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by **SuNomi** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:04 am

The "Sophomore Slump" is a common phrase that's bandied about when new and exciting artists hit paydirt with great debuts then disappoint with a rushed or uninspired follow-up. These are the ones who managed to buck that curse. Which is your favorite?

by **TragicMagic** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:32 pm

While obviously not NW, I voted Nirvana. Nevermind was a very important album. Still one of the few cd's of that nature I can listen to in completeness.

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by **deethelurker** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:52 pm

I have spent the last three or four hours debating between these two:

[i]Gang Of Four - "Solid Gold"
Wire - "Chairs Missing"[/i]

I love both of them equally. I love both those bands equally. GRAH.

Oh, and a reminder that Duran Duran's most famous album was their sophomore one ([i]Rio[/i]), though no one would confuse the band with a band that has had any success critically so perhaps they get disqualified for that.

by **Panorama** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:36 pm

The Cars - Candy-O

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by **highway1pch** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:42 pm

[i]Rio[/i] Duran Duran

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by **TragicMagic** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:59 pm

^ good call!!
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by **scramjet** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 2:16 am

Yep. Rio. Rivaled closely by Candy-O.

by **Mechi** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:13 am

Good call on Rio. [8D][;)]

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by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:30 am

I'll go with Wire. [8D]

by **devildog** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:46 am

The Fixx-Reach The Beach.

by **Dave** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:35 am

Another write-in for Candy-O

by **zalasta** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:11 pm

out of those listed, i have to go with Nevermind.

But good call on The Fixx "Reach the Beach" - amazing record.

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by **Panorama** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:19 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by zalasta[/i]
good call on The Fixx "Reach the Beach" - amazing record.
[/quote]One of my favorites

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by **deethelurker** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:38 pm

Ok, I've decided. If I can do a write-in, I'll cast a vote for Duran Duran's [i]Rio[/i]. If I can't, I'll vote for Wire. I listened to both [i]Solid Gold[/i] and [i]Chairs Missing[/i] earlier in the evening and decided, based on the fact that I just can't get enough of "French Film Blurred", that Wire won. Oh, and I just found out this evening that Colin Newman himself oversees Wire's MySpace profile, which is, like, WHOA.

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