Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not would go on to win the Mercury Music prize in 2006, the LP’s concept album status growing by the minute. The Sheffield band, just young upstarts at the time, already had a number one song under their belts with ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ and, despite protestations from their lead singer Alex Turner, many people had already begun to believe the hype. The album was a hive of buzzing intent and frenetic energy when it roared on to our turntables in 2006, marking the beginning of the most important artist of recent years, Arctic Monkeys. The album remains, to this day, one of the last truly great rock and roll records and rightly takes its place in the pantheon of British music history. Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not – Arctic Monkeys (2006)
It’s the only way to truly appreciate Talking Heads 77.ġ6. Don’t pay attention to the songs but be swallowed up by the ‘vibe’. The album is rich in texture, drenched in grooves and an essential record for any feel-good party in your future. The record not only set out a path for Talking Heads to begin their ascension to the top of the new wave pile but, through its conception, its welcoming of different genres and styles, and its connection to the world around it, David Byrne and Talking Heads ended up quickly making punk look a little bit silly.
The moment the band split from their punk alignment was Talking Heads 77, the group’s debut album. Three friends, David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, who had graduated from art school made their way to the Big Apple, rented a dirt-cheap loft just around the corner from CBGB’s and went about plying their trade in the grime-covered rock Mecca. When you put it all on paper, there’s something decidedly punk about the beginnings of Talking Heads. This album launched millions of fans and set Beatlemania on course to sweep the world.ġ9. The band had effervescent energy unlike any other band prior, and deliver a sensational ream of songs that feature both original compositions like ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ and fearsome covers like ‘Twist and Shout’. It, in many ways, redefined rock ‘n’ roll and defined it as the new popular music. The Beatles recorded the record in just 13 hours but the frenetic pace didn’t diminish from the impact the album had. Let’s start at arguably the first pure pop debut record to really make an impact - The Beatles and their 12″ debut Please, Please Me. The greatest debut albums of all time: 20. A debut album is still just as vital as it once was and if you’re in need of a benchmark to judge any new record by, then below we have 20 of the best. It’s an introduction to their artistic style, to their visual nous, their conceptual acumen and the myriad of influences that led them to this point.
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