Give examples of artists avoiding the sophomore slump

Other than Pearl Jam, who else is there?
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Black Sabbath
Cypress Hill
Kanye West
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Tame Impala
The Black Keys
The Brian Jonestown Massacre (Methodrone)
Graveyard (Hisingen Blues - probably thier best)
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tommy all of those bands are overrated
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I'm not going to allow you to derail Zeb's thread, Alex. Either post a band or gtfo.
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soundgarden
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Genesis
Radiohead
Tori Amos (it works either you consider Y Kant Tori Read or Little Earthquakes as her first album)
Sigur Ros
Dylan
Smashing Pumpkins
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Alex wrote:soundgarden
I'm not sure if that works because their first two albums suck.
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tommymtcom wrote:
Alex wrote:soundgarden
I'm not sure if that works because their first two albums suck.
i love soundgarden
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Alex wrote:
tommymtcom wrote:
Alex wrote:soundgarden
I'm not sure if that works because their first two albums suck.
i love soundgarden
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Tom Waits
The Beatles
They Might Be Giants
St. Vincent
Dixie Chicks
Garth Brooks
Green Day
The Decemberists
Radiohead
Muse
Led Zeppelin
Eagles
CSN
Eminem
Fiona Apple
Band of Horses
The White Stripes (All the Jack White bands, really)
Pink Floyd
Martin Sexton


And all the artists mentioned previously...


There are a ton.

I feel like it's a bit of a myth.
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Alex wrote:
tommymtcom wrote:
Alex wrote:soundgarden
I'm not sure if that works because their first two albums suck.
i love soundgarden
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