Disappointing Musical Collaborations

Love how Bjork's vocals completely overpower Harvey's. Lol

 

I really wanted to like "The Sporting Life" by Diamanda Galás and John Paul Jones, but it's only good rather than great. So far, she's best served straight up.

 

Lennon & Ono

 

I'd have to say Richard Thompson/Jeff Tweedy, not because it's a bad album (definitely isn't), but because Tweedy leaves absolutely no mark on it. Sounds like a Joe Boyd production from 30 years ago.

 

I remember this when it was aired - I love Bjork, but i was slowly sinking down in my sofa when this was shown...

 

Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson- Get It. That's a great period Stevie Wonder song, it's fun--but I think Michael Jackson didn't "get it" and over sang it. If Wonder had sung the song by himself, it would have been much better.

Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder- Just Good Friends- This is a Graham Lyle/Terry Britten song and really why are these two even singing it? Oddly enough, Michael Jackson was better at this and Wonder sounded odd.

 

I am probably stepping on some listeners' toes with this one, and I'm certainly greedy to bring it up in this thread, but "Duke Ellington and John Coltrane" was a bit of a letdown to me. I'm a great fan of both, and was expecting something incredible when I finally got a copy of it. I really liked "Money Jungle", the collaboration among Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. And, unlike "Money Jungle", on which Ellington and Mingus reportedly constantly clashed while recording, I had heard that Ellington and Coltrane got along great. Great! But--that was the problem. The album is best described in the (five star) review on AllMusic as "a casual, respectful, and musically generous meeting of like-minded souls". It's excellent jazz, but I was hoping for something jaw-dropping. (Again, I know that's just greedy on my part--I almost feel like I have to apologize for posting it here.)

 

I didn't mind Get It, but Just a Good Friends wasn't really suited to the Bad album at all. It was my 'skipper' and I'm sure other tracks left at demo stage would have been better.

Possibly the worst of all time though is Bowie & Jagger Dancing In The Street. What a monstrosity.

 

If you want to hear an awful duet, check out what June Carter does, with Johnny Cash, on Chris Gantry's Allegheny. She sounds like a cat in its death throes.

 

This probably doesn't count, but seeing Brian Wilson in concert with Jeff Beck just didn't work for me.

 

That "Dancing In the Street" thing was awful. There was a thread about what happened to change the music in the '80s---it was that song and video

 

most of them........

 

"State of Shock" - Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson ("disappointing" may not be the right word to describe it!)



For me, this one's almost "so bad, it's good!" Still, I see that it has a dedicated thread here for enthusiasts:

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/jacksons-jagger-state-of-shock.446703/

 

Beat me by 2 minutes!

I had the link all set to go and everything.

 

GMTA, Muddy!

Interesting how so many of these are from the 80's, such as:
Mick Jagger and David Bowie - "Dancing in the Street" (I think we may have a "winner" here!)
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder - "Ebony & Ivory" (but then I remember this, which probably takes the cake!)
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - "The Girl is Mine" (would've preferred "Say Say Say" being on "Thriller")
David Bowie and Tina Turner - "Tonight" (Tina's superior "It's Only Love" duet with Bryan Adams smokes this)
David Bowie and Iggy Pop - "Dancing With the Big Boys" (these guys were much better in the 70's)
Dylan and the Dead - the entire album was "disappointing" (to say the least!)

 

To OP, I strongly disagree about Ebony and Ivory, Say Say, The Man, and The Girl Is Mine.

You take the british king of pop and the american king of pop and put them together (Stevie aside), and what did you expect, Mozart?

Say Say Say and The Girl Is Mine are two perfect pop songs if you ask me and despite the slight cringiness of Ebony and Ivory (racial overtones, etc.), it's just as great.

Not to beat on OP, just had to politely inform him his opinion is wrong.

 

Tonight was definitely another of Bowie's weaker efforts. That was the best he could do with Tina Turner?

 

Naaahhh, all of these are pretty much chopped liver.

 

Paul Weller & Terry Callier: Brother to Brother.
They're two of my favourite artists, but this was kinda disappointing. I like the song concept about racial unity, but honestly, I think that song was not up to any of these artists' standards. A missing opportunity.

 

Prince and Kate Bush.