Ministry.
I thought that “The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste” was a wonderful record. I was familiar with their earlier “Old Style commercial” work, and was not moved.
oh… 'nother one …
Opeth - Damnation …
hard to describe: tranquil and spacey (somewhat) prog/alt-rock, fairly easy to digest - but really good and different …
and worlds apart from the “screaming into the mike like you stepped onto a lego at 3 a.m.” - as their earlier/other work
I havent found any other album from them that i (remotely) like.
I’ve heard that Desire is an album for music fans who don’t generally like Dylan, and it holds true for me.
Daft Punk’s Homework is groundbreaking and awesome. Everything else is meh at best.
Everything went downhill for the Beatles after Please Please Me.
Their take on “A Taste of Honey” and “Anna” were sheer genius, but succeeding singles have been a major disappointment.
I listened to it. The bass lines were a lot more complex. I couldn’t figure them out, and hence I lost interest. Yes, that’s a really poor reason to not like the album. But I had so much fun figuring out the bass lines on BLIMBY that I lost interest in the (more complex) Beelzebubba.
I consider his “New York” to be one of the best albums of the eighties/nineties. I like Transformer, but overall I think New York is a lot stronger.
What did Yes ever do besides “I’ve Seen All Good People”?
Would be a shame, as Remember a Day is one of the best things that they ever did, but by contrast I simply cannot get into any Syd-era song at all (he does play on said cut, a Richard Wright composition). But yeah in the end their 4 album 70’s peak (as much as I love most of that material) is like comparing apples to orangutans. [BTW the only Floyd songs you will ever hear on commercial radio are Money and Brick in the Wall, two of the worst or at least atypical things they ever recorded]
Of course, one should always keep a copy of Metal Machine Music on hand in case your houseguests have overstayed their welcome.
I know this is heresy because Al Kooper’s first Blood, Sweat & Tears album Child Is Father to the Man is beloved by critics. But not by me. It’s their second album titled Blood, Sweat & Tears that is the fantastic one. Better sound, better arrangements, better choice of songs, and, obviously, better vocalist for that one album, ignoring David Clayton-Thomas’ increasing bombast later on.
That goes without saying.
Agree.
For me: John Cougar Mellencamp isn’t terrible, but I can take him or leave him — except for the American Fool album, which is just one good song after another.
Well, “China Girl” (on Cougar’s American Fool) doesn’t hold up so well (see also: David Bowie’s near-contemporary, unrelated song of the same name; Rush’s slightly earlier “Passage to Bangkok,” etc.)
The only Dylan album I like is “Planet Waves”, which he made with The Band.
Queens of the Stone Age. I love every song on Lullabies to Paralyze, yet haven’t managed to find another song on any other of their albums that garners more than mild interest.
Besides a few songs on Tormato, Fragile is the only album of theirs I like.
I find Weezer talented, and I respect them as a band. However, I wouldn’t consider myself as a FAN. Just not my cup of tea.
I really enjoy Pacific Daydream though. The album has a dancey vibe that I like. The music lives up to its title name. Very California-ish.
I’ve always liked Boston by Boston, and still listen to it frequently. Never much cared for anything after that.
Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo. Great album. I’m not a fan of anything Status Quo did after that.