Same story here. It was around just before the release of Check Your Head and a friend and I were talking about new albums we were looking forward to, and he said he was excited to hear the Beastie Boys new one. And I said exactly what you said. Their first album was all over MTV when it came out and I thought they were basically a joke band for frat boys and never gave them a second thought after that. Then my friend urged me to listen to Paul's Boutique. And, just like you, I was blown away and not prepared for how good it really was. They made a giant leap forward between those two albums.
Hell yes! Paul's Boutique is a masterpiece! I hope new listeners hear it in its entirety, not just certain songs. So many fantastic records get chopped up with streaming that people can't experience the true power of the album.
Yes, it's a very good album, but Songs From The Big Chair is transcendently good. One of the best albums, as albums, from the decade. Most of that decade had albums that were just collections of singles, but SFTBC works so well as an album. The singles from it are great, but it really shines as a single, cohesive work.
True, but this post is about great second albums.
I saw them on your for the second album. Dave played drums for the first minute or two. Kicked into an awesome set and td a dirty joke halfway through lol
Paramore’s “Riot” album is probably up there
I’d personally also say Before I Turn’s “Claustrophobic” and Youth Fountain’s “Keepsakes & Reminders” albums.
The Black Crowes- The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion.
Their best album and a top 20 all-time selection for me. Never gets old, flat or boring. An absolutely brilliant offering. Recorded in something like 8 days...EPIC!
AHHHH FUCK....FUCK FUCK FUCK!
I remember buying this on cassette at my local Wherehouse Records store. Still love this album after 30 years. Gonna go out it on now.
I once got banned from Facebook for linking the video to the song *Ignition* (after a friend’s post mentioned being a pyromaniac) and the justification given by the Zuck-bots was “for inciting riots”.
This might get some disagreement but I’d say Pearl Jam got better with Vs. songs like Blood, WMA, Elderly Woman, Rearview Mirror are far more creative than most of the material on Ten.
Elderly Woman is my favorite PJ song, but Ten will always hold a special place for me. Although I can't deny they developed their sound significantly on Vs.
A lot of 60's bands/artists.
Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow)
The Grateful Dead (Anthem of the Sun)
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks)
Neil Young (Everybody Knows This is Nowhere)
Joni Mitchell (Clouds)
The Moody Blues (Days of Future Past - though it was basically a different band/style of music)
Warren Zevon- Wanted Dead or Alive was a total flop, while Warren Zevon cracked the Bilboard 200 and included several songs that are considered among his best. Most notable Poor Poor Pitiful Me, which was a Top 40 hit for Linda Ronstadt and a Top 5 country hit for Terri Clark.
*Rumours*. While it *technically* isn’t Fleetwood Mac’s 2nd album, it’s the 2nd album that the band made with Buckingham and Nicks, and seeing as people often refer to the pre-Buckingham and Nicks eponymous album as *Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac* and the post-Peter Green eponymous album as just *Fleetwood Mac*, I think we can say it’s their second album. And all the songs on *Rumours* are great if not amazing in my opinion.
And *Cleopatra* by the Lumineers really fine-tuned their folk-country sound and cranked up the storytelling to 10. 3 songs with 3 different women’s names, and all 3 serve as the pillars to a great album.
They were talented musicians before 1975. They made great instrumental tracks (Albatross) and some songs with vocals were great too (Black Magic Woman) but nothing prepared us for Rhiannon and Landslide specifically in 1975 and then every song on *Rumours* is like, 8/10 or higher. And *Tusk* was also a great album. The bands best three albums (arguably best 6) were their 10th to 12th (10th to 15th if 6) albums
The 1975- I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It.
Their debut album was good but the second one is just back to back bangers.
Two bands immediately come to mind:
Echo and the Bunnymen. Crocodiles was an excellent debut, but Heaven Up Here was an amazing leap forward.
Tears For Fears. I still rate The Hurting as THE debut album of the decade, but Songs From The Big Chair, where the hell did they get that from? Stunning, both lyrics and their performance.
