Albums you wished you had never bought

[PHOENIX]

Sometimes i look at my old cd collection and see stuff that just screams at me " What was i thinking".

I have wasted money on some pretty crappy albums.

Here are a few that spring to mind.

Slaughter - Stick It to Ya

Why did i even bother with this one? It just sucks ass. Some really good thrash band could have used that name. Is Mark Slaughter even his real name? Fucking cocksucker! I want my money back. Stick this album in your ass! Then stick it in Gene Simmons ass.

Warrant - Dirty Rotten Stinking Rich

I cant believe i bought this shit. Jani Lane is such a douche bag. Heaven isnt too far away huh? Screw you. Sometimes Shit Flies. This certainly didnt.

Zakk Wylde- Pride and Glory

I used to be a real Zakk geek. The guy wrote one of the coolest riffs ever in Miracle Man. Bad ass player. Then he does this solo country shit. Come on Zakk you cant fucking sing. Shut the fuck up already.

Guns N Roses- The Spaghetti Incident

What the fuck? You guys were so cool. So yo decide that a spilled can of Chef Boyardee would make a great album cover? Were you guys that fucking stoned at this point? A bunch of shitty punk rock covers is what i got stuck with. The only cool thing was Hair of the Dog. Why didnt ya do some more shit like that? You think you're so cool...why dont you FUCK OFF!

Roger Waters- The Wall Live in Berlin

I should have known better. But no i bought it anyways. Sinead OH FUCKING Connor ROGER? What were you thinking? Not one of your special guests did justice to any of the vocals. Maybe you should have begged Gilmour and the boys a little harder back then when you wanted to do this.


Judas Priest- Ram It Down

Total waste of money. Really stupid song titles. Hey Rob maybe after you Ram It Down, Mark Slaughter will Stick It To Ya.

Def Leppard - Adrenalize

So i thought that this would be like Pyromania meets Hysteria. No this is what Pyromania and Hysteria would sound like without the genius of Steve Clark. Lets get lets get lets get fucked! Fucked out of my hard earned cash.

Motley Crue- Dr Feelgood

So they play this really cool song on the radio called Dr Feelgood. I say this rocks! I buy the album. This is a totally different crue album than Girls Girls Girls. WTF? The rest of the songs are lame. Then you guys have the balls to put out a Greatest Hits Album with some new songs. Those new songs were better than what was on Dr Feelgood!


Thats all for now. I wanna read some of your opinions.

[Blackflag]

Springsteen - Devils and Dust. Sometimes I'm a fucking moron.

[Terry]

Most regrets along these lines were back in the early-to-mid 1980s, before CDs were widespread and home taping/copying wasn't quite as easy as it is today...plus, back then I was more likely to just go out and buy a new release by a band I liked without having heard much or any of it beforehand:

Motley Crue - Theater of Pain
Dug the first two Crue albums. This follow-up to Shout At The Devil was just weak.

Van Halen - 5150
Despite not being overwhelmed with the first single put out in advance of the album, hey, what can I say? I was an Eddiemaniac back then, and figured even though I never had any real use for Hagar up until that point the band would still have some good instrumental shit on there. Not so much. Outside of the guitar work on the title track, this stuff was lame.

KISS - The Elder
All the press buzz was that this album was way different from anything KISS had done before. I figured that meant it was gonna be harder-edged than Dynasty and Unmasked were overall. Well, this album sure WAS different...

Rainbow - Bent Out Of Shape
Just as well DP MARK II reformed when they did. Not a terrible album, but very average.

Dio - Sacred Heart
About the only couple of songs I ended up halfway liking were Another Lie and Just Another Day. The rest was kind of pale imitations of the first two Dio solo albums.

Whitesnake - Slip Of The Tongue

Scorpions - Animal Magnetism



One album I think I may end up being glad I never bought was Chinese Democracy. Told someone at work I was going to get it. Person said don't bother, that they'd burn me a copy and I'd thank them later. I did.

[Andy Taylor]

There are many. But one sticks out above them all: Iron Maiden - Dance of Death. They mastered the process of producing shit in cd format there.

[BITEYOASS]

Andrew W.K. - The Wolf, It was the complete opposite of "I get wet," too fucking slow, sappy and not enough partying!

