Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing the Hardline
George Michael - Faith
Mika - Life in cartoon motion

You go on

Shango said:

co sign!

For You - Prince
Kissing To Be Clever - Culture Club
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
Faith - George Michael
Jody Watley - Jody Watley
August And Everything After - Counting Crows
Illmatic - Nas
Ready To Die - The Notorious B.I.G.
Doggystyle - Snoop Doggy Dogg
Ill Na Na - Foxy Brown
The Mis-education of Lauren Hill
What's the 411? - Mary J. Blige
The Way I Feel - Remy Shand

dseann said:

By the way what happened to him? No music since this album...

Introducing The Hardline - Terence Trent D'Arby
Doggystyle - Snoop Doggy Dogg
The Chronic - Dr. Dre
Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix
Illmatic - NaS
Legalize It - Peter Tosh
Paid In Full - Eric B & Rakim
Regulate ... G Funk Era - Warren G
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
Brown Sugar - D' Angelo
Funkadelic - Funkadelic
Computer Games - George Clinton
Curtis - Curtis Mayfield
Up For The Downstroke - Parliament

raveon2tnek said:

The Love Below - Andre 3000
Pronounced Jah Nay - Zhane
Kemistry - Kem
Javier - Javier
Rahsaan Patterson - Self Titled
Tevin Campbell - T.E.V.I.N
Chante Moore - Precious
Air - Moon Safari
Lauren Hill - The Miseducation of Lauren Hill
Zero 7 - Simple Things

Those are my 10 best debut choices....

shorttrini said:

I thought about this one, too, but technically it's an Outkast album, eh?
But I love it very much!

I hate to be predictable, but...

Shango said:

Yes, good one.

this too

...and lest we not forget...

Off the top of my head and in no particular order.

Jill Scott: Who Is Jill Scott?
Paul Midón : State Of Mind
Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left
John Coltrane: Coltrane
Norah Jones: Come Away With Me
Funkadelic: self-titled
D'Angelo: Brown Sugar
Lauryn Hill: Mis Education of Lauryn Hill
Queen Latifah: All Hail The Queen
Brother Johnson's - Look Out For #1
Sade: Diamond Life
Donny Hathaway: Everything Is Everything
Art Blakely and the Jazz Messengers: self-tilted.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Are You Experienced


The funny thing about Jill Scott Cd.... I was listening to her debut Cd about 7 month prior to her "Blowing Up". I was then in Coconut Records and they were playing her Cd. A gentlemen had asked who was the artist cuz song after the song the lyrics and the music were refreshing, flowing, strong. Think at the time the Cd "How Is Jill Scott cost $17 and some change at Coconut. I went around the corner and bought it from a Mom&Pop shop Dr. Wax for $12.00.
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - LH
Please - Pet Shop Boys
Faith - George Michael
Madonna - Madonna
Please Please Me - Beatles
Please Mr. Postman - the Marvelettes

SUPRMAN said:

I remember vividly listening in the shop when it just came out and trippin' when "Shoot'n Up & Gettin' High" started.A really new funkvibe had entered the scene.
I'll never forget seeing her perform on a festival the same year, with Bootsy & Larry Graham who were peekin' behind the curtain with a big smile and their heads bobbin' while watching her and her band jam, lol !

If you like synths, this one's for you. All synths and the incredible voice and stylings of Alison Moyet. 'Only You','Situation', 'Don't Go', and 'Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)',
Now I have to listen to it . . .



Probably a controversial selection but I remember I bought this when I heard 'Holiday', because I saw a career. I felt she'd have a career like Prince. I didn't like her voice or all the songs, but I knew she'd get it together.
(When I became a Prince fan, I fully expected Prince to be around in 30-40 years, either with longevity or a la Hendrix, if he died.)
I didn't expect Madonna to be performing 30 years later but I knew she'd be iconic. Why waste the name 'Madonna'?



This one was jumping off a cliff with no net. But the risk paid off.




Diana Ross presents the Jackson 5

Who is that kid SINGING?!!



Probably the first man and certainly the first to public make the guitar a part of himself. I think every guitarists keeps trying to replicate that strength of expression. Jimi went left and the entire spectrum of popular music went with him.
His version of the Star Spangled Banner says so much to me. It makes me wonder, "how does he says so much, with a guitar?"

I'll stop here. for now.
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yaz
bjork
malice mizer
christian death
pet shop boys

Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
Prince - For You
Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell
U2 - Boy
Coldplay - Parachutes
Radiohead - Pablo Honey
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Peter Gabriel - Car
Phil Collins - Face Value
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
George Michael - Faith
Richard Marx - Richard Marx
The Beatles - Please Please Me
Van Halen - Van Halen
The Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
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Van Halen -Van Halen
Mellow Gold -Beck (not really a great album but it has Loser)
Boy -U2
Are You Experienced -Hendrix
Rage Agaisnt the Machine -RATM

moussemaker said:

I don't think so. Remember, as the story goes, "The Love Below", was supposed to be part of a soundtrack to his movie by the same name. Speaker Boxx was a totally separate entity done by Big Boi. The label would not let them put out separate albums (for reasons that escape me right now)so, they ended up putting both of them together.

shipoffools said:

"Off The Wall", wasn't Michael's first solo album, it was actually his second. His first however as an adult.

Patti Smith- Horses
The Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Doors- The Doors
Madonna- Madonna
Roxy Music- Roxy Music
Annie- Anniemal
Björk- Debut
Eurythmics- In the Garden
Blondie- Blondie
The Strokes- Is This It
Franz Ferdinand- Franz Ferdinand
Arcade Fire- Funeral
Joy Division- Unknown Pleasures
Pretenders- Pretenders
Can- Monster Movie
N.E.R.D.- In Search of
Yaz- Upstairs at Eric's
Television- Marquee Moon

shorttrini said:

If you're talking about the Motown albums, Off The Wall was actually Michael's fifth solo album (Got To Be There, Ben, Music & Me, and Forever Michael coming before OTW), but I don't really count those albums. It was his first proper debut as a solo act.

Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
The College Dropout
Diana Ross
Guy
Faith
What's the 411?
A Love Story

shipoffools said:

Got to Be There was his first proper debut as a solo act.

AlexdeParis said:

I would have to agree with you Alex, it was.

Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
Gza - Liquid
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

AlexdeParis said:

Thank you