Satur-debut – …AND THE REST / IN CONCLUSION
It took 65 posts and nearly a year-and-a-half to finally revisit all of the debut albums I had previously written about in my Great Out Of The Gate series as … Continue reading
Satur-debut – TOTO “TOTO”
Somehow I forgot to feature Toto’s eponymous 1978 debut as I worked my way (mostly) chronologically through this series, so now I’m correcting that oversight. Back in early 2015 I … Continue reading
Satur-debut – TRANSATLANTIC “SMPTe”
At the start of the new millennium progressive rock geeks like myself (is there any other kind of prog fan? 😀 ) rejoiced as members of four beloved…and diverse…prog bands … Continue reading
Satur-debut – THE REFRESHMENTS “FIZZY FUZZY BIG & BUZZY”
“Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people. Well I got the pistol so I get the pesos…yeah that seems fair.” Roger Clyne wrote & sang those humorous … Continue reading
Satur-debut – CANDY BUTCHERS “CANDY BUTCHERS (THE BLUE THUMB ALBUM)”
Following the recent death of Fountains Of Wayne songwriter Adam Schlesinger from COVID-19, I featured their eponymous debut album in this series and mentioned his contribution of the theme song … Continue reading
Satur-debut – SUPERGRASS “I SHOULD COCO”
In 2015 I wrote a 3-part series on the discography of Supergrass, the Britpop-era superstars whose music transcended that era better than most (or all) of their contemporaries. At the … Continue reading
Satur-debut – WEEZER “WEEZER (THE BLUE ALBUM)”
More than a quarter century after it was released in 1994, Weezer’s first eponymous album…also known as “The Blue Album” thanks to the stark cover image…remains one of the defining … Continue reading
Satur-debut – AIMEE MANN “WHATEVER”
Former ‘Til Tuesday singer/bassist/songwriter Aimee Mann released her first solo album, Whatever, in 1993 on independent label Imago. Had a major label been behind it perhaps it would have found … Continue reading
Thurs-debut – FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE “FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE”
Fountains Of Wayne’s stunning 1996 eponymous record was scheduled to appear here in about a month, as I’ve been moving chronologically through my favorite debut albums every Saturday and there … Continue reading
Satur-debut – CRASH TEST DUMMIES “THE GHOSTS THAT HAUNT ME”
Two years before Canada’s Crash Test Dummies had a worldwide smash with “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” from their sophomore album, they released their 1991 debut The Ghosts That Haunt Me, … Continue reading
Satur-debut – BLUES TRAVELER “BLUES TRAVELER”
It’s been three decades since Blues Traveler’s eponymous 1990 debut was released, introducing us to the harmonica-shredding talents of John Popper. Not only is he the Jimi Hendrix or Eddie … Continue reading