Who's Next
Dark Side, Wish you were here
Zep IV
Tea for the Tillerman
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Originally Posted by lumberjim
I've long held the theory that most bands have that great first album chock full of hits because they have all that time before they get signed to develop a repertoire of their best stuff(almost like a pre best of), but then for the 2nd album there's this push from the Label to get another one out... and the quality drops off markedly. See Pearl Jam vs, Blind Melon Soup, GnR Lies.
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Yes.
I've noticed that if a group's first album is a huge popular success, the artist is typically not long lived. Fourth albums seem to be the most popular or biggest selling or break out album.
Bowie - Ziggy
Billy Joel - Stranger
Led Zep - IV
Yes - Fragile
Elvis Costello - Get Happy