…its an interesting list!

20 Terrible Debut Albums by Great Artists

Listed first is David Bowie’s debut album, curiously/mysteriously entitled…

I kid, I kid.

A while back and shortly after the passing of Mr. Bowie, I found and posted my own opinions about a list raking every David Bowie album released (minus collaborations and soundtracks).

In my posting, I stated:

Frankly, I feel David Bowie (Mr. Bowie’s first album) is probably the least of the works he has released.  Let’s face it, with David Bowie we were dealing an album that was released when Mr. Bowie was an amateur without a solid direction.

This would also go, somewhat, with his next album, Space Oddity.  While that album did feature the incredible -and drop dead classic- title song, most of the rest of the songs on that album are simply not all that great.

While this Rolling Stone magazine list is interesting, it does bring focus to something that should be clear: The art of creation is a sometimes bumpy one.  It is rare that a person -or band for that matter- absolutely crush it with their first formal works/releases.

That’s not to say all first works of musicians are garbage.  There have been others, ironically enough, who get some hits early on and, subsequently, can’t match the creativity of this initial outing.

Still, if you’re interested in reading up on what Rolling Stone considered some first album misfires, give the list a (ahem) whirl.