Last gig of 2025 downstairs in Intermission Bar Cork this evening from 11pm till late

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Number 1 It's sounds loose and rambling and a bit all over the place. He didn't have a plan or a band and he was all over the place and numbed by grief but he put it all down in one of the best debuts ever. #5debutalbums7074

Number 2 They've been described as "The Beatles of trad" and it's a pretty good description. I got into them late through a documentary @foggynotions.bsky.social and never looked back. The excellent debut isn't even their best album. #5debutalbums7074

Number 3 Minnie took that whole psychedelic soul thing they had with Rotary Connection to a whole different level on her debut. No artist uses their voice quite like her. #5debutalbums7074

Number 4 Great debut from Curtis. I absolutely love the drums on this record. Everything sounds like a crescendo. Nobody mixes strings and horns quite like him. #5debutalbums7074

Top 5 here goes Number 5 Stunning and highly influential debut that remains as essential as it ever did. #5debutalbums7074

Number 6 Some people look at him as a novelty act which couldn't be further from the truth. Serious artist and producer this stunning debut has only 5 songs but it's the orchestration and big production that really lifts it. #5debutalbums7074

Number 7 When we started doing this particular poll this was the first record that sprung to mind. I assumed it would be my number 1 but I can't even fit it into the final 5. #5debutalbums7074

Number 8 Hard to think of this as a debut when he was already responsible for 4 of the greatest records ever made. There are better versions of a lot of the songs elsewhere but there's still something about this record. #5debutalbums7074

Number 9 Enos debut must have sounded like something from another planet when it was released in 1974. Years ahead of its time. It still sounds ahead of its time. #5debutalbums7074

Time to cut the 10 down to the final 5. Number 10 Not his first rodeo but his first genuine debut with a little help from Emmylou. #5debutalbums7074

This is so hard but I'm leaving these 2 stunning debuts out because I need to cut the shortlist down to the final 10. #5debutalbums7074

Trying to cut the shortlist from 15 to 10 I'll reluctantly let these 3 go. #5debutalbums7074

Cutting the shortlist down to 15 I'm leaving these 3 out. #5debutalbums7074

My 17 year old daughter described him as the substance of CSN and it's a good description but I think he falls a bit short without the other 2 or 3. Two really good debuts but they won't make my final 5. #5debutalbums7074

As is with Fairport Convention Fotheringay are incredible when Sandy sings ...not so incredible when she doesn't. Good debut but it won't get near my final 5. #5debutalbums7074

This will be difficult but it's time to start cutting my shortlist down. I'll start with these 4. #5debutalbums7074

I'm a huge Beatles fan but I can't do the solo stuff. Don't know why. It always seems like somethings missing....probably the other 3 Beatles. Anyway I've just dropped George and Ringo and the shortlist is down to 32. #5debutalbums7074

Have to be really ruthless already here. I've a shortlist of nearly 50 so The Commodores, Paul McCartney, New York Dolls,Robert Wyatt and Funkadelic all got the boot today. #5debutalbums7074

@richards7370.bsky.social Quick question does the Manassas album qualify or is it regarded as a Stephen Stills album. #5debutalbums7074

Sat out the last one but this will be brilliant. #5debutalbums7074

On Hyndford Street is the most Sunday evening song ever.

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Number 1 Searching for the young soul rebels...and he's still searching. A soul album that came in a roundabout way from punk while managing to sound completely unique. Arguably the greatest debut album ever. #5debutalbums8084

Number 2 I can remember the anticipation around this coming out. I can remember standing awestruck in my raincoat in the SFX watching them tour it. It was exactly the kind of record that a young Joy Division fan needed them to release. #5debutalbums8084

Number 3 It's probably his most inaccessible record but it's certainly one of his best. He interprets raw blues here as only he can. The Bad Seeds are excellent supplying sparse backing for effect while the bass keeps the beat. #5debutalbums8084

Number 4 Early 80s late 70s saw a huge resurgence in electronic music. I reckon Low got the ball rolling. This album was a game changer and stood apart. I think he played everything himself on synths he built himself. #5debutalbums8084