[Mr. Vengeance]

Albums that REALLY let me down:

Scorpions- Savage Amusement. PURE SHIT.

Krokus- Change of Address. I am a huge Krokus fan but this hunk of crap nearly drove me from being a fan. Awful awful awful.

Quiet Riot III. What were they thinking?

Judas Priest- Nostradamus. Holy shit it is bad.

WASP- Inside the Electric Circus. Why does every song have to be sustained chord with Blackie singing a line, sustained chord with Blackie singing a line, etc???

Iron Maiden- X factor. I know there's no Bruce, but can't the band play their instruments????

[Matt White]

Anything by STEVE VAI....P-U!!!

[Andy Taylor]

Iron Maiden- X factor. I know there's no Bruce, but can't the band play their instruments????

It's better than ALL of Bruce's albums.


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Blood on the World's Hands


[Harris]

Sometimes it makes me wonder
Sometimes it makes me question
Sometimes it makes me saddened
Always it makes me angry but...

When you can see it happening
The madness that's all around you
Nobody seems to worry
The world seems so powerless to act...

It's out of control
Blood on the world's hands
Each day a new toll

Another assassination
The same day a new creation
But what are they coming into
Security of a world that brings...

One day another killing
Somewhere there's someone starving
Another a savage raping
Meanwhile there's someone laughing at us

It's out of control
Blood on the world's hands
Each day it goes on

Blood on the world's hands...

Brutality and aggression
Tomorrow another lesson
Expecting another air raid
Praying for a ceasefire

They say things are getting better
No need to be complacent
There's chaos across the border
And one day it could be happening to us

It's out of control
Blood on the world's hands
It's our epitaph
It's out of control
Someone should know
Blood on the world's hands

Someone should

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[binnie]

Megadeth - Risk.

It's not that it's bad (in fact, there's some interesting experimentation) it's just that it's not Megadeth - why Dave, why?

Chris Cornel - whateverthefuckhislastalbumwascalled

'Hi, my name is Chris Cornell and during the late 80s and 90s I made some of the best music that has ever been recorded. On this record, I decided to become a pussy, and wrote most of the songs on a cereal box.'

Extreme - Three Sides to Every Story.

Wank

[PHOENIX]

Albums that REALLY let me down:

Scorpions- Savage Amusement. PURE SHIT.

You know what. I have that album. It's not great. But for some reason i like that song Media Overkill.

[PHOENIX]

Ok Here's some more shit i found that's just taking up space in my garage.

Heart - Brigade

It had this song called ALL I WANNA DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU. So what?? I dont even know why i bought this piece of shit. Maybe i was hoping there was some Barracuda style shit on it.

Bad English

So Neil Schon made a super group hoping it was the next best thing since Journey. He gets some poseur called John Waite to come front the band. But must have told him "you gotta grow your hair dude". I dont want you looking like Rick Astley. They also had the balls to do some photo shoots all dressed in leather like they were Motley Crue or something. But guess what? This album has no balls. It doesnt rock at all. It's for chicks who wanna cry themselves to sleep. And some dumb ass like me bought this shit cause he heard all these great things about Neal Schon.

Dokken- Back For the Attack

So i watched NIghtmare on Elm Street Part Whatever. And i liked this song Dream Warriors. So i run out and pick up a Dokken Album to give em a try. Well i know that there are a lot of Dokken fans out there. So i just wanna say that it's not for me. I'm sorry but Don Dokken has no balls in his voice.

Mr Big

Billy Sheenan was the shit back then. I bought this album cause hey the album cover was pretty cool and i thought this would sound like the Eat Em and Smile band. Mr Sheenan, you played onstage with Mr Diamond Dave. You make your own group and get some dude to front the band that looks like my friends sister. Paul Gilbert, Paul Gilbert,Paul Gilbert,Paul Gilbert,Paul Gilbert, blah blah blah blah blah. Dude your guitar playing was really fucking boring. I feel asleep after side 2 of my cassette started playing. Your fucking Ibanez's were really ugly and why the fuck were you featured in every guitar mag back then?

[Mr. Vengeance]

It's better than ALL of Bruce's albums.


