Best Debut Album
 

Was thinking about some of the best debut albums of all time and I really can't think of any that was better than Guns 'n Roses Appetite for Destruction.

What do you think is the best debut?

Here is a short list of good debuts:

Pearl Jam - 10
A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
Garth Brooks - Self Titled
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

Hmm.. that is all I can think of right now.

I realize some of these are possibly record label debuts and not the very first thing that was ever produced by them. I am just going off of wide-spread commercial releases.

Boston

Led Zep.
Okay also on my list of best debuts, Rush, Van Halen, Black Sabboth, AC/DC, Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, The Ramones. Those are the groups that had the most impact on me as for a debut album. Some of them were when I was very small, and didn't get into the music until I was older.

Good ones listed so far.

I'll add:

Sigur Ros - Agytus Byrnjyn (or however you spell it)

Reverend Horton Heat - Smoke em' if you Got em'

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

Granted, he had recorded in a band previously, but this is technically his "debut". One of the best albums ever recorded.

Counting Crows - August and Everything After

Was going to be my answer too.

norah jones - come away with me.
dido - no angel

and

definitely.

I'll second that

You beat me to it.

While ágætis byrjun was a great album, it was actually their second album(the first being Von).

I gotta go with A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms, though the Counting Crows and Pearl Jam are good choices too.

I dont think anyone can top the success of Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill ... never mind if it was good or not.

Metallica - Kill 'Em All. IMHO... That album basically started the huge trend in thrash metal.

That's on my list of top 5 also Van Halen, Boston, Led Zepplin I,

Absolutely. You beat me to it.

I'll have to agree with GnR's Appetite for Destruction.
Unfortunately, their appetites destroyed the band.

(In no particular order here)
Evanescence-Fallen
Boston
Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Creed - My Own Prison
GnR - Appetite for Destruction
Van Halen
The Better Life - Three Doors Down

the clash

no depression - uncle tupelo

my two faves........

Weezer-The blue album
Pearl Jam- 10

Jeff Buckley - Grace

Audioslave - Audioslave
Sublime - 40 oz. To Freedom
Beastie Boys - License To Ill
Dr. Dre - The Chronic

Great choice!!

Derek and the Dominoes - Layla and other Assorted Love Songs
The Band - Music From the Big Pink
The Allman Brothers Band

The Ventures - The Walk - Don't Run LP from 1960

quite a strong start for a group that rivaled the Beatles for sales and that has produced over 200 albums over the years.

When I was in college, everyone played the shit out of The Cars-"The Cars"
(My personal favorite song was- "Life's the same, Moving in stereo" - was that the name of it? )

Dr Dre - The Chronic
Snoop Doggy Dog - Doggystyle
Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Nas - Illmatic

There is more, But those are just a few of my fav CD's That happen to be there first Albums.

The Clash

Jane's Addcition - XXX Live
NIN - Pretty Hate Machine

Also the Cars mentioned above is a good one

I thought Von was an EP and not a full length album?

Bad Co.

Damn straight.

Coroner - R.I.P.
Demolition Hammer - Tortured Existence
In Flames - Lunar Strain

(edit) Oh and Hammerfall's Glory To The Brave brought back power metal in a huge way.

Just for starters some really good debuts include:
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Asta!!

You mean Axl's

Pearl Jam 10 for sure!!

Someone mentioned Evanescence but Fallen wasn't their debut album, They had an album called "Origin" come out prior and it is also awesome. It's hard to get now.

Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates of Dawn
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1st Major Lable Realese)
Pearl Jam - 10
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show
Korn - Korn
Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
DAve MAtthews Band - Under The Table & Dreaming (not counting thier live debut album)
MArilyn Manson - Portrait of An American Family (1st Major LAbel)
Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley

Passion and Warfare

Korn - Korn
All I can think of right now, but I think they're self-titled is much better than alot of their latest releases.. It's just alot.. uhmm.. raw-er? :)

janes addiciton - xxx live
deftones - adrenaline
jaco patorious - this is jaco
eminem- slim shady lp
postal service - give in
pearl jam - ten
a perfect circle - mer de noms
incubus - fungus among us
the doors - the doors
blink 182 - chesire cat
clash - s/t
GnR- appetite for destruction