Best Ever Albums

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

RubenVrielynck — Wed, 4 Jul 2018 20:07:52 GMT

Author: RubenVrielynck

Posted: 07/05/2018 00:07

Fischman wrote:

RubenVrielynck wrote:

Fischman wrote:

[quote="RubenVrielynck "]

Most Deep Purple albums since perfect strangers (1984) have (with the exclusion of purpendicular (1996) have the same effect on me...

Steve Morse is easily one of the greatest guitarists of all time, any genre; but he's not a great fit for DP, being a more technically oriented guitarist as opposed to Blackmore's depth of feel.

That said, I do love his work on Now What (2013) and really appreciate the album overall.

I agree with the fact that Steve Morse is an excellent guitar player. The other members of the current Deep Purple are also masters of their instrument. But somehow it seems like they just can't produce any new material that I find interreseting or that can fit the standard of their early records. With the ever changing line-up it just seems like over the years they lost a bit of heart & credibility...

Yeah,
I guess the reason I was able to take such a liking to "Now, What!?" was that with all the lineup changes through the years, I just stopped thinking of whatever batch of guys it was as "Deep Purple," and rather just thought of them as some random rock "supergroup." Supergroup albums often end up being disappointing as well, bucause the whole is rarely equal to the sum of the parts, but occasionally, you hear something in there worth listening to. So it was for me with Now What. It doesn't get a lot of spin time with me, but when it does, I find myself enjoying it, so long as a set aside any preconceived notions of what it should be and just try to appreciate it for what it is.[/quote]

I think it's different with solo-artists (or former band members-off "fill in big group"). Some make better albums over the years and the true great ones don't need to care about someone else's their opinion. So they can evolve over the years. But in a band it's different. There's been few rock bands who peak at their "10th album". Almost every band has their one (or 2,3) definitive album(s) in their first decade of existence. All the albums that follow will be compared by that because a band always has a fanbase and sound that they must live up to (how harsh it sounds 😁 )

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

Fischman — Sun, 1 Jul 2018 16:52:43 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 07/01/2018 20:52

RubenVrielynck wrote:

Fischman wrote:

RubenVrielynck wrote:

Most Deep Purple albums since perfect strangers (1984) have (with the exclusion of purpendicular (1996) have the same effect on me...

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

RubenVrielynck — Sun, 1 Jul 2018 16:39:36 GMT

Author: RubenVrielynck

Posted: 07/01/2018 20:39

Fischman wrote:

RubenVrielynck wrote:

Most Deep Purple albums since perfect strangers (1984) have (with the exclusion of purpendicular (1996) have the same effect on me...

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

Fischman — Sun, 1 Jul 2018 15:08:50 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 07/01/2018 19:08

RubenVrielynck wrote:

Most Deep Purple albums since perfect strangers (1984) have (with the exclusion of purpendicular (1996) have the same effect on me...

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

RubenVrielynck — Sun, 1 Jul 2018 14:56:45 GMT

Author: RubenVrielynck

Posted: 07/01/2018 18:56

Most U2 albums in the nineties after Achtung Baby (1991) were a dissapointment. All That You Can Leave Behind (2000) wasn't that bad. But everything after that was just cringeworthy. especially their latest "Songs of Experience" They should have stopped recording more than 20 year ago, please make it stop!

Queen & Paul Rodgers - The Cosmos Rocks .
First off: I'm a huge Queen-fan!! I also love Free & liked the first album of Bad Company. I liked the tour they did, because Paul Rodgers is a totally different singer than Feddie. It never felt like just a karaoke-act. (but now with Adam Lambert it does! 😢 ) But they should have left it with that. This album was so annoyingly bad that at the time I heard it, I felt some real hatred towards Brian May & Roger Taylor for smearing the Queen-name... I've cooled down over a period of 10 years 🤣

Most Deep Purple albums since perfect strangers (1984) have (with the exclusion of purpendicular (1996) have the same effect on me...

Some bands just need to know when to stop...

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

Repo — Sun, 1 Jul 2018 14:09:21 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 07/01/2018 18:09

carpents wrote:

Wild Mood Swings by The Cure

yeah for me it was just a bit earlier...

Wish by The Cure

still can't listen to the whole thing in one sitting - Wendy Song in particular depresses the shit out of me, but the longer tracks & letter to Elise I quite like.

