Ill go with Elton John- Caribou Metallica- St. Anger Radiohead- Kid A Coldplay- Anything after X&Y Pink Floyd- The Final Cut Chicago- Chicago 2
They aren’t popular answers here, but The Wall - a two year wait for a bloated arena rock album that cost $11.98 in 1979 money when minimum wage was around $2.15. I loved the albums preceding it, disliked this one so much, I never bothered with anything after it. Adventure- Television. I was obsessed with Marquee Moon, it may have been my favorite album at the time. I was very underwhelmed with this one. Nice transparent red vinyl, at least. I don’t hate it like I do the Wall, though. In Through the Out Door. Three year wait for a not very good pop album from a rock group. Mbv - My Bloody Valentine Mostly disappointed with myself. I didn’t have high expectations, but I bought it without listening to it first, which I couldn’t do with the others. I definitely wouldn’t have bought it had I checked it out on YouTube beforehand. Who Are You —Yeesh !
Tunnel of Love. A fantastic title song that stretches his sound. One good folky song and a cool ballad and a mess. Songs with no melody and great lyrics, some good melodies and dumb lyrics. And some crap like Ain't Got You and Valentine's Day. And, as usual, some of the songs became 10 times better done live, like Spare Parts. What will follow now will show how wrong and insane I am..................
Kind of a weird one but I WAS 15 at the time. The first album was swing and retro and this one they tried to go mainstream and it was AWFUL.
Duran Duran - Arena. As a 14 year old who had seen their live show and loved the first 3 albums this was a huge disappointment. Everyone was expecting a really electric double live set but we got 1 LP of songs that sounded overdubbed to death and with most of the excitement mixed out. Added to that the Wild Boys single included with the album was very very poor (I like it more now than I did then).
Frampton Comes Alive. I bought this album the week it was released. Couldn't wait to put it on the turntable. What a total disappointment. It was crap then, still crap today.
Bruce Springsteen's "Working On A Dream," "Wrecking Ball" and "High Hopes" albums, the latter of which should have been titled "Dashed Hopes." All three albums are really uninspired and "High Hopes" in particular seems like a hastily slapped together collection of rejects. It's astounding me that he deemed it deserving of release. In retrospect, I think he released it simply as an "excuse" to go back out on the road. Its one redeeming feature: The version sold through Amazon includes an excellent DVD of a live performance of the entire "Born In The USA" album.
Hmm... Easy. Cliff´s Richard´s 2001 album "WANTED", which featured him (mostly) doing unwanted, polished and lifeless covers of other people´s songs. I mean, I am probably one of his biggest fans, but this album caused me to stay away from his music almost entirely for a couple of years. The single worst track on it might be this: Cliff has a warm, pleasant voice, but where is all the drama from Tina Turner´s version?
Who's Last was the Who's worst. A lifeless and lackluster affair. About as far as you could get from the greatness of Live at Leeds.
OK I know this is becoming a “Things I Don’t Like Thread” But “Frampton Comes Alive” is one of the Best, and best selling live album of ALL TIME... Not “crap”
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True I already had Armed Forces and Get Happy and I was so disappointed that without The Attractions, My Aim Is True sounded too bland and safe - even though I love most of the songs. And now I've heard Live At The Mocambo with The Attractions playing the same songs it's hard to listen to the studio album.
Thought I would do some 90’s since there has already been some great old ones already mentioned. Bush- Razorblade Suitcase Smashing Pumpkins- Ava Adore Brand New- Daisy Metallica-Load Opeth- Heritage (sad day) Train- Drops of Jupiter
How could Chicago 2 actually titled Chicago, be a dissapointment? It’s a totally worthy followup to CTA and their best album.
It’s not that Chicago 2 is bad but it doesn’t even come close to the masterpiece of Chicago Transit Authority
Few bands seemed to spend so much time disappointing their fans as Emerson, Lake & Palmer; the legendary Love Beach fiasco being put in the shade by the utterly awful In The Hot Seat a quarter-century later ...
So true. Horrible attempt to become more commercial. At least he redeemed It's Money That I Love on his later stripped down LP.
Historically it has to be Dynasty by Kiss. I was 13 at the time and had grown up with them and was a fan during the rise of their fortunes. 1978 was clearly a huge misstep for them. As a kid I knew this. A dubious greatest hits album, the Solo albums and the disaster of their TV movie. 1979 was hailed as the return of Kiss. After I got a look at their new ridiculous Vegas style ice skater costumes and heard Dynasty I was out. I couldn’t reconcile this look and sound with the group that had brought Alive. I quit the band and did not return until 1996 and the reunion tour.
Exile on Main Street... love the Stones but this record leaves me underwhelmed... bought it several times and in different formats over the last 40 years and I'm still "meh" on it...
