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the B-52's album and shooting rubber bands are great albums IMO. give em another try

My candidates: Commander Cody "live from deep in the heart of Texas", Seatrain's second album, Jonathan Edwards "Honky tonk stardust cowboy, Kinky Friedman "Sold American"

Another great video, Tom. My add: The Stooges self-titled debut album, vs. the follow-up, Fun House. Both records show up regularly on those "Greatest / Most Important Albums of All Time" lists. But on the first record, it sounds as if producer John Cale was doing his best to keep The Stooges on a tight leash. They sound oddly restrained, like caged wild animals, still trying to figure out how to play their instruments. However, by the second album, the gloves are off, and it's a full-on sonic assault, starting with Down On the Street and culminating in the free-form chaos of LA Blues. Two essential albums, with huge artistic growth between them.

Steely Dan 2 I think their best

Everything you said about "Get Happy" was positive... Just like critics said about the Ramones... I could never rate his albums in any order... though... I think all artists are wonderful no matter how bad they are I can dig Captain Beefheart and Tom Waits... I would love to clear a room to the hours and hours of the extended version of "Nilsson's COCONUT" ... then again, OXYMORON: ROCK CRITIC.

I've spent a life time recommending "Muswell Hillbillies" to people. It is always appreciated, it is a album out of time and will never age. You're missing that first Stephen Stills "Manassas" album, stone cold gold, and Those First two Mike Nesmith albums. Killer stuff.

I like your selections. I would also add: With The Beatles For Everyman by Jackson Browne Desperado by The Eagles Pinkerton by Weezer Ram by Paul McCartney

As for modern artists, I'm really into the Turnpike Troubadours. Five records and not a bad one in the bunch.

I'm not too keen on compilation albums, but I have the Best of Suzanne Vega and it's fantastic. Also, Forever Changes is a longtime favorite, and I'm happy to have the expanded cd version. Wanted to add: Jethro Tull Songs from the Wood Nina Nastasia Dogs Cat Stevens Teaser and the Firecat and Tea for the Tillerman. Great video and choices. Cheers.

No Skynyrd no validity.

Tom: One more title I'd add to the list is the eponymous third Flying Burrito Brothers album. Have you heard it? Much as I love Gram Parsons, I think this, their first post-Parsons offering, is a stronger and better sounding album than Burrito Deluxe. Two standout tracks are Rick Roberts' "Colorado" and a great cover of Bob Dylan's "To Ramona."

What immediately came to mind was Meat Puppets II. A huge leap forward after the poorly produced, chaotic mess which was their debut. Also Camel Mirage, after the s/t debut.

Great list with special kudos to NICK DRAKE's FIVE LEAVES LEFT, LOVE'S FOREVER CHANGES, NEIL's AFTER THE GOLD RUSH (his most impressive masterpiece?) JONI's FOR THE ROSES (underrated in favour of other cloassics BLUE an COURT and SPARK), The third Velvet underground album (my favorite alongside the banana-album). Dylan's HIGHWAY 61 is one of the most analysed albums ever and THE BEATLES' RUBBER SOUL may be their best. What a great list !

Fairport Convention: self-titled & What We Did on Our Holidays Rod Stewart: The Rod Stewart Album & Gasoline Alley Carole King: Writer & Tapestry Billy Joel: Cold Spring Harbor & Piano Man Warren Zevon: Wanted Dead or Alive & self-titled The Go-Betweens: Send Me a Lullaby & Before Hollywood Los Lobos: Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles & How Will the Wolf Survive Husker Du: Everything Falls Apart & Zen Arcade Smashing Pumpkins: Gish & Siamese Dream

Great video and great list! In my opinion I always felt that RUSH had a big change from their first self titled album to their 2nd album Fly By Night. And I think anyone would agree that Neil was a big part of the shift. The music got heavier and more complex with prog moments starting to show. And the lyrics got more sophisticated. Cheers

Yep Radiohead immediately came to mind when seeing the title of this video. Even the producers of Pablo Honey were shocked by how good The Bends was. They didn't think Radiohead were capable of making an album this good.

Both Pearl Jam and Fiona apple debuted pretty strong, but their follow ups “vs” and “when the pawn…” absolutely takes them into another level and there’s no going back

The funny thing, for the longest time I thought several of these second albums were the artist's first. ie, James Taylor, Van Morrison and Neil Young.

Ambrose Slade... not a bad album but...their official first album Play It Loud as Slade just kicks ass! Lots of original material... Slade were on their way to greatness!!

A pretty tight list! Maybe some of these, too: Music from Big Pink >>> The Band This Was >>> Stand Up Takes Off >>> Surrealistic Pillow The Who Sing My Generation >>> A Quick One While He's Away Spirit >>> The Family that Plays Together Silk Purse >>> Linda Ronstadt The Magnificent Moodys >>> Days of Future Passed The Rod Stewart Album >>> Gasoline Alley Elton John (I) >>> Tumbleweed Connection In the Garden >>> Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

In the early 80's Husker Du released their first studio album. It was more punk than anything, but the followup 'Zen Arcade' was an absolute classic that would define their career, and a radical departure from their debut.

Great topic. Here are a few more artists who kicked it up a notch with their 2nd album defying the notorious "sophomore slump" syndrome -- The Stooges: Fun House; The Faces: Long Player; Little Feat: Sailin' Shoes; The Band: The Band; and Cream: Disraeli Gears.

As someone already pointed out, Carole King’s Tapestry is to Writer what Sweet Baby James is to James Taylor. I think Warren Zevon made a quantum leap from “Wanted Dead or Alive” to Warren Zevon. I would say Creedence Clearwater Revival to Bayou Country is a similar leap.