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

YoungPunk — Sun, 1 Jul 2018 13:28:45 GMT

Author: YoungPunk

Posted: 07/01/2018 17:28

No 🧱

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

RoundTheBend — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 18:53:19 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 06/30/2018 22:53

StreetSpirit wrote:

Raditude by Weezer

Absolutely. This album was terrible.

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

RoundTheBend — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 18:52:00 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 06/30/2018 22:52

rkm wrote:

...and then, how long do you hold out hope for another good album

Great question.

It's not great, but for example, I actually thought a Bigger Bang by the Rolling Stones in 2005 wasn't too bad... it was an enjoyable listen at least. Nothing amazing, but worth a listen.

Sometimes (not always) the worst effort by a great artist is still better than the best effort of a mediocre artist.

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

rkm — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 18:42:24 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 06/30/2018 22:42

sethmadsen wrote:

What I'm gleaming from this thread is that nearly every artist tanks and disappoints... or dies early.

...and then, how long do you hold out hope for another good album

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

glynspsa — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:07:30 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 06/30/2018 20:07

Oh i missed the op just read it and saw favorite artist. Well i really don't like :
Where The Beat Meets The Street by Bobby And The Midnites

Cheesiest album possibly ever recorded. the "i want to live in america" video is hysterically bad.

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

glynspsa — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:05:10 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 06/30/2018 20:05

Playing With Fire by Kevin Federline

I listened to this one time because someone said i couldn't get through the whole thing i did but wish i hadn't. it is a challenge you don't want to win. worst music ever if you can call this trash music

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

CA Dreamin — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:02:19 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 06/30/2018 20:02

Raditude by Weezer

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

Hayden — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 15:20:14 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/30/2018 19:20

sethmadsen wrote:

What I'm gleaming from this thread is that nearly every artist tanks and disappoints... or dies early.

Yeah, everyone has duds. It's all good. If something's not amazing from an artist who previously released something amazing, whatever. Best to keep expectations at 0, no matter what. Never heard anything bad enough to make me jump out a window though, pause button is usually closer. Or a door.

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

RoundTheBend — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 15:07:37 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 06/30/2018 19:07

What I'm gleaming from this thread is that nearly every artist tanks and disappoints... or dies early.

At first I thought it was going to be a list of Oasis albums.

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

RoundTheBend — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:59:37 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 06/30/2018 18:59

Hayden wrote:

Everything Now legit made me think less of Arcade Fire.

And anything Big Boi's done since his 2010 album has been reeeeeaallllly bad.

And probably lots more. But those stand out right now.

Everything Now did loose steam, but ended growing up on me (I hated it at first). I think the Creature Comfort and Electric Blue were gateways.

I liked the single of All Night from Big Boi, but yes quality done gone down.

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

Hayden — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:33:13 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/30/2018 18:33

Everything Now legit made me think less of Arcade Fire.

And anything Big Boi's done since his 2010 album has been reeeeeaallllly bad.

And probably lots more. But those stand out right now.

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

rkm — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:19:16 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 06/30/2018 18:19

Van Halen

Their early albums were always patchy, for me, but had that spark of genius, that “Lightning in a bottle” chemistry (moreso in the performances than in the songwriting). From Sammy Hagar on, they probably made more consistent records, but lost that spark of genius, for me (althoogh, I quite like 5150).

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

Fischman — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 13:20:37 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 06/30/2018 17:20

Yann wrote:

Agreed. Since then, they seems to have lost their focus. The albums' production for that period reflect that : loud/modern/undifferentiated. Strange because the producers were the same.
(same thing happened with Morrissey)

Did they "lose focus" or just fail to evolve. Many long lasting bands just don't do anything new and, in doing so, seem to lose their creative streak, thus becoming a less impressive version of what they already were. Happened to most of the British Invasion (Stones, Who, Kinks, and I believe would have happened even to the Beatles had they stayed together). Over time AC/DC lost listeners (at least to their new material) because it was just more of the same, but without the original spark. For most, they simply run out of ideas, or at least new ideas within the constraints of their signature sound/vibe.

This is what makes the likes of Miles Davis and Rush so amazing; that they could continue to evolve without merely being different just for different's sake, always moving forward and expressing new relevance.

Re: Did a bad album ever make you wanna jump out the window?

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 13:03:10 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/30/2018 17:03

sethmadsen wrote:

U2 since about 2002/2006. They usually grow on me because I'm a sucker, but every time a new album of theirs comes out I shudder.