Albums that disappointed you

[chromewarriorXIII]

Dream Theater's "Systematic Chaos" was a massive disappointment for me. I don't really like any of the songs off of the album, and I can only really tolerate a couple.

Black Clouds and Silver Linings was a bit better, but I don't really have high expectations for A Dramatic Turn of Events.

 

[FrasierCrane]

The National's Boxer disappointed me, but High Violet made up for it.

I just couldn't get into Big Boi's The Son of Chico Dusty; I've always been more of an Andre 3000 guy anyway, but I'd heard a lot of great things about it.

The newest Gorillaz album, "Plastic Beach", was a huge letdown besides "Stylo".

"On Melancholy Hill" was excellent, and "Superfast Jellyfish" was at least interesting.

 

[OutcastBOS]

I love Judas Priest, in fact they're my favorite band...but...Nostradamus just wasn't good for me...It was just too far away from what made them awesome! But no...we get that crap.

 

[StrappingYoungLad]

Everything In Flames has made since Clayman
Everything Katatonia has made since Brave Murder Day
Iron Maiden-The Final Frontier
Anything Megadeth has made besides Peace sells/Rust In Peace
Opeth-Damnation

 

[unicron44]

Year of the Black Rainbow by Coheed & Cambria. I'm really into the whole Amory Wars story of Coheed, but the album just never takes off. It's kind of just boring and I could never get into it.

A lot of people are saying 1000 Suns, but I never liked Linkin Park, but I liked that album a lot.

 

[Duncan Terry]

*Glances around for anyone with long hair*

I didn't enjoy The Final Frontier by Iron Maiden. After listening to them for most of my life I hadn't felt so turned off by them... ever.

Then I went back to their Rock in Rio live album, and everything was alright.

 

[rabidmidget]

Weezers Raditude.

I never wanted to jump out of a window before but that album definitely made me want to after track 3.

You could probably extend that to every Weezer album after Pinkerton.

 

[Purple Shrimp]

the white album. it's quite good, but it's not the great Beatles masterpiece that it's often made out to be

The masterpiece? No. Because they released five masterpieces (Rubber Soul, The White Album, Revolver, Abbey Road, and The Magical Mystery Tour) that all had varying sounds. I don't know which is my favorite (it's between Rubber Soul and The Magical Mystery Tour), but asking five people what the best Beatles album is will yield you twelve answers.

sorry if that was confusing but I didn't mean it's often considered their only masterpiece. I meant it's often considered their best, or one of their absolute best. also while you're right that there's no consensus about what the best Beatles album is, I'm glad to meet another person who'd nominate Rubber Soul.

 

[Flabbagazta]

the white album. it's quite good, but it's not the great Beatles masterpiece that it's often made out to be

The masterpiece? No. Because they released five masterpieces (Rubber Soul, The White Album, Revolver, Abbey Road, and The Magical Mystery Tour) that all had varying sounds. I don't know which is my favorite (it's between Rubber Soul and The Magical Mystery Tour), but asking five people what the best Beatles album is will yield you twelve answers.

6... you forgot Sgt Pepper


was really disappointed with 10,000 Days, every Tool album sounds entirely different but 10,000 Days sounded the same as Lateralis.

At War With the Mystics by The Flaming Lips, their previous two albums are their best (The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots), Mystics really didn't live up to those

Jurassic 5 Feedback/DJ Shadow - The Outsider/Blackalicious - The Craft... Quannam was once the BEST hiphop label going these 3 albums SUCKED all released around the same time all really geared for wide consumption, things haven't gotten much better, just listen to Lyrics Born's new stuff then his old stuff you will get the picture

Shpongle - The Ineffable Mysteries of Shpongleland, it was meh, the previous album ...But Nothing is Lost is one of the most (if not the most) finely crafted electronic albums of all time. Still amazing live though

Imma stop I could go on for hours

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I'm just gonna say this right now, I'm getting my rage face on for St. Anger.

I was hoping someone would bring that shit-infested bulbous wart on the asshole of music into this thread.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Illud Divinum Insanus by Morbid Angel


Awful, awful, awful album. Biggest disappointment in years for me

Ahahhhaha its a joke of an album. Made me laugh.

Dont know what Vincent and Trey had in mind when they wrote it, whatever it is, i hope it never sees the light of day again..

That album is pure genius!

The life if a radikult member is just too extreme for you guys!

You're not morbid enough!

Not like like me! I am super morbid! So morbid so that I put it in the lyrics because I'm totally secure in my death metal morbid manliness and totally not out of touch with the spirit of death metal!

Ahem.

[small]it was pretty awful alright[/small]

 

[Astoria]

MCR's Danger Days. I was hoping for it to be a new version of Revenge but....yeah, big let down.

 

[Sephychu]

Newest Arcade Fire album, "The suburbs", also disappointing.

REALLY?
I mean, I agree with your other choices, save maybe for the Tron soundtrack, but the Suburbs was an excellent album!
I just went to see them and those songs are some of my favourites.

I was massively disappointed by all the recent stuff that Judas Priest and Halford himself have done, despite still playing an awesome live show.

 

[Tragedy's Rebellion]

Dark Passion Play from nightwish.
its not bad its just not awesome.

Yeah, it's not BAD, but it's not particularly good either.

 

[Kenami]

Weezers Raditude.

I never wanted to jump out of a window before but that album definitely made me want to after track 3.

You could probably extend that to every Weezer album after Pinkerton.

I actually really enjoyed Make Believe and Red Album. I found them enjoyable and well made, nowhere near what Pinkerton achieved but I never expect Weezer to make a record like that again, I think Pinkerton was a happy (and brutally emotional ) accident.

 

[Mr Shrike]

Wrath-Lamb of God (pritty adverage for a highly skilled band and aweful in comparison to Sacrament).

I find myself agreeing with you there. The mixing (to me) was rough and unpolished in comparison to Ashes of the Wake and Sacrament.

Hell, I pre-ordered that album and saw them in Brixton, UK for the Wrath tour, and the songs was amazing live (especially Grace), but I find that when I'm listening to the studio versions, they're rubbish.

Ok, maybe "rubbish" is a strong word, but certainly not as good as its predecessors.

OT: Dimmu Borgir's album In Sorte Diaboli. By all means a listenable album, but it just lacked the passion of their previous works that made them so great.