One ALBUM Wonders

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This is about band who only put out a single album (for whatever reason) that was revolutionary, influential, or that you just found to be REALLY GOOD.

Here's my three:

Sublime: Sublime
Okay, technically, this was their third album but it was THE ALBUM that got noticed and it was after Bradley Nowell's death.
Sublime was a revolutionary mix of ska, punk, and hip-hop.


Operation Ivy: [Pure] Energy
Another ska-punk band, energy defined the genre.



The Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
From 1977, this album defined Punk Rock as a genre as well.



That's my three "one album wonders," add yours below!

Cromagnon- Orgasm from 1969. This album anticipated the rise of Noise Rock, Industrial, and Black Metal. Members later went on to form the Bubble Gum band 1910 Fruitgum Company.

Rocket From The Tombs. No albums from the 1974-75 period they were active, only bootleg tapes of the band playing live and on radio. Rocket From The Tombs split up in 1976 and became Pere Ubu and The Dead Boys. --They got back togeather in 2003 and recorded Rocket Redux, (Which is comrised of both Pere Ubu and Dead Boys songs from their original era after a record label comliled and released Live recordings and some studio stuff that was never released a year previously.

Simply Saucer finally got around to releasing Cyborgs Revisited in 1989. It consists of Studio and live stuff from @ the mid to late 70's when they were active in Kitchener Ontario.

Salvation Army spearheaded the LA Paisley Underground psych scene @ 1982 when they released Happen Happened. They got in trouble with the actual Salvation Army for use of the name, changed their sound, and their name to The Three O'Clock.

The Normal didn't release an album, but instead a 2 song 7" 45 featuring 'Warm Leatherette' and TV O.D. --This single was quite influential for later Industrial/Dance bands like NIN, Revolting Cocks, Ministry, etc.