[Music] Most over-rated albums

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Stato

Stato

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I loved the first Stone Roses album. Remember 'Made of Stone' being a highlight of the disco at The Escape's 'Apple Orchard' and 'Sunshine Playroom' nights. It was C86 stuff, another floor filler was The Field Mice's 'Sensitive'. The Roses seemed like one of our bands, an indie band, so it was incredible when they were suddenly the biggest thing in the country. However there was no backlash when they got big, because the album was just too good to resist. Especially as I bought the import version with 'Elephant Stone' on.
 








Super Steve Earle

Super Steve Earle

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I thought I'd check back in for the music, but looks like it's degenerated in to ' It was popular, but I think it's shite' followed by a riposte of 'no it wasn't, but your taste in music is' followed by 'my taste in music is better than yours anway' or some other metaphorical raspberry.
 


Nitram

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This thread makes me think most of the posters look like this.
 

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joydivisionovengloves

joydivisionovengloves

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Gwylan said:
I've always had a blind spot when it comes to Steely Dan. The critics rave about them as solid gold classics but every one leaves me completely cold: brilliantly played, slick and smooth as they come ... but just sterile to me

And Dark Side of the Moon, of course. What a load of cock
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Steely Dan .... self indulgent, self obsessed, dead behind the eyes, more money than taste, more cocaine than sense, chauvinistic, over produced, cvnt rock for gated community dwelling shiit heads who'll spend 16 grand on Glastonbury glamping tickets "there's more 'snow' there than Val d'Isere" then complain about how they overdo the politics, and how you have to do it as its part of the 'season' and leave their vehicle pass on the windscreen of the 'landie' so all the neighbours will think they're soo fvcking cool where as the reality is just like in their real lives they're scared to set foot outside the over priced walls they surround themselves with in case one of those people you read about tries to rob you or touch you or look at you. Babylon Sister ? Babylon Fister more like .
 


GoldstoneVintage

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The Antikythera Mechanism said:
All albums by;
The Smiths
Beautiful South
Both Elvis’s - Presley & Costello
The list goes on, but all the above immediately switched off if heard on the radio.
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The Smiths are an acquired taste. I hated them with a passion for years, but now I love them. 'Shoplifters of the World' was my gateway track and 'The World Won't Listen' the album that got me wanting more.
 








Seagull58

Seagull58

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Jan 31, 2012
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joydivisionovengloves said:
Steely Dan .... self indulgent, self obsessed, dead behind the eyes, more money than taste, more cocaine than sense, chauvinistic, over produced, cvnt rock for gated community dwelling shiit heads who'll spend 16 grand on Glastonbury glamping tickets "there's more 'snow' there than Val d'Isere" then complain about how they overdo the politics, and how you have to do it as its part of the 'season' and leave their vehicle pass on the windscreen of the 'landie' so all the neighbours will think they're soo fvcking cool where as the reality is just like in their real lives they're scared to set foot outside the over priced walls they surround themselves with in case one of those people you read about tries to rob you or touch you or look at you. Babylon Sister ? Babylon Fister more like .
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Your rant, with which I largely agree, reminded me of this
 


Stato

Stato

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Super Steve Earle said:
I thought I'd check back in for the music, but looks like it's degenerated in to ' It was popular, but I think it's shite' followed by a riposte of 'no it wasn't, but your taste in music is' followed by 'my taste in music is better than yours anway' or some other metaphorical raspberry.
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Sorry for the brief thread highjack, but as you're not enjoying it and you'd be the one to ask this. I've got quite a few Steve Earle albums: Guitar Town, Copperhead Road, Jerusalem, El Corazon, Exit 0, plus a few compilations. I recently picked up an album called 'Sidetracks', an odds and sods sort of thing, with some nice covers on it. It's an incredibly genre jumping album, irish jigs, Nirvana covers, folk tunes, etc.

It also has a cover of 'Johnny Too Bad' from 'The Harder They Come' soundtrack. It's a good song, played well and done with his usual total commitment. However, I don't think I've ever heard anyone do country reggae before. It's so alien that I can't decide whether I like it. Do you know it? If so, what do you think?
 




Seagull58

Seagull58

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Jan 31, 2012
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WildWood said:
I have a record shop, and have nearly been chased out of it on numerous occasions when I announce that everything by Dylan leaves me cold..!!
Personally, I've tried listening to Van Morrison - Astral Weeks over & over again thinking it must be me, but I just can't see what all the fuss is about!!
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Astral Weeks blows my mind after a few glasses of wine (red).
 








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Gwylan

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joydivisionovengloves said:
Steely Dan .... self indulgent, self obsessed, dead behind the eyes, more money than taste, more cocaine than sense, chauvinistic, over produced, cvnt rock for gated community dwelling shiit heads who'll spend 16 grand on Glastonbury glamping tickets "there's more 'snow' there than Val d'Isere" then complain about how they overdo the politics, and how you have to do it as its part of the 'season' and leave their vehicle pass on the windscreen of the 'landie' so all the neighbours will think they're soo fvcking cool where as the reality is just like in their real lives they're scared to set foot outside the over priced walls they surround themselves with in case one of those people you read about tries to rob you or touch you or look at you. Babylon Sister ? Babylon Fister more like .
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I'll put you down as 'not keen' then
 


Seagull58

Seagull58

In the Algarve
Jan 31, 2012
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Vilamoura, Portugal
Harry Wilson's tackle said:
Don't start me.

Ok....

All Dylan
All Beatles
All Stones except Aftermath
All Greatful Dead.
Iron Butterfly Innagaddanothanksmate
All Queen except the first album
Bat out of smell
All Floyd after Obscured by clouds
Hotel California
All Hawkwind except that single
The Dead Kennedys
All Johnny Cougar Mellonsmell
All Abba
All Dianna Ross
Lady in Red
And of course Elvis
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Hall of the Mountain Grill blows your Hawkwind opinion out of the water but I've no doubt you'll stick to your guns.
Bat out of Hell is superb.
I have to agree that Queen's first album is their best by a distance.
 


Stato

Stato

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Dec 21, 2011
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joydivisionovengloves said:
Steely Dan .... self indulgent, self obsessed, dead behind the eyes, more money than taste, more cocaine than sense, chauvinistic, over produced, cvnt rock for gated community dwelling shiit heads who'll spend 16 grand on Glastonbury glamping tickets "there's more 'snow' there than Val d'Isere" then complain about how they overdo the politics, and how you have to do it as its part of the 'season' and leave their vehicle pass on the windscreen of the 'landie' so all the neighbours will think they're soo fvcking cool where as the reality is just like in their real lives they're scared to set foot outside the over priced walls they surround themselves with in case one of those people you read about tries to rob you or touch you or look at you. Babylon Sister ? Babylon Fister more like .
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I bought 'Aja' on cassette cheap in Woolworths because of the sample of 'Peg' on 'Eye Know' by De La Soul. Had little idea who they were. I've never been glamping or skiing, but must admit @Nitram, that I do very much like jazz, so am probably just a different type of w@nker :ROFLMAO: ).

If you like jazz, the sound they make is fairly irresistible. I get all the cocaine, chauvinist, self indulgent, antithesis of punk's DIY attitude critique. I agree with a lot of it. It's just that, on some days, when I'm in a certain mood, I think they might make a sound that no other band has ever beaten.
 






GT49er

GT49er

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Stato said:
Get yourself some headphones, pour yourself a large one and enjoy. It's still incredible nearly sixty years on.

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No it ain't. Never was! Mega bore and SOOoooo pretentious! Mind you, my list of under-rated albums strangely matches my list of albums that I really don't like!





........................................strange, that!
 




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