Bands who took a while to get to their best album...

born toulouse · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:33 am

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
The Beatles - Revolver
The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
Lambchop - Flotus

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:43 am

His 'n' Hers - Pulp....11 years after their debut album!!!!

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

Blondie (Parallel Lines)

ELO (Out Of The Blue)

The Fall (Hex Enduction Hr)

The Jam (All Mod Cons)

All at least three albums in before producing "classics"

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

U2 - The Joshua Tree (shame about the plane crash in 1995)

Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed

born toulouse · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:43 am

Don't think it was their best myself but Fleetwood Mac slogged through plenty of albums, tours and line ups before coming up with the Californian coke-fuelled monster Rumours.

The Bishop · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:44 pm

I know I'll probably get a pasting for this but I'll add Spartacus by The Farm.

I read an interview years ago with Peter Hooten the lead singer who admitted he couldn't sing! Then computers/synths etc came along and hey Presto him and the band sounded great and hits were created. Listen to the original "All together Now" then the "Hit" version.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Queen - Greatest Hits

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:58 pm

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

U2 - The Joshua Tree (shame about the plane crash in 1995)

Funnily enough that album was the one that finally did them in for me.
I can listen to Boy and it stills sounds fresh.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:01 pm

Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
Only 45 years and 86 albums after his debut.

poolietim · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:41 pm

Simple Minds with New Gold Dream was their 4th album I think and was followed by Sparkle In The Rain and then Once Upon A Time. Mind the ones before that were pretty decent too like.

All 3 brilliant albums but led to them getting a bit stadium rocky and a bit pompous.

I say a bit but mean bloody massively

Pooly_Imp · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:36 pm **Posts:** 2894

Grimethorpe Colliery. Formed 1917, released brassed off in 1996. They are still going strong too.

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

The Bishop wrote:

I know I'll probably get a pasting for this but I'll add Spartacus by The Farm.

I read an interview years ago with Peter Hooten the lead singer who admitted he couldn't sing! Then computers/synths etc came along and hey Presto him and the band sounded great and hits were created. Listen to the original "All together Now" then the "Hit" version.

Mr Bishop, I happen to know that Poolie legend and wing wizard/genius Paul Dalton's favourite band circa 1990 was in fact The Farm!!! Hence the haircut I suppose which was of course height of fashion in the second summer of love

demented twig · **Joined:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:09 pm **Posts:** 1043

dark side of the moon was Pink floyd`s 8th attempt

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

The Doors - L. A. Woman. Their last album with Jimbo and also their best.

Doris Tissot · **Joined:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:12 pm **Posts:** 46

Despite one of finest bodies of work of the modern age, I reckon Nick Cave's Skeleton Tree is his best....at the 16th attempt!

Bands who took a while to get to their best album...

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