with a bang. Dylan, the Beatles are just two who made solid but not spectacular debut albums (IMHO).
But what debuts blew your mind? Two of my favorites...
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced
17 tracks of pure genius. Even an incidental tune like "Third Stone From the Sun" is worthwhile, simply for Jimi.
Chock full of timeless classics: Purple Haze, Hey Joe, Foxey Lady. Fire, The Wind Cries Mary. And the rest of the CD is equally as solid (Can You See Me has an amazing solo for example)
Jimi has always been my favorite guitar god. His work is almost mystical, elemental. He breathes life into each piece, so much so that even a single reverberating note carries as much impact as most mens 10 minute scorching solos. There may be faster, more exacting ax-men, but none brought such magic and life.
Mitch Mitchell, I don't know what Mr. A thinks of him but I always loved his drumming. Unlike the normal steady rock rhythms found at the time, Mitch was almost like a jazz style drummer. People compare his style to Keith Moon but I always found him more disciplined than Moon, they was a method and maturity behind his madness (While Moon was pure chaos personified).
Weezer, the Blue Album
Pinkerton's my favorite Weezer Lp, but the Blue Album was like manna from Heaven when I first heard it.
I loved the way the melodies revolved in and around each other. The quirky lyrics which could be silly (The Sweater Song) and serious (Say it Ain't So) - Rivers got most of the credit, but the group has never been the same without Matt Sharp (who later sued for monies owed on songs he wrote). Matt was/is eclectic and eccentric (He lead the new wavish "Planet P" and later came through Nashville bringing a mature acoustic set that wow the crowd)
If Rivers was wise, he'd at least start writing with Sharp again.
Love the hooks, but one thing they got right that other post-Beatles power poppers never seemed to get, is that they never wasted a note. The set up (verses) were just as important as the payoff (Chorus) - Listen to the Beatles, "She Loves You" and you discover that there's not one second that's not important, catchy ear candy. Theres no throw away moments... Most of the songs on "Blue" get that down pat right from the start (The spectacular "My Name is Jonas")
But what debuts blew your mind? Two of my favorites...
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced
17 tracks of pure genius. Even an incidental tune like "Third Stone From the Sun" is worthwhile, simply for Jimi.
Chock full of timeless classics: Purple Haze, Hey Joe, Foxey Lady. Fire, The Wind Cries Mary. And the rest of the CD is equally as solid (Can You See Me has an amazing solo for example)
Jimi has always been my favorite guitar god. His work is almost mystical, elemental. He breathes life into each piece, so much so that even a single reverberating note carries as much impact as most mens 10 minute scorching solos. There may be faster, more exacting ax-men, but none brought such magic and life.
Mitch Mitchell, I don't know what Mr. A thinks of him but I always loved his drumming. Unlike the normal steady rock rhythms found at the time, Mitch was almost like a jazz style drummer. People compare his style to Keith Moon but I always found him more disciplined than Moon, they was a method and maturity behind his madness (While Moon was pure chaos personified).
Weezer, the Blue Album
Pinkerton's my favorite Weezer Lp, but the Blue Album was like manna from Heaven when I first heard it.
I loved the way the melodies revolved in and around each other. The quirky lyrics which could be silly (The Sweater Song) and serious (Say it Ain't So) - Rivers got most of the credit, but the group has never been the same without Matt Sharp (who later sued for monies owed on songs he wrote). Matt was/is eclectic and eccentric (He lead the new wavish "Planet P" and later came through Nashville bringing a mature acoustic set that wow the crowd)
If Rivers was wise, he'd at least start writing with Sharp again.
Love the hooks, but one thing they got right that other post-Beatles power poppers never seemed to get, is that they never wasted a note. The set up (verses) were just as important as the payoff (Chorus) - Listen to the Beatles, "She Loves You" and you discover that there's not one second that's not important, catchy ear candy. Theres no throw away moments... Most of the songs on "Blue" get that down pat right from the start (The spectacular "My Name is Jonas")