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Blood on the World's Hands


[Harris]

Sometimes it makes me wonder
Sometimes it makes me question
Sometimes it makes me saddened
Always it makes me angry but...

When you can see it happening
The madness that's all around you
Nobody seems to worry
The world seems so powerless to act...

It's out of control
Blood on the world's hands
Each day a new toll

Another assassination
The same day a new creation
But what are they coming into
Security of a world that brings...

One day another killing
Somewhere there's someone starving
Another a savage raping
Meanwhile there's someone laughing at us

It's out of control
Blood on the world's hands
Each day it goes on

Blood on the world's hands...

Brutality and aggression
Tomorrow another lesson
Expecting another air raid
Praying for a ceasefire

They say things are getting better
No need to be complacent
There's chaos across the border
And one day it could be happening to us

It's out of control
Blood on the world's hands
It's our epitaph
It's out of control
Someone should know
Blood on the world's hands

Someone should

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Oh please shut up...it's horrid. How about we post the amazing lyrics to 2am???? pure genius.....

[Mr. Vengeance]

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Dokken- Back For the Attack

So i watched NIghtmare on Elm Street Part Whatever. And i liked this song Dream Warriors. So i run out and pick up a Dokken Album to give em a try. Well i know that there are a lot of Dokken fans out there. So i just wanna say that it's not for me. I'm sorry but Don Dokken has no balls in his voice.

That album's not their best. Listen to Under Lock and Key

[Redballjets88]

Ok Here's some more shit i found that's just taking up space in my garage.

Heart - Brigade

It had this song called ALL I WANNA DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU. So what?? I dont even know why i bought this piece of shit. Maybe i was hoping there was some Barracuda style shit on it.

Bad English

So Neil Schon made a super group hoping it was the next best thing since Journey. He gets some poseur called John Waite to come front the band. But must have told him "you gotta grow your hair dude". I dont want you looking like Rick Astley. They also had the balls to do some photo shoots all dressed in leather like they were Motley Crue or something. But guess what? This album has no balls. It doesnt rock at all. It's for chicks who wanna cry themselves to sleep. And some dumb ass like me bought this shit cause he heard all these great things about Neal Schon.

Dokken- Back For the Attack

So i watched NIghtmare on Elm Street Part Whatever. And i liked this song Dream Warriors. So i run out and pick up a Dokken Album to give em a try. Well i know that there are a lot of Dokken fans out there. So i just wanna say that it's not for me. I'm sorry but Don Dokken has no balls in his voice.

Mr Big

Billy Sheenan was the shit back then. I bought this album cause hey the album cover was pretty cool and i thought this would sound like the Eat Em and Smile band. Mr Sheenan, you played onstage with Mr Diamond Dave. You make your own group and get some dude to front the band that looks like my friends sister. Paul Gilbert, Paul Gilbert,Paul Gilbert,Paul Gilbert,Paul Gilbert, blah blah blah blah blah. Dude your guitar playing was really fucking boring. I feel asleep after side 2 of my cassette started playing. Your fucking Ibanez's were really ugly and why the fuck were you featured in every guitar mag back then?

With you on that bad english. I went into the CD store to buy a bad religion album and was in the section. Saw a used bad religion cd on the rack with out art or anything for 5 bucks so I bought it, only to find out it was bad english an hour later. pure shit.

and dokken may not have balls in his voice, but I bet at one point he has had balls in his throat.

[Redballjets88]

Anything by STEVE VAI....P-U!!!

I'll agree, but not totally, Flex-able is pretty fuckin sweet. Nothing like any other guitarist album.

[Andy Taylor]

Oh please shut up...it's horrid. How about we post the amazing lyrics to 2am???? pure genius.....

You're just a noob. Most people still prefer the happy more positive sound of Bruce era rather than Di'anno or Blaze. But that's their best stuff.

It's not really about the lyrics. Maiden has never had genius lyrics.

[PHOENIX]

With you on that bad english. I went into the CD store to buy a bad religion album and was in the section. Saw a used bad religion cd on the rack with out art or anything for 5 bucks so I bought it, only to find out it was bad english an hour later. pure shit.

