Every band has one Album

My musey sense was tingling at this thread so I just had to post.

Yes, Muse - Origin of Symmetry DEFINES them.
 
Phalanx said:
Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve (though Nothing is my favourite)
DEATH - Individual Thought Patterns
Chick Corea - Light as a Feather (because it's such a good album)
Level 42 - The Early Tapes

could name more but my fingers are cold
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Symbolic > Individual Thought Patterns

IMO
 
neil3k said:
Manic Street Preachers - Everything must go
Eels - ElectroShock Blues
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EMG may have been the Manics step into greater things, but they have no album more defining that The Holy Bible.
 
Not necessarily :)

Brian Eno - Another Green World
King Crimson - Discipline (although I listen to Red more)
Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (but I really prefer Californication)
 
The Beatles...Rubber Soul.

Why is it more defining than revolver or Sgt Peppers? Because it was the album where they stopped being the happy R and B pop band of their early years and started experimenting and pushing boundaries.

The Clash...London Calling

The album where they showed they were more than just a punk band and showed that that a lot of their punk peers were just dross by comparison.

Radiohead...The Bends

Showed that they had more to offer than just 'Creep'. They haven't even got close to it in later albums.

Manic Street Preachers...The Holy Bible. While some bands dealt with bleak subject matter in their songs, they were living it. Also offered even more proof that James was the most criminally under-rated guitarists in the 90's.

White Blood Cells...The White Stripes. Proved that you could be rough around the edges and still be the best guitarist of your generation, also brought the blues back to a new audience.
 
dmpoole said:
And who said Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was Sabbaths defining moment?
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riddlermarc said:
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (defining)
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I agree with dmpoole. Paranoid opened the world's eyes to Sabbath's potential, which made their debut album more prominent, and those two albums together pretty much define Sabbath.



Next: The Who. Tommy or Who Are You? Nah, Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy kicked them off.
 
Broadbandplacey said:
The Beatles - Abbey Road

cant be any debate about those surely ;)
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Surely Abbey Road was beaten by Magical Mystery Tour. :D

Tracks:
Magical Mystery Tour
The Fool on the Hill
I Am the Walrus
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
All You Need Is Love
 
G|mp said:
Corrected.
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Nitefly said:
Corrected.

I can understand Music For the Jilted Generation... but fat of the land... :/

"Serial Thrilla, Serious Killer!" :o Oooh you fiend. I'm not even going to start....
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Right, MftJG wasn't exactly their big time album, Fat of the Land bought them into the lime light.

MftJG is my favourite prodigy album, but it wasn’t their biggest.


Otacon said:
I'd never heard of Muse until Absolution, and at the time, I was very much Joe public.
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Joe Public Absolution was the big hit, for Joe Rock Public OoS was the big time.
 
Raist said:
Surely Abbey Road was beaten by Magical Mystery Tour. :D

Tracks:
Magical Mystery Tour
The Fool on the Hill
I Am the Walrus
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
All You Need Is Love
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nooooo, let it be comes a close second with long and winding road and let it be etc :p

magical mystery tour, pffft :p :D
 
derfderfley said:
How about these ?

MeatLoaf - Bat out of Hell (defining moment & step into the big time)
Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon (defining moment)
Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (defining moment & step into the big time)
Whitesnake - 1984 (defining moment)
Bon jovi - slippery when wet (defining moment)
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I agree with all of them. Love them bands :).
 
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radiohead - ok computer although i prefer the bends.

Still maintain that origin of symmetry was the defining album that brought them to the lime light. Absolution didnt turn them from a niche band into a global sucess. It merely built on the success and critical acclaim of the previous two. Good marketing and hype did the rest.
 
mks2005 said:
I don't think you can mention Radiohead really, Kid A and OK Computer were both huge defining moments.
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I'm not convinced. Radiohead had a good following prior to OK Computer, but it was that album that really pushed them into the mind of the public. In my experience, Kid A doesn't really mean anything to people who aren't fans of the group. If I had a pick one album from Radiohead which had an impact, it would be OKC.

In an ironic sort of way, I think that Be Here Now was a defining moment for Oasis. I remember prior to it's release, Noel said something along the lines of 'The 3rd album is the most important, either this is going to raise us to the level of U2 or will see us fade away.....". Slightly melodramatic, but to be fair I think that the failure of that record to grip the nation was a defining moment because it stopped the juggernaut in it's tracks and opened the door for other 'indie' bands to take over the mantle - albums like OK Computer and Urban Hymns gained much more acclaim that year and Oasis have arguably been underachieving relative to their early works ever since. Oh and just for the record, I actually quite like Be Here Now :)

There's maybe a case for Primal Scream - Screamadelica, but I'm not the one to make it.
 
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