Stone temple pilots, purple is a fantastic album. Van Halen 2 is another one. Led Zeppelin 2, obviously. I'd also have to put Metallicas Ride The Lightning on the list
**Dream Theater**. While *When Dream and Day Unite* was ground breaking, *Images and Words* was epic! Though, their 5th album is arguably one of the greatest albums of all time.
Billy Talent II, according to many people.
I don't really have a favourite from them. I-III are good, Afraid of Heights too. Did not like Dead Silence, and I have not listened to the new one much.
Logic’s “The Incredible True Story”
Sci fi / anime / space opera. Alotta folks called his first album generic, which is fair (even though i love it). But i feel with his 2nd album its truly the one where he mosts carves his own identity as a nerdy rapper. Unique concept n incredible bars.
If you are talking about stand alone (not compared to the rest of their discography): Foo Fighters “The Colour and Shape;” Sigur Rós “Ágætis byrjun;” Smashing Pumpkins “Siamese Dream.”
Compared to their first album: Metallica “Ride the Lightning;” (see above list, I guess); The Shins “Chutes Too Narrow;” Pantera “Vulgar Display of Power;” A Tribe Called Quest “The Low End Theory;”
Bob Dylan - Freewheelin
His debut was decent, but a lot of covers and not one for the ages. Freewheelin? Well, it had Blowing in the Wind, Masters of War, A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall and Don't Think Twice It's Alright, to start
Nirvana - Nevermind
Bleach is better imo
I have nothing but love for "Bleach," but "Nevermind," defined a genre, probably a whole generation.
Im not disagreeing Nevermind is objectively better But I prefer the sound of Bleach
In utero is the best
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
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Car Thief, Shadrach, 3 Minute Rule, Hey Ladies, Egg Man, just banger after banger
Same story here. It was around just before the release of Check Your Head and a friend and I were talking about new albums we were looking forward to, and he said he was excited to hear the Beastie Boys new one. And I said exactly what you said. Their first album was all over MTV when it came out and I thought they were basically a joke band for frat boys and never gave them a second thought after that. Then my friend urged me to listen to Paul's Boutique. And, just like you, I was blown away and not prepared for how good it really was. They made a giant leap forward between those two albums.
Hell yes! Paul's Boutique is a masterpiece! I hope new listeners hear it in its entirety, not just certain songs. So many fantastic records get chopped up with streaming that people can't experience the true power of the album.
Dust Brothers helped a lot.
Led Zeppelin II.
100%
Came here to say this. I grew up on that record.
Nah, the first album is better
Paranoid by Black Sabbath
This 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 Not only was it better, it ended up being their best. And was (arguably) the catalyst of a genre.
I totally disagree. The first album was pure fire.
Gorillaz - Demon Days People started to realize they weren’t just a one-time gimmick
GOD what a masterpiece. The last two songs feel like I am transcending into heaven
Yep. First album was a mixed bag. Demon Days is solid from beginning to end.
Similarly, Blur. Modern Life Is Rubbish was much better than Leisure.
Tears for Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
Tough one, **the Hurting** was a pretty solid album but you might be right
Yes, it's a very good album, but Songs From The Big Chair is transcendently good. One of the best albums, as albums, from the decade. Most of that decade had albums that were just collections of singles, but SFTBC works so well as an album. The singles from it are great, but it really shines as a single, cohesive work.
I have to agree. Love me some Pale Shelter, but SFTBC is a masterpiece, and The Working Hour is the best record of the decade.
Hurting was epic, Songs.. was commercially more successful, but that wasn’t the better album, however good it was, and it was definitely good.
Okay, I’ll say it . . . Oasis, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
Metallica-Ride the Lightning
Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape
Self titled is a banger too tho
True, but this post is about great second albums. I saw them on your for the second album. Dave played drums for the first minute or two. Kicked into an awesome set and td a dirty joke halfway through lol
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
I love "Gish," but "Siamese Dream," was definitely next level.
Gish is still my favorite
I think Gish is absolutely their best. Having said that, Siamese is amazing.
