View Full Version : Most Disappointing Album by a band you rate?
Marked Man
22/01/2006, 8:30 PM
I'll start the ball rolling with these:
1. Second Coming (Stone Roses)
2. Bicycles and Tricycles (The Orb)
3. Howl (BRMC)
4. Let it come down (Spiritualized)
5. Cosmic Game (Thievery Corporation)
Others?
James
22/01/2006, 11:39 PM
- burn the maps by the frames
- latest one from Turn, totally lost the edginess of their earlier stuff and turned into this white suited poppy outfit
- some of thr couple of radiohead offerings..not too gone on them
Lionel Ritchie
23/01/2006, 9:15 AM
You Are The Quarry by Morrissey
Re-Load by Metallica
Adore by Smashing Pumpkins
Gareth
23/01/2006, 9:48 AM
Transmit Disrupt - Hell is for Heroes (just cant get into it)
Pushing The Senses - Feeder
Dublin12
23/01/2006, 10:05 AM
Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze.
Kasabian's last one,heard loads of good reviews about this,went out got it, and it's very disappointing.
Neish
23/01/2006, 12:56 PM
The second coming by the Stone Roses. Not the worst album in the world but when you compare it to the 1st album and the fact that it took them something like 5 years to make it. Then it woukld be may biggest disappointment.
ThatGuy
23/01/2006, 1:10 PM
To each his own etc, but I don't agree with the criticisms of the Second Coming album, it sounds like a re-hashed opinion of a certain British Music publication which has an agenda against the Roses an agenda in favour of bands like the Libertines!
Second Coming is completely different to the Stone Roses LP, and I think that it is a fantasitc album which has aged brilliantly, and features the best songwriting and musicanship that the Roses have produced. it doens't have the "dance" vibe that TSR LP had, but it is a dark, guitar oriented album and I love it. The critical mauling at the time I believe was largely down to the Roses refusing to speak to the press (bar the Big Issue) in promotion of the album. Go onto a Stone Roses message board and ask what they think of the Second Coming album and you will see how highly it is rated. It is played more often on my MP3 player than TSR LP anyway!
It's record sales surpass that of their first album too.
Also, it didn't take them 5 years to make it. They started recording it in late '92 due to legal restrictions (in reality the album began recording much later) and it was released in 1994.
Songs like Ten Storey Love Song are classic Roses melodic tunes, songs like Driving South and Love Spreads are classic hard-guitar driven rock songs, and songs like Your Star Will Shine and Tears are beautiful acoustic gems. In my opinion it really is a great album.
ThatGuy
23/01/2006, 1:13 PM
Most disappointing album is in my opinion Standing on the Shoulder of Giants by Oasis.
Their first two are classics, Be Here Now is deeply flawed but certainly not below average, and they needed to regain their momentum with the next album. They didn't, and as result of that I think that they lost the chance of getting the next generation of kids into the band.
Beavis
23/01/2006, 1:43 PM
The second coming by the Stone Roses. Not the worst album in the world but when you compare it to the 1st album and the fact that it took them something like 5 years to make it. Then it woukld be may biggest disappointment.
Tears is on it......end of story.The greatest and most underrated Roses song.
Pauro 76
23/01/2006, 1:50 PM
Tears is on it......end of story.The greatest and most underrated Roses song. Glad someone said that, amazing song... Most disappointing album, 'Hail to the Thief' Radiohead, (some really disappointing tracks on it), 'Room on Fire' The Strokes (same as first only not as good), 'Rhythm and Stealth' Leftfield (although there are a few classics there), Manic Street Preachers 'Know your Enemy' (too long, and some v dodgy songs on it. Miss Europa Disco Dancer, what the f*ck was that!!!!)
Marked Man
23/01/2006, 2:32 PM
For my money, Rhythm and Stealth is a better album than Leftism (both are classics). Except for "Afrika Shok," which I can't listen to at all.
Kind of surprised to see that people like Second Coming so much. I gave my copy away after about a year of trying to like it. It had nothing to do with the music press--I think the average British Tabloid has better prose than most music magazines, so I don't read music magazines--I just couldn't get into it at all.
I didn't think Hail to the Thief was that bad, though it certainly had some dodgy tracks on it. I think I'm probably alone in this, but the only Radiohead album I really don't like is OK Computer.
Anto McC
23/01/2006, 4:30 PM
A new day at midnight - David Gray
Gerrit
23/01/2006, 7:25 PM
Holy Wood - Marilyn Manson
South - Heather Nova
Hello pig - The Levellers
To each his own etc, but I don't agree with the criticisms of the Second Coming album, it sounds like a re-hashed opinion of a certain British Music publication which has an agenda against the Roses an agenda in favour of bands like the Libertines!
