Artists worst album.

[Nemu]

Metallica's St. Anger there was nothing worth listening to on the album even the Load albums had a few catchy tunes but St. Anger just sucked.

I expected Metallica to come up but I didn't expect it to be the first reply

OT: I'll go ahead and add Death Magnetic. It was supposed to be a return to form for Metallica and it's just... awful. These guys used to be the kings of thrash but they just refuse to play thrasy music anymore.

They've been on a steady downward slope since "...Justice", IMO. I know the fanboys/girls will jump all over me because the love the Black album, but I was a longtime fan before that, and can base my opinion accordingly. The Black album was good, but not a "Metallica" album to me.

OT: As a big fan of The Knife, I'd have to say that the release of "Tomorrow, In A Year" made me mourn for past days. I know it was a collaboration, and not really intended to be a proper album from them, but my gawd....it was sooo disappointing after such hype and anticipation.

 

[Something Amyss]

They REALLY need to get back to Hybrid Theory and Meteora style.
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I dont know..I feel like it somthign mabye they (and alot of the fans) have outgrown..

Both groups having finally hit puberty?

 

[necromanzer52]

I'll go with let it be. There's a couple of songs I like, but for the most part it's pretty terrible.

 

[Ieyke]

They REALLY need to get back to Hybrid Theory and Meteora style.
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I dont know..I feel like it somthign mabye they (and alot of the fans) have outgrown..

Actually, the vast majority of people usually seem to agree they rather have old-school distinctive Linkin Park back, instead of their more and more generic nonsense they've been putting out since Minutes To Midnight.

They don't need to go back to the super angry mode of Hybrid Theory, but they need to go back to the style. They've gone super soft and a lot more ordinary.
There's a reason they hit the world like a freight train when they first got famous - their stuff was badass and completely different. That is less and less the case as time goes on.

Better that they be fantastic at the thing that they do, than be fairly decent at what everyone else does.

 

[Nazulu]

Emerson, Lakes & Palmers worst is Love Beach by far! I don't know how they managed to finish recording that, it wasn't any where near as creative as their previous work and the melody's were piss weak and lame. Even the album cover is horrid, it makes them look like some bland crappy pop group that probably shouldn't exist.

They're still one of my favourite bands and still one of the greatest, but Love Beach sucks ass.

Mahavishnu Orchestra (John McLaughlin) was absolutely amazing at writing songs till Inner Worlds. His style completely changed from badass and fast to slow poppy fluff.

Metallica's St. Anger there was nothing worth listening to on the album even the Load albums had a few catchy tunes but St. Anger just sucked.

I expected Metallica to come up but I didn't expect it to be the first reply

OT: I'll go ahead and add Death Magnetic. It was supposed to be a return to form for Metallica and it's just... awful. These guys used to be the kings of thrash but they just refuse to play thrasy music anymore.

I went to one of their concerts after the album was released and they forgot all songs on Death Magnetic so they just played all there classics instead. I'm glad they did to be honest.

I found Death Magnetic very disappointing as well. I don't think it's because they refuse to play thrash any more, they've just forgotten how to. They went through some big changes between ...And Justice For All and The Black Album. Still liked them after though, just preferred their previous style. No Leaf Clover anyone?

 

[Blackdoom]

I would have to go with Illud Divinum Insanus by Morbid Angel. I am perfectly fine with bands changing their sound and experimenting but you take a gamble when you do such a thing and did they lose the roll. it was such a shitty attempt at doing industrial that I cannot truly find any way to properly describe it. Somehow the electronic remix which is filled with Dubstep is better in just about every way as at least the songs sound a bit more unique with some actual rhythm compared to what they had in the original.

Also got to agree with the disappointment in Lulu. It honestly seems like it was somebody mixing together Lou Reed reading poetry with Metallica jamming. One of the things I remember about it was that at multiple points through out the album the singing by Lou Reed would be completely out of sync with the music by Metallica so when Metallica would be building up to a crescendo Lou Reed would continue on the same tone with no change or the opposite would happen. It honestly seems like there was no point when both parties were in the same room.

 

[repeating integers]

This thread is annoying me.

Every one of those so-called "filler tracks" on A Thousand Sons is essential to the story and feel of the album. Without them, it would be a disjointed mess - with them, the songs are linked and a true atmosphere is created. They are excellent for making it sound like an acutal ALBUM, rather than just a colleciton of songs. It really annoys me that people now listen to albums as collections of individual songs now, rather than as the single artistic statement they should be. This attitude can only lead back to the pre-Beatles rock 'n' roll era, where albums were essentially marketing moves released to cash in on the success of a new single.

