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(What's the Story)Morning Glory - Oasis

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

It's, it's..."Dirty Dancing" - Soundtrack

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:12 (twenty-two years ago)

That one with the song on it.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

It's, it's..."Fear of a Black Planet" - Public Enemy

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Here's another contender:
Pearl Jam - vs
or Ten for that matter

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha! Good one, Ron.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

You guys are way off. It's clearly Vanilla Ice's "Mind Blowin' "

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)

It's, it's..."George Best" - The Wedding Present

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Vanilla Ice! My God! That's a bad 'un. Haha!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

What about... "Low" - David Bowie?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Or "Hand Cut" - Bucks Fizz?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Or "The Stone Roses" - The Stone Roses?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Or am I over-rating that?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Because Vanilla was trying to get down with Cypress Hill, and it just wasn't good, you know?

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre300/e392/e39241jrk9v.jpg

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Echobelly - Everyone's got one

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Incredible Shrinking Dickies" - The Dickies

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:21 (twenty-two years ago)

I take that back.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:21 (twenty-two years ago)

"Rank" - The Smiths

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Could that be the worst?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Do I win?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Rage Against the Machine.

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

"Harvest" - Neil Young

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

"Poems from Alexandra" - Fotheringay

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Come on Eyeball Kicks, you're not trying. Some people actually dislike Harvest.

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:24 (twenty-two years ago)

"Quirkwork" - Richard Bone

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:24 (twenty-two years ago)

"Transformer" - Lou Reed

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Eyeball Kicks, do you have tourettes?

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:25 (twenty-two years ago)

"Shodo" - Mario Pavone

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Music for the jilted generation - Prodigy

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:28 (twenty-two years ago)

You think that's worse than Nigel Kennedy's "Kafka", Ron?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Cos I think it's up there with Super Shit 666's eponymous debut effort.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:31 (twenty-two years ago)

What about his Hendrix one? I've heard neither.
Just thinking about the awfulness of these albums makes my flesh creep.

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, y'know, each to his own.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:33 (twenty-two years ago)

No 'Ball. I think they should be BANNED.

I don't really

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

"Forever Changes" - Love

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

"Dirty" - Mr. Brady

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh well then: The White Album

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Why, Ron?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)

"Love" - Heidi Berry

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:39 (twenty-two years ago)

"Expecting to Fly" - Buffalo Springfield

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:40 (twenty-two years ago)

"Fucking 'till Midnight" by The Little Queers

― Pete S, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:40 (twenty-two years ago)

"Acoustic Canine" - Dog Named David

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Expecting to Fly isn't an album

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:41 (twenty-two years ago)

"Lady Samantha" - Elton John

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Expecting to Fly isn't an album

So I have to miss a turn, right?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:43 (twenty-two years ago)

(sighs) That's not an album Elton.....

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Pete S, i haven't heard your suggestion

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Be Glad

― Pete S, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)

(sighs) That's not an album Elton.....

Ha! It was so!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:48 (twenty-two years ago)

BACK IN THE GAME!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:48 (twenty-two years ago)

"Pieces of a Paradox" - Theo Parrish

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:49 (twenty-two years ago)

"Edge of Insanity" - Doormats

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Alright 'Ball. You're on.

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:50 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Harder They Come" - Jimmy Cliff

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Bug - Dinosaur jr

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Why, Ron?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Led Zeppelin 4

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:52 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Very Best of Chic" - Chic

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Are you Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix Experience

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:54 (twenty-two years ago)

The Great Escape - Blur

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:55 (twenty-two years ago)

SOMEONE LOCK THE THREAD!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:56 (twenty-two years ago)

STOP US PERSPIRING FOR NOTHING!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:57 (twenty-two years ago)

(Sorry, wrong thread.)

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:57 (twenty-two years ago)

'Ball, you're a miserable drunk, aren't you?

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Absolute bloody carnage

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 02:05 (twenty-two years ago)

The Mac Davis album that has this shitty overdubbed a cappella "showcase" song called "Poor Boy Don't Need No 'Lectricity to Make No Rock & Roll".

