10 Legendary Hard Rock Bands That Have Terrible Debut Albums

As much as Judas Priest may have had the wrong songs, at least Rob Halford was still as powerful as ever from the word go. Even if you have the most lackluster songs in the world, you can still work with it if you have someone who can sell it well. If you don't have that level of commitment though, you get something like Dream Theater's debut When Day and Dream Unite.

The idea of slagging off a Dream Theater for not having complexity would feel wrong, with Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci giving the first few stabs at rock and roll a real kick in the ass on songs like Ytse Jam. When Charlie Dominici actually goes to open his mouth though, you can really tell that he isn't the right guy for the job. Seeing how the band was still in its infancy, Dominci doesn't have nearly the same amount of swagger in his voice that James Labrie would pull off so effortlessly later down the line.

When looking back on this period of the band, Portnoy even called out Charlie as not being the right fit, comparing him to what Billy Joel would sound like if he were trying to play Iron Maiden songs. No matter what kind of rock and roll you're into, that's not a match made in heaven that anyone really wants to go down.