This is probably a side effect of the place and time I was growing up, but for a while you couldn’t swing a cat without hitting someone who said Kiss’s Destroyer was the greatest album ever.
:rolleyes:
Must’ve been pretty cool growing up in the house between Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley…
Joe
Except for when Ace would eat all my potato chips, yeah. 
It’s a good album, esp since they went a totally different direction at that time, including strings, grand piano and “Beth.” However, I vote “Rock and Roll Over” as a better album than that. But “Destroyer” isn’t the greatest album ever [but the artwork is cool!].
Not that I’m aware of. In fact, I was under the impression most people consider it the worst Coldplay album ever (among people who think Coldplay has made any “good” albums).
EDIT: Maybe I was a bit hasty with the “worst” talk. I thought “Speed of Sound” was on their second album. Either way, it doesn’t stand out from the rest of Coldplay’s output in any way.
Re: The Libertines
In the U.K., and in indie circles in the U.S., they were. However, they probably got more attention in the British press for lead singer Pete Doherty’s heroin and crack addictions than they ever got for their music.
Hmm, okay, I got a couple minutes.
I see Schmillson as a B+ or A- album. Here’s the rundown.
Coconut: Lightning in a bottle.
Jump Into the Fire: Very good. It be rocking.
Without You: It was a #1 hit (I think) and has hit again since Harry’s version. Usually with that kind of track record a person can see a song’s strengths even if they’re personally not attracted to it.
Moonbeam Song: Conventionally pretty song with funny lyrics that mock conventially pretty songs.
The “Morning Trilogy”: Just fine. Three okay songs. Maybe even good songs depending on your mood.
Let the Good Times Roll: a decent cover of a decent song. Some clever arranging.
Down and I’ll Never Leave You: enh. Not much there I can see.
Joshua Tree and Sgt. Pepper’s do not belong on that list. They are every bit the masterpieces that they been given credit for.
While they aren’t my favorite individual albums by the artists for listenability, they are masterpieces in concept and execution. They are groundbreaking pieces of art.
I agree with “Sgt Pepper’s”–and I’m a huge Beatles fan. The “White Album” is much better, IMHO, as are “Rubber Soul” and “Revolver”.
Ditto “Nevermind”. Just because an album is considered “influential” doesn’t mean it’s a good influence.
I’m kinda surprised that no one has mentioned Van Halen’s “5150”, or indeed anything from the Hagar era. After Roth departed, VH became just another cookie-cutter rock band.
I’m very familiar with three of the albums on that list, Pepper’s, Joshua Tree and Pet Sounds. All three are masterpieces comparable to any other pop albums that the list pickers might choose. So I’ve got to assume that the other albums are a must have list and I’m going to put them on my must have list.
Totally! Yes! Word! My best friend in high school was obsessed with them and thus never failed to include at least three of their songs on every mix tape she ever made me, and I never had the heart to tell her, girl, there’s no there there. Some of their songs are decent – “Schizophrenia,” “100%”, “Tunic (Song for Karen)”, “Mote” – but the rest (and they’ve got, like 25 albums or something so there’s a lot of “rest”) are little better than white noise. And believe me, I’ve had to listen to most of it; I even saw them in concert (with aforementioned best friend).
That said, I hate lists like this, because who was doing the overhyping in the first place? “OK Computer” got called the greatest album of the 1990s by music critics, and now music critics are blasting it for being overhyped? Bite me.
(some of you have stated) Dark Side of the Moon overrated?!?!?!?!?
Wow. I pardon you for your sins.
Dunno if the Big Guy will.
Nah, i respect your opinion, and I think Wish You Were Here is the best Pink Floyd album.
But Dark Side of the Moon as a whole is perfect.
(And Yes, I´ve stated that WYWH is above perfect)
Agree with Sgt. Peppers though, its a great album. But I like other Beatles albums much more.
Any album by Bruce Fuckin’ Springsteen. God, that dude is so boring.
Another vote for Dark Side of the Moon. I never smoked weed, so Pink Floyd has always sucked in my book.
As a long-time Sonic Youth fan, I agree about the Daydream Nation comments. At the time, their ambient noise distortion bits were fresh and exciting, but they haven’t aged well and aren’t anywhere near the angst-rockin’ goodness they once were.
Their good is still stellar, but on Daydream you are left with only 3 or 4 excellent songs once the dated filler is stripped out.
My vote goes to The Who’s Tommy. Very erratic flow, not many songs that rock Who-style, and the lyrics seem more awkwardly forced than they do poetic.
Anything by Cream or ELP.
I’ll second you on that, even though I’ve never been interested enough to listen to a whole album of his. But the other day “Glory Days” came on the radio, and it reminded me of why I don’t like the guy:
(1) I don’t like his harsh, strained, nasal singing voice
(2) the lame awkwardnesses in his lyrics (“speed ball”???)
(3) the I’m-not-even-trying Johnny-one-note melody
Yeah, but Glory Days is a crap song.
Try 10th Avenue Freeze Out (Youtube link)
Appreciate the whole band and his ability as a performer. Find a time when you can play it loud.
I will agree with Sonic Youth though. I have tried and tried to like them. I have friends who love them and have listened to Goo and Daydream Nation a half dozen times each. I always get bored.
Meh. Being the best Pink Floyd album is like being the tallest pygmy in the village.
:dodges lightning bolts:
Most overrated lists are just a stupid idea. To get on the list there have to be a group of people who think A is great but another bunch who think other things are better.
So for example if 10% of music fans think that *The Decemberists * The Crane Wife is one of the great albums of the last few years (which it is) then it leaves 9 times as many people available to go, “no, no I don’t like it, it’s overrated.” But if it never appears on any “great album” lists the naysayers never think about it.
An Aussie Rugby League magazine publishes an annual player poll with questions about all sorts of things - best player, best referee, hardest hitter etc, and they used to include (maybe they still do) most overrated player. And every year there would be consternation at the fact that some high profile star was the most nominated. But how could it be anyone else? For some time many people touted Brad Fittler as the best player in the game. He wasn’t, he was far from it and I thought that made him the most overrated player at the time, however he was still better than 90% of the players running around.