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Driving home with the Stone Roses' classic, funky, epic, dancey, (insert other superlatives here) tune I Am The Resurrection blasting out the stereo got me thinking.
That timeless, eight minutes of sonic heaven, closes the Roses' wonderful self-titled debut album(which, incredibly, will be 20 years old next year! Doesn't time fly...). And I would offer the opinion that it is probably the best debut album of all time.
I started trying to think of better ones and I admit there are some serious contenders in my collection. I mean when you consider the first albums of The Specials, Chemical Brothers, The Las, Kate Bush, Massive Attack, Guns N Roses, The Velvet Underground, Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Strokes, Beastie Boys and Led Zeppelin to name a tiny few of so many, picking one out as the best seems impossible.
But, after giving it considerable thought, I still come back to the awesome, genre-crossing opening statement that brought four cocky Manchester boys to the music world's attention.
So, come on then. Let's hear it...what do you think is the best debut album of all time?
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Gurdip Thandi
He can't sing, he can't play any instruments but he's rarely out of tune!"
There have been so many ground breaking debuts throughout the years that in my opinion you can only produce a short-list and try to conjure up an order.
Mine would have to include Wu-Tang Clan, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, The Libertines, The Stone Roses, Bloc Party, Interpol, Leftfield, Basement Jaxx, Oasis, and probably one or two I've forgotten.