ITT: Artists who never topped their first album

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I thought Songs from a room was his second album

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>Faust
>Mercury Rev
>VU&N
>Frank Zappa
>Devo
>Type O Negative
>Death Grips
>Doors
>Red House Painters

I agree with everything except Zappa.

Kings of Leon

obligatory

Faust IV and RHP's Rollercoaster doe

His first is one of his best, but I think he's produced several albums that are on the same level.

>Black Crown Initiate

The songs flowed so well on their EP

desu

unpopular opinion but GWS is just that good imo

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I love the Syd is good meme almost as much as I love the DSotM is bad meme.

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DJ Shadow

that's their best album and you know it

even if his later career wasnt as lackluster, it would be close to impossible

>Patti Smith
>The Doors
>Jesus and Mary Chain
>George Harrison
>Gang of Four
>Van Morrison
>Weezer
>Wu-Tang Clan

Obviously some of these artists went on to make excellent albums (that still weren't quite as good as the first). I'm also excluding artists who only made a few albums, because I can think of plenty more who've only made three or four.

Also, is any else worried that Leonard Cohen will go next? His new song is really foreboding.

>>Patti Smith
She did by a long score

>>Wu-Tang Clan

if solo work counts, Liquid Swords beats 36 Chambers by a considerable margin.

Death Grips meaning ExMilitary, or The Money Store?

>Van Morrison
I dig "T.B. Sheets" as much as the next guy but c'mon

have a nice life
kanye
grimes

no it didn't

His third is easily his best.

yes it did

36 Chambers has too many dumb skits and Liquid Swords has a better consistent theme.

like seriously who wants to listen to the torture skit every single time they listen to 36 Chambers

>Van Morrison
lmao you think that R&B album that had Brown Eyed Girl is better than Astral Weeks and Moondance?

nigga get The Doors off that list.

Number of hits on one album doesn't mean best album.

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It doesn't count if they never had a good album

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Exmilitary, but if you are not counting Exmilitary the money store would be the best anyway

(a weekend in the city is not bad tho)

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julia holter

This

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Captain Beefheart

look bro I love Tragedy, it's a 9/10 for me, but let's not pretend that LCS and HYIMW aren't better

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Neon Bible was better

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Weezer
Strokes
Justice
Interpol
Arctic Monkeys

It makes me angry how good they were, and how bad they are now.

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Songs of Love and Hate and I'm Your Man are albums that also exist, OP

yea, naw

everyone from Britain but Bowie and Beatles

Holy shit I feel like a fucking tard, forgot that Astral Weeks isn't his debut. pls forgive

>George Harrison
All Things Must Pass is his third album senpai