Apologies if this has been done in the past but being the music fan I am I would be interested in your thoughts. My most overrated album in music has to be Dark Side Of The Moon. Pretty good but really...that good???
What about "last great albums". As in when you have a band that do 2 or 3 great albums then just produce dross for the rest of their existence. Like Weezer post blue album. Green album was ok-ish, but after that they just died.
OK Computer is a classic. I am not saying that Dark Side is a bad album I just don't get the hype that has been going on about it for the last 30 40 odd years. Has a few good tunes on there but thats about it.
McBobbin Ok computer. I'm not a big radiohead fan, I just don't get them
'The Bends' is one of the best albums I own - But totally agree with the panning of 'OK Computer', partly because it got so much undeserved industry hype, and partly because it was just utter Dog Toffee. (karma police aside)
Pink Floyd - dark side of the moon,anything by Eminem,Holst- the planets suite,rolling stones - exile on main street,Duran Duran -Rio,the entire recorded history of the grateful dead and most of anything produced by frank Zappa
Pink Floyd - dark side of the moon,anything by Eminem,Holst- the planets suite,rolling stones - exile on main street,Duran Duran -Rio,the entire recorded history of the grateful dead and most of anything produced by frank Zappa
But, in the mainstream, Zappa was never "rated", so can't be "overrated". While, I couldn't disagree more with your view, I can understand that you'd need an attention span somwhat longer than the average of around five minutes.
Each to their own but I recall this image of Zappa sitting astride a toilet as the artwork for one of his far too many albums.that summed him up perfectly for me.
Never got into the hype of the stone roses or the artic monkeys. However as i don't buy albums where I don't 'get' the initial songs then I can't really judge them. Just not my cup of tea in the first place.
The Beatles. They are a decent band and wrote a lot of good songs, but no-one ever came close to being over-rated like they did. U2, Coldplay, REM, Bruce S. and OK Computer as others have said.
I feel I have to defend Dark Side of the Moon and Different Class though. They are both magnificent albums.
Odd one this, because I have never listened to whole albums by artists I don't like. Same as a lot of contributors to this thread, I suspect ;-). But as Michael Jackson is the most overrated artist in history, I will vote for Bad.
I don't think Oasis are great, but who hasn't sung along to one of their "anthems" in the pub late at night?
Obviously, this thread is going to divide opinion - I'd beg to differ on a few of the above. For example Dark Side of the Moon's a pretty good album, but I'll admit possibly not as good as Wish You Were Here.
Anything by Pink Floyd - Ponce Rock for wannabe university hippies. Anything by The Stone Roses - Ian Brown is about as talented as my toe. The Smiths and Morrisey, anyone who likes this guff should have their ears cut off. Utter Drivel. Sergeant Pepper by The Beatles - Revolver and Rubber Soul are much better albums IMO.
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One of the few albums I would have paid someone to take off of my hands was The Strokes first album, utter shite.
I'm sorry but they just don't do it for me.
And that. Drone.
As in when you have a band that do 2 or 3 great albums then just produce dross for the rest of their existence.
Like Weezer post blue album. Green album was ok-ish, but after that they just died.
Don't agree with you on Sgt Pepper though.
The La's and Astral Weeks by Van Morrison are two heralded albums that spring to mind that I've never been been able to get into.......
I don't get him. Beyond ordinary imo
Don;t get how people can say such things about my beloved Floyd and Led Zep though D:
Oh also, Slayer. Boring as sin. Couple good songs but i honestly think there albums and songs are boring and repetitive.
any album that the NME describe as pivotal, momentous, trailblazing, historic, significant, vital or iconic piece of art.
keiser cheifs first album
Ok computer. I'm not a big radiohead fan, I just don't get them 'The Bends' is one of the best albums I own - But totally agree with the panning of 'OK Computer', partly because it got so much undeserved industry hype, and partly because it was just utter Dog Toffee. (karma police aside)
Different Class - Pulp
Lol.
Anyway, U2 - what a waste of oxygen.
U2, Coldplay, REM, Bruce S. and OK Computer as others have said.
I feel I have to defend Dark Side of the Moon and Different Class though. They are both magnificent albums.
Obviously, this thread is going to divide opinion - I'd beg to differ on a few of the above. For example Dark Side of the Moon's a pretty good album, but I'll admit possibly not as good as Wish You Were Here.
Anything by The Stone Roses - Ian Brown is about as talented as my toe.
The Smiths and Morrisey, anyone who likes this guff should have their ears cut off. Utter Drivel.
Sergeant Pepper by The Beatles - Revolver and Rubber Soul are much better albums IMO.