And leyke (I would quote you, but for the irritating lack of javascript on this computer): I'm a Linkin Park fan who likes their early stuff, and I think moving back to that sound would be a fucking disaster. Linkin Park right now are one of those bands that has successfully created their own unique & shifting genre, like Radiohead - just going back to generic nu-metal would be so stagnant and regressive as to defy belief. They don't need the chainsaw guitars or constant screaming anymore - they've grown up, and while their adolescence was fun, it's over now.

 

[Ieyke]

I think you've missed what I mean. Bleed It Out and Hands Held High, for example, are refugees from Meteora, and they're easily the best things on Minutes To Midnight, and neither involves constant screaming or chainsaw guitars. Neither does much of Meteora, for that matter. Really, that mostly just applies to Hybrid Theory.

 

[IamQ]

Gorillaz the fall.
Oh sure I love it now but who started listening to 'Speak it Mountain' for the first time and was like yeah that's definitely what I wanted/expected.

I only liked "Revolving Doors" from that album

 

[Yopaz]

But to be serious, I did prefer Songs for the Deaf. Era Vulgaris is still great though. On a related note, have you ever haerd of Them Crooked Vultures? It's a side project with Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, and John Paul Jones. There's only one album afaik, but it's one of my favorite albums of all time.

Have I ever hear of Them Crooked Vultures? What next? You're gonna ask me about Eagles of Death Metal?
Yes I have heard of them though I've never really given them a listen. They had one song in Gran Turismo 5 that I liked though.

I know a lot of people who claim to like QotSA who haven't heard of TCV, so I just asked. Give them a listen, it's awesome.

Fixed the video for you. It's [ youtube=text] so no need to make two brackets.

OT: My pick has to be Rise Against and Appeal To Reason. While the music is still good there are no songs that really pack a punch and they don't really make me feel anything.

 

[snappydog]

Maybe it's just me but I was expecting to see something about Muse and their most recent album by now. (Should point out, I've listened to all their other albums but haven't got around to getting this one myself so I'm not saying it is actually bad or good 'cos I've only heard a couple songs off it, I only assumed it would be on here because I've seen a LOT of fan backlash against it.)
Also, Einaudi's Nightbook.
I dunno, I just preferred the simple piano sounds to when we started getting lots of backing stuff and I sort of felt like it lost the beautiful melodies in favour of more instruments and chord progressions and stuff.

 

[rosac]

Keane- perfect symmetry, It just didn't click with me as much as the previous albums. I haven't heard the new album though, but the singles make me hopeful.

 

[Nazulu]

This thread is annoying me.

Every one of those so-called "filler tracks" on A Thousand Sons is essential to the story and feel of the album. Without them, it would be a disjointed mess - with them, the songs are linked and a true atmosphere is created. They are excellent for making it sound like an acutal ALBUM, rather than just a colleciton of songs. It really annoys me that people now listen to albums as collections of individual songs now, rather than as the single artistic statement they should be. This attitude can only lead back to the pre-Beatles rock 'n' roll era, where albums were essentially marketing moves released to cash in on the success of a new single.

And leyke (I would quote you, but for the irritating lack of javascript on this computer): I'm a Linkin Park fan who likes their early stuff, and I think moving back to that sound would be a fucking disaster. Linkin Park right now are one of those bands that has successfully created their own unique & shifting genre, like Radiohead - just going back to generic nu-metal would be so stagnant and regressive as to defy belief. They don't need the chainsaw guitars or constant screaming anymore - they've grown up, and while their adolescence was fun, it's over now.

Oh no, we better not annoy you. Stop being sensitive. It's not like you're being judged.

The thing about having a story to the album is it has to be good if it's to catch peoples attention, so it obviously it hasn't got the greatest appeal. The main problem isn't people focusing on the "story and feel" of the album however, but that they have changed their style so much that of course it's going to leave previous fans out of the loop. And not only that but the melody's are really weak compared to their previous albums. This style is nothing unique, nothing clever, and especially not more grown-up (I still can't believe you said that).

Can you really blame fans from the previous Linkin Park albums that they want something similar to their original style? Remember, most of us are only interested in certain things, just like you and your story's.