Now that's Fucking funny shit man!

[Coyote]

Dokken- Back For the Attack

So i watched NIghtmare on Elm Street Part Whatever. And i liked this song Dream Warriors. So i run out and pick up a Dokken Album to give em a try. Well i know that there are a lot of Dokken fans out there. So i just wanna say that it's not for me. I'm sorry but Don Dokken has no balls in his voice.

Mr. Scary's the only reason why even think about Dokken.

[Mr Badguy]

"Ballbreaker" by AC/DC

How could Rick Rubin make The Cult`s "Electric" and even AC/DC`s "Big Gun" sound so amazing then make a full AC/DC album where the guitars have no balls?

Kiss "Psycho Circus"

As a long time fan of Kiss I really didn`t want a reunion album. Tour, yes. Album, no. Especially when only Paul and Gene play on all of it with miniscule contributions from Ace and Peter. Throw in cheesey song titles like "I pledge allegiance to the state of Rock N Roll" and you have an album that pales in comparison to the 1970`s vintage.

[Mr Badguy]

Dokken- Back For the Attack

So i watched NIghtmare on Elm Street Part Whatever. And i liked this song Dream Warriors. So i run out and pick up a Dokken Album to give em a try. Well i know that there are a lot of Dokken fans out there. So i just wanna say that it's not for me. I'm sorry but Don Dokken has no balls in his voice.

I don`t agree with that one.

I always enjoyed "Back for the attack" for what it was.

"Burning like a flame", "Night by night", "Sleepless night"...

...Fuck Yeah! Dumbass Heaven!

[PHOENIX]

Kiss "Psycho Circus"

As a long time fan of Kiss I really didn`t want a reunion album. Tour, yes. Album, no. Especially when only Paul and Gene play on all of it with miniscule contributions from Ace and Peter. Throw in cheesey song titles like "I pledge allegiance to the state of Rock N Roll" and you have an album that pales in comparison to the 1970`s vintage.

Dude i have that piece of shit too!

That has gotta be the worst collection of songs ever assembled. It's like Gene and Paul waxed their ass hairs and spent a couple of days down in Cabo Wabo with that Kaki pants poodle head.

[SparkieD]

You're just a noob. Most people still prefer the happy more positive sound of Bruce era rather than Di'anno or Blaze. But that's their best stuff.

It's not really about the lyrics. Maiden has never had genius lyrics.

Don't feed the Blaze hater.

[FORD]

Van Hagar - 5150

Actually, I had all their shitty albums, but that's the only one I actually paid for.

Any Danzig album after 4p. He just ain't all that good without John Christ, Eerie Von, and Chuck Biscuits.

Journey - Escape. I bought the record before I realized how badly Jonathan Cain had pussified the band. Still like the late 70's shit though.

Boston - Walk On. Brad Delp WAS Boston. They shouldn't be trying to go on without him NOW, let alone when he was still alive.

This song is 100&#37; more "Boston" than anything on that shitty record, despite Tom Scholz' absence...

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[bueno bob]

My top 10 in no order...

01. Deep Purple - Slaves & Masters...with Blackmore, Glover and Joe Lynn Turner together again, it's just another Rainbow album and hardly worth the price of admission; don't think I ever listened to it more than twice all the way through, although I've still got it somewhere...

02. Dokken - Long Way Home...first album post Jeff Pilson & Reb Beach. Replaced by Jon Norum & Barry Sparks, it's a total shitfest from start to finish - only thing even remotely listenable on it are two songs, There Was a Time and Under the Gun. Rest of the album's a complete toss. Which isn't a horrible loss, considering it clocks it at BARELY 35 minutes or so...

03. Two - Voyeurs...I was a Rob Halford fan up to that point. Emphasis on WAS. Half rate Ministry/NiN ripoffs and a total waste of money and time. That album has forced me to take everything he's done in the time since with a wait & see attitude - only time he has effectively impressed me since, 100&#37; of the way, was with his solo Resurrection album.

04. Sleep - Jerusalem...a 60 minute, 1 song album full of heavy riffing beginning to end. Sound like a pot smokers dream come true? You'd think. And you'd be wrong. After having experienced Holy Mountain, this was as much of a letdown as I'd ever heard and quite possibly the most boring stoner metal album ever recorded.

