Albums that everyone else hated but you liked...

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Albums that everyone else hated but you liked...

Postby camphorvan on Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:46 am

For me...

Tin Machine (1st album from David Bowie's band); thought it was BRILLIANT at the time. Still do; well some of it. Loved the immediacy of it.

St. Anger - Metallica; the last album, critically panned and most fans seem to hate it. Coming to Metallica relatively recently, I listened to this with an open mind which perhaps some already existing fans were not quite able to do as it was a fairly radical move away from the formula. No guitar solos, seemingly little songwriting discipline, appalling snare sound, some of the weirdest guitar sounds I've ever heard, sheer, unadulterated anger...and I love it! Some tracks are a bit wearing though I think.

Trespass - Genesis; not hated I think, but doesn't get the recognition it deserves I think. Some tracks are stunningly beautiful.


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Postby proggrl on Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:26 am

camphorvan wrote:
Trespass - Genesis; not hated I think, but doesn't get the recognition it deserves I think. Some tracks are stunningly beautiful.



Ummm - I don't get why cos it's my favourite one!!!
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Postby camphorvan on Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:39 am

Cool Pro-girl! I think it's really expansive and far reaching as an album. You'll be saying you like Marillion next! Now there's a band that the critics hated, but some of their stuff was brilliant; that 'Marillion are just trying to be like Genesis' never stuck with me; they were completely different. The only similarity to me was some similar synth sounds and the fact that some songs were longer and had tempo/timing changes. Oh and the costume thing. Kind of lost track after Fish left though. I thought Steve Hogarth was great, but it wasn't the same for me. NO doubt I lost out but hey ho; I had just discovered Milli Vanili!

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Postby inkinthewell on Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:57 am

camphorvan wrote:Tin Machine (1st album from David Bowie's band); thought it was BRILLIANT...

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Postby mikaels on Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:02 pm

Both TM albums were great, I even bought (and listened to) Live Oy Vey baby ;)

I also like all of what ABC did.
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Postby sisterlondon on Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:22 pm

-Duran Duran-Liberty

-Manic Street Preachers-Gold Against the Soul

I seem to love the albums that the bands hate themselves!
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Postby godisinthesilences on Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:44 pm

sisterlondon wrote:-Duran Duran-Liberty

-Manic Street Preachers-Gold Against the Soul

I seem to love the albums that the bands hate themselves!


Duran hated their liberty album? They should hate RCM, medazzaland and pop trash more than that one. LOL HA HA


hhhmmm I'm sure there are albums out there that i like which noone else seems to but i can't think of any now.... weird huh?
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Postby Adrian on Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:28 am

90% of what I listen to is disliked by the people around me...
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Postby anortherncod on Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:51 am

sisterlondon wrote:-Manic Street Preachers-Gold Against the Soul

I seem to love the albums that the bands hate themselves!


Oh, now you've said that, I love This Is My Truth... as well :D
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Postby Poisoned_Apathy on Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:59 am

I love This Is My Truth as well!!!!

And some others:

The Smashing Pumkins - Adore
Suede - Head Music - I know it has some weak tracks, but the good ones are REALLY good, and the ballads are between the best they've done.
The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile -probably biggest dissapointment in music history, but I still find some of the songs stunningly beautiful and funny.

and probably there are a lot more that I just can't recall at this moment.
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Postby proggrl on Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:03 am

camphorvan wrote:Cool Pro-girl! I think it's really expansive and far reaching as an album. You'll be saying you like Marillion next!
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Not sure I'm much of a pro at anything, but OK! And you say that about M like it's a bad thing!! For many years they were my top fave band - they are still in the top 10 for sure tho. Knocked down by a series of duff releases and spectacular releases by Echolyn/Porcupine Tree. Marillion were the band I blame for chaning my life and converting me to a prog-grl. LOL Still love them and am planning/hoping to get the MarillionWeekend in Montreal.

Love Fish and the whole Fish era - but eventually learned to love the Hogarth era just as much. The man has an amazing voice and can throw a bit of passion/angst in himself. Which is always what I've loved about them.
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Postby camphorvan on Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:32 am

Ah...thought I must have read that wrong....and now it all begins to fit in place...prog...girl. Ahhhh.

Yeah - as a teenager I had just got into them (my brother's record collection which I used to raid). I think it was Genesis who were in the charts at the time (Invisble Touch album); from there I investigated the back catalogue. My brother then suggested I might like Marillion too. And I did. A lot!
Best album for you of the Fish era, Proggirl? For me; Clutching At Straws. I would say Mispaced childhood, but I have listened to it too much over the years(!). I am also liking Rush (pretty much just 2112) and some Alan Parsons Project too, (Tales of Mystery and Imagination - WHAT an album!).

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Postby Melaszka on Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:47 pm

The Red Shoes - Kate Bush

I've never understood why people feel it was a dip in form. I think it's fantastic.
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Postby Astronaut on Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:55 pm

"Non-Stop Erotic Caberet" Soft Cell. I loved it back in '81 and everyone I knew hated it.
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Postby Antinous on Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:18 am

"Adore", by The Smashing Pumpkins, in 1998.

Even more melancholic than their usual work, very depressing, but also very beautiful. No classic rock riffs in this album...
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