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Poll Question: Which from these well-known bands has the best debut album?
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24 [19.83%]
2 [1.65%]
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19 [15.70%]
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4 [3.31%]
2 [1.65%]
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Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

I picked other-Triumvirat-Mediterranean Tales

               Their debut is the most strikingly beautiful and brilliantly played ones by anybody i have ever heard. It tends to be a bit under-rated, though, around here.They did not have Helmut Koellen within their ranks yet, but Jurgen Fritz on keys leads the band amazingly well.
good choice. I like the first two Triumvirat albums , less keen after that tbh
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Voted 'other' -UK's debut album. Perhaps thats a 'cheat' considering they were a supergroup?
 
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How about Mahavishnu Orchestra or Anglagard's debut?
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

In regards to Yes and This Was, there was a fundamental change from the debuts to the second albums. The addition of a new guitarist in each case, The Yes Album (Steve Howe) and Stand Up (Martin Barre) offer  a night and day contrast from debut to second album, and the approximation of the actual "sound" of each band going forward.

Of the albums listed, I chose The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.


Well done!  I picked Yes, it was very influential on me even though they did a few covers.  BTW, the second Yes album was the remarkable "Time and a Word," still featuring Peter Banks on guitar.  

This is quite an excellent performance from the first LP, if you've never seen this...rare Peter Banks footage!! (sorry, the player embed function isn't working for some reason)



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Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear

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No vote because I'm only familiar with the following: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Gentle Giant, Freak Out!, The Soft Machine. Out of these, it would be Gentle Giant.
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Floyd an atom ahead of Gentle Gaint
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I´ve been hesitating between Yes and Camel. But I finally decided to Yes debut, which is still a little more succeeded.
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Originally posted by freudiana freudiana wrote:

How about Mahavishnu Orchestra or Anglagard's debut?
Hm, neither one band doesn't fit here at all - Mahavishnu is Fusion, Anglagard aren't classics but rather their followers. 
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Maybe I'm missing something obvious but why isnt Storia Di Un Minuto by PFM on the list ?
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Originally posted by menawati menawati wrote:

Maybe I'm missing something obvious but why isnt Storia Di Un Minuto by PFM on the list ?
And what about In And Out Of Focus?
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Points: 10616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 24 2012 at 06:38
Yes' debut is fantastic. Not prog yet maybe, but fantastic songs anyway.
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Originally posted by menawati menawati wrote:

Maybe I'm missing something obvious but why isnt Storia Di Un Minuto by PFM on the list ?
I may be wrong, but I think the OP deliberately avoided debut albums that are considered "classics" - these are debut albums by classic bands, but where the debut albums are not commonly considered their best work; in fact, they're sometimes ignored. 
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Gentle Giant <3
After that, a very underrated one: The Aerosol Grey Machine.
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Even with YES and CAMEL, my vote goes to the only original Syd Barrett's album. The most revolutionary album of Pink Floyd's history.
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I love later Floyd, but I was never a fan of the Syd Barrett dominated band and Piper doesn't do it for me.
 
The first Giant album is good, but my vote goes to Camel, who hit the ground running and never stopped.
 
Other great debuts: Druid (Toward the Sun) Horslips (Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part) and Gryphon (Gryphon).
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Originally posted by Alitare Alitare wrote:

Magma's debut.

No doubt about that!
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Points: 35886 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 24 2012 at 11:18
Originally posted by menawati menawati wrote:

Maybe I'm missing something obvious but why isnt Storia Di Un Minuto by PFM on the list ?


That's what "other" is meant for.

I voted for Kobaia, and it was an easy choice despite loving several on the list (I know them all), and having lots of beloved débuts that I could have mentioned as an "other" 'choice.  I think that Kobaia is a knock-out début album.  Magma is one of my absolute favourite bands, and that is my favourite album by Magma.  I find it a stunning double-album début.
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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

I love later Floyd, but I was never a fan of the Syd Barrett dominated band and Piper doesn't do it for me.
 
The first Giant album is good, but my vote goes to Camel, who hit the ground running and never stopped.
 
Other great debuts: Druid (Toward the Sun) Horslips (Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part) and Gryphon (Gryphon).


Gryphon's version of the "Unquiet Grave" off their début is a particular favourite of mine:
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