It's not just the terrible songwriting, lack of solos, dreadful album cover, Lars' notorious snare sound, James' tired voice and shit-tier lyrics, Bob Rock playing bass, etc.. it's the fact that 3 guys who had played music together for almost 20 years at the time essentially left their formerly groundbreaking selves for dead and decided to jump ship for a style that was already almost on life support at the time of StAnger's release. It was a style they failed at miserably. They seemingly forgot how to write and arrange and be a good band. Bad albums just happen for almost any band, but this is a step beyond. They've taken a lot of "directions" in their history, many have worked and a number have not. St Anger might be the biggest wrong turn of them all. It makes ReLoad look somewhat good.
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While I am still a big fan of Metallica and *most* of their work, they aren't my very favorite artist. That title might have to go to Rush. I don't think Rush has put out anything close to the atrocity that is St Anger but they do have a couple albums I can't for the life of me get into. Presto and Snakes and Arrows both have standouts on them, but as units, they don't interest me at all. Presto was Rush at their least inspired and for me, least interesting, and S&A feels very stagnant both in terms of the music and the weighty production. To my ear of course. Even the instrumental Malignant Narcissism turns into a less interesting YYZ part 2 towards the end. _________________ Attention all planets of the solar federation: We have assumed control.
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I was going to have a thread that's list worst songs/albums by good artists... but I'll just post it here:
Beatles - "The Ballad of John and Yoko" and "The Long and Winding Road" are just terrible beatles songs. Even if the cultural significance of the first and the un-wall of soundafied sound of the latter being a bit better... they are just terrible.
Then the other thought I had was this is easily the worst Foo Fighters record for me even if a few good songs. I just feel like it's a B-sides record and all hodge podge and barely put together very well.
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace by Foo Fighters
Also, I adore the entire career of R.E.M., but this album is pretty terrible:
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I also have yet to really see the appeal of these albums by these great bands (yes I know for some they are the best blah blah your opinion blah, but I really don't dig em):
Also I can't stand The Black Angel's Death Song by VU. I skip it every time.
The vocals are alright, even if they admitted it was just words with no meaning, but the feedback and the dissonant electric viola does nothing for me.
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter (which is an amazing album)
Joy Division - Closer (which is an amazing album)
Black Sabbath - Forbidden (which is an awful album)
Kendrick Lamar - Damn
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress
Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island
Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
My Bloody Valentine - MBV
Death Grips - Fashion Week
grateful dead-dylan and the dead
lou reed- metal machine music
bob dylan- saved
beastie boys- hello nasty
u2- pop
pink floyd- dark side of the moon
clash- combat rock
jefferson airplane/starship- knee deep in the hoopla
phish- billy breathes
rolling stones- steel wheels
rem-monster
neil young- living with war
robert hunter- sentinel
led zeppelin- in through the outdoor
ccr- pendulum
elton john- empty sky
the beatles- yellow submarine
eminem- recovery
grateful dead-dylan and the dead
lou reed- metal machine music
bob dylan- saved
beastie boys- hello nasty
u2- pop
pink floyd- dark side of the moon
clash- combat rock
jefferson airplane/starship- knee deep in the hoopla
phish- billy breathes
rolling stones- steel wheels
rem-monster
neil young- living with war
robert hunter- sentinel
led zeppelin- in through the outdoor
ccr- pendulum
elton john- empty sky
the beatles- yellow submarine
eminem- recovery
WHAT???? Pendulum is great!!!!
And Combat Rock is worse than Cut the Crap?????
i think every ccr album is great pendulum just seems to be the most generic to me. i just don't like combat rock. i thought id get flack for dsotm. and to be honest i don't think I've heard cut the crap in a real long time. so i may not it like it any more than i do combat rock. its just a fresher dislike in my mind.
i think every ccr album is great pendulum just seems to be the most generic to me. i just don't like combat rock. i thought id get flack for dsotm.
Me too. I think no ccr album is downright bad, but if I had to pick my least favorite I'd pick the debut. I even love Mardi Gras, and most people would say that's their worst. As far as dark side of the moon, it doesn't concern me that much that you said it's their worst even though I don't think so. But I was going to mention Hello Nasty; you think it's worse than To the 5 Boroughs???
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