Terrible albums with one amazing song - Music

DommeDamian

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MadhattanJack wrote:

I agree — you'd have to limit this to albums that were actually anticipated, like the follow-up to a huge blockbuster LP or maybe the first solo album by someone who was in a hugely-successful band, and for which there were actual bad reviews published in actual media outlets. Otherwise, you could probably just list two-thirds of the albums that were ever released, really.

To that end, another example that occurred to me today is "All Around The World" from Oasis's Be Here Now.

True, for personal preference All Around The World is quite frankly one of the most annoying songs I've ever heard, especially from the 90s, bar none.
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MadhattanJack wrote:

The one that immediately occurs to me is "Achilles' Last Stand" from Led Zeppelin's Presence album. That was a long time ago, though...

I guess the last several U2 albums have been like that too, really.

But Nobody's Fault but Mine is also excellent.

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First album that comes to mind is Stankonia. For me Ms Jackson is superb but the rest is total trash.

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A Change Of Heart by Golden Avatar
Not a great album but "time for going home" is fantastic. Sixto Rodriguez meets CSN with a Moog

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Full Circle by Forest (UK)
A decent if not average folky thing but "graveyard" an incredible track

DommeDamian

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wizardalien wrote:

First album that comes to mind is Stankonia. For me Ms Jackson is superb but the rest is total trash.

But Stankonia, generally, is viewed as a masterpiece that was ahead of its time.
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DommeDamian wrote:

But Stankonia, generally, is viewed as a masterpiece that was ahead of its time.

Yep, not by me though. Too much "We luv deez hoes" and all that nonsense that is everything wrong with rap music. To me Aquemini is far far superior in every aspect.

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The one that immediately springs to mind is:

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Generation Terrorists by Manic Street Preachers

I actually had a first UK pressing of this in my hand about 3 weeks ago and was all ready to buy it… and then remembered, apart from Motorcycle Emptiness it’s choc-full of filler, hair metal riffs and inscrutable narcissism. I’m sure it has its devotees, but I ain’t one of them.
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DommeDamian

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wizardalien wrote:

Yep, not by me though. Too much "We luv deez hoes" and all that nonsense that is everything wrong with rap music. To me Aquemini is far far superior in every aspect.

I get that, but I thought OP's question was about generally criticized albums that have one song being praised like heaven. I could be wrong though.

A new clear example:
The newest Coldplay album (Music of The Spheres) has been ripped to shreds (including me) but the closing 10-minute Coloratura has been held as one of the band's best and one of the 2020's greatest progressive pieces of music.

But in the case that is by personal preference: then I would say How To Disappear Completely is a perfectly great ambient/indie rock song on the absolute offensively pretentious disasterpiece Kid A. Yes I said it.
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I’d say Shape of You from that album works for this. Castle on the Hill is 2nd or 3rd tier U2 imho.

shape of you is just ed sheeran it is stolen melodies and is about his lust this is a sick song ed is a great guy but some of the producers have to much control this is one of the basest of human emotions he is singing about worse than material girl by madonna that is from the rock age at least if you lived in la that was a blast i will not live past the next rock age i am so stoked

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DommeDamian wrote:

I get that, but I thought OP's question was about generally criticized albums that have one song being praised like heaven. I could be wrong though.

A new clear example:
The newest Coldplay album (Music of The Spheres) has been ripped to shreds (including me) but the closing 10-minute Coloratura has been held as one of the band's best and one of the 2020's greatest progressive pieces of music.

But in the case that is by personal preference: then I would say How To Disappear Completely is a perfectly great ambient/indie rock song on the absolute offensively pretentious disasterpiece Kid A. Yes I said it.

Oh in that case maybe I've missed the point of the thread then.

I've not listened to any Coldplay albums past Ghost Stories, their output just kept getting worse and worse I thought, but maybe I need to try out their recent stuff as overall they are one of the best bands we've produced this century.

Ouch on Kid A though! I cant agree with that. But I want you to know I'm not part of the angry mob that will inevitably chase you out of town with pitchforks and torches for holding that opinion!

Although I do quite like the word disasterpiece. Might have to nick that.