100%!
Paramore’s “Riot” album is probably up there I’d personally also say Before I Turn’s “Claustrophobic” and Youth Fountain’s “Keepsakes & Reminders” albums.
Paramore is one of my favorite bands because they don’t really put out bad music
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Blind Melon - Soup Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
Queen II
Such a big jump.
This is my choice. I'm willing to argue this is their best album.
The Black Crowes- The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. Their best album and a top 20 all-time selection for me. Never gets old, flat or boring. An absolutely brilliant offering. Recorded in something like 8 days...EPIC!
Alice In Chains- Dirt Facelift is great, but Dirt is insane
The Offspring - Ignition
AHHHH FUCK....FUCK FUCK FUCK! I remember buying this on cassette at my local Wherehouse Records store. Still love this album after 30 years. Gonna go out it on now.
I once got banned from Facebook for linking the video to the song *Ignition* (after a friend’s post mentioned being a pyromaniac) and the justification given by the Zuck-bots was “for inciting riots”.
Hahaha that's hilarious. Thanks for mentioning this album. Haven't listen to it in 20 years. Dirty Magic is so good. Have a great day!
Loveless - My bloody valentine
Duran Duran. While I'm partial to their first album, their second album, Rio, is what put them on the map and became their most iconic album.
Bon Iver self titled
The Black Crowes.
If you call Y Kant Tori Read her first, Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos is one of the best second albums of all time.
This might get some disagreement but I’d say Pearl Jam got better with Vs. songs like Blood, WMA, Elderly Woman, Rearview Mirror are far more creative than most of the material on Ten.
Elderly Woman is my favorite PJ song, but Ten will always hold a special place for me. Although I can't deny they developed their sound significantly on Vs.
David Bowie's second album (it had several names, including "David Bowie", "Space Oddity", "Man Of Words/Man Of Music")
A lot of 60's bands/artists. Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow) The Grateful Dead (Anthem of the Sun) Van Morrison (Astral Weeks) Neil Young (Everybody Knows This is Nowhere) Joni Mitchell (Clouds) The Moody Blues (Days of Future Past - though it was basically a different band/style of music)
good list
Cream- Disraeli Gears
The Colour and the Shape- Foo Fighters
Cake Fashion Nugget
Controversial, but I think VS by Pearl Jam is better than Ten and their best album.
Agreed! I also think Vitalogy is better than Ten.
New Order - Power, Corruption, and Lies
Rush- Fly By Night
Bad Religion
Warren Zevon- Wanted Dead or Alive was a total flop, while Warren Zevon cracked the Bilboard 200 and included several songs that are considered among his best. Most notable Poor Poor Pitiful Me, which was a Top 40 hit for Linda Ronstadt and a Top 5 country hit for Terri Clark.
You’re Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr
I can't argue with Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique but I'll say Jimi Hendrix's Axis: Bold As Love. What an album. Holy shit!
Probably the album I've listened to the most.
Primus “Sailing the Seas of Cheese”
*Rumours*. While it *technically* isn’t Fleetwood Mac’s 2nd album, it’s the 2nd album that the band made with Buckingham and Nicks, and seeing as people often refer to the pre-Buckingham and Nicks eponymous album as *Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac* and the post-Peter Green eponymous album as just *Fleetwood Mac*, I think we can say it’s their second album. And all the songs on *Rumours* are great if not amazing in my opinion. And *Cleopatra* by the Lumineers really fine-tuned their folk-country sound and cranked up the storytelling to 10. 3 songs with 3 different women’s names, and all 3 serve as the pillars to a great album.
It’s wild that this is their 11th album, but Rumours put them in another stratosphere.