05. Iommi & Glenn Hughes - Fused...never let it EVER be said that I don't worship the fucking dirt that Tony Iommi walks on (I do); but Glenn Hughes and his whiny, pouty, 13 year old bitchy girl voice fucking ruins this thing start to finish. I regret buying it because I can't stand his drippy, drainy, wheezing Elmah Fuddisms and because there's some serious kick ass Tony Iommi riffage I've missed out on because of it. Bottom line? FUCK YOU GLENN HUGHES. "The voice of rock" my ass...the voice of COCK is more like it...

06. Judas Priest - Nostradamus...Rob Halford makes the list TWICE! Quite an accomplishment. Underproduced, self indulgant, shitty, B grade Spinal Tap "We are a European Symphonic Prog Power Metal Band!(c)" unoriginal copycat horseshit. Complete fucking waste of money. Same fucking album could have been written by Kamelot or Epica or any thousands of other bands. The difference? They're not stupid enough to take on such a dipshitted topic like Nostradamus.

07. Kreator - Outcast...normally, I'm a BIG fan of Kreator (and let me tell ya, the new album Hordes of Chaos is balls out WONDERFUL), but Outcast saw them firing on almost nothing. Tommy V. from Coroner was new to the band during the recording and Jurgen Reil had just sat back down behind the kit, so some problems were sure to be apparent, but if Kreator ever recorded a completely generic sounding album, this one was it.

08. Kiss - Psycho Circus...surprise! Ace & Peter aren't here after all! But what do you think of the new songwriting team Gene & Paul hired to write the album? FUCK YOU KISS.

09. The Misfits - Famous Monsters...now, I have to admit, American Psycho showed SOME initial promise for a Misfits 2.0, and I had a great time seeing them live in Portland in '97...and I was initially kinda interested to see how they'd capitalize on it. While it essentially follows the American Psycho formula, what was essentially necessary for it to even remotely work was heart, and there's absolutely NO HEART to be found anywhere on this album. Funny thing is, in retrospect, Famous Monsters, AKA The Misfits 1999, is infinitely better than the fucking dreck that Jerry Only's relegated that once proud legacy to since then.

10. David Lee Roth - Diamond Dave...I was initially happy to have a good copy of Bad Habits on CD. And I still am. But that's really about where the happiness ends. Sorry, Dave.

[binnie]

My top 10 in no order...


03. Two - Voyeurs...I was a Rob Halford fan up to that point. Emphasis on WAS. Half rate Ministry/NiN ripoffs and a total waste of money and time. That album has forced me to take everything he's done in the time since with a wait & see attitude - only time he has effectively impressed me since, 100% of the way, was with his solo Resurrection album.

06. Judas Priest - Nostradamus...Rob Halford makes the list TWICE! Quite an accomplishment. Underproduced, self indulgant, shitty, B grade Spinal Tap "We are a European Symphonic Prog Power Metal Band!(c)" unoriginal copycat horseshit. Complete fucking waste of money. Same fucking album could have been written by Kamelot or Epica or any thousands of other bands. The difference? They're not stupid enough to take on such a dipshitted topic like Nostradamus.

I would agree with both of those. I had actually forgotten that I owned 'Two' until I read this - thanks Bob.....

[FORD]

Wasn't "Two" Halford's collaboration with John Lowery after he quit Dave's band but before he became Brian Warner's bitch?

I've never actually heard the record, guess maybe I shouldn't bother?

[binnie]

Wasn't "Two" Halford's collaboration with John Lowery after he quit Dave's band but before he became Brian Warner's bitch?

I've never actually heard the record, guess maybe I shouldn't bother?

No, don't.

It should be filed under 'when experimentation goes horribly wrong.'

[Mr. Vengeance]

I would agree with both of those. I had actually forgotten that I owned 'Two' until I read this - thanks Bob.....

Yeah, TWO was bad....

[Mr. Vengeance]

You're just a noob. Most people still prefer the happy more positive sound of Bruce era rather than Di'anno or Blaze. But that's their best stuff.

It's not really about the lyrics. Maiden has never had genius lyrics.

