10 Worst Debut Albums By Amazing Rock Artists

10. Sonic Flower Groove - Primal Scream

Formed in Scotland in 1982, Primal Scream really found their feet in 1991 with their seminal album Screamadelica. After that came out, it was full steam ahead for these '60s-infused rockers. However, there were two albums before Screamadelica that were a lot less funky.

Their self-titled second album did well enough amongst critics, but failed to make any sort of splash on the UK charts. As for their first album from 1987, oh boy...

Sonic Flower Groove was full of jangly pop guitars and close harmonies, which were fine, if a little uninspired. Critics at the time really didn't like it, with Melody Maker saying it had "no songs, just a dusty pile of dull leftovers".

"Dusty" and "Dull" are two words you really don't want to see in a review of your work.

Primal Scream had yet to find what would make them special and instead churned out a watered-down version of a genre that had its heyday 20 years earlier. They were able to refine their sound down the line, but it was touch and go for a while as to whether or not they'd be given the time to do so.