Which of these bands had the best debut album? [Archive]

jtresk26

07/16/09, 11:10 AM

I know this poll is only limited to 10 choices and I know that I may have forgotten a lot of good debut albums, but these are the ones that I wanted to put down. This poll is based on your opinion of the whole album, not best-selling or influence on other artists. I know I also cover bands that are ska, pop-punk and emo, but I just want to hit a huge audience with this poll. If I'm missing a band's debut album that you like, write a comment because I would want to say what you think.

tonyC4L

07/16/09, 11:46 AM

I was going to say FOB until I saw that the choice was Evening Out... In my opinion that album shouldn't even be counted as part of their discography.

jtresk26

07/16/09, 11:47 AM

Yeah, but it is technically their debut. If Take This to Your Grave was their debut, I would have definitely voted for them instead of Cheshire Cat.

brandnewsheep

07/16/09, 11:48 AM

I like 39/Smooth, it's one of my favourite Green Day albums so...

briewer

07/16/09, 12:07 PM

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61S1WD-md8L._SS500_.jpg

kdefrisc

07/16/09, 01:30 PM

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61S1WD-md8L._SS500_.jpg
absolutely the winner

SandManTEND13

07/16/09, 01:39 PM

Cartel def

tonyC4L

07/16/09, 01:47 PM

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61S1WD-md8L._SS500_.jpg
this definitely beats all the other choices.

fadedmemories

07/16/09, 08:39 PM

Chroma is above and beyond everything else in that list.

AussieBoy

07/16/09, 09:01 PM

jtresk26

07/16/09, 10:42 PM

probably Sum 41, the other bands i liked their 2nd albums a lot more, most of them their 1st album was drivle just kind of finding their feet, but i guess there is half hour of power (was that first?)
Half Hour of Power is technically considered an EP, but a CD is considered at least a half hour, so...

ManicanParty49

07/16/09, 11:23 PM

As a debut Chroma blows the rest of these albums out of the water. I'm not a huge Cartel fan, but it definitely showed their chops as song writers, and it took most of these bands a few albums do that.

phil19

07/17/09, 12:47 AM

pretty sure half hour of power come out before all killer no filler

Yellowcard2006

07/17/09, 09:41 AM

Chroma, but I think TTYG should count as the FOB debut. However inaccurate that may be.

SLoT

07/17/09, 10:01 AM

All Killer is not their debut. I'm sure someone posted that already, but Blink got my vote. If All Killer was their debut, I would've gone with that. Stupid technicality.

AussieBoy

07/17/09, 04:43 PM

Half Hour of Power is technically considered an EP, but a CD is considered at least a half hour, so...

not that its the be all and end all of correct info, but seems youre right as wikipedia says its an half hour EP and AKNF as their debut studio album, but yeah 10 songs is a big arse EP, how did they pull that little trick?

jtresk26

07/17/09, 04:45 PM

not that its the be all and end all of correct info, but seems youre right as wikipedia says its an half hour EP and AKNF as their debut studio album, but yeah 10 songs is a big arse EP, how did they pull that little trick?
My guess is as good as yours, you know. But if that was their first CD, I would have made my decision easier. Not that I don't like the EP, but compared to AKNF, it's not as good.

Shin Akuma

07/17/09, 05:15 PM

Sublime!!!

Neo Cassady

07/17/09, 05:35 PM

All Killer is not their debut. I'm sure someone posted that already, but Blink got my vote. If All Killer was their debut, I would've gone with that. Stupid technicality.

Cheshire Cat is not blink's debut...

jtresk26

07/17/09, 05:36 PM

Cheshire Cat is not blink's debut...
It's their debut album. Look it up.

Broden Terry

07/17/09, 05:40 PM

Definitely Cartel. Chroma is such a great record :nod:

spunkmastaflex

07/17/09, 06:02 PM

definitelly sum 41 was amazing, however i feel like cartel's first was at a completely different time in my life so its like comparing apples to oranges, they both were really good

Radiology

07/17/09, 08:58 PM

out of that list, I went with Chroma because its one of the only pop punk albums I can still actually stomach.

but I think there are a lot of other bands that had stronger debuts than on that list. The Fleet Foxes debut is absolutely divine for example. Also Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral had some genre defining debutes as well.

jtresk26

07/17/09, 09:00 PM

SLoT

07/18/09, 11:02 AM

Cheshire Cat is not blink's debut...

It's their debut album. Look it up.

Looks like it is their debut.

showyourteeth

07/18/09, 11:06 AM

pretty sure half hour of power come out before all killer no filler

i was just about to say that

VIVALAMATT

07/18/09, 04:04 PM

I piked All Killer No Filler because it was the best album on the list, but obviously it wasn't Sum 41's debut. It was more of their 'mainstream debut' if anything.

VIVALAMATT

07/18/09, 04:05 PM

Cheshire Cat is not blink's debut...

Yeah it is. Flyswatter was a demo.

unwritten_law9

07/18/09, 07:49 PM

Chroma takes the win for me. If motion city soundtrack's i am the movie would have made the cut that would have got my vote.

newfoundmichael

07/19/09, 07:58 AM

Chroma is above and beyond everything else in that list.

i can't believe this is winning. hate that album.

BulleTheory

07/19/09, 08:44 AM

Sublime>>>>>>>Cartel

spunkmastaflex

07/19/09, 08:45 AM

according to wikipedia, half hour of power was only an EP, i also thought it was their their first LP tho but apparently it wasnt

BulleTheory

07/19/09, 09:13 AM

i cant believe cartel is actually beating Sublime's 40 oz. to Freedom.

Then again, i can believe it on this site.

jtresk26

07/19/09, 09:18 AM

i cant believe cartel is actually beating Sublime's 40 oz. to Freedom.

Then again, i can believe it on this site.
True that you can see it on this site, but 40 oz. to Freedom as a whole album compared to Chroma, I would take Chroma. I like 40 oz. to Freedom, but as a whole album compared to Chroma, Chroma has some better songs compared to 40 oz. to Freedom. I know that doesn't right because both bands sound totally different, but if it was Sublime's self-titled, I would go with that in a heartbeat.

Neo Cassady

07/19/09, 10:12 AM

It's their debut album. Look it up.

Yeah it is. Flyswatter was a demo.

Buddha.....

Feenucks

07/19/09, 12:03 PM

I was going to say FOB until I saw that the choice was Evening Out... In my opinion that album shouldn't even be counted as part of their discography.

This.

TangledUp

07/19/09, 12:31 PM

Rancid & Cartel are the ones I picked.

AussieBoy

07/19/09, 05:42 PM

I was going to say FOB until I saw that the choice was Evening Out... In my opinion that album shouldn't even be counted as part of their discography.

fully! its horrible! cant believe their next album turned out so good after releasing that drivel

darkmartheight

07/19/09, 05:48 PM

all killer no filler. it's their best album. Cheshire cat was a close second.

xjulianx89

07/19/09, 05:52 PM

Chroma is above and beyond everything else in that list.

:lol:

Anyways, All Killer No Filler.

seraph1214

07/19/09, 05:58 PM

Definitely Chroma and AKNF.

blue_bedlight

07/19/09, 07:15 PM

All Killer No Filler wasn't a debut. Half Hour of Power was.

nerdvglc

07/19/09, 10:27 PM

Buddha.....
not to be an ass or something, but while it does in fact have 14 tracks, i think that's more like a long demo than an official studio album. the only reason i even say anything is because i thought exactly what you did about buddha, so i looked it up, and that seems to be the deal.

FullCollaspe

07/19/09, 10:37 PM

of course the pop punk albums are winning, but out of those I choose Rancid

Radiology

07/19/09, 11:19 PM

I keep hearing those bands, I mean SDRE and FF. What kind of music do they play?

think of old 60's and 70's Medieval movies and add a twist of folk and a walk through the woods with a pinch of Beach Boy's-caliber harmonies and thats what Fleet Foxes sounds like. And it's perfect.

Sunny Day Real Estate is the foundation for a majority of the bands discussed on this website. Diary sounds like a post-grunge band with a more gut-wrenching twist. full of simple ,but intricate with their emotion, songs. Think of early Jimmy Eat World meets Nirvana. We wouldn't have the portion of the bands on this website like Copeland, Anberlin, Brand New etc (that "sort" of "emo???" sound) without that record. Mineral's Power of Failing sounds similar but it's got such a harder edge to it (think of an early Your Favorite Weapon) I'd argue its MUCH better than Diary is and has a lot more replayability, though, in my opinion Mineral's true gem is EndSerenading which is a definite staple in my book if you enjoy any album discussed on this website.

jtresk26

07/19/09, 11:26 PM

think of old 60's and 70's Medieval movies and add a twist of folk and a walk through the woods with a pinch of Beach Boy's-caliber harmonies and thats what Fleet Foxes sounds like. And it's perfect.

Sunny Day Real Estate is the foundation for a majority of the bands discussed on this website. Diary sounds like a post-grunge band with a more gut-wrenching twist. full of simple ,but intricate with their emotion, songs. Think of early Jimmy Eat World meets Nirvana. We wouldn't have the portion of the bands on this website like Copeland, Anberlin, Brand New etc (that "sort" of "emo???" sound) without that record. Mineral's Power of Failing sounds similar but it's got such a harder edge to it (think of an early Your Favorite Weapon) I'd argue its MUCH better than Diary is and has a lot more replayability, though, in my opinion Mineral's true gem is EndSerenading which is a definite staple in my book if you enjoy any album discussed on this website.
I will definitely check those bands out. The only knowledge that I knew of either band was that the bassist of the Foo Fighters, Nate Mendel, played/ plays for Sunny Day Real Estate.

