Worst albums in rock history?

[ashstralia]

'Sour Girl'........

what a fucking brilliant song. and the video. awesome.

[Dave's Bitch]

I dug the elder,I also kinda dug limp bizkit....

[binnie]

The Scorpions - Eye II Eye is the first that comes to mind.....

Motley Crue - Motley Crue isn't far behind.

[chefcraig]

Pink Floyd - Animals
The Who - It's Hard (no, it sucks)
David Bowie - Tonight
Stone Temple Pilots - Number 4
Eric Clapton - Backless
Yes - Big Generator
The Church - Gold Afternoon Fix
Heart - Bebe La Strange
Ted Nugent - Little Miss Dangerous
Sting - Nothing Like The Son

There should be a distinction between "sucks" and "epically sucks". Sucks would be used almost casually, as the listener is pretty much indifferent to the noise coming out of the speakers. Epically sucks would mean the listener at one time was emotionally invested in the artist, and simply can not believe the amount of dreck that is assaulting his/her ears.

Kristy is absolutely correct, these albums blow chunks all over the dashboard. And even though some folks have pointed out that Animals is a good album, I must admit that I have never heard it sober. In any event, it was a major let down after Wish You Were Here. Cool album cover, though.

[Mr Walker]

This was so easy... 'Angel Down - Sebastian Bach'

[hideyoursheep]

Sorry, George...

Dark Horse was bad..

[VAiN]

Off of the top of my head, in no particular order... I don't know albums but here's my basic hate list:

1. Creed
2. Korn
3. Disturbed
4. Linkin Park
5. Limp Bizkit
6. Nickleback
7. Rob Thomas/Santana
8. Van Hagar
9. Radiohead
10. Anything Nu-Metal

[hideyoursheep]

Just throw in everything Poison did and I'll walk away.

[chefcraig]

Sorry, George...

Dark Horse was bad..

Jesus Christ, I'd forgotten about that album. It wasn't just bad, it was ghastly and insulting to anyone that paid hard earned cash for it. At least when I bought Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, I felt I owned something of value.

[binnie]

This was so easy... 'Angel Down - Sebastian Bach'

What didn't you like about it? I thought it was pretty decent....

[Kristy]

And Pink Floyd's "Animals" being mentioned in a thread with this title is just retarded.

Whatever, dude. Pink Floyd's music is like going to a funeral. Shit solid boring prog rock. And Water's lyrics are what's retarded blah blah blah bad politicians blah bah blah my dead father blah blah blah no one knows how rough it is to be a millionaire rock star with a downtown Manhattan apartment blah blah blah.

There are millions of horrible rock albums The ones I choose were due to bad production, ego tripping, being over paid and/or over-bloated thinking you can put out anything for gullible fans, past their prime, no ideas and just plain stupid (i.e., Ted Nugent).

Throw in The Clash's Combat Rock or The Cult's Sonic Temple if any criticism of Pink Floyd upsets you so much. Geesh!

[Kristy]

Off of the top of my head, in no particular order... I don't know albums but here's my basic hate list:

9. Radioheadl

Radiohead, talk about being bloated.

Typical Radiohead day...

Thom Yorke: "I think we should put out another album..."

Jonny Greenwood: "Brilliant idea but what to record?"

Thom Yorke: "How about a bunch of superfluous synth with a lot of unnecessary guitar overdubs low in the mix and me singing GAHHHHHHHH GAHHHHHHH GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?"

Typical Radiohead fan:

"Brilliant! These guys are absolutely brilliant!"

[FORD]

OK, maybe calling this one of the worst albums in history is a bit of an exaggeration, but it's a huge letdown after Woody's first two solo albums, which were recorded in that mid 70's era when he still had one foot in the Faces and the other in the Stones. Both of those were great records. Gimme Some Neck has abominable sound (both the production AND Ronnie's singing) and the songs themselves just aren't as good as the earlier records, with maybe a couple exceptions, like "Buried Alive"

"Slide on This" was a great comeback for him though. It was a worthy companion to his first two.

[Kristy]

Kristy is absolutely correct, these albums blow chunks all over the dashboard. And even though some folks have pointed out that Animals is a good album, I must admit that I have never heard it sober. In any event, it was a major let down after Wish You Were Here. Cool album cover, though.

Okay, I'll admit on record that 'Wish You Were Here' as the song alone as some character to it. Probably the best thing they ever recorded. But listening to those early Pink Floyd recordings is like being injected with a paralytic barbiturate and 'Animals' with its 11-plus minute of George Orwell Animal Farm parallels and pseudo-political rhetoric just innervates and bores. I'll also go on recorded saying how much I liked the first Gilmour solo album but really, 'The Wall'? I could never take slight interest in hearing about how rough it is to be a millionaire rock star. I'm glad that for the most part prog rock is dead and Pink Floyd is the main reason why.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Okay, I'll admit on record that 'Wish You Were Here' as the song alone as some character to it.

"a smile from a 'vail' " makes me shed a tear every time.....rip Lance Vail.