back from my mom,THX for the good wishes, will tell her tomorrow!
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Mate, from one friend to anotherā¦.
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Tubular Bells. I was just a boy when i first heard this on release. It was almost the same effect as listening to relics (pink floyd) when i was even younger. This album blew me away. It still does.
Just as Bostons debut, Tubular bells was a millstone around Mikes neck. Maybe the worst thing you can do is make a brilliant, awe inspiring debut album.
How do you follow perfection?
You cant!
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I agree. You canāt. And he never did!
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That sir, is on top of my piles of CDās to play next/first whatever!
Great choice.
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He never did. Just as Boston never really followed up their debut for the very same reason.
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True, you canāt really top the Boston debut. But āDonāt Look Backā is also very good 
Flaming Lips with Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
Man this album is good as it somehow manages to fuse psych, pop, indie and prog into one.
Its an absolute classic album for me. It just captivates me.
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Its ok. But pales alongside the debut. That was impossible to avoid. After their debut they had nowhere to go. Their creative career was essentially over
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Concur. DLB would have been a fantastic debut album if it hadnāt followed their actual debut album.
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absolutely
I catch a lot of flack for liking Bush. Yeah, I know. Formulaic Pearlvana. :shrug:
Sixteen Stone is better than Nevermind. There, I said it. Not taking it back.
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Interesting opinion.
Iāve started another thread on this:
Fantastic album.
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I added it to my queue, so you arenāt alone there.
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I had this one queued before the above ābest firstā commentary and I think it also qualifies as a debut that was followed by nothing but disappointment. His subsequent works are good and his talent as a singer/songwriter is not really debatable in my opinion. But, nothing even came close to this album. It is near perfect.
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