Great Second Albums.
Posted by: Quad 33 on 21 June 2013
Reminded of great second albums by this one. What's yours?
Graham.
A second album does not get much better than this imo.
Robert Wyatt, Brian Eno, David Sinclair, Phil Miller, Bill McCormick & produced by Robert Fripp .
Apart from some already mentioned, here are a few that immediately spring to mind;
Maybe not the finished article but still a fantastic piece of work.
Maybe not the finished article but still a fantastic piece of work.
Nice choice G, even if "Atem" is a bit tedious 
This was the first thought of my great second albums. I smile just like the last guy whenever I play 'Countdown'.
Oh and lyric supremo's - http://steelydan.com/lyrcountdown.html
You beat me to it. Best ever 2nd album - and possibly my all time favourite.
The great songwriting teams of Godley & Creme + Gouldman & Stewart
Mr. Denis A. You have great taste. Another one of my all time favourites and , I think, the best 10 cc album.
Sheer unadulterated timeless classic........
They never quite reached these heights again.
Damn, damn, damn - how could I have not suggested this!
A great 2nd album and probably my favourite Traffic release.
I just love the way Cryin' To Be Heard (Fab Hammond from Stevie) segues into No Time To Live (Haunting Soprano from Chris) and not forgetting Jim Capaldi's eyes on the inside cover 
Absolutely fantastic.
The first side of Anthem of the Sun is really the Dead at their creative peak; played in concert (and recorded) thousands of times, but never bettered.
+1.
+another one - would have put this up as 3rd post on the thread but couldn't get the artwork to insert and was confident there were others who would agree
Third and final report it may be, but it was their second album. A landmark in "industrial" electronic music:
