ITT: Bands that peaked on their first album
Not that later albums were bad, just this is their best.
inb4 Interpol
name an early 2000's indie group that didn't peak with their first album
>>64488718
sorry buddy but day & age was a masterpiece
>>64488745
that's it mane
The Strokes
Arguably Weezer
>>64488745
Deerhunter
>>64488821
not early 2000s and that's debatable anyways
>>64488773
sorry buddy but you are literally retarded
>>64488737
Bruford - Wetton - Fripp era was the best faggot
>>64489309
that was mean
>>64488737
if you had actually listened to the albums after that you probably wouldnt think that
>>64489339
Welcome
Never came close to releasing anything as good as The Family Jewels
>>64489756
desu I think that's her weakest album
>>64489485
The Strokes never really peaked because they didn't have a mountain at all. They just started out as a plateau, continued to be mediocre and then died
>>64489743
Woof. I feel so bad for the other members in that band finding out the singer was a child rapist and murderer
>>64488703
Radiohead
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Beatles
Autechre
Grimes
Pink Floyd
The Beach Boys
Led Zeppelin
Yes
Genesis
Deerhunter
Kanye
Massive Attack
Arctic Monkeys
Arcade Fire
Bad Company
Bert Jansch
Boston
Big Star
Dire Straits (arguably)
Grin
LCD Soundsystem (my worthless opinion)
Modest Mouse (arguably)
Pearl Jam (100%)
Pink Floyd (arguably)
Portishead
The Smiths
Vampire Weekend
>>64490086
Nah
>>64490086
some of these are clearly bait or you just have really bad taste
>>64490115
Contra is VW's best album though.
>>64490086
Soooo, Surfin Safari is by your opinion greatest The Beach Boys record?
I disagree with Yes, Led Zep, The Beatles and Radiohead.
>>64490115
The Lonesome Crowded West is Modest Mouse's best album though
>>64488737
>listens to ITCOTCK once
>>64490229
Not him but I'd put both LCW and M&A above This Is A Long Drive. They just work better as albums, better variety, better themeing. TIALD is probably better than M&A when you look at it as a collection of songs. Tundra/Desert and Lounge are god tier
>>64490115
Modern Vampires is the best VW album
Neon Bible is best AF
>>64490086
kek at Radiohead.
>>64490253
Oh definitely agreed. I honestly don't know anyone who would rate This is a Long Drive above either of those
>>64490400
A lot of /mu/ would.
>>64489692
pathetic but I'm feeling kind today so you can still have a (you)
>>64490115
Close but The Queen is Dead and Meat is Murder are better
>>64488703
This is probably one of my favourite albums of all time. So much nostalgia. Can't believe it's 10 years old.
>>64488703
>implying
>>64491186
Nah Bloc Party power rankings:
Silent Alarm
Weekend in the City
Four
Intimacy
Hymns
Hymns is the worst thing they've ever made
>>64491216
>Hymns is the worst thing they've ever made
not surprising considering half the band quit
>>64491186
Incredibly frontloaded. Has way too many fucking ballads.
>>64488745
franz ferdinand, they peaked with their third
>>64491242
It's basically Kele: The Album
>>64490229
it's like none of you people ever heard Good News For People Who Love Bad News
Not really a band but whatever
>>64490115
>Arctic Monkeys
their peak album was Humbug
>>64491305
nigga please
>>64488773
this
Their albums up to viva la vida weren't bad but I felt that they really nailed this one, the pacing is literally perfect
>>64491410
I've listened to this when it came out and i still can't forget Shiver and Yellow. Amazingly comfy songs
Peak instrument-wise.
https://youtu.be/Z8Ajv0MBj-U?t=1m55s
>>64491569
its their best album to date desu
>>64488745
of montreal? they were like, 7 albums in before hissing fauna lol
I'm pretty sure I find this their best
>>64488703
Wolf Parade
>>64489692
absolutely patrician
>>64491305
this is the truth
Weezer
>>64488805
To be fair you could argue that they both peaked with their second
>>64491242
>>64491264
When the drumming is the best thing your band has going for it, and the drummer quits, you don't replace the fucking drummer. You quit too.
>>64490115
>Arcade Fire
reflektor is their masterpiece you turd
desu
>>64491410
Yea this + OP's choice, Kanye and The Strokes
>>64492526
Led Zeppelin did that, and rightfully so(although he died rather than quit).
>tfw Bloc Party will never release an album nearly as good as their debut
>>64491186
Actually true. While SA is better, their peak was in AWITC era. Combine the b-sides from that era with the best songs from AWITC and it's their best album and the best indie record of the 2000's by far.
>>64491023
>11
>>64491305
Objectively correct.
>>64493735
Nope, that would be, unarguably, TOTBL
>>64492785
Late Registration though
>>64493735
>>64493919
funeral is up there too
>>64491410
This one is probably their best, most unique and comfiest for sure. Rush of Blood is probably about the same quality but based on taste I do prefer Parachutes
We can agree that Congratulations > Oracular Spectacular, right?
>>64493218
Yeah but Led Zep still had Page and Plant going for them. Kele isn't exactly a big draw tbqfhwyf
>>64490115
Radio City > #1 Record
>>64494094
that is the tru tru desu, the only mistake they made was not finishing Someone's Missing by making it an epic that's twice as long. The end fade bit is the best part by far
>>64494358
Chronic Town, mang. Though as full lengths go, Murmur's got my my vote too.
Reckoning's a close second though.
>>64494393
I consider Reckoning to more-or-less be Murmur Pt. II, it's really really good but lacks the structure and immediacy that makes Murmur magic. Chronic Town is great too, but not as good as Murmur.
>>64491410
False.
AROBTTH was far better
>>64494617
Parachutes is like 2pm on a Sunday and AROBTTH is like 5pm on a Sunday. I don't really care enough to fight enough about which is better
>>64488703
>>64493735
Bloc Party should totally release a b-sides/rarities album, I think it would fit right in with classics like Sci-Fi Lullabies, Pisces Iscariot, The Masterplan, The Smiths' compilations..
>>64494927
TOTBL is the best though, but I think Antics is only slightly worse and I also like OLTA. The fourth one didn't excite me that much and I actually haven't listened to their fifth (yet).
>>64495028
El Pintor is on the level of Antics and OLTA. I wish they would make another album with the atmosphere of TOTBL
>>64494650
This and Antics are GOAT
>>64495028
OLTA has always been my favorite, TOTBL second favorite. And yeah, the self titled album is skippable. El Pintor is great, would recommend
>>64495073
>>64495126
OK, that's cool. I didn't like All the Rage Back Home, but I'll definitely try it
