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

[hash tag]

Crash Test Dummies- and God Shuffled His Feet. Their only alarm to achieve any success in the UK.

 

[liquidindian]

Mull Historical & Archaeological Society

Mull Historical & Archaeological Society

www.mull-historical-society.co.uk

Their second dig was a washout.

Us wasn't as good as Loss but it was pretty good.

 

[killer b]

Crash Test Dummies- and God Shuffled His Feet. Their only alarm to achieve any success in the UK.

dude you keep posting bands who were terrible from the very first note they put to record

 

[hash tag]

dude you keep posting bands who were terrible from the very first note they put to record

The Dummies reached No. 2 in the UK, so some must have thought it ok.

 

[killer b]

The Dummies reached No. 2 in the UK, so some must have thought it ok.

Mr Blobby reached number 1

 

[hash tag]

Mr Blobby reached number 1

With an album or single?

 

[Wolveryeti]

Beautiful Freak by Eels.

 

[killer b]

With an album or single?

I'm unable to easily find out the highest chart position of Mr Blobby - The Album, but I can tell you that the Crazy Frog album Crazy Hits got to number 5.

 

[Infidel Castro]

That Fine Lines album by My Vitriol is a bit mad and good. Like standing in front of a hairdryer. Then they could only muster a live album as a follow up iirc. They recently(ish) got back together to get another album fixed up, but seem to have realised they're never getting back there again.

Can we mention my secret shame, Enigma? That first album was bonkers. Then shit followed.

 

[hash tag]

Mr Blobby recorded an entire album

 

[hash tag]

dude you keep posting bands who were terrible from the very first note they put to record

I'm unable to easily find out the highest chart position of Mr Blobby - The Album, but I can tell you that the Crazy Frog album Crazy Hits got to number 5.

The dummies were nominated for and won, Grammies!

 

[SpookyFrank]

Beautiful Freak by Eels.

Electro-Shock Blues and Daisies of the Galaxy are both better. Blinking Lights goes on a bit but there are some gems on there, like 'Trouble With Dreams'.

 

[hash tag]

Ok then, Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells is a great album. Hergest Ridge or Ommadawn...don't think so.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Mate of mine claims to have co-written much of this album. He is not mentioned in the liner notes.

 

[Hollis]

Hergest Ridge ain't much. First side of Ommadawn is arguably the best thing he ever did!

 

[killer b]

Ok then, Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells is a great album. Hergest Ridge or Ommadawn...don't think so.

Lol

 

[eatmorecheese]

Senser - Stacked Up. 1994. They did stuff after this, but couldn't exceed the first releases. Still give it a listen occasionally.

 

[oryx]

Ok then, Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells is a great album. Hergest Ridge or Ommadawn...don't think so.

I don't know Hergest Ridge but I reckon Ommadawn is at least as good as, if not better than Tubular Bells.

 

[Knotted]

Some krautrock one album wonders:

Alcatraz - Vampire State Building
Brave New World - Impressions on Reading Aldous Huxley
Code III - Planet of Man
Cornucopia - Full Horn
Cozmic Corridors - Cozmic Corridors
Dennis - Hyperthalamus
Ibliss - Supernova
I.D. Company - Hör Zu Black Label
Kaputter Hamster - Kaputter Hamster
Kollektiv - Kollektiv
The Nazgûl - The Nazgûl
Necronomicon - Tips Zum Selbstmord
Nosferatu - Nosferatu
Organisation - Tone Float [didn't really lose the plot just went on to form Kraftwerk]
Sand - Golem
Silberbart - Four Times Sound Razing
Thrice Mice - Thrice Mice

 

[hash tag]

Hergest Ridge ain't much. First side of Ommadawn is arguably the best thing he ever did!

I've just been and listened to Ommadawn again and I have to disagree. But hey, who am I to disagree with you.