Artists with One Album Significantly Better Than the Rest

Other than Pearl Jam, who else is there?
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Will do. I am open to being corrected on this.

Edit: to be fair in the 80s I heard Kokomo as a child and swore never to listen to them ever. I only recently started to thaw on this.
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Beyonce - Lemonade
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Funhouse is better than Raw Power.
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The first two Stooges records are incredible.

Raw Power just isn’t my thing.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote: DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.....
i feel that private press is fairly underrated. endtroducing is a classic, but for me the difference between it and private press isn't that steep. after that, though...
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tragabigzanda wrote:
AndySlash wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote: DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.....
i feel that private press is fairly underrated. endtroducing is a classic, but for me the difference between it and private press isn't that steep. after that, though...
I felt the same until The Mountain Will Fall. Have you heard that? It's an awesome record.

His most recent one though, meh...
i did grab mountain..., gave it a few listens and honestly can't even remember any of it. maybe i'll revisit it. i didn't know he had a new one out, though.
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tragabigzanda wrote:Alice In Chains
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washing machine wrote:Lana Del Rey
You’re probably joking, but I’m gonna counter-post anyway.

I really like her, but any of her songs could be from any of her albums.
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washing machine wrote:Lana Del Rey
But which album?
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durdencommatyler wrote:
washing machine wrote:Lana Del Rey
But which album?
The obvious one
Dick/Balls
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verb_to_trust wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
washing machine wrote:Lana Del Rey
But which album?
Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant
2010 • Lana Del Ray 2.84

Born to Die
2012 3.19

Ultraviolence
2014 3.30

Honeymoon
2015 3.05

Lust for Life
2017 2.87

Norman Fucking Rockwell!
2019 3.66

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tragabigzanda wrote:Alice In Chains, Jar Of Flies

Beth Orton, Comfort of Strangers

Cut Copy, Zonoscope

The Doors, LA Woman

Flying Lotus, Los Angeles

Low, Double Negative

Superchunk, Come Pick Me Up

I agree with most things in this thread, but double negative and come pick me up

Double negative sits in the middle of a very impressive canon amongst nearly all strong albums from low. come pick me up is at best equal with no pocky and mouth as the best album by superchunk

Even if you allow for subjective taste, neither of those albums can be considered significantly better.
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Anders wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
washing machine wrote:Lana Del Rey
But which album?
Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant
2010 • Lana Del Ray 2.84

Born to Die
2012 3.19

Ultraviolence
2014 3.30

Honeymoon
2015 3.05

Lust for Life
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Sure. But I wonder which album reid thinks is significantly better than the rest of her albums.
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Trail of Dead
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Rihanna - ANTI
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durdencommatyler wrote:
Anders wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
washing machine wrote:Lana Del Rey
But which album?
Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant
2010 • Lana Del Ray 2.84

Born to Die
2012 3.19

Ultraviolence
2014 3.30

Honeymoon
2015 3.05

Lust for Life
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Sure. But I wonder which album reid thinks is significantly better than the rest of her albums.
I do too.
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Kevin Davis wrote:Rihanna - ANTI
Yes
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:Rihanna - ANTI
Yes
co-sign
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Disagree hard with Daughters, You Won’t Get What You Want is fucking awesome.
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