I was a Maiden fan before Bruce ever came along. I'm no noob.

When you make shitty music with shitty lyrics, it doesn't matter what the singer sounds like. That era of Maiden was brutal.

It's not about hating Blaze or a replacement singer. It's about hating shitty music.

[Mr. Vengeance]

Motley Crue's slef titled album was letdown, but not bad enough that I wish I hadn't bought it.

John Lydon (Rotten) Psycho's Path was pretty freaking brutal....

[Seshmeister]

5150...

[Andy Taylor]

shitty music.

It's a completely different style to Bruce, that's all. A lot of people, myself included took a long time to change their minds about it. Bruce era was a lot more uplifting than X Factor.

[78/84 guy]

Boston, Walk On, No Brad Delp, Tom Scholz' ruined this band.
DLR, Diamond Dave, Come on Dave give me a break !! Very shitty after the good DLR Band cd.
Motorhead, live at Brixton 87, the guitars sound like shit !! No sleep til' Hammersmith is great stuff.
Ted Nugent, Little miss dangerous, Ted trying to sound like all the new 80's band's instead of his older shit.
Aerosmith Get a Grip, Pump was the end of studio albums for them !! Still great live.

[bueno bob]

Well, regarding Maiden, I came onboard the Iron Maiden train in 1988 and have remained loyal ever since. I was initially disappointed with X Factor and Virtual XI due to the fact that I was honestly expecting more of a mesh between Maiden and Wolfsbane, and was disappointed that both albums didn't really sound like either, honestly.

I don't think Steve was writing as well as he could, honestly; between divorce and his Dad's death (I think it was his dad, anyway), X Factor and Virtual XI were pretty bleak affairs as far as the music itself was concerned, and I do firmly believe that he really reeled in Blaze's range and vocal approach to make his new vision of Maiden darker.

None of it was Blaze's fault, and in the time since both albums have grown on me considerably. I look at them as their own distinct era and a new vision.

And I will absolutely say that Blaze's solo material since Bruce returned has easily trumped anything Maiden's done. Just the new album alone (The Man Who Would Not Die) is far better than anything Maiden's done in years and years...

[GAR]

5150...

hahahaha~!!

[FORD]

John Lydon (Rotten) Psycho's Path was pretty freaking brutal....

Yeah..... that was certainly not one I was expecting from Johnny. I can listen to it when I'm in the right mood, because it is Lydon, after all. But I'm not a big fan of techno-house-dance-whatever it is, so I'll usually go with PiL or the Pistols over that album.

What sucks though is that he hasn't made an album since then, apart from the live Pistols album in 1996 that was all old stuff. Johnny's as lazy as Van Halen these days.

[SparkieD]

doesn't matter what the singer sounds like. That era of Maiden was brutal.

It's not about hating Blaze or a replacement singer. It's about hating shitty music.

Have you softened up or something?

[Andy Taylor]

Well, regarding Maiden, I came onboard the Iron Maiden train in 1988 and have remained loyal ever since. I was initially disappointed with X Factor and Virtual XI due to the fact that I was honestly expecting more of a mesh between Maiden and Wolfsbane, and was disappointed that both albums didn't really sound like either, honestly.

I don't think Steve was writing as well as he could, honestly; between divorce and his Dad's death (I think it was his dad, anyway), X Factor and Virtual XI were pretty bleak affairs as far as the music itself was concerned, and I do firmly believe that he really reeled in Blaze's range and vocal approach to make his new vision of Maiden darker.

None of it was Blaze's fault, and in the time since both albums have grown on me considerably. I look at them as their own distinct era and a new vision.

And I will absolutely say that Blaze's solo material since Bruce returned has easily trumped anything Maiden's done. Just the new album alone (The Man Who Would Not Die) is far better than anything Maiden's done in years and years...

I am a Blaze fan too. Yet to hear the 'newest.' Tragic about his wife...

[SparkieD]

I am a Blaze fan too. Yet to hear the 'newest.' Tragic about his wife...

Blaze's biggest fan right here. The newest is amazing!

[Andy Taylor]

Nice to meet you Sparkie. I will be checking it out soon, I keep hearing it's good.