Second Coming is completely different to the Stone Roses LP, and I think that it is a fantasitc album which has aged brilliantly, and features the best songwriting and musicanship that the Roses have produced. it doens't have the "dance" vibe that TSR LP had, but it is a dark, guitar oriented album and I love it. The critical mauling at the time I believe was largely down to the Roses refusing to speak to the press (bar the Big Issue) in promotion of the album. Go onto a Stone Roses message board and ask what they think of the Second Coming album and you will see how highly it is rated. It is played more often on my MP3 player than TSR LP anyway!
It's record sales surpass that of their first album too.
Also, it didn't take them 5 years to make it. They started recording it in late '92 due to legal restrictions (in reality the album began recording much later) and it was released in 1994.
Songs like Ten Storey Love Song are classic Roses melodic tunes, songs like Driving South and Love Spreads are classic hard-guitar driven rock songs, and songs like Your Star Will Shine and Tears are beautiful acoustic gems. In my opinion it really is a great album.
Never said it was a bad album just said I found it to be a disappointment.I would agree Ten storey love song love spreads and begging you are all great songs.
And I didn't mean it took them 5 years to make it, what I ment was the gap between the release of the two albums which was well over 5 years.
James
23/01/2006, 10:53 PM
Glad someone said that, amazing song... Most disappointing album, 'Hail to the Thief' Radiohead, (some really disappointing tracks on it), 'Room on Fire' The Strokes (same as first only not as good), 'Rhythm and Stealth' Leftfield (although there are a few classics there), Manic Street Preachers 'Know your Enemy' (too long, and some v dodgy songs on it. Miss Europa Disco Dancer, what the f*ck was that!!!!)
good call pauro, id forgotten about the manics totally, was well into them years ago then i just lost intrest kinda
superfrank
24/01/2006, 10:50 AM
The Eminem Show by Eminem
....all I can think of.
finlma
24/01/2006, 12:36 PM
Fat Of The Land - Prodigy
In Utero - Nirvana
Richie Hawtin - DE9 Closer To The Edit
Beck - Odeley
Risteard
24/01/2006, 2:24 PM
Please Please Me . . . . . nuff said
Marked Man
24/01/2006, 5:10 PM
Fat Of The Land - Prodigy
If you thought that was disappointing, steer well clear of "Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned." Utter toss.
I am the only one who prefers Second Coming to the original Stone Roses album? Much better songs and has the greatest Stone Roses anthem on it, Ten Storey Love Song, not to mention Star Will Shine.
Anyway I'd go for Air's 10,000hrz Legend as most disappointing album
the 12 th man
25/01/2006, 3:06 PM
Tin Machine;didn't get this Bowie thing at all.
Pauro 76
25/01/2006, 3:09 PM
A few more... found Massive Attack's last album '100th Window' awfully disappointing, especially it was such a long time since the classic 'Mezzanine'. And Sinead O'Connor of all people popping up singing about a Prayer for England spoiled it for me.... Other disappointments, Primal Scream's last one 'Evil Heat' especially when compared to 'Exterminator', oldies such as Suede losing their way with 'Head Music' and 'A New Morning' and Blur's 'The Great Escape'...
Iorfa
25/01/2006, 10:12 PM
The Charlatans - Wonderland
New Order - Waiting For The Sirens Call
Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit :(
Lim till i die
26/01/2006, 8:57 AM
Trompe Le Monde by the Pixies.
Some good stuff on there but a lot of indulgent nonsense aswell. :mad:
Pauro 76
26/01/2006, 9:51 AM
Moby's 'Play' was a classic (despite being nearly ruined by adverts using the tracks all over the shop), but '18' was disappointign compared to it... Stereophonics first two albums were great, but the next follow-up 'Jeep' was sh!te...
Risteard
27/01/2006, 9:24 AM
I am the only one who prefers Second Coming to the original Stone Roses album? Much better songs and has the greatest Stone Roses anthem on it, Ten Storey Love Song, not to mention Star Will Shine.
+Love Spreads
In my opinion it's equally good, possibly better.
Squire taking a bit more control was a positive thing imo and i think they would have became U2 & REM big if that had continued.
joey B
27/01/2006, 10:59 AM
The Strokes new one dissapointed me alot.
onenilgameover
28/01/2006, 10:14 AM
Just have to come in and defend second coming...its a great album...... the intro into breaking into heaven still puts hairs on the back of the neck. went to see em in 95 in cork...where i met my now fiance....top stuff. never understood its critics...
Beavis
01/02/2006, 9:04 PM
and Blur's 'The Great Escape'...
I agree but Best Days is my favourite Blur tune...
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