No, I'm not making this up; and, yes, it sounds even more horrendous than the title suggests.

Also, any album featuring Paul McCartney or Elton John.

― Kjoerup, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 04:14 (twenty-two years ago)

ANY album featuring Paul Mcartney? Revolver?

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 04:16 (twenty-two years ago)

All McCartney songs on 'Revolver' suck, let's face it. Lennon was at his absolute peak, writing things like "And Your Bird Can Sing", "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "I'm Only Sleeping". And Paul gives us treacly, faux-earnest kack like "Eleanor Rigby", "For No One" and the proto-Tom Jones hepcat blackface arrangement of "Got to Get You Into My Life".

In other words, certain parts of 'Revolver' are amazing (John and George's songs, plus Ringo's drumming is swell throughout, especially "Tomorrow Never Knows"), but the album isn't great because McCartney stinks it up with his slimy presence. They could have hired a musically-inclined monkey to play the bass lines instead, with the happy bonus of having said monkey writing NO McCARTNEY SONGS WHATSOEVER. Failing a monkey, they could've hired Bill Wyman or the bass-toting bloke from Gerry and the Pacemakers.

― Kjoerup, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 04:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Woah. You forgot 'Here, There and Everywhere'....stone cold classic, no?
Alright, here's some more Mcartney to 'dis, or not.
I saw her standing there
Mother Nature's son
Can't buy me love
You never give me your money
Things we said today
Hey Jude

All cracking IMO

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 04:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Rocky Raccoon
Loup (First Indian on the Moon)
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Mull of Kintyre
The Girl Is Mine
Wonderful Christmastime
Freedom

&c.

Bring on the bass monkey!

― Kjoerup, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 04:47 (twenty-two years ago)

well yeh obvoiusly and i(or you) could list 20 more, but....
And you only listed 2 Beatlesongs. Dragging in Wonderful Christmastime and Mull defies the point, surely.

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 04:52 (twenty-two years ago)

"The movement you need is on your shoulder" ...

Honey Pie
The Fool on the Hill
'Til There was You (I know he didn't write it, but he chose to sing it)
When I'm 64
World Without Love (didn't sing it, but wrote it)
Michelle

all others

― Kjoerup, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 05:11 (twenty-two years ago)

The Prodigy - 'Fat of the Land'. What a stinker.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 06:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh also, great comments about Revolver. Paul McCartney was never much of a songwriter, let's face it.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 06:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Ryan Adams Rock'n'Roll has to be in the running. What an unlistenable POS.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 07:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Manic Street Preachers 'The Holy Bible'

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 08:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Des'Ree: Dream Soldier

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.smileydictionary.com/images/wallpaper/angry.jpg

― Geirvald Hongfjeld jr., Tuesday, 18 November 2003 13:02 (twenty-two years ago)

"Forever Changes" - Love

your fucking nuts.

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 13:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I second the Manics

― Vanny, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Butthole Surfers "Hairway to Steven"

― Garibaldi, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Pink Floyd "Atom Heart Mother"

― Garibaldi, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't like anything by Mrs Mills

― Patrick Kinghorn, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 14:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Crusader by Chris de Burgh.

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 14:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Green Onions - Booker T and the Mgs:Every track is the same!

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

That William Shatner one.

― Patrick Kinghorn, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

didn't paul mcartney write helter skelter? that's the greatest song ever cuz it made people kill people.even if he just sang it that song alone makes up for anything else he ever did cuz i think he invented punk rock

― scott seward, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Fingers pointed straight at Mr. Currie for that Mr. Swensson album he put out on his label. I got it in a second-hand record store that had about 12 copies, all of which were two quid and labelled "VERY CHEAP ALBUM" in some desperate attempt to get shut of them. Naturally I was curious . . . .

