Da fudge that all about?
I guess The Beatles started it.
Debut album, fine, cool even. Ramones - Ramones. Makes sense.
Mid-career, next album is self titled. Huh? Why?
Usually some nonsense about how they feel the latest record is the truest reflection of who they are as a band blah blah blah.
Think examples where this was actually the case would make for a decent ten reply thread. Absolutely not the case for that Pearl Jam album……
Genuinely don’t know what album this is.
Good point
Can (1979) - 12th album
Deftones (2003) - 4th album
Liars (2007) - 4th album
Slowdive (2017) - 4th album
Blur (1997) - 5th album
The Libertines (2004) - 2nd album
Duran Duran (1993) - 8th album
Fleetwood Mac (1975) - 10th album
Genesis (1983) - 12th album
dunno if I’d call any of these their respective peaks.
Oh yeah The Cure did this madness too didn’t they, although that album obvs doesn’t actually exist
shorthand for “we really got back to our roots on this album” isn’t it
Sorry - Duster!
apart from finding it mildly intriguing i can’t say that i have strong opinions on this phenomenon
Fine when it’s the first album of a reformation