Surprised you left out Jefferson Airplane. In fact, most of the San Francisco psychedelic bands put out second albums that were leaps and bounds better than their first. Big Brother, for instance.

How About Jethro Tull their first album This Was with Mick Abrams is essentially a blues album. Their second with Martin Barre, Stand Up, is English folk and rock. A masterpiece.

Velvet Underground Alice Cooper David Bowie The Who

Jethro Tull's first two

I think Arthur Lee you mean 😢 😊😊😊😊😊

I'd go with Springsteen and McCartney. I feel like their 2nd albums showed a leap in creativity. Lou Reed for sure. Black Sabbath. I like More Songs About Buildings and Food as a sophomore album but '77 is no slouch.

Excellent list. Love the Kinks recommendation. Love the channel. If you have the time, you should check out Cory Hanson’s Pale Horse Rider. It is the most psychedelic country album of the decade. He and his usual crew are all CalArts students (down the road from Moorpark) and like the Kinks, Bowie, Beatles, he does not live in a genre. Key tracks: Paper Fog, Angeles, Pigs, Another Song from the Center of the Earth, Vegas Knights, they are all great.

Great concept for a video, Tom. How about "From Genesis to Revelation", the first Genesis album. I've never heard it but I think it was a collection of singles orientated short songs.The band's 2nd album, "Trespass", was much more of a prog rock album

I'd have Lou Reed in there. I can think of some acts who went the opposite way. Start out great, and then tank.

Great video as usual The first to come to mind The Magnificent Moodies to Days of Future Past. Denny Laine , Go Now! Here comes Justin Heyward Also Jethro Tull This Was followed by Stand Up No more Mike Abraham’s blues lick , Bring on those Barre chords

Great picks Capo, however nothing compares to The Moody Blues returning from an average Blues band to the classic Days of Future Passed. When you mentioned James Taylor I instantly remembered Carole King and her all time sophomore classic "Tapestry". Sugarloaf's second "Spaceship Earth" is the great lost 70s album.

I thought of four artists as I started to watch this and you mentioned two of them: Radiohead and Van Morrison. The others for me would be Bowie and Lou Reed.

Powerglide by New Riders Burgers by Hot Tuna Crazy Horse by Crazy Horse

You have to throw in some Marshal Tucker Band in there the album Searching For a Rainbow is a classic and Charlie Daniel’s Million Mile Reflections great albums. Country Rock and Southern Rock are so close they should be in the same category.

Love your list. I don't know Cowboy, so I'll have to check them out. Some artists and albums to add: Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac; Rosanne Cash - King's Record Shop; Jason Isbell - Southeastern; and Lydia Loveless - Somewhere Else.

Great to see Cowboy in your video. Sadly, never got their due.. Lots of good tunes and a number of stand-out songs. It certainly didn't hurt when label mate Duane added dobro licks to "Please be with Me". Recorded by Clapton on Slowhand & on Duane Allman Anthology. #1 lp. Lp jacket of 5'll Getcha 10 looks like Sweetheart/Rodeo. Rock on! Cheers.

Def in my top 3 genres too and you selected well. Would have added Ecclecion self-titled, It's a Beautiful Day Self Titled, Tim Buckley self-titled, Nick Drake Bryter Layter, Beau Brummels, Jeff Air Takes Off, H.P.Lovecraft, Left Banke 1st or Second, Zombie odyssey and Oracle. Thrilled you mentioned 2 of my all time Favorite bone chillers: Here Without You by Gene Clark and Out of My Mind by Neil Young. Great Topic!!!

Really enjoy your videos, Tom - glad I'm subscribed. All great picks.

Saw Poco open for the Kinks (also Henry Gross) in early 74 in Providence. Weird but great bill. Agree with your commenters on Steve Earle, Lucinda, Uncle Tupelo. Bobby Charles self titled with members of The Band is stellar, Waylon’s Honky Tonk Heroes and the criminally overlooked Rick Nelson/Stone Canyon Band. The Nelson boxset Legacy is a revelation for the music and tremendous session players. Enjoyed the vid as always!

some great albums and artists, l would add clover by clover, tejas by ZZTop, take one by shakin stevens albert lees guitar is awesome on that album, coming more upto date, old crow medicine show, brothers osbourne, hank 3, bob wayne, supersuckers holding the bag just awesome, of course for me you have to have the eagles with desperado, i could go on, cheers man

Great video,great picks! All I can say is all of the artists that you mentioned made some great country rock albums. None of them though could sing or play real deal country music like Doug Sahm! From his early days as the ''Sir Douglas Quintet'' until the day he died each album was ''Rock and Roll'',''Blues'',''Tex Mex'', ''Soul'',and ''country'', music all played at a top notch level.My ''Dark Horse'' pick ''Elvis Country'' from 1971 his last very good/great album that he made.

Country rock is one of my very favorite genres and I’m a fan of just about every album that you mentioned in this video. However… A country rock compendium without the Eagles, especially their desperado album, just doesn’t seem complete. Also I believe that Amie, although released in 1972, didn’t become a hit until 1974. Extra special thanks for this video, keep up the good work.

Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road is one of the greats. Glad you mentioned Being There. Wilco was at their country rockin best with Jay Bennet in the band. A fine example on KZbin is their cover of Christ For President.

Wonderful to meet you! Flawless choices! I suggest checking out Spirogyra(early mid 70s) whom Dave Mattacks would play with after Fairport and Richard and Linda.) Another overlooked group of note is Trees,with Celia Humphries on Vocals and Barry Clarke on Guitar/Vocals and a more psychedelic vibe and sound. Are you considering doing a part two? An excellent intro to your channel!

Check out the first three Blue Rodeo albums.

Songs from the wood Jethro Full.