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Mind you, "The Waddler" rocks.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

dark side of the moon-pink floyd
californication-red hot chili peppers

― robin (robin), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

I am pretty sure none of us ever got to hear the very worst album. However, "Let's Talk About Love" by Modern Talking is an obvious contender here.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

i am pretty sure i have not only heard the very worst album,i've heard the two worst albums ever

― robin (robin), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)

On a related note, Rolling Stone magazine named Sgt. Pepper the greatest album of all time... again.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 17:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Surely that's just perverse in this day and age?

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Jim Morrison - "An American Prayer"

― udu wudu (udu wudu), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I am pretty sure none of us ever got to hear the very worst album.

I don't know, some of us have even had the opportunity to participate in MAKING what is surely in the top (or bottom?) 5 albums of ever, such as...
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― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, now that's some fancy grammar.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Marah-"Floating Away With The Friday Night Gods"

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

As there's a Credence thread going, i suppose 'Mardi Gras' has to be suggested.

― Pete S, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:13 (twenty-two years ago)

"Scoundrel Days" - A-ha

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris B Sure and I deny you our love.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

"Different Class" - Pulp

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:40 (twenty-two years ago)

"What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I sense a pattern now. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

"At Last" - Cyndi Lauper

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

"Rhythm Nation" - Janet Jackson

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:42 (twenty-two years ago)

"Back to Donut" - Back to Donut

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:43 (twenty-two years ago)

"Don't Tread" - Damn Yankees

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

"Give Get Take Have" - Curtis Mayfield

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Please don't drag this thread into the bowells of hell, Eyeball Kicks?

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait, Rolling Stone likes Sgt. Pepper's?? Zuh??

Also my roommate's brother is in a band called Damn Turkeys, which might be the worst band I've ever heard. He called her for an opinion, and she said she didn't like the cover art, which was the nicest thing she could think of.

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

"For Your Pleasure" - Roxy Music

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Please don't drag this thread into the bowells of hell, Eyeball Kicks?

I'm spoiling the discussion, yeah?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, you should have told me.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:47 (twenty-two years ago)

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― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

"Taking the Rough with the Smooch" - Huggy Bear

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

"Mix Unlimited: PM 7" - Various Artists

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Just don't be an Old Fart about it, OK?

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Notorious Byrd Brothers" - The Byrds

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, yeah, sorry. Don't mind me.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

"Body Language" - Kylie Minogue

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

"Let There Be Peace on Earth" - Vince Gill

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

"Man Is the Bastard" - Man is the Bastard

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

That reminds me... "Baby Loves a Funny Bunny" - Fuck

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Surely that's just perverse in this day and age?

What does day and age matter?

Good music is supposed to be timeless, and "Sgt. Pepper" is!

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:23 (twenty-two years ago)

These albums are all among the best ever:
(What's the Story)Morning Glory - Oasis
"Low" - David Bowie
"The Stone Roses" - The Stone Roses
"Forever Changes" - Love
The White Album
The Great Escape - Blur
"The Notorious Byrd Brothers" - The Byrds
"What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
"Different Class" - Pulp
"Scoundrel Days" - A-ha
dark side of the moon-pink floyd

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:31 (twenty-two years ago)

"Paul McCartney was never much of a songwriter, let's face it."
he might be my least favorite beatle and responsible for some of the most insipid music ever (IE, "long and winding road" & most of Wings) but ill be damned if songs like "blackbird" and "mother nature's son" don't blow me away every time i hear them.

Also, are we judging the worst album of all time by how horrible they sound or by how negative an impact they've had on the music world?

― Felcher (Felcher), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, i suppose i mean't a number of things by that, Geir, including:

-Surely the effect of Sgt. Pepper is kind of 'transitory'? I mean huge influence at the time and all but hasn't the glamour kind of worn off now/
-It's been the hoary critic's choice for ages now; isn't the general consensus that Revolver's better? I just thought that you couldn't just do the Sgt. Pepper's #1 vote any more......It's beyond cliched.

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

McCartney is the best songwriter ever.

In the case of John Lennon, though, his post-meeting-Yoko material is all generally terribly overrated. With the exception of most of his "Double Fantasy" material plus a couple ballads on "Imagine".

