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Bands who's first single was the best they ever did.



Stat Brother

Stat Brother

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NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
73,665
West west west Sussex
Having just heard it on the wireless I give you:-



I remember thinking it was pretty good, on release.
Yet everything else since has either been, at best the same, very poor, or disappearing up their own backside (no pun intended).
 






FamilyGuy

FamilyGuy

Well-known member
Jul 8, 2003
2,381
Crawley
Elton John - Your Song

(It all went downhill from there)
 


Ninja Elephant

Ninja Elephant

Doctor Elephant
Feb 16, 2009
18,855
[YT]Oextk-If8HQ[/YT]

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

In my own humble opinion, this is the best. Bedshaped is up there, of course it is. Everybody's Changing is a dinger, and even later albums have produced magic like Bad Dream and Atlantic, but really - does anything beat Somewhere Only We Know?
 










Icy Gull

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
 




SULLY COULDNT SHOOT

SULLY COULDNT SHOOT

Loyal2Family+Albion!
Sep 28, 2004
11,283
Izmir, Southern Turkey
Seona Dancing - More to Lose - Ricky should have stuck to singing.
 








Brighton TID

Brighton TID

New member
Jul 24, 2005
1,741
Horsham
Stat Brother said:
Having just heard it on the wireless I give you:-



I remember thinking it was pretty good, on release.
Yet everything else since has either been, at best the same, very poor, or disappearing up their own backside (no pun intended).
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Not sure this was their first single. That was Opportunities (let's make lots of money) which is a stomping tune in its own right. I stand to be corrected.
 








fataddick

fataddick

Well-known member
Feb 6, 2004
1,602
The seaside.
The Jesus And Mary Chain – Upside Down
Oasis – Supersonic
Huggy Bear – Her Jazz
The Libertines – What A Waster
The Indelicates – We Hate The Kids

Hmm, thinking about it there's probably less bands whose first single WASN'T their best.
 




SULLY COULDNT SHOOT

SULLY COULDNT SHOOT

Loyal2Family+Albion!
Sep 28, 2004
11,283
Izmir, Southern Turkey
Oh I don't know... Tunnel of Love and Romeo and Juliet?
 






tinycowboy

tinycowboy

Well-known member
Aug 9, 2008
4,002
Canterbury
fataddick said:
The Jesus And Mary Chain – Upside Down
Oasis – Supersonic
Huggy Bear – Her Jazz
The Libertines – What A Waster
The Indelicates – We Hate The Kids

Hmm, thinking about it there's probably less bands whose first single WASN'T their best.
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I'll agree with your JAMC, but Her Jazz was their third (albeit their best) - Rubbing The Impossible To Burst was first. I'll add Mr Brightside, Heaven Sent An Angel by Revolver and Arab Strap's The First Big Weekend. Plus Sight of You by The Pale Saints
 


brakespear

brakespear

Doctor Worm
Feb 24, 2009
12,326
Sleeping on the roof
Brighton TID said:
Not sure this was their first single. That was Opportunities (let's make lots of money) which is a stomping tune in its own right. I stand to be corrected.
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You're wrong :D But so is [MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION] imo as this is probably my least favourite PSB track. And he's only chronologically right if he's talking about the original recording.
 


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