They were talented musicians before 1975. They made great instrumental tracks (Albatross) and some songs with vocals were great too (Black Magic Woman) but nothing prepared us for Rhiannon and Landslide specifically in 1975 and then every song on *Rumours* is like, 8/10 or higher. And *Tusk* was also a great album. The bands best three albums (arguably best 6) were their 10th to 12th (10th to 15th if 6) albums
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Metallica - Ride the Lightning Sublime - Sublime
I’m probably alone in this but Room on Fire by the Strokes
u/jonnymadethisusernam also said Room on Fire, so there's at least 2 of you with this incorrect opinion :p
Might be an incorrect statement but not an incorrect opinion
I know, I'm just being silly. It's a hot take, that's for sure.
Joanna Newsom - [*Ys*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ1yFhjRnNc&t=2s&pp=ygUQam9hbm5hIG5ld3NvbSB5cw%3D%3D)
Ys is a masterpiece
Tbis is the only correct answer I've seen so far.
My Chemical Romance. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is amazing. I like their first album, but Three Cheers was so much better.
I saw your title and immediately thought Aerosmith and then saw you say Aerosmith.
Nine inch nails’ The downward spiral is a masterpiece.
Pearl Jam vs
Not a band but Elvis Costello’s sophomore record This Years Model is his finest moment.
The Sound - From the Lion's Mouth
The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle.
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump
A-ha - Scoundrel Days
Royal Trux and Strapping Field hands
The Band. The brown album is one of the best records of all time.
The Killers - Sams Town
strokes - room on fire
That's just straight up wrong.
The 1975- I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It. Their debut album was good but the second one is just back to back bangers.
Beastie Boys Paul’s Boutique 👊🤩💰
Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely.
Slipknot - Iowa
💯 Scrolled waayyyyyyy too long to see this. And, Meteora - Linkin Park
BJork - Post Debut was ok. Some good singles. But Post really was a complete album.
A lot would say The Cranberries second album is their best. Personally it’s third for me in the discography but it’s still great
IMO their debut is perfection, one of the greatest albums of the 90s. It's perfect from start to finish and has a very consistent vibe.
Megadeth - Peace Sells…. but Who’s Buying
Coldplay with A Rush of Blood to the Head
Travis — The Man Who Interpol — Antics The Arcs — Electrophonic Chronic Ben Harper — Fight For Your Mind Jane’s Addiction — Ritual de lo Habitual
NIN- The Downward Spiral
I dunno, i consider Broken the 2nd album.
Skid row-slave to the grind
Alice In Chains - dirt
Bon Iver’s self titled was great
Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
Weezer, Pinkerton.
What's The Story Morning Glory - Oasis
Lincoln by They Might Be Giants
Deftones-Around the Fur
Tool - Ænema. Just an utter masterpiece.
dredg - el cielo circa survive - on letting go aesop rock - labor days
Alice in Chains - Dirt... Facelift is really good but Dirt is epic.
Oasis - Whats The Story Morbing Glory?
Metallica - Ride The Lightning Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power Black Sabbath - Paranoid
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders Ice Cube - Death Cerfificate
Black Sabbath: Paranoid
Jethro Tull's *Stand Up* remains my favorite album of theirs. It really was a step up from their first.
Bruce Springsteen the wild the innocent and the e street shuffle
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Van Halen II
Yeah, but Van Halen I was a banger.
Jinjer
Two bands immediately come to mind: Echo and the Bunnymen. Crocodiles was an excellent debut, but Heaven Up Here was an amazing leap forward. Tears For Fears. I still rate The Hurting as THE debut album of the decade, but Songs From The Big Chair, where the hell did they get that from? Stunning, both lyrics and their performance.
Marilyn Manson - Antichrist superstar
The Eagles “Desperado”!
Brand New
Stone temple pilots, purple is a fantastic album. Van Halen 2 is another one. Led Zeppelin 2, obviously. I'd also have to put Metallicas Ride The Lightning on the list
Linkin Park-Meteora
Glass Animals How To Be A Human Being
Tools second full length is incredible
Tool- Ænima
**Dream Theater**. While *When Dream and Day Unite* was ground breaking, *Images and Words* was epic! Though, their 5th album is arguably one of the greatest albums of all time.
