Incredibly good one-off albums from bands that lost the plot quickly..

[skyscraper101]

Stone Roses

Sometimes I think I'm the only person in the world who prefers Second Coming to the first one.

 

[Dr. Furface]

The Strokes - Is This It?

Yes, it was.

 

[Petcha]

The Strokes - Is This It?

Yes, it was.

But what a fucking fantastic record

 

[l'Otters]

Daisy Chainsaw - Eleventeen

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f2/22/d7/f222d7da669093f883369385fecd85ac.jpg

 

[Steel Icarus]

They never matched the first song on the first album though

Losds

The Strokes - Is This It?

Yes, it was.

Second one's good, the latest is good

 

[friedaweed]

Mull Historical & Archaeological Society

Mull Historical & Archaeological Society

www.mull-historical-society.co.uk

Their second dig was a washout.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I liked Antics. So I’d argue they managed two decent albums before the decline

It's OK. Runs out of tunes halfways through though, for me. El Pintor is my favourite of the rest of their output, but TOTBL has some kind of magic to it that they never quite got back.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Losds
Second one's good, the latest is good

I've moaned elsewhere about the production on the latest one. I would describe it as unlistenably bad, which is a pretty rare thing these days.

 

[seeformiles]

Wouldn't say lost the plot, but from this fabulous debut to virtually nothing... reminded me to listen to it again, so thank you!

That was a beauty as well. Saw them at Glastonbury too - a rainy early day set but brilliant

 

[kevin02]

The la's

 

[Ming]

The la's

Beat me to it. A masterpiece. I heard Lee Mavers got into smack.

 

[krtek a houby]

The la's

Their output is even less frequent than yours.

 

[krtek a houby]

Beat me to it. A masterpiece. I heard Lee Mavers got into smack.

Did they even release a second album, though?

Anyway. They were incandescent pop and then... that was it.

 

[Ming]

Did they even release a second album, though?

Anyway. They were incandescent pop and then... that was it.

Nope. Which is a fucking shame but he probably makes a fortune of the royalties for There She Goes so i don’t blame him if he wants to relax. He’s made his contribution. I grew up on Merseyside and remember the time that album was made and it’s very evocative of those days. I’d love to hear some new Lee Mavers’ tunes though.

 

[Ming]

Their output is even less frequent than yours.

Well this one was after The La’s album (i’m not on this cut but I’ve played it live many times).

 

[Hollis]

Another one.. unfortunately. Drop Nineteens - Delaware is supurb.

In their case I think half the band left after the first album.

 

[kevin02]

Their output is even less frequent than yours.

Like the la's it's quality not quantity

 

[Humberto]

I really enjoyed Original Pirate Material at the time but I bet it's unlistenable now,

 

[hitmouse]

I've never heard the second Elastica album, but would they qualify?

 

[blossie33]

I really enjoyed Original Pirate Material at the time but I bet it's unlistenable now,

I still love it ... and the second album.
I've heard a record with a sample of one of his tunes played on a (pirate ) station a few times recently.

 

[Knotted]

Comus's First Utterance solidly fits this category. I suppose their reunion LP was alright.

 

[killer b]

Comus's First Utterance solidly fits this category. I suppose their reunion LP was alright.

A friend was raving about their 1974 album To Keep From Crying recently, been meaning to give it a run through since - maybe this weekend

 

[Knotted]

A friend was raving about their 1974 album To Keep From Crying recently, been meaning to give it a run through since - maybe this weekend

It's quite unusual still even though it's trying to be commercial. Bobby Watson does a lot of the vocals and she sounds really shrill as the lead vocalist in this more pop setting unfortunately. It's interesting - the melodies are quite peculiar. I really like the title track even if it's a bit cheesy, and the Down Like a Movie Star song is good. Nothing like First Utterance though.

 

[killer b]

It's quite unusual still even though it's trying to be commercial. Bobby Watson does a lot of the vocals and she sounds really shrill as the lead vocalist in this more pop setting unfortunately. It's interesting - the melodies are quite peculiar. I really like the title track even if it's a bit cheesy, and the Down Like a Movie Star song is good. Nothing like First Utterance though.

He'd never heard (or even heard of) First Utterance, so was coming to it with no expectations - going to try approaching it with that in mind.

 

[Reno]

 

[Knotted]

He'd never heard (or even heard of) First Utterance, so was coming to it with no expectations - going to try approaching it with that in mind.

TBH I totally see why he likes it.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

I really enjoyed Original Pirate Material at the time but I bet it's unlistenable now,

It isn't. And they're a good live act. (Sad they had to cancel recent gigs.)

 

[Johnny Vodka]

That first Tricky album is fucking amazing... Not much he's done since has lived up to that.

 

[hash tag]

America's Least Wanted by Ugly Kid Joe was a pretty good debut album. The follow ups came no where near it.

 

[Mattym]

I still love it ... and the second album.
I've heard a record with a sample of one of his tunes played on a (pirate ) station a few times recently.

Like both, the classy, fresh ideas of the 1st LP but loved the way how the 2nd LP was woven together into 1 big story.