As the band's primary songwriter, Neil Finn was under pressure to create a second album to match their debut and the band joked that one potential title for the new release was Mediocre Follow-Up.

During the recordings for the band's second LP, Wood left the band taking cellist McDowell and horn player Hunt with him to form Wizzard.

The following year finally marked the release of Snow Patrol's second album ' When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up ', which, despite slightly disappointing initial sales, would eventually go gold in the wake of the band's later fame, along with their debut ' Songs For Polarbears '.

The following day's second Oakland concert was the band's final live appearance in the United States.

In the time between the release of the band's second seven-inch EP and the Out of Step record, the band briefly split when guitarist Lyle Preslar moved to Illinois to attend college for a semester at Northwestern University, Preslar was a member of Big Black for a few tempestuous rehearsals.

The reunited band featured an expanded lineup: Steve Hansgen joined as the band's bassist and Baker switched to second guitar.

The band's second single, " Who Can It Be Now ", was released in June 1981 and reached No. 1 on the Australian singles chart in August that year.

Curtis committed suicide on 18 May 1980, the day before Joy Division were scheduled to depart for their first American tour, and prior to release of the band's second album, Closer.

Pharao's second album The Return was released in the beginning of 1998, but despite the band's efforts, it did not achieve the chart success of their previous album.

* Phoenix ( The Warlocks album ), the neo-psychedelic rock band's second full length album

It was with their second album, 1978's More Songs About Buildings and Food that the band began its long-term collaboration with producer Brian Eno, who had previously worked with Roxy Music, David Bowie, John Cale and Robert Fripp ; the title of Eno's 1977 song " King's Lead Hat " is an anagram of the band's name.

The band's second album Different Light ( 1986 ) was more polished than its predecessor and, with the help of the worldwide No. 1 hit " Walk Like an Egyptian ", saw the band firmly in the mainstream.

In January 1979, the Undertones recorded their eponymous debut album at Eden Studios in Acton, West London, using producer Roger Bechirian, whom the band had worked with for the first time the previous December, when Bechirian had produced the band's second single, " Get Over You ".

The following month, on 21 April 1980, the band's second LP, Hypnotised was released.

" Boss of Me " became the band's second top-40 hit in the UK which they performed on long running UK television programme Top of the Pops, and in 2002, won the duo a Grammy Award.

Hootenanny, the band's second studio album, was released in April 1983.

The band's second album, Rio Grande Mud, was released in 1972, receiving favorable reviews and limited radio play.

They were also stablemates at Blue Horizon, and Fleetwood Mac had asked Christine to play piano as a session musician for Peter Green's songs on the band's second album, Mr. Wonderful.

Fleetwood Mac's second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham, 1977's Rumours, produced four US Top 10 singles ( including Nicks's song " Dreams ", which was the band's first and only US number one ) and remained at No. 1 on the American albums chart for 31 weeks, as well as reaching the top spot in various countries around the world.

** Gateway 2, the band's second album

It was followed by a second compilation, The World Won't Listen – the title was Morrissey's comment on his frustration with the band's lack of mainstream recognition, although the album reached number two in the charts – and the single " Sheila Take a Bow ", the band's second ( and last during the band's lifetime ) UK top-10 hit.

It includes 19 of the band's greatest hits and is also available in a box set with a 25 track DVD of their music videos.

In 2012, Columbia Records re-released Lump, a discount greatest hits compilation, without the band's approval or collaboration.

The band's frontman Dave Grohl ( a big Led Zeppelin fan ) has described Jones ' guest appearance as the " second greatest thing to happen to me in my life ".

On April 1, 2008, Essential Records released the band's third greatest hits album ( the second in the past year ), entitled Greatest Hits.

As a capstone to the band's career, Atlantic Records released a greatest hits album, Thank You, with a bonus DVD of archive material and music videos, in 2003.

" In a review of the band's 2003 greatest hits collection Thank You, Allmusic critic Stephen Erlewine wrote that " STP made music that sounded great at the time and even better now ," and that " this music has stood the test of the time ," calling Thank You " nearly perfect.

On 9 July 2012 Warner Music imprint Rhino Records released a greatest hits CD and DVD Collection 30 Years of Bananarama to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary.

Commercially speaking, Celebrity Skin went on to be the band's greatest success.

The band's greatest hits album Show Us Your Hits was released on December 21, featuring their new songs called " Altogether Ooky " and " Disco Pogo " alongside the band's older hits.

During their period of greatest celebrity, the band's influence on aspiring R & B-flavored white acts was without equal, especially in the northeastern U. S. Notable bands that incorporated ( sometimes to the point of parody ) the Rascals ' full-on stage demeanor and energy as well as the intense, hyper-dramatic vocalizing, drumstick-spinning gyrations and heavy bottom-end rhythm also achieved some prominence: the Vagrants ( featuring Leslie West, later of Mountain ), the Rich Kids, and the epitome of over-the-top funky psychedelia, the Vanilla Fudge, all owed their styles to the Rascals ' synthesis of show-biz and soul.

A greatest hits compilation, Prime Cuts, was released in 1997, apparently against the band's will.

In April 1981, the band's first ' greatest hits ' album was released, and The Adventures of Thin Lizzy reached no.

To cover the gap and to fulfil the band's contract with Polydor Records, Level Best ( a greatest hits compilation ) was released in 1990.

With the exceptions of " Grind ", " Heaven Beside You ", and " Over Now ", the lyrics are all written by Staley, making this album his greatest lyrical contribution to the band's catalogue.

B ' z The Best " Ultra Pleasure " was released on 18 June 2008 and featured the greatest of the band's hits on a two-disc collection, and in chronological order, with two all-new modern recordings of older tracks.

" Ace of Hz ", which appears on the album, was previously released as a single from the band's greatest hits compilation Best of 00 – 10.

Towards the end of 1984, a " greatest hits " compilation spanning the band's 1980s output was released entitled The Collection.

After the participation on FLCL's soundtrack, the pillows released their first greatest hits compilation album Fool on the Planet in 2001 and also a live DVD called Busters on The Planet and a new album, Smile, which is considered highly progressive and experimental for the band's style.

" The album was generally well received, with music critic Robert Everett-Green stating, " The band's newest and greatest album does not reveal itself quickly, but once the bug bites, there is no cure.

For the band's first greatest hits compilation, Too Young to Die ( 1995 ), Eurodance producer Steve Rodway reworked the track " Accident " from the Reserection EP, producing the renamed single " He's on the Phone.

In 2006, the band released another greatest hits collection entitled Feel It Again: An Anthology, a 2-CD set featuring most of the band's singles, selected album tracks, and rare and unreleased material.

" Setting Sail " is frequently regarded by fans as one of the band's greatest songs.

In 2005, Blender magazine ranked the band's most successful single, 1999's " Murder ( Or A Heart Attack )", as the 176th greatest song " since you were born.