My Top 10 Debut albums...

corplhicks wrote:

Yeah I was taken for a loop for that first \"thebandthatshallneverbementionedagain\" single. I felt like I was listening in on someone's nightmare. But that was it. The only \"thebandthatshallneverbementionedagain\" I can take is the debut, and I really like it. Following albums didn't do it for me. Can't explain why, but then again I'm just not a fan of overly detuned gutter music anyway.

EDIT: sigh...

   Life is Peachy was soo blah.. Good God was one of the few I really liked off of that album.. After that it was just one song here or there that I really enjoyed.. I think Take a look in the Mirror was the closest thing to the debut and I really enjoy that album.

Wonder what the band was thinking detuning so low? Was it to sound different or to fit Jon's style?

corplhicks wrote:

BTW Rob, good call on Pearl Jam. That was a force to be reckoned with when it came out. Sure was embarrassing to go around singing Alive with a smile on my face only to find out a year later what the song was really about.

Im actually looking forward to posting my ALL TIME fav albums Ten was the first CD I ever purchased  

MetalRob331 wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

BTW Rob, good call on Pearl Jam. That was a force to be reckoned with when it came out. Sure was embarrassing to go around singing Alive with a smile on my face only to find out a year later what the song was really about.

Im actually looking forward to posting my ALL TIME fav albums  Ten was the first CD I ever purchased  

That's cool; my first was Richard Marx, I think.  

corplhicks wrote:

MetalRob331 wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

BTW Rob, good call on Pearl Jam. That was a force to be reckoned with when it came out. Sure was embarrassing to go around singing Alive with a smile on my face only to find out a year later what the song was really about.

Im actually looking forward to posting my ALL TIME fav albums  Ten was the first CD I ever purchased  

That's cool; my first was Richard Marx, I think.  

hahaha.. Nothing wrong with that

Tough but here goes and this list can entirely change based on my mood.

Stryper - The Yellow and Black Attack
Titanic - Maiden Voyage
Metal Church - Metal Church
Tourniquet - Stop the Bleeding
Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster
Final Axe - Beyond Hells Gate
Seventh Angel - The Torment
Dropkick Murphys - The Gangs All Here (Do or Die was not their debut, rather it was an odds n sods from the Mike McColgan years)
Grave Robber - Be Afraid
Live - Mental Jewelry

1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Are You Experienced? (1967)
2. Elvis Presley-S/T (1956)
3. Black Sabbath-S/T (1970)
4. Blue Cheer-Vincebus Eruptum (1968)
5. King Crimson-In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
6. Led Zeppelin-S/T (1969)
7. The Ramones-S/T (1976)
8. The Doors-S/T (1968)
9. The Cars-S/T (1978)
10. Van Halen-S/T (1978)

I really hated putting VH in the top ten but I can't deny it's impact and influence.

Black Sabbath- s/t
Budgie- s/t
David Gilmour- s/t
Dio- Holy Diver
Led Zeppelin- s/t
Trouble- Psalm 9
Rainbow- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Tora Tora- Surprise Attack
L.A. Guns- s/t
Cinderella- Night Songs

In no order.

AutumnShantel wrote:

Black Sabbath- s/t
Budgie- s/t
David Gilmour- s/t
Dio- Holy Diver
Led Zeppelin- s/t
Trouble- Psalm 9
Rainbow- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Tora Tora- Surprise Attack
L.A. Guns- s/t
Cinderella- Night Songs

In no order.

Good call on the Tora Tora album. It is a great one for sure.

1. KISS--KISS
2. Iron Maiden--Iron Maiden
3. Ferment--Catherine Wheel
4. A Flock Of Seagulls--A Flock Of Seagulls
5. Holy Diver--Dio
6. Love Spit Love--Love Spit Love
7. Megamatic--John Foxx
8. Concrete Blonde--Concrete Blonde
9. Palomine--Bettie Serveert
10. American Thighs--Veruca Salt

Honorable mentions:  The Cars--S/T, Sugar--Copper Blue, Swervedriver--Raise, Ozzy--Blizzard

Funny, I didn't know Out Of The Cellar was RATT's first album until I saw it on someone's list in this thread.  Awesome debut!

80s Metal Lady wrote:

Funny, I didn't know Out Of The Cellar was RATT's first album until I saw it on someone's list in this thread.  Awesome debut!

First full-length album, but I count the self-titled EP as their first (and by far best) release.

Top 10 11 Debut albums? Let's see...

1. Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
2. Aerosmith - Aerosmith
3. Megadeth - Killing is My Business...
4. Metallica - Kill 'em All
5. Ozzy - Blizzard of Oz
6. Cinderella - Night Songs
7. Van Halen - Van Halen
8. Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
9. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell*
10. Dangerous Toys - Dangerous Toys
11. Stevie Ray Vaughn - Texas Flood

*Yea, I know it's not their actual debut. Piss off.

S.D. wrote:

80s Metal Lady wrote:

Funny, I didn't know Out Of The Cellar was RATT's first album until I saw it on someone's list in this thread.  Awesome debut!

First full-length album, but I count the self-titled EP as their first (and by far best) release.  

Thanks. Revising my list because, if they released an EP before OOTC, then it's not really their debut. Chose Veruca Salt's debut because I doubt they'll be included on another list in this thread.

Ratt (1983)



Side One
Sweet Cheater
You Think You're Tough
U Got It

Side Two
Tell The World
Back For More (different recording than the version later redone for OOTC)
Walkin' The Dog (Aerosmith cover)

S.D. wrote:

Ratt (1983)
Walkin' The Dog (Aerosmith cover)

...which in turn was a Rufus Thomas cover...


Or perhaps you want the Stones version...

Yeah of course, but I would be willing to bet Ratt was directly referencing the Aerosmith version.

I listened to that Ratt EP on youtube last night, I would say for probably the first time in 25 years. Not as good as I remembered, but still a decent enough effort. Every song goes on for at least a minute too long inevitably ending with them repeating the chorus ad nauseum (by the time You Think You're Tough ended I wanted to start breaking things). Sweet Cheater and Tell The World are the highlights, the latter song sounding like it could fit on an early 80s Judas Priest album.

S.D. wrote:

Yeah of course, but I would be willing to bet Ratt was directly referencing the Aerosmith version.

No doubt. I looked it up and there at least 20 groups that have covered that song at some point in their career.

U2 - Boy
King's X - Out Of The Silent Planet
Kansas - Kansas
Van Halen - Van Halen
Boston - Boston
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Dio - Holy Diver
Mr. Big - Mr. Big
Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol
Queensryche - The Warning

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

U2 - Boy
King's X - Out Of The Silent Planet
Kansas - Kansas
Van Halen - Van Halen
Boston - Boston
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Dio - Holy Diver
Mr. Big - Mr. Big
Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol
Queensryche - The Warning

Boston is a good pick. Don't know why I didn't think of that one.

80s Metal Lady wrote:

Thanks. Revising my list because, if they released an EP before OOTC, then it's not really their debut. Chose Veruca Salt's debut because I doubt they'll be included on another list in this thread.

I like Veruca Salt especially the Eight Arms album..

jettafiend wrote:

AutumnShantel wrote:

Black Sabbath- s/t
Budgie- s/t
David Gilmour- s/t
Dio- Holy Diver
Led Zeppelin- s/t
Trouble- Psalm 9
Rainbow- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Tora Tora- Surprise Attack
L.A. Guns- s/t
Cinderella- Night Songs

In no order.

Good call on the Tora Tora album. It is a great one for sure.

I'm new to the forum but I haven't noticed Tora Tora being mentioned much as opposed to other bands of their genre... I thought they were a pretty exceptional band.

Nobody mentioned Montrose yet (me included)

WTF "what the freak" ??????