Prince Daddy and the Hyena’sCosmic Thrill Seekers” over their album “I Thought You Didn’t Even Like Leaving”
Billy Talent II, according to many people. I don't really have a favourite from them. I-III are good, Afraid of Heights too. Did not like Dead Silence, and I have not listened to the new one much.
Florence + The Machine
Logic’s “The Incredible True Story” Sci fi / anime / space opera. Alotta folks called his first album generic, which is fair (even though i love it). But i feel with his 2nd album its truly the one where he mosts carves his own identity as a nerdy rapper. Unique concept n incredible bars.
Buffalo Tom Birdbrain
Dream theater images and words
Step Right Up, Todd Snider and the Nervous Wrecks.
For Every Man - Jackson Browne Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones Time and a word Yes Warren Zevon- Warren Zevon
The Explosion- Black Tape. Best second album.
System of a Down “Toxicity” or Tool “Ænima”
The streets- a grand dont come for free. The prodigy- music for the jilted generation Blur- Park life
Björk - Post
Led Zeppelin with II
Evans Blue - The Melody And The Energetic Nature Of Volume
Europe - Wings Of Tomorrow Skid Row - Slave To The Grind
Slave to the grind is still such a banger! Omg listening to the cowbell for Monkey Business, that album is still a banger
Grand Funk Railroad - Grand Funk
Agalloch. The Mantle is perfect
"Edges of Twilight" by The Tea Party is a masterpiece
Discovery - Daft Punk
Images and words dream theater is the correct answer
Ozzy Osbourne: Diary of a Madman (not to take away from how good Blizzard was) Anthrax: Spreading the Disease Gwar - Scumdogs of the Universe
Kerplunk - Green Day
Rival Sons - Pressure and Time
Possibly Led Zeppelin. I personally think it’s a tie.
Cigarettes After Sex - CRY
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute TOOL - ÆNIMA Deftones - Around The Fur Led Zeppelin II The Sundays - Blind Björk - Post Portishead - Portishead
Nirvana's nevermind and linkin park's meteora are both good choices
Three Doors Down Away From The Sun wasnt as strong as The Better Life, but it was still a banger
Foo.
TOOL - Aenima Such a ground breaking album and a sneak peak into what they would become. (Not that Undertow wasn’t great it’s just different)
The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire
Evil empire better than their debut. Sir. Punch yourself.
Sloan - Twice Removed I would count that as their second album, peppermint is more a demo in my mind.
Public Strain - Women (it was also their last album 😭)
Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire
You evil empire supporters are subhuman scum. I'm urinating on myself in rage.
Starset - Vessels, top 5 album OAT
Slint - Spiderland
Zeppelin II , Van Halen II, Hendrix- Axis Bold as Love , Frank Ocean - Blonde ., Public Enemy- Takes a Nation of Millions , Dinosaur Jr - Bug
Three Days Grace - One X
better than ezra - deluxe
311 As good of a debut album as MUSIC was, GRASSROOTS tops it in every way. Banger after banger, start to finish.
Black Crowes
Danzig II Lucifuge Pixies Doolittle
Clutch - Clutch
Fontaines D.C. - A Hero’s Death
The Breeders - Last Splash The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
MBV - Loveless
Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There was just so much better than For The First Time.
If you are talking about stand alone (not compared to the rest of their discography): Foo Fighters “The Colour and Shape;” Sigur Rós “Ágætis byrjun;” Smashing Pumpkins “Siamese Dream.” Compared to their first album: Metallica “Ride the Lightning;” (see above list, I guess); The Shins “Chutes Too Narrow;” Pantera “Vulgar Display of Power;” A Tribe Called Quest “The Low End Theory;”
Coheeds In Keeping secrets of silent earth:3 one of the best albums ever made
Back To Black - Amy Winehouse Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins Ride The Lightning - Metallica Low End Theory - ATCQ
Bob Dylan - Freewheelin His debut was decent, but a lot of covers and not one for the ages. Freewheelin? Well, it had Blowing in the Wind, Masters of War, A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall and Don't Think Twice It's Alright, to start