The difference between 1st and 2nd albums.

Or more specifically the lyrics written in bedrooms by bitter, skint teenagers compared to those written in luxury apartments by rising young music stars with girls and money coming out of their ears.

The most extreme example has to be UB40.

Ist album - "Oh woe is me, I can't get a job in Thatcher's England."

2nd album - "Screw you guys, we're off to Jamaica! Oh Kinston Town...."

 

Normally the 3rd album for me - lost count of the number of bands I've gone off with their 3rd album.

 

third album syndrome....

first album - its fresh , new and possibly only a few people like the band
second - the buzz of expectation means it sells well
third - band gets a bit stale , everyone in the country likes them now so it means the indie snob in me comes out and i have to move on..

see oasis

 

Lacklustre Follow-Up and The Difficult Third Album

Billy Bragg's "Talking With the Taxman About Poetry" even carried the subtitle "The Difficult Third Album". Still some great stuff on it though, notably "Levi Stubbs' Tears" and "The Home Front" for me.

I remember someone telling me of a well-known band wanting to call their second album "Lacklustre Follow-Up" but the record company blocking it. I can't remember who it was, though, and that's were the anecdote falls down really.

 

Bon Jovi fit that perfectly

1st album - one of the best debut albums I've heard, saw them as a support band and most of the people there didn't have a clue who they were.
2nd album - reasonable follow up, not as good as the 1st though.
3rd album - they go all pop and hit the big time with "Living on a Prayer"!

 

One that fails to fit the rule completely, but mainly cos the band are bonkers and didn't go living the high life - Radiohead.

First album - Pablo Honey, good angsty indie pop
Second Album - The Bends, better, finding their own musical rhythm
Third Album - OK Computer, bonkers mad, awesome amazing

 

wasn't their third album OK computer - the bonkers/amazing one?!!

 

I often think that's why Daphne and Celeste never released a third album - knowing they could never rescale the heights of &quot;We Didn't Say That&quot; they retired, artistic and musical integrity intact.</p>

 

Yep,....
The best album ever made.

There a very few bands who have changed their sound to the extent that Radiohead have. Their recent albums have been a bit hit and miss but at least they haven't stuck to the same sound and gone stale.

 

Ooops, memory lapse, thanks for the pointer.

 

The trouble with D & C was that they were huge musical talents pulling in opposite directions, Daphne obviosly wanted the 3rd album to have a more Death Metal feel to it while Celeste was pushing the limits of trans-ambient disco jazztronica.

 

Correct.</p>

By the time they released &quot;UGLY&quot; the cracks were already showing. The lyric &quot;Up your butt with a coconut&quot; is, i think you'll agree, a telling insight into the rift that was growing between two (admittedly flawed) musical geniuses. </p>

The greatest female duo since Salt'n'Pepa.</p>

 

for me the bends is there best , full of tunes and has a feel about it like you are listening to something special..

mind the roses debut still knocks spots of owt else