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Duane got me thinking in the other thread about bands that peak early while others that do their best work later on.So I thought another thread would be cool.List some bands you like and tell where you think their best work is…
Dinosaur Jr-Bug
Afghan Whigs-Gentlemen
Buffalo Tom-Let Me Come Over
Tsunami-Deep End
Cocteau Twins-Heaven Or Las Vegas
Husker Du-New Day Rising
Stooges-Funhouse
Fairport Convention-Liege And Lief
Uncle Tupelo-Still Feel Gone
MC5-Kick Out The Jams
Idaho-This Way Out
Swervedriver-Mezcal Head
Sonic Youth-Evol
Pixies-Surfer Rosa
Eleventh Dream Day-Lived To Tell
Yo La Tengo-Electr-O-Pura
Velvet Underground-And NicoDamned-1st DAMNED DAMNED DAMNED
Swervedriver-1st Raise
Stooges- 1st s/t
Dinosaur Jr-2nd YLAOM
Hellacopters-3rd Grande Rock
Husker Du-4th Flip Your Wig
Seaweed – Four
Sunny Day Real Estate – Diary
Morrissey – Viva Hate
Mudhoney – Mudhoney
Nirvana – Bleach
Afghan Whigs – Black Love
Lemonheads – Its a shame about Ray
Screaming Trees – Uncle Anesthesia
Dinosaur Jr. – Green Mind
Kiss – Love Gun
Motley Crue – Shout at the Devil
The Cult – Love
The Cure – Kiss me Kiss me Miss me
Hey Mercedes – Everynight Fireworks & Loses Control
Soundgarden – Superunknown
Alice in Chains – Facelift
Alkaline Trio – Good Mourning
Foo Fighters – There is nothing left to lose
Fugazi – 13 Songs
The Get Up Kids – Something to write home about
Hum – Downward is Heavenward
Janes Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking
Melvins – Stoner Witch
Modest Mouse – The Moon and Antarctica
Pond – Rock Collection
Quicksand – Slip
Shudder to Think – Get Your Goat
Weezer – The Blue Album
REM – Document
Huey Lewis & The News – Sports (LOL… Just Kidding!)I think those continuing to improve could include Wilco (though I like Yankee the best so far and thought Ghost was a bit of a let-down) but generally speaking, I tend to like the album I owned first the best. Not always, but most of the time. I think for favorite bands, it’s the first album that grabs you so much you want to check out the other stuff. The other stuff, then, can’t live up to the expectations created when you first heard the band.
For me, I first owned Where You Been and it’s always been my favorite. I love the other stuff but to me, that’s Dinosaur’s best. Same with Radiohead, I got OK Computer first, it’s my favorite. I find this trend with a lot of bands I’m into.
Dinosaur Jr – YLAOM
Mudhoney – Mudhoney
Black Sabbath – Master Of Reality
Butthole Surfers – Locust Abortion Technician
Stooges – Fun House
Alice In Chains – Jar Of Flies
Kyuss – Welcome To Sky Valley
Afghan Whigs – Black Love
Screaming Trees – Buzz Factory
Nirvana – Incesticide
Pearl Jam – Vs
Pixies – Surfer Rosa
Radiohead – The Bends
Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger
Sonic Youth – GooI think Screaming Trees were a far better band at the end of their career than at the beginning — Uncle Anesthesia, Sweet Oblivion, and Dust all blew away their earlier material. But they’re a rare exception to the general "peaking early" rule.
I love those albums but I got their first few a while back and Invisible Lantern and Buzz Factory are amazing. I just got a little tired of Sweet Oblivion and Dust after listening to them solidly for about 4 years and I needed some more Trees and at the moment Buzz Factory is much more fresh and exciting for me than the latter albums.
If you can find it get the EP they did on Sub Pop. It’ll probably be hard to find, but he best song the trees ever recorded is on that EP. Its called Time Speaks Her Golden Tongue. I asked Van (Conner – Bass) one time if they were ever going to play it live, and he told me probably not, because they didn’t want to fuck it up. I don’t think they ever did either. Anyways thats the record to get. I like the sst stuff too though.
"tonas " wrote:Fugazi – 13 SongsHum – Downward is Heavenward
Pond – Rock Collection
Shudder to Think – Get Your Goat
Yeah 13 Songs is the best Fugazi
Hum`s Downward… is a `90s classic
Nice to see someone that remembers Pond.I like the debut alot
Pony Express Record is Shudder`s best moment I think though Get Your Goat is cool too.
I`ll go back and add more to my list
"SG " wrote:"tonas " wrote:Fugazi – 13 Songsthe best Fugazi album is The Argument, from 2001. there’s a great example of a band that’s only gotten better and weirder with age.
"andyfest " wrote:…but generally speaking, I tend to like the album I owned first the best. Not always, but most of the time. I think for favorite bands, it’s the first album that grabs you so much you want to check out the other stuff. The other stuff, then, can’t live up to the expectations created when you first heard the band.Good point and soooooooooo true! Your first impression will always govern your opinion of a band, good or bad.
Nice Thread SG. I’ll have to think about it. The early is young wild and exiting and later sometimes crappppp but often more balance and more space for beauty, just like me ofcourse
I’ll be back!!Soulwax / everythingagainsteveryonceadvice
Beatles / Revolver
Dino Jr / The best of
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Pumpkins / Melancoly and the infinite sadness
Radiohead / The Bends
JJ Cale / Okie
Satriani / Surfing with the alien
U2 / Joshua tree
Calexico / Hot Rail
Beck / Mutations
Prince / Sign of the times
Strokes / This is it
Pearl Jam / Ten
Lenny Kravitz /Let love rule
Miles Davis / Kind of blue
The Band / The Band
Steve Earle / Guitartown
Coldplay / Parachutes
Steely Dan / Royal scamfor a start….
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