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Title: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Ovi on January 27, 2016, 11:04:54 PM Derek and the Dominos
Modern Lovers Monks United States of America Sex Pistols Lauryn Hill The La's Germs Jeff Buckley Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: JK on January 28, 2016, 01:33:45 AM (http://joenolan.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Blind-Faith.jpg)
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Please delete my account on January 28, 2016, 04:12:45 AM Modern Lovers United States of America I'll second United States.... and add The Ronettes! Thor original Modern Lovers could be considered a no-album band as "The Modern Lovers" is just a compilation of demos. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: JK on January 28, 2016, 06:19:50 AM (http://cdn.pitchfork.com/albums/381/homepage_large.909d52ed.jpg)
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: JK on January 28, 2016, 06:26:04 AM (http://cdn4.pitchfork.com/blog/61/9bc38e6c.jpg)
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: yonderhillside on January 28, 2016, 08:26:32 AM (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Skip_Spence_-_Oar.jpg)
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Ovi on January 28, 2016, 12:47:07 PM and add The Ronettes! Yes! Great album. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Malc on January 28, 2016, 01:00:31 PM FANTASTIC BAGGYS (the original US release). Can't count those two South African bodge-jobs....
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Moon Dawg on January 28, 2016, 05:08:07 PM (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Skip_Spence_-_Oar.jpg) This Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Sheriff John Stone on January 28, 2016, 05:32:21 PM - Dennis Wilson
- Mike Love - Mike & Dean - Mike Love, Dean Torrence & David Marks - Spring - Carnie & Wendy Wilson - The Wilsons Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Lonely Summer on January 30, 2016, 11:36:40 PM Beckley-Lamm-Wilson
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: KDS on February 04, 2016, 01:07:21 PM Coverdale / Page - Early 90s gem.
Honorable mention - I know they released a second album, but The Traveling Wilburys should have been a one album band. The first album is magic. The second album just kinda sounds like they're going through the motions after losing Orbison. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: the captain on February 04, 2016, 02:49:32 PM Coverdale / Page - Early 90s gem. I thought about that for the first time in years recently, as I was thinking about Whitesnake (in reference to our hard rock thread). I really enjoyed that album at the time: I enjoyed it more than critics did at the time, that's for sure. I also recall a funny quote about their working with Steve Albini in the recording of the album. Basically, Albini was going his typical direction, which is just to capture the real sound as-is, avoiding outboard gear and processing when he could. Apparently this didn't sit well with Plant especially, who, talking about reverb and delay or something, said something like "don't you understand that these knobs were meant to be turned to the right?" Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: KDS on February 05, 2016, 05:19:17 AM Coverdale / Page - Early 90s gem. I thought about that for the first time in years recently, as I was thinking about Whitesnake (in reference to our hard rock thread). I really enjoyed that album at the time: I enjoyed it more than critics did at the time, that's for sure. I also recall a funny quote about their working with Steve Albini in the recording of the album. Basically, Albini was going his typical direction, which is just to capture the real sound as-is, avoiding outboard gear and processing when he could. Apparently this didn't sit well with Plant especially, who, talking about reverb and delay or something, said something like "don't you understand that these knobs were meant to be turned to the right?" I'm a big Whitesnake fan, as well as Coverdale's stuff with Deep Purple. You can argue that Purple Mk IV was a one album band. Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Tommy Bolin, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes. One album - Come Taste the Band - a really good album. Then the band fell apart. Until the Mk II reunion in 1984. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: dogear on February 06, 2016, 01:12:36 AM The Millennium - Begin
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: JK on February 06, 2016, 05:35:38 AM (http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0001/733/MI0001733637.jpg?partner=allrovi.com)
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: SurfRiderHawaii on February 06, 2016, 12:24:16 PM Coverdale / Page - Early 90s gem. I thought about that for the first time in years recently, as I was thinking about Whitesnake (in reference to our hard rock thread). I really enjoyed that album at the time: I enjoyed it more than critics did at the time, that's for sure. I also recall a funny quote about their working with Steve Albini in the recording of the album. Basically, Albini was going his typical direction, which is just to capture the real sound as-is, avoiding outboard gear and processing when he could. Apparently this didn't sit well with Plant especially, who, talking about reverb and delay or something, said something like "don't you understand that these knobs were meant to be turned to the right?" I bought the allbum at the time, to my great disappointment. