Albums that everyone else hated but you liked...

[sonic_chronicler]

90% of what I listen to is disliked by the people around me...

Me too Adrian

Sonic

[Tin Bird]

British Sea Power - Open Season
Brian Eno/John Cale - Wrong Way Up
Bill Nelson - Luminous
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
Suzanne Vega - 99.9F
Wild Swans - Space Flower
China Crisis - Diary of a Hollow Horse

[Poisoned_Apathy]

Talk Talk - Laughing Stock

People hate this album?? I think it's Beauty at its purest state, really.

[Chet]

Lou Reed Metal Machine Music
and Blemish

[Tin Bird]

Talk Talk - Laughing Stock

People hate this album?? I think it's Beauty at its purest state, really.

As you can see from numerous threads throughout this forum, Laughing Stock is one of my fave all-time albums as well. To be fair, however, at the time of it's release, it was not well understood and there were many folks that did not like it. Critics generally panned it at the time. It has only been in retrospect that LS and Spirit of Eden have gained the respect they so truly deserved. Like many artistic masterpieces or even a fine-wine, it often takes time to appreciate something that isn't instantly gratifying and that takes time to get to know.

[Tin Bird]

Lou Reed Metal Machine Music
and Blemish

Boy, it takes guts to like Metal Machine Music! I admire the hell out of it and appreciate the artistic statement, but it's a tough listen to be sure. A precursor to many of the experimental noise bands such as Aube, Merzbow...etc. Too harsh for me, but cool nonetheless.

[camphorvan]

Lou Reed Metal Machine Music
and Blemish

Boy, it takes guts to like Metal Machine Music! I admire the Jersey out of it and appreciate the artistic statement, but it's a tough listen to be sure. A precursor to many of the experimental noise bands such as Aube, Merzbow...etc. Too harsh for me, but cool nonetheless.

I am deeply impressed. Someone who owns MMM. For all the stories I've read in the music press in the past, I thought it was out of print and completely forgotten about. At some points; I thought it didn't really exist; that it was made up. Like Pixies, Santa and Boyzone.

I'd really like to hear an extract or two of this album (it was a double wasn't it?) - any ideas where I might be able to do that?

[Chet]

yes. a double. 4 tracks. pure beautiful noise.
i will fix a download link... in a sec

[camphorvan]

cool cheers chet.

[Poisoned_Apathy]

Talk Talk - Laughing Stock

People hate this album?? I think it's Beauty at its purest state, really.

As you can see from numerous threads throughout this forum, Laughing Stock is one of my fave all-time albums as well. To be fair, however, at the time of it's release, it was not well understood and there were many folks that did not like it. Critics generally panned it at the time. It has only been in retrospect that LS and Spirit of Eden have gained the respect they so truly deserved. Like many artistic masterpieces or even a fine-wine, it often takes time to appreciate something that isn't instantly gratifying and that takes time to get to know.

Yeah, I understand. Above all, if you put SoE and LS in comparison to their early albums - the evolution is astonishing, not to say,almost unbelievable.