It's all about beginnings tonight on POP Goes The World as I play tracks from some of my favorite debut albums. But not just any tracks, the LEAD tracks on the album. The tracks that announce who the band/artist is to you.
Song Artist Album Year Get Miles Gomez Bring It On 1998 Even Jesus Couldn't Love You Lord Cut-Glass Lord Cut-Glass 2009 Los Angeles Frank Black Frank Black 1993 The Dandy Warhols TV Theme Song The Dandy Warhols Dandys Rule OK 1996 ++++++++++++ +++++++++++++ +++++++++++++ Precious Pretenders Pretenders 1979 Next To You The Police Outlandos d'Amour 1978 Uncontrollable Urge Devo Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! 1978 I See No Evil Television Marquee Moon 1977 Black and White The dB's Stands For Decibles/Repercusions 1981 There She Goes Again Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Crenshaw 1982 ++++++++++++ +++++++++++++ ++++++++++++ Planet Claire The B 52's The B 52's 1979 X Offender Blondie Blondie 1976 Get It On The Woodentops Giant 1986 Rock N Roll Girl The Beat The Beat 1979 Let Me Out The Knack Get The Knack 1979 Tayter Country The Cavedogs Joy Rides For Shut-Ins 1990 ++++++++++++ +++++++++++++ +++++++++++++ Like Eating Glass Bloc Party Silent Alarm 2005 Cash Machine Hard-Fi Stars Of CCTV 2005 Good Times Roll The Cars The Cars 1978 New Life Depeche Mode Speak & Spell 1981 ++++++++++++ ++++++++++++ +++++++++++ Ugly Fishbone Fishbone 1985 Mirror In The Bathroom The English Beat I Just Can't Stop It 1980 Underwhelmed Sloan Smeared 1992 I Am One Smashing Pumpkins Gish 1991 It's Tomorrow Overwhelming Colorfast Overwhelming Colorfast 1992 Every Little Bit Hurts Title Tracks It Was Easy 2010 ++++++++++++ +++++++++++++ +++++++++++ Lost Time The Plimsouls The Plimsouls 1981 Henrietta The Fratellis Costello Music 2007 Just Too Bloody Stupid Close Lobsters Foxheads Stalk This Land 1987 Breather Chapterhouse Whirlpool 1991 So Young Suede Suede 1993 Reel Around The Fountain The Smiths The Smiths 1984 ++++++++++++ +++++++++++ ++++++++++++ Blitzkrieg Bop The Ramones The Ramones 1976