Best 2nd Albums

**Wolfie** · 16/04/2007, 12:46 PM

Best 2nd Albums

If you've read the Music Press reviews - the Arctic Monkeys appear to have surpassed the brilliance of their first album with the follow up (Due out 24th April).

What 2nd albums do you rate?

**ForzaWexford** · 16/04/2007, 12:54 PM

Oasis - What's The Story Morning Glory

Radiohead - The Bends

Led Zeppilin - II

The only 3 I can think of right now. 3 class albums though, The Bends being far and away my fave.

**gustavo** · 16/04/2007, 12:57 PM

Room on Fire is underrated , Doolittle of course if you count it as a second album proper. A Rush of Blood to the Head i thought was great.

**Pauro 76** · 16/04/2007, 1:10 PM

Muse - Origin of Symmetry for me, i still dont think they've bettered that one, although they've come close. Some second albums remain their best, a la Coldplay.

A few more:

System of a Down: Toxicity
Supergrass: In it for the Money
Suede: Dog Man Star
Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream
Nirvana: Nevermind
Foo Fighters: Colour and the Shape

**BohsPartisan** · 16/04/2007, 1:45 PM

Pavement - Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Blur - Modern Life is Rubbish
Love - Da Capo
David Bowie - Space Oddity
EMF - Stigma
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
The Charlatans - Between 10th and 11th

**Pauro 76** · 16/04/2007, 2:01 PM

A few more...

Super Furry Animals - Radiator
Doves - The Last Broadcast
Placebo - Without you im nothing
Interpol - Antics
Chemical Brothers - Dig your own hole

**citizenerased** · 16/04/2007, 2:12 PM

Interpol - Antics(quality)

Radiohead - (the bends)

Kings of Leon - aha shake a heartbreak

Racking my brains for more here...theres loads

**tetsujin1979** · 16/04/2007, 2:41 PM

Eminem - The Slim Shady Album
The Prodigy - Music For The Jilted Generation
Bell X1 - Music In Mouth
Deftones - Around The Fur
Linkin Park - Meteora

Probably the only time BellX1 and Deftones would appear on a list together!

**citizenerased** · 16/04/2007, 3:04 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Eminem - The Slim Shady Album
The Prodigy - Music For The Jilted Generation
Bell X1 - Music In Mouth
Deftones - Around The Fur
Linkin Park - Meteora

Probably the only time BellX1 and Deftones would appear on a list together!

Most mediocre bands imaginable

(1) Snow Patrol
(2) Bellx1
(3) Deftones

**superfrank** · 16/04/2007, 3:53 PM

Basement Jaxx - Rooty

Much better than Remedy.

Nas - It Was Written.

Altogether a better album. Much more stand up songs on it.

Ice Cube - Death Certificate

Simply brilliant.

**Neish** · 16/04/2007, 4:22 PM

A few great 2nd albums not mentioned yet

Cypress Hill-Black Sunday
The Libertines-The Libertines
Groove Armada- Vertigo
Tom Waits-Heart of Saturday night

**NavanBohs** · 16/04/2007, 7:07 PM

RATM - Evil Empire
Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May
System of a Down - Toxicity
Audioslave - Out of Exile
Linkin Park - Meteora

**tetsujin1979** · 16/04/2007, 9:47 PM

few other ones I have on my iPod
Everclear - So Much For The Afterglow
The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free

**Jamjar** · 16/04/2007, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfie

Best 2nd Albums

If you've read the Music Press reviews - the Arctic Monkeys appear to have surpassed the brilliance of their first album with the follow up (Due out 24th April).

What 2nd albums do you rate?

Just downloaded the Arctic monkeys yesterday (limewire, in case you're wondering), first 3 songs excellent, but haven't listened to it enough to say its better than the first, which would be some going.

**Jamjar** · 16/04/2007, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by RedBlackArmy

RATM - Evil Empire
Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May
System of a Down - Toxicity
Audioslave - Out of Exile
Linkin Park - Meteora

There is no way that Evil Empire was better than the first RATM album. In fact it's probably the worst one they produced. 'Bulls on parade' and 'people of the sun' were excellent songs but the rest of it was very disappointing.

**NavanBohs** · 16/04/2007, 10:39 PM

I'd agree, no way its better than self-titled (which is my favourite of all time), still a pretty good album though. Down Rodeo and Vietnow are cracking songs. I'd say it's a lot better than Renegades (if you want to count that), but the least better of their own material.

**Jamjar** · 16/04/2007, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by RedBlackArmy

I'd agree, no way its better than self-titled (which is my favourite of all time), still a pretty good album though. Down Rodeo and Vietnow are cracking songs. I'd say it's a lot better than Renegades (if you want to count that), but the least better of their own material.

I'd prefer Renegades to Evil Empire.

**SligoBrewer** · 16/04/2007, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfie

Best 2nd Albums

If you've read the Music Press reviews - the Arctic Monkeys appear to have surpassed the brilliance of their first album with the follow up (Due out 24th April).

What 2nd albums do you rate?

and they have.. the album is brilliant.. as good if not better than the first

**Lionel Ritchie** · 17/04/2007, 7:03 AM

Bizarro by The Wedding Present
Ride The Lightning by Metallica

**Wolfie** · 17/04/2007, 8:41 AM

A few not mentioned yet. I think all of those below surpassed their first:

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love
Travis - The Man Who
Gomez - Liquid Skin
Boo Radleys - Giant Steps