Bracket Challenge: The Greatest Debut Album Of All Time

Our quest begins to crown the greatest debut album of the rock and roll era.

The saying goes that you only get one chance to make a first impression. It’s why we usually dress up for a job interview, or act on our best behavior on a first date. We only get one shot to arrive and set the tone out of the gate. This maxim is especially true for a debut record.

Many, if not most bands, being their career with a single, but it is the debut album that has been the way that artists have laid out the foundation for an up and coming career. However, a mediocre debut may not portend a mediocre career, and a brilliant first effort may not always be a sign of a sure thing. Loads of bands have debuted with a blazingly great first album only to fizzle out in the intervening years. Still, many brilliant careers were launched with a great first album.

In this installment of the Bracket Challenge, we are out to crown the greatest debut album o…