I'm going to do this early as I'm working later Number 5 The 3rd band from Liverpool that everyone forgets. A stunning underrated debut with a great production and a really atmospheric vibe to it. Didn't expect this to make my 5 to be honest. #5debutalbums8084

Number 6 Took a chance on this years ago because I wanted to get into a band that nobody else had heard of and they seemed a good bet. They were. First 3 albums are brilliant and I still listen to them. Hard to leave this one out. #5debutalbums8084

Number 7 First time I heard Sister Europe on the radio I thought it was a Bowie track that I'd somehow missed out on. I always felt the Psychedelic Furs channelled him brilliantly. I prefer the 2nd album but this is a great debut. #5debutalbums8084

Number 8 This was originally meant to be a project by the BEF formed after a split in the Human League but a brilliant debut album followed by the single Temptation put paid to that. Album still sounds brilliant. Love the contrasting sides. #5debutalbums8084

Number 9 This came along just at the right time when the post punk thing started to get stale and formulaic. Something new was needed and they provided. I made the entire journey with them up to the final album and they never disappointed. #5debutalbums8084

Time to cut from 10 down to the final 5. Number 10 The ultimate make music in your bedroom independent album. It still sounds edgy today and it hasn't lost any of it's charm. Seem to remember about 5 people in my class had this and it still retains a cult status. #5debutalbums8084

Soft Cell weren't just a pop group. They had a lot more depth and darkness than their contemporaries. Great lyrics, great frontman heavily influenced by Northern Soul and the great David Ball in the engine room. Great debut but it won't go any further. #5debutalbums8084

My favourite version of Microdisney is when they were a duo just before they left Cork, my favourite song is Pink Skinned Man, so the debut for me was very much a London record and I was on the fence for a while. Off the fence now but it won't make my final 10. #5debutalbums8084

Have to cut this list down from 15 to 10 and it's proving really difficult because they're all potentially top 5. I'll reluctantly start with these 3. #5debutalbums8084

Late 70s early 80s there was a great post punk scene here. Lot of the bands largely forgotten. This was a great debut. Treasure On The Wasteland has one of the greatest intros ever. I'd love to put this in my final 5 but it won't fit. #5debutalbums8084

Time to cut these down from 20 to 15 so I'm reluctantly letting these 4 go. #5debutalbums8084

Originally formed as a musical vehicle for Steve Strange they were like a post punk Wilburys featuring members of Ultravox,Magazine and The Skids. The album was really good and it's stood the test of time. However it won't go further than my final 25. #5debutalbums8084

This is one of the most enjoyable of the #albums series and it'll be really hard to cut them down. I'll start with these 4 cutting my shortlist from 25 to 20. #5debutalbums8084

It's a good debut but the genius didn't really kick in until Zen Arcade even though there's hints on this record. It won't make my final 25. #5debutalbums8084

Loved this at the time because it was so retro. Hugely influenced by The Burritos and Sweetheart era Byrds, I think the singer wanted to be Gram. Listening now it's aged really well but won't make my final 25. #5debutalbums8084

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Loved the Dream Syndicate in the early 80s. Went through a serious phase of listening to them but I much preferred the second album Medicine Show to the debut. While it's a good album it won't make my final 25.

They started in the same band and were separately responsible for some of the greatest records of the late 70s early 80s. While the debuts were good they didn't even come close to former greatness. They won't make my final 25. #5debutalbums8084

It was one of the more impressive punk debuts and while they were musically more sophisticated than a lot of the earlier bands the genre just sounded stale by 1980 compared to the incredibly vibrant and creative post punk scene. It won't make my final 25. #5debutalbums8084

I always try to include Irish albums in this when I can. Used to go and see this band all the time and they were incredible live. However, the album was disappointing. Maybe it was the production but it didn't do them justice. It won't make my final list. #5debutalbums8084

Shortlist of 42 which I'll try to get down to 25 by the weekend. No pressure. #5debutalbums8084