Important Debut Albums

Debut albums are important to artists because a debut album is the equivalent of a first impression, and we all know what they say about first impressions. For example, with their debut album Moon Theory tried to establish themselves as a force to be reckoned in the world of trip hop. Here at moontheory.net, we are not just about Moon Theory but also about music in general, and in this page we will talk a little bit about a few important debut albums.

Perhaps the most important debut album is that which belongs to arguably the most important band in rock history, The Beatles' Please Please Me. As opposed to most contemporary records, most of the tracks were written by actual members of the band, the now legendary tandem of MacCartney/Lennon, including stand-outs I Saw Her Standing There, Love Me Do and the title track. When it was released in 1963, the album topped the UK charts where it stayed for thirty weeks, after which it was replaced by the second Beatles album. Four decades after it was released, it was ranked number 39 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of 500 greatest albums of all time, while I Saw Her Standing There and Please Please Me were placed 139 and 184 respectively in that publication's 500 greatest songs of all time.

On the other side of the pond, the year 1967 in Hollywood, California bore witness to the release of The Doors homonymous debut album. This debut album features many classic songs such as Break On Through, Soul Kitchen, Back Door Man, Alabama Song (Whisky Bar), as well as Billboard Hot One Hundred number one single Light My Fire and eleven-plus minute epic The End.

For a more recent debut album, we can always mention Nirvana's Bleach. Even though it was their second record Nevermind which was inarguably the most important album of the 90's, it was definitely their first effort that paved the way for the short-lived yet influential grunge dominance. Bleach included cult cuts such as Blew, About A Girl, and Negative Creep. It also allowed Nirvana to be signed by Geffen Records and break out into the mainstream, opening the gates for similar bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains.

We'd be remiss if we did not talk about the band that is the subject of moontheory.net, and their debut album, Moon Theory. Although probably not in the same league as the debut albums we have mentioned so far, it is also fair to say that every person has their own favorite debut album that affects in an individual level, and for us it is this record that combines the technology of trip hop and electronica with the simplicity of an indie rock band.