Debut Albums From Singers Of Great Bands

Every morning the birthday section of the local newspaper prints names of the celebrities who were born on that particular day, and there is almost always a prominent musician listed among them. In some cases the editor finds it essential to mention the band name, since the musician probably is not known to lots of people who might know the group.

Yesterday the paper listed Steve Vai, an esteemed but not widely recognized guitarist. For whatever reason none of the bands Vai dealt with accompanied his name, despite the fact that that information might have helped music fans more clearly identify him.

His most famous collaboration cane through rock legend Frank Zappa, but Vai worked with many noteworthy artists throughout the decades that followed. My first summary of Vai came through David Lee Roth, when i purchased the previous Van Halen singer's first solo album Eat 'em and Smile.

Steve Vai were built with a huge role for the reason that album, nevertheless it still ended up with a lukewarm reception. Most fans of Van Halen, like myself, were disappointed by Roth's first solo effort.

He had not been the first singer of a great band to produce a eponymous debut album that failed to live up to expectations, and listed here are ten others.




Mr. Bad by Freddie Mercury

Queen's front man took a disco way of his first release without his three mates, so fans of vintage discs just like a Night At The Opera and Sheer Cardiac event were bound to be a little disappointed. The album comes with some tracks who have aged well, such as "Man Made Paradise" and "Living On My Own."

Self-Titled by Ian Hunter

After the final two delightful Mott the Hoople records, Hunter did manage to score popular by himself with "Once Bitten Twice Shy." Few of the other songs here, however, meet the standards his band had established.

The evening Fly by Donald Fagen

"New Frontier" would be a huge hit and many of the songs have endured, yet as a whole this collection pales to the discography of Steely Dan.

Beatitude by Ric Ocasek

It sounds like something his band The Cars may have done, only it clings too closely to an alternative wave sound which was already fading.

I Can't Stand Still by Don Henley

People who liked both rock and also the country phases with the Eagles probably felt some regret when the singing drummer filled his first disc with mostly unremarkable pop tunes like "Dirty Laundry."

Self-Titled by Eric Carmen

Carmen played power pop like "Go Every one of the Way" with the Raspberries, and then do a complete one eighty by himself on songs including "Never Gonna Fall madly in love Again."

Schemer Dreamer by Steve Walsh

The energetic stage leader of Kansas started on his own release a an album with just seven songs, one of these was a cover of Elvis Presly's "That's Fine."

Daltrey by Roger Daltrey

Busy with starring within the rock opera Tommy and singing a lot of the songs for the Who, Daltrey probably had limited time to spend on this solo release.

Pictures At Eleven by Robert Plant

He'd enjoy much success being a solo artist afterwards, but this initial release type of went over just like a lead zeppelin.

Face Value by Phil Collins

"In the Air" was obviously a huge hit, but the record veered an excessive amount of from the work Collins did with Genesis in the early years.