― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:27 (nineteen years ago) link
BostonKing CrimsonThe DoorsCan ScorpionsThe DamnedPatti Smith (thanks for reminding me, doc!)RamonesPat BenatarMoby GrapeModern LoversA few controversial choices, but note that a few of these folks (Can, King Crimson, etc.) are favourites of mine that went on to do lotsa great stuff NEARLY as good as that initial track.
Equalled but never bettered:
The CarsRoxy MusicPink FairiesPretendersBeckBlack FlagB-52sUriah HeepBuffalo SpringfieldThe SaintsThe Go-Gos
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jimmybommy JimmyK'KANG (Nick Southall), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Joseph McCombs, Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 12 August 2004 14:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― zebedee (zebedee), Thursday, 12 August 2004 14:21 (nineteen years ago) link
But what's all this Ramones talk? How soon we forget "Poison Heart"!
Good call with Beck and Modern Lovers, um... Myonga. You're welcome.
― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― Roger in Mokum (Roger T), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― kickitcricket (kickitcricket), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― chris andrews (fraew), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mr. Tony Plow (Leee), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 August 2004 22:41 (nineteen years ago) link
Also Sex Pistols, Kinks, Arthur Conley, Bo Diddley, maybe Basement Jaxx . . .
― Burr (Burr), Friday, 13 August 2004 16:34 (nineteen years ago) link
and:
2 UnlimitedCappella
― Siegbran (eofor), Friday, 13 August 2004 16:49 (nineteen years ago) link
I still don't think they ever topped this, altho I'm learning to love other songs in their catalogue.
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:20 (nineteen years ago) link
If you say so!
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 14 October 2004 15:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 14 October 2004 15:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 14 October 2004 15:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 14 October 2004 16:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 14 October 2004 16:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 14 October 2004 17:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― bill neil (inabillity), Thursday, 14 October 2004 17:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 14 October 2004 17:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― bill neil (inabillity), Thursday, 14 October 2004 17:44 (nineteen years ago) link
(you can't see it but I have just scrolled to the Archers portion of my playlist and am now making increasingly desperate double-arm-flailing gestures towards about a half-dozen songs, most prominently "Underdogs of Nipomo" and "Harnessed in Slums")
― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Sunday, 28 May 2006 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link
"Web in Front" isn't even one of top 15 AoL songs, much less the best one.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Sunday, 28 May 2006 17:59 (seventeen years ago) link
― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Monday, 29 May 2006 13:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― keyth (keyth), Monday, 29 May 2006 13:31 (seventeen years ago) link
Counting singles, "Emma's House" by the Field Mice and "Tally Ho" by the Clean.
I mean, there are probably a lot of bands that only released one thing, or only one thing that was especially worthwhile, so their first song is the best by default, but I'm not counting them.
― Pessimist (Pessimist), Monday, 29 May 2006 17:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― dave q (listerine), Monday, 29 May 2006 17:26 (seventeen years ago) link
― Kornél Kovács (Kornél Kovács), Monday, 29 May 2006 17:45 (seventeen years ago) link
― max (maxreax), Monday, 29 May 2006 18:09 (seventeen years ago) link
― Eazy (Eazy), Monday, 29 May 2006 18:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr. Rodney's Original Savannah Band (R. J. Greene), Monday, 29 May 2006 18:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Monday, 29 May 2006 19:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― gooblar (gooblar), Monday, 29 May 2006 19:10 (seventeen years ago) link