My rule has always been 'make the album as good as you can make it at that time'. Bands who saved their better stuff for later records never got to make later records.
Oh God I thought you were my people! Primitive rock n rollers! Goddamnit
Actually speaking of which I want to pick up a fender bass for my surf thing. Dirty, fuzzy, one note bass line biz. Should I be looking at a Jazz or a Precision?
My rule has always been 'make the album as good as you can make it at that time'. Bands who saved their better stuff for later records never got to make later records.