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:36 (twenty-two years ago)

People are wrong. People are also wrong to write off prog. In a perfect world "Selling England By The Pound" would be considered the best album ever, while "Sgt. Pepper" would be heavily lauded as an influence on Genesis.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Felcher, you decide the criteria. Explain yor choice, if you want.

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Geir, i think you're more controversial than Eyeball Kicks (though much more civillized).

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:39 (twenty-two years ago)

That being said, "Revolver" is also great. The most overrated Beatles album is "The White Album", which is still a classic for such wonderful cuts as "Blackbird", "Honey Pie" and "Martha My Dear".

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Btw. I think Colin Larkin has a point. In his 2000 Virgin Top 1000 Albums book he had a list of worst albums ever, but he refused any vote for an album appearing in the Top 1000. Thus, all those albums that were hated by lots, but loved by an even larger number, simply didn't make the list.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Felcher, Geir, I was just taking the piss. I don't much like his jaunty stuff, and I suffered for eight weeks as a kid when Mull of Kintyre was n0.1, but that was probably just the bagpipes.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I love The White Album (well most people do) but i love it for tracks like 'Long Long Long', 'Dear Prudence', 'Everybody's Got.....', 'Yer Blues' 'Revolution 9', 'Cry Baby Cry'......Not the twee stuff like 'Martha my Dear'.

― Pete S, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd like to nominate Nirvana's nevermind for having the worst effect on the music world and the Dixie Chicks' wide open spaces for being the worst entire album I've ever been subjected to

― Felcher (Felcher), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

i figured as much colin, but there seemed to be a general agreement on the thread with what you said, and I didn't want geir's mccartney worship to be the only defense of old paul, because he was far from perfect but still kicked ass from time to time.

― Felcher (Felcher), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I think Nevermind's rubbish anyway. Guy sounds like he's vomiting the whole way trough.

― Garibaldi, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 20:54 (twenty-two years ago)

These albums are all among the best ever:
(What's the Story)Morning Glory - Oasis
"Low" - David Bowie
"The Stone Roses" - The Stone Roses
"Forever Changes" - Love
The White Album
The Great Escape - Blur
"The Notorious Byrd Brothers" - The Byrds
"What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
"Different Class" - Pulp
"Scoundrel Days" - A-ha
dark side of the moon-pink floyd

These albums are all among the worst ever:

"(What's the Story) Morning Glory" - Oasis
"Low" - David Bowie
"The Stone Roses" - The Stone Roses
"Forever Changes" - Love
"The Beatles" - The Beatles
"The Great Escape" - Blur
"The Notorious Byrd Brothers" - The Byrds
"What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
"Different Class" - Pulp
"Scoundrel Days" - A-ha
"Dark Side of the Moon" - Pink Floyd

Please make the appropriate adjustments to your spreadsheet.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 21:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Some of you are so wrong, it boggles the mind.

Worst Album of All Time: Dangerous by Michael Jackson

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

What, so 'Invincible' is better?

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmmmm...good point.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 22:40 (twenty-two years ago)

The Commitments soundtrack.

― MikeB, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 23:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I still have yet to hear anything described as "twee" that I don't really wholeheartedly love and view as a piece of musical genius.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 23:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Geir, are you the Magnetic Fields in disguise?

― Ronjeremy, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 23:44 (twenty-two years ago)

all-time champion: Joe Walsh, Got Any Gum?

― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 23:52 (twenty-two years ago)

sorry, thought this was worst album TITLE of all time. never mind.

― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 23:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Is that the one where he's a WWI flying ace on the cover?

― Pete S, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd like to nominate Nirvana's nevermind for having the worst effect on the music world

Worst effect on the music world? That's Public Enemy, for certain!

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 00:04 (twenty-two years ago)

matos i think you're getting confused-surely that is the best title of all time?

― robin (robin), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

"Green" - REM

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

"Celtic Divas" - Various

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

"Pure and Pretty" - Pