Bands that never topped their 1st album

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What bands do you know of who released a stellar debut album and even if they went on to record good albums after that, never topped that first album’s greatness?

Some that come to mind for me:

Slaughter
Deliverance
Stairway
Firehouse
Tora Tora
Whitecross

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Venom
Guns N Roses
Exodus
Alcest
Iron Angel
Angel Dust
Exhumer
Deathrow
Whiplash

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The first band on my mind has got to be Guns N Roses.

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Montrose
The Cars
Venom
David Lee Roth solo (not a band but it still is true)

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Testament
Flotsam And Jetsam
Sanctuary

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I disagree with a lot of these.

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Lari wrote:: I disagree with a lot of these.

So do i. Many of these bands have released awesome material later.

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Gilbert wrote:

Lari wrote:: I disagree with a lot of these.

So do i. Many of these bands have released awesome material later.

Nobody is suggesting they haven't but they all released killer debuts that are people's favourites.

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Guns N Roses
LA Guns
Annihilator

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Babylon AD
Love/Hate
Cynic

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I agree with GnR and Flots and add:
Dream Theatre
Ozzy solo
Pantera
Tesla
Van Halen

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There are some suspect bands/albums mentioned. Some I would agree with though.

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

I agree with GnR.

I'd also add an obvious one (at least to me):

Boston

I'd also put The Cars in this category although their later catalog is more respectable than the crap Boston subsequently put out.

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Masterplan
Crimson Glory
Jacobs Dream

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Channel Zero
Jag Panzer
Living Sacrifice
Massacre
Nirvana
Nocturnus
Re-Animator
Sinister
Stone Temple Pilots
S.O.D.

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Leatherface wrote:: Testament
Flotsam And Jetsam
Sanctuary

Totally disagree with Flotsam. I think No Place for Disgrace is their best!

Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

Napalm Death

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Road Warrior Number of posts : 17151 Age : 48

kyleblack wrote:: Channel Zero
Jag Panzer
Living Sacrifice
Massacre
Nirvana
Nocturnus
Re-Animator
Sinister
Stone Temple Pilots
S.O.D.

Definitely STP.

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I totally agree with Dream Theater and Living Sacrifice.

mini boss Number of posts : 21101 Age : 54

Boston and Guns n Roses

Metal Wanker Number of posts : 6039 Age : 56

How could I forget Boston?
I would go Heartbeat City with the cars but the first album is good.
Masterplan is a good call.

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

Boston is always the first band that pops into my head when this subject comes up.

That first album is soooo good and the rest are soooo not.

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The James Gang
Circus Of Power
Arcade
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Ted Nugent
Foreigner

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Pearl Jam

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Autopsy
Entombed
Morbid Angel

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