t.A.T.u’s 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane. I don’t know what I was thinking (ok yes I do, the gimmick worked, I was 19 at the time, whaddya want from me) but that was… an experience. I don’t even think I made it through the entire album.
I agree, but there has to be something about it --even if you don't like it at first-that compels you to listen to it again. If it's pure garbage, there's no point.
Pretty Amazing Grace from HBD was a decent track. I spent an inordinate amount of time learning to play it (just the basic chords, I’m no guitar player) and sang it to my gf. My one and only live performance!
Court & Spark? Really? I admit Hejira is difficult. and that's what I had in mind with my above comment. It was rough going at first, but it was compelling enough to give it some time.
I was excited to hear that album years ago. I liked the concept and I imagined that I would be blown away. Instead I was underwhelmed. Years later it's become a favorite Now I listed to the new Yes album the quest and I was underwhelmed is an understatement.
No one mentioned the dreadful John Lennon albums that even me as a huge Beatles fan can listen to through even once: Two Versions The Wedding album Unfinished Music 1 I have all three but have only played snippets. They have collected dust for years
Reading the title of this Forum I immediately recall an incident from a few years ago! For some time (decades?) I grew less patience with Keith Jarrett's recordings..... his ever present (won't call it singing or humming) moaning while trying to appreciate his artistry at the piano was becoming a distraction. I played his LPs and CDs less than previously and I wondered ...was it just me? Unfortunately I was not alone....I even read somewhere that there was a concerted effort by various sound engineers over the years to at least dampen the effect of the sound of an unfortunate person in the throes of chronic constipation that interspersed his brilliant playing. When playing his albums I noticed I began listening for the intrusion instead of enjoying his artistry. Then came "Live in Tokyo"..... it was the final straw... one play of the CD and that was it, I packaged up all his LPs and CDs and gave them away to collector friends who were less sensitive to such things. What I find interesting is that I can live without difficulty with Glenn Gould's humming, Oscar Petersons' and Monk's vocal accompaniments and enthusiasms etc., and others but Jarrett's moaning is just too much! Apologies ...no offence to any of his fans!!
Tales is my favorite of theirs. Union, though...one play on the cassette deck in '91 and never played it again.
It was an original. This was sometime in the 80's when it was stupid inexpensive. 50p. Can't remember what happened to it as I don't even have the cover now.
Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon To be fair, I think I played it 3 times - twice to try and figure out what I was missing. I gave up after that. It may be a brilliant “artist statement” but as music, it has all the joy of an airplane crash. I have no interest in ever hearing it again.
Prog was dead by 1977, but I was a big Wetton fan [I cherished his Crimson run], loved The Buggles, and Steve Howe I'm fine with. Carl Palmer? Well, he's the drummer. He's not going to ruin it. But this wasn't Prog. Nor was it New Wave. It was JOURNEY. I gave it away ASAP to less critical ears.
Two Virgins. Actually taped it, but haven't listened to the cassette I taped, either. I'd heard it was "like Revolution 9", which I guess it was, if you consider the "you become naked" part brilliant. Dan
B. B. King - King of the Blues: 1989. Drowning in '80s production and sound. Lucille was hardly present... After one listen, no thank you! Found it for 99 cents at a Goodwill store, traded it in at Half Price Books store. There were a couple other Goodwill rejects in that trade too. Regards, Dave