By the way, albums don't have to be a fucking story! Music is entertainment remember, it doesn't have to connect to be great. That's only your personal preferance, so drop it. "An artistic statement they should be", as soon as you throw any shoulds in, you're automatically wrong by default. If there is to be any shoulds, it's that the artist 'should' be allowed to be as creative as they damn well want. This is also followed by people 'should' be allowed to criticise them however they damn well want.

If you like their new style, good for you, but don't expect everyone to listen to it as an "an artistic statement" (when you say stuff like this, it makes the whole art subject look bad) if they can only enjoy some of the songs.

 

[The_Waspman]

My contribution is The Resistance by Muse. I imagine people were expecting another mammoth album like Black Holes and Revelations. Instead they got Orchestral pieces and Matt singing in French.

What about Hullabaloo? That was all B-Sides. The only track I actually liked off that was Shrinking Universe.

I didn't mind The Resistance so much. Not as snappy as eiher Black Holes and Revelatons or Origin of Symmetry, but then, it did have a totally different flavour to it.

Saying that, I don't think I've listened to it in months, whereas I will still stick on BHaR regularly.

It would be really easy to do this to a band I don't like, But this band carried me through being 13 and I still like them. Evanescence: Their best album is

1) Origin
2) Evanescence
3) Fallen
4) Anywhere but home

1 being best and 4 being worst

What about The Open Door? Personally, I wouldn't class Anywhere but Home as a seperate album, because its just a live recording of Fallen, with one or two extra tracks thrown in. It does however also include Missing, which I love *not an emo*.

Don't think I have anything else to contribute, as these are the only two bands I'm into.

 

[KissmahArceus]

Textures new album "Dualism",not a fan of the new singer, Katatonia "Dead End Kings", Dull as fuck. IT ALL SOUNDS THE SAME and Kate Bush "Lionheart", just got in to her and this album is balls.

Metallica are easy to bash, they give so many easy targets! St. Anger sucks, Death Magnetic is better but in the same way that breaking your wrist is better than breaking your spine.

Pink Floyd have a few shitty albums for sure, Momentary Lapse is pretty shit. Ummagumma is kinda nonsense.

I'm lucky enough to not have listened to any shit new music in a while but I'm hearing mixed opinions about the new Muse..

 

[Evil Smurf]

My contribution is The Resistance by Muse. I imagine people were expecting another mammoth album like Black Holes and Revelations. Instead they got Orchestral pieces and Matt singing in French.

What about Hullabaloo? That was all B-Sides. The only track I actually liked off that was Shrinking Universe.

I didn't mind The Resistance so much. Not as snappy as eiher Black Holes and Revelatons or Origin of Symmetry, but then, it did have a totally different flavour to it.

Saying that, I don't think I've listened to it in months, whereas I will still stick on BHaR regularly.

It would be really easy to do this to a band I don't like, But this band carried me through being 13 and I still like them. Evanescence: Their best album is

1) Origin
2) Evanescence
3) Fallen
4) The open Door
5) Anywhere but home

1 being best and 4 being worst

What about The Open Door? Personally, I wouldn't class Anywhere but Home as a seperate album, because its just a live recording of Fallen, with one or two extra tracks thrown in. It does however also include Missing, which I love *not an emo*.

Don't think I have anything else to contribute, as these are the only two bands I'm into.

I missed the Open door. Derp. I am classing Anywhere but home as a separate album, because the lineup is different. no guitarist or extra keyboardist. I really love their latest album and the spin off bands Machina and we are the fallen.
I don't think the open door is bad just not as good as fallen, whereas I don't like anywhere but home. "missing" and "thoughtless" are great songs off the album though

 

[ToMegaTherion]

Eat me, Drink me by Marilyin Manson. Dear good... Look, I like some of the depressive songs by Manson, but a whole album of whining about a girl is to much. It's just boring and depressing

 

[KissmahArceus]

Eat me, Drink me by Marilyin Manson. Dear good... Look, I like some of the depressive songs by Manson, but a whole album of whining about a girl is to much. It's just boring and depressing

Amen to this! I actually liked one song off the album but I can't remember or be arsed to look it up, damn Heart Shaped Glasses was a load of cock!
I was underwhelmed by the album after Eat Me etc Kinda Manson by the numbers

 

[KissmahArceus]

Eat me, Drink me by Marilyin Manson. Dear good... Look, I like some of the depressive songs by Manson, but a whole album of whining about a girl is to much. It's just boring and depressing

Amen to this! I actually liked one song off the album but I can't remember or be arsed to look it up, damn Heart Shaped Glasses was a load of cock!
I was underwhelmed by the album after Eat Me etc Kinda Manson by the numbers