Albums That Defined The "Sophmore Slump"

Subject: Albums That Defined The "Sophmore Slump" Sun May 17, 2009 4:30 pm

I think there are far more follow up lp's by bands that did well, rather than falling into the "sophmore slump."......how many really define this adage?

Subject: Re: Albums That Defined The "Sophmore Slump" Mon May 18, 2009 1:15 am

Living Sacrifice-Nonexistent The lyrics and music were cool but DJ's vocals sucked IMO.

Heart of Metal Number of posts: 1164 Age: 49 Registration date: 2007-01-22

I would say Kiss, Twisted Sister and Raven, the problem w/that though is they all sucked! lol!

Subject: Re: Albums That Defined The "Sophmore Slump" Mon May 18, 2009 2:40 am

candlemass wrote:

I would say Kiss, Twisted Sister and Raven, the problem w/that though is they all sucked! lol!

You fail.

Heart of Metal Number of posts: 1164 Age: 49 Registration date: 2007-01-22

According to a certain review an nuber of years ago, Ultimatum's PoD would qualify. Though I think it is their best lp! :metal:

Metal is Forever Number of posts: 9078 Age: 42 Registration date: 2007-01-23

Guns N Roses (but I am not a fan - lol!)
You could make a case for The Darkness (though I like the second album too!)

Heart of Metal Number of posts: 1164 Age: 49 Registration date: 2007-01-22

I'll take a stab;

Spin Doctors for sure
Kingdom Come
The Knack
Gary Numan

Administrator Number of posts: 12396 Age: 41 Registration date: 2008-07-12

candlemass wrote:

Kingdom Come

I'm completely opposite on that one. I hated the debut album, but liked In Your Face.

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Subject: Re: Albums That Defined The "Sophmore Slump" Tue May 19, 2009 6:40 am

Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets

Metal graduate Number of posts: 306 Age: 42 Registration date: 2007-09-21

xyz wrote:

Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets

I actually like "A Saucerful of Secrets". It is not as good as "Piper at the Gates of Dawn", but I would not call it a slump either.

Subject: Re: Albums That Defined The "Sophmore Slump" Tue May 19, 2009 5:00 pm

candlemass wrote:

I would say Kiss, Twisted Sister and Raven, the problem w/that though is they all sucked! lol!

I completely disagree, You Can't Stop Rock N Roll, Hotter Than Hell, and Wiped Out were all great

Administrator Number of posts: 12396 Age: 41 Registration date: 2008-07-12

Sophmore Slump often refers to sales, which I really don't pay any attention to. I look at it more in the artistic sense. In that regards, it's actually hard for me to come up with examples.

Except maybe "Don't Look Back" by Boston...not a terrible album, but almost dead on arrival compared to the debut.

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Except maybe "Don't Look Back" by Boston...not a terrible album, but almost dead on arrival compared to the debut.

Not having "been there" when the Boston phenomenon was at it's peak, I tend to like DLB better than the debut, because the debut is WAYYY overplayed.

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I was there and DLB more then held it's own. The debut was such a monster there was almost no way it could match up in sales.

Metal is Forever Number of posts: 9078 Age: 42 Registration date: 2007-01-23

Asia's second was considered a let down, but I thought it was good, Don't cry is a great song.

Anyone remember Candlebox? I liked the first, but the second sucked.

White Lion's second was a bomb

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thejokeriv wrote:

White Lion's second was a bomb

What? Their second was great. It was their most successful. scratch

Subject: Re: Albums That Defined The "Sophmore Slump" Tue May 19, 2009 7:30 pm

Arcade-A/2 totally sucked IMO.

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts: 15733 Age: 40 Registration date: 2007-02-01

akeldama wrote:

Arcade-A/2 totally sucked IMO.

I don't remember the 1st one being very good.

A/2 must've really sucked hard.

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SpectreFate wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

White Lion's second was a bomb

What? Their second was great. It was their most successful. scratch

I don;t remember it selling anywhere near as much as Pride and I didn't like it as much

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thejokeriv wrote:

I don;t remember it selling anywhere near as much as Pride and I didn't like it as much

Oh. Pride is their second album. Fight To Survive is their first. Smile

King Of Kaiju Number of posts: 15361 Age: 51 Registration date: 2008-02-07

Little Caesar - Influence

I love the S/T and though the second one has some good songs, it's a much weaker album IMO.

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Metal is Forever Number of posts: 9078 Age: 42 Registration date: 2007-01-23

SpectreFate wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

I don;t remember it selling anywhere near as much as Pride and I didn't like it as much

Oh. Pride is their second album. Fight To Survive is their first. Smile

Wow - I learned something new about Metal!!!!! In that case, that one should go into the defied category!!!!

Subject: Re: Albums That Defined The "Sophmore Slump" Wed May 20, 2009 3:39 am

I love the 2nd Kingdom Come album just as much as their debut and I think Pride is a great album too, although nowhere near as great as Fight To Survive. Peace.

Subject: Re: Albums That Defined The "Sophmore Slump" Thu May 21, 2009 12:49 pm

thejokeriv wrote:

Asia's second was considered a let down, but I thought it was good, Don't cry is a great song.

Yeah, I like that album too. I think people were dissapointed with it because it was less prog and more AOR.

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Some might say Velvet Revolver's "Libertad", although I like the album very much.

Not sure if Trixter's first was a success, but their 2nd was really a downer.

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