Neo Cassady

07/20/09, 08:58 AM

not to be an ass or something, but while it does in fact have 14 tracks, i think that's more like a long demo than an official studio album. the only reason i even say anything is because i thought exactly what you did about buddha, so i looked it up, and that seems to be the deal.

Fair enough. Regardless, my vote doesn't go to anything on this list; rather, it goes to

http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/uploaded_images/bon-iver-for-emma.jpg

Radiology

07/20/09, 11:23 AM

Fair enough. Regardless, my vote doesn't go to anything on this list; rather, it goes to

http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/uploaded_images/bon-iver-for-emma.jpg

agreed.

sokonfused

07/20/09, 11:45 AM

cartel definately gets my vote. best debut on this list. imo at least.

superichie

07/20/09, 12:51 PM

Chroma would have been amazing as a 4th release, let alone a debut. Chroma FTW

Tim Lincecum

07/20/09, 04:54 PM

cartel is winning this??? wtf? Cartel is god awful, how is sublime not destroying this poll?

nerdvglc

07/21/09, 12:25 AM

Fair enough. Regardless, my vote doesn't go to anything on this list; rather, it goes to

http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/uploaded_images/bon-iver-for-emma.jpg
i know i'm late to the party, but i just bought an ep and an lp by them on amazon downloads. i can't find the first two self-releases though. :-(

Thesleepingwell

07/21/09, 02:12 AM

For this poll I voted for Liberal Animation by NOFX. I always liked the very early NOFX stuff because is was proper punk. Of course they'd go to a more mainstream sound, but this record was awesome.

For other debuts not in the pool, it would have to be The Offspring's self-titled release from '89. And ditto for Type O Negative's 'Slow Deep and Hard' which is one of those albums full of anger and hardcore orintated carnage with the lick of Sabbath thrown in for good measure. Best two personal faves in my view...

Neo Cassady

07/21/09, 06:46 AM

i know i'm late to the party, but i just bought an ep and an lp by them on amazon downloads. i can't find the first two self-releases though. :-(

Those two are all he has released...

Theseventhson

07/21/09, 07:21 AM

Chroma

charmer

07/21/09, 07:31 AM

Sublime got my vote! idk how Cartel is winning this.

billyboatkid

07/21/09, 01:59 PM

Chroma

fadedmemories

07/22/09, 03:26 AM

:lol:

Anyways, All Killer No Filler.
The only thing funny about this post is how ironic it is.

Broden Terry

07/22/09, 03:52 AM

Chroma is supurb :nod:

xjulianx89

07/22/09, 05:54 AM

The only thing funny about this post is how ironic it is.

I love irony.
:-)

fadedmemories

07/22/09, 06:10 AM

I love irony.
:-)
Likewise

SurfinPunk

07/25/09, 03:20 PM

Half Hour of Power is technically considered an EP, but a CD is considered at least a half hour, so...

Who ever told you that? HHoP was their first full length LP album. Do you even know what EP stands for?

jtresk26

07/25/09, 03:50 PM

Who ever told you that? HHoP was their first full length LP album. Do you even know what EP stands for?
It is an extended play. And it is considered an EP because they have less than 30 min. on it because they fill it with dead air, so the next time you want to challenge someone, make sure it is someone dumber than you.

Indoor Living

07/25/09, 05:24 PM

If you don't vote Chroma, you're wrong.

I wish I Am The Movie was on here though.

mike'smannequin

07/25/09, 05:46 PM

cartel is winning this??? wtf? Cartel is god awful, how is sublime not destroying this poll?
cartel isnt awful yeah their last cd wasnt great but chroma was an amazing cd

liveloud4life

07/25/09, 06:13 PM

The Used - S/T

denissuxx

07/26/09, 12:14 PM

Atl.

unwritten_law9

07/26/09, 02:08 PM

If you don't vote Chroma, you're wrong.

I wish I Am The Movie was on here though.
I think I Am The Movie would take Chroma.

Indoor Living

07/26/09, 02:48 PM

I think I Am The Movie would take Chroma.
Exactly it. Haha.

Raarzipan

07/26/09, 02:58 PM

I voted chroma, because I felt the others on this LIST weren't that great, but to be honest there are definitely better.

suppyguppy

07/27/09, 07:26 AM

40 oz to freedom should be owning this poll. Cheshire Cat? Seriously?

SoCoSquid4

07/27/09, 09:18 AM

yeah. all killer isn't sum 41's debut, half hour of power is. same with blink---what about buddah?

MorningStar10

07/29/09, 05:04 PM

i can't believe this is winning. hate that album.
Agreed. Being from the UK i didnt really know it was a big albums its dull in my opinion.
All Killer got my vote as it was the first album i went to the stores and bought along with Alien Ant Farm!

eriatarka24

07/29/09, 05:26 PM

I was going to say FOB until I saw that the choice was Evening Out... In my opinion that album shouldn't even be counted as part of their discography.
Yeah, I was hoping TTTYG would be an option haha.

I randomly voted for two :S lol.