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: the captain on February 06, 2016, 01:20:17 PM Coverdale / Page - Early 90s gem. I thought about that for the first time in years recently, as I was thinking about Whitesnake (in reference to our hard rock thread). I really enjoyed that album at the time: I enjoyed it more than critics did at the time, that's for sure. I also recall a funny quote about their working with Steve Albini in the recording of the album. Basically, Albini was going his typical direction, which is just to capture the real sound as-is, avoiding outboard gear and processing when he could. Apparently this didn't sit well with Plant especially, who, talking about reverb and delay or something, said something like "don't you understand that these knobs were meant to be turned to the right?" Robert Plant was on the Clovedale-Page album? Wow, did not know that. ;D I bought the allbum at the time, to my gresst disappointment. Haha, whoops. That would be an anecdote from the Plant/Page album, a couple years later. Now my veneer of brilliance, of perfection, has been lost! (At least I caught on once you pointed it out, ORR. I once, several years back, kept arguing for several posts about how it was just plain idiotic to try to omit Led Zeppelin from a list of the best American rock bands. I honestly was baffled how nobody would see my point. And people kept responding "American rock band?" and such. "Yes, they're easily in the top five!" (or whatever I said). Then ... ooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah... What can I say, I have my moments. ;D Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: SurfRiderHawaii on February 06, 2016, 03:22:11 PM Coverdale / Page - Early 90s gem. I thought about that for the first time in years recently, as I was thinking about Whitesnake (in reference to our hard rock thread). I really enjoyed that album at the time: I enjoyed it more than critics did at the time, that's for sure. I also recall a funny quote about their working with Steve Albini in the recording of the album. Basically, Albini was going his typical direction, which is just to capture the real sound as-is, avoiding outboard gear and processing when he could. Apparently this didn't sit well with Plant especially, who, talking about reverb and delay or something, said something like "don't you understand that these knobs were meant to be turned to the right?" Robert Plant was on the Clovedale-Page album? Wow, did not know that. ;D I bought the allbum at the time, to my gresst disappointment. Haha, whoops. That would be an anecdote from the Plant/Page album, a couple years later. Now my veneer of brilliance, of perfection, has been lost! (At least I caught on once you pointed it out, ORR. I once, several years back, kept arguing for several posts about how it was just plain idiotic to try to omit Led Zeppelin from a list of the best American rock bands. I honestly was baffled how nobody would see my point. And people kept responding "American rock band?" and such. "Yes, they're easily in the top five!" (or whatever I said). Then ... ooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah... What can I say, I have my moments. ;D I knew you meant Page-Plant Luther. Just yankin your chain. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: the captain on February 06, 2016, 03:25:36 PM Oh I know. And I was piling on the chain pulling. So I pulled my own chain. That's weird. Why do I have a chain, and why am I pulling it? What kind of Pavlovian S&M vibe do I have going on here?
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: SMiLE Brian on February 06, 2016, 03:48:41 PM Well you are a Demon-Fighting Genius (and Patronizing Twaddler) ;)
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: the captain on February 06, 2016, 03:50:04 PM That I am! Though I don't recall why I'm a demon-fighting genius anymore. (The patronizing twaddler part, I do.)
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Alex on February 06, 2016, 05:07:05 PM (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/718NrbaS41L._SL1129_.jpg)
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Rocky Raccoon on February 06, 2016, 07:35:23 PM (http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0002/457/MI0002457448.jpg?partner=allrovi.com)
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VRTUJzwPL.jpg) Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: yonderhillside on February 15, 2016, 10:17:40 AM (http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0001/733/MI0001733637.jpg?partner=allrovi.com) +1 There's just something about this album. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: JK on February 16, 2016, 01:40:05 AM Monks The Monks have a BB connection. Having learned that as The Torquays they also covered a lot of songs by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys, whose harmonies they admired, I emailed the band's website and got a reply within the hour from one of the original members, guitarist and singer Gary Burger. He said that when they were The Torquays they did "California Girls", "Barbara Ann" and "Little Honda" and that was probably it. Roger the drummer sang "Little Honda" and "did a great job. We were pretty good on the Beach Boy harmonies and the audiences loved those songs." The Torquays/Monks were BB fans. Once they became the Monks they played that and other music much less. His conclusion? "A great time in my life." R.I.P. Gary, Roger and David. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: JK on February 16, 2016, 01:43:45 AM (http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0001/733/MI0001733637.jpg?partner=allrovi.com) +1 There's just something about this album. Thanks to your enthusiasm, yhs, I've got this album on my current listening list. It sounds amazing----and vaguely familiar, although to my knowledge I've only heard the two singles before now (or were there more?). Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: yonderhillside on February 16, 2016, 04:30:13 PM As far as I know, they only released 4 singles in their brief stint:
Something In The Air The Reason Accidents Wild Country Though I think what I love most of the album, aside from it's laid-back, smoking behind the alleyway bar-band style, is it almost comes off as an accidental song cycle, aside from the obvious Hollywood theme. There are so many repeating motifs and variations on particular chords, specifically on piano, to where about half-way through the album it's almost in a dream-state. I made an alt. track list: 1. Something In The Air (single) 2. Hollywood #1 3. The Reason (single) 4. Wilhelmina 5. Open The Door, Homer (which may seem familiar because it was from BD's Basement Tapes) 6. Look Around 7. I See It All 8. Accidents (single) 9. Wild Country (single) 10. When I Think 11. The Old Cornmill 12. I Don't Know 13. Hollywood Dream 14. Hollywood #2 Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: csparks on March 10, 2016, 01:37:21 PM Art In America?
I really liked their first and only 1983 album, produced by Eddie Offord, and given good push by the studio. Still, from what I've read, the label pulled plans for the follow up. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Chris Flynn (real name Chris Ruetenik) is still actively trying to keep the dream going. He's on Youtube and has posted lots of material. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9d6ek3KDRI I can never remember that youtube link stuff. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: JK on January 12, 2020, 03:46:16 AM (https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z03uGOiD_4w/XHMivXZDUNI/AAAAAAAARzM/S4hbsSmRaasKK4B7RCxKbroXCsAbrIm2QCLcBGAs/s1600/Gandalf%2B-%2BFront%2BCover%2B.jpg)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf_(American_band) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf_(American_band)) Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: pancakerecords on January 13, 2020, 11:44:23 AM (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e8/Imperial_Drag_-_Imperial_Drag.jpg/220px-Imperial_Drag_-_Imperial_Drag.jpg)
Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: JK on August 13, 2020, 02:35:26 AM How could we forget Blind Faith?
(https://hifi.nl/gfx/20130723110454_Blind_Faith_Blind_Faith.jpg) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith) Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Gettin Hungry on August 13, 2020, 09:26:13 AM How could we forget Blind Faith? (https://hifi.nl/gfx/20130723110454_Blind_Faith_Blind_Faith.jpg) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith) ??? ... it was the second post on the first page ... by ... YOU. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: JK on August 13, 2020, 02:31:14 PM How could we forget Blind Faith? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith) ??? ... it was the second post on the first page ... by ... YOU. Eek, that's the one image in this thread that my browser refuses to reveal. If only I'd given it a caption... >:( My apologies, GH. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: JK on August 14, 2020, 02:43:14 PM How could we forget Blind Faith? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith) ??? ... it was the second post on the first page ... by ... YOU. Well, let's dwell on this fine album for a moment longer by playing the magnificent "Sea Of Joy": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWYJvrs14Gg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith_(Blind_Faith_album) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith_(Blind_Faith_album)) Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: The Foot Fetish Man on August 14, 2020, 08:24:16 PM (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e3/f5/22/e3f52261712e6272ce6e0d45933efbcb.jpg)
1981...The All Sports Band was a pop/rock AOR band that made what has to be the catchiest album of all time. It's like a whole album of Eddie Money "Take Me Home Tonight" kind of songs. The unfortunate gimmick of being a rock band dressed up as sports figures understandably sank them. If they were trying to be a sports version of the Village People, they were about 2 years too late to cash in on that. I'm just so in love with catchy areno rock songs that I was always able to overlook the silly look of the band. First heard "Jet Set" and "Opposites Do Attract" on a Manchester, Kentucky radio station in 1982 and my little 12 year old ears were in ecstasy. I had to special order the album and it took ages for it to come in. It must've been on the verge of being a cut-out when I ordered it. It was on Radio Records...a subsidiary of Atlantic that had those "Stars on 45" medleys and a couple of latter-day Badfinger albums on it. Keyboardist, Chuck Kentis, has been in Rod Stewart's band since the mid 80s and has done film scores. Lead singer, Michael John Toste, is now a 'prophet' (gulp). Yep. But, anyway, the album is just plain, fun pop/rock AOR.....I'm now 50 and I still love it. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Gettin Hungry on August 17, 2020, 07:45:39 AM How could we forget Blind Faith? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith) ??? ... it was the second post on the first page ... by ... YOU. Eek, that's the one image in this thread that my browser refuses to reveal. If only I'd given it a caption... >:( My apologies, GH. Haha. No worries. Just thought it was amusing. Title: Re: Best One-Album Bands Post by: Occasional grilled cheese on February 11, 2021, 10:43:40 AM For a long time I would've said Rival Schools with 2001's United By Fate, but then they reunited and put out a new album in 2011, followed by a previously shelved/leaked record from '03. Still like all three but I'd have settled for reunion shows without new material.
(https://img.discogs.com/T_4EJNj5FrGGNPP27AzpZVFtYJ0=/fit-in/600x531/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-691450-1574977623-3024.jpeg.jpg) Nowadays I'd land on The Raymond Brake with 1995's Piles of Dirty Winters or Polaris with 1999's belated Music from the Adventures of Pete and Pete. The latter reunited a few times but has only otherwise put out a one-off single and some archival material. (https://img.discogs.com/tx38yM3YA3SMpyoaBB2eHiuzqO8=/fit-in/600x592/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1761164-1484422781-4478.jpeg.jpg) (https://img.discogs.com/pMYz20iLr2x6AQUPkOA9M_5K8qk=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-733817-1426806941-2033.jpeg.jpg) Realising now that alot of bands I thought were one and done had other records that are either too hard to find or I just didn't stick around for. Not counting comps/live/remix/etc. |