five self-titled debut albums

[naughty boy]

Just one! One's all you get!

Bonus question - would you choose the same album if the poll was about your favourite cover?

[BARON CORNY DOG]

Stop sniffing glue, you dunces! It’s THE RAMONES!

[Charlie O.]

It’s The Doors, actually.

Bonus question: yes.

[harvey k-tel]

I'm gonna go with my heart. It's The Ramones.

[Dayodead]

*Sniff* *Sniff*...Chose The Smiths...Ramones would rank third or Fourth on this list (Smiths, Clash, Ramones, Stooges, Doors)

[fange]

Just one! One's all you get!

[Neige]

The Doors, and yes *


(* it's a close call, tbh, but the iconography is about the only thing I like about the Smiths)

[Sneelock]

The Doors and no.
I think that cover is dumb - the way Densmore is almost stuck in Morrison’s eye.
I love the Doors but I always thought the way Elektra handled Jim’s image was pretty “Tiger Beat”

I think the only thing that could have improved “the Ramones” cover would have been if it had been drawn by Jack Davis with flies and stink lines around them.

[Osgood]

The Doors and no. I'd vote for The Ramones.

[fange]

The Doors and no. I'd vote for The Ramones.

Same here. But i'm still not happy just having one choice.

[naughty boy]

The Clash!

and no - I’d go for The Stooges. That cover is the coolest ever

[Muskrat]

Ramones. Yes.

[fange]

The Clash!

and no - I’d go for The Stooges. That cover is the coolest ever

Cooler than Ramones?? Man, i don't know about that.


By the way, on a totally unrelated topic, when's the last time you had your eyes checked?

[NMB]

Easily The Clash.

[never/ever]

Smiths, and no, Ramones.

[Quaco]

The Doors - but the Stooges cover is probably my favorite.

[Darkness_Fish]

It's tight between The Stooges and Ramones for me, and I plumped for the former. I don't like any of the album covers.

[naughty boy]

The Clash!

and no - I’d go for The Stooges. That cover is the coolest ever

Cooler than Ramones?? Man, i don't know about that.


By the way, on a totally unrelated topic, when's the last time you had your eyes checked?

That Ramones cover is cool too, but it's kind of obviously iconic.

The Stooges one has a touch of strange too - the dog collar, the dumb faces, that fabulous Elektra logo. And it's brown. And there's all that space. The back cover is almost as great. I remember the first time I saw it - I think I gasped. It's probably my favourite cover of all.

[Goat Boy]

It is a great cover plus it also has one of the coolest band logos ever.

Plus that Elektra logo too. I think it's a very strong Image.

[Goat Boy]

Doors
Clash
Stooges

I'd go with the Stooges cover too.

The Ramones one has never thrilled me despite it being one of the iconic rock n roll images. I just find it drab.