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Why Do Artists Only Ever Have ONE Standout Album?
I've come to the conclusion that a musician or group truly only ever has ONE career standout album, why can't they continue writing standout material for every album? Here's a few examples:
Bon Jovi - Slippery When When Def Leppard - Hysteria Magnum - Wings of Heaven Queen - The Works Michael Jackson - Thriller U2 - Joshua Tree
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So Bad or Off The Wall are not stand out albums? I'm not even a Michael Jackson fan but they are cracking albums.
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They may be good albums but they're not career difining albums, it's the same with Bon Jovi's slippery album, I loved New Jersey but it's still not in the same league as Slippery.
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Bowie has at least 6
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It varies on opinion really
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Bowie has at least 6
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Stevie Wonder has about 4. It depends on the person. MJ had 3 but his solo career only properly began with Off The Wall. You can have many more, but not everyone can have it all.
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Well surely that's what 'standout' means - it's one that stands out! They can't all stand out or then they'd all be high quality and none of them would stand out.
Having said that, I'm a Springsteen fan, and almost all of his albums are fantastic. |
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And The Smiths have at least 3.
And I would totally disagree with Queens The Works. For me it is Night at the opera, Queen 2 or Day at the races. I think the op is totally wrong on this one. |
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So do The Beatles.
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Definitely. Roxy Music has 3. Prince has 2... Maybe it's more modern artists who fail to sustain the goods
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And The Smiths have at least 3.
And I would totally disagree with Queens The Works. For me it is Night at the opera, Queen 2 or Day at the races. I think the op is totally wrong on this one. |
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I've come to the conclusion that a musician or group truly only ever has ONE career standout album, why can't they continue writing standout material for every album? Here's a few examples:
Bon Jovi - Slippery When When Def Leppard - Hysteria Magnum - Wings of Heaven Queen - The Works Michael Jackson - Thriller U2 - Joshua Tree ![]() Also, I think U2 have at least two: Achtung baby and The Joshua Tree. |
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Madonna has at least Like a Prayer and Ray of Light.
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No most artists if good enough will have more than one but will have the one iconic album like
Kate Bush- Hounds of Love but she also has Kick Inside, Aerial, The Dreaming The Smiths- The Queen Is Dead, Meat Is Murder the list goes on. |
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Madonna has at least Like a Prayer and Ray of Light.
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I've come to the conclusion that a musician or group truly only ever has ONE career standout album, why can't they continue writing standout material for every album? Here's a few examples:
Bon Jovi - Slippery When When Def Leppard - Hysteria Magnum - Wings of Heaven Queen - The Works Michael Jackson - Thriller U2 - Joshua Tree ![]()
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I would add All That You Can't Leave Behind to that list of U2 classics.
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I guess it differs on opinion and other things but for example Kate Bush has had a few career defining albums with Hounds of Love, Aerial and to an extent The Kick Inside and The Dreaming.
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Oasis have two, with Definitly Maybe and Whats the story (Morning Glory). Can't decide which is better for those.
Theres plenty of other bands with more than 1. Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zep...all with multiple stand-out albums. |
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Some artists find it difficult to ever have ONE half decent album, so I don't find it odd that 99,9% of acts don't have many classic, career-defining records
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If there were more than one the "stand out" definition would be diluted, though the more albums an artist puts out the more ups and downs they are likely to have.
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Kraftwerk had 3 landmark albums, each influencing entire genres.
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Madonna has had several. True Blue, Like A Prayer and Ray Of Light.
Depending on who you ask however Erotica, American Life, Confessions On A Dancefloor are also considered her best. |
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Joni Mitchell has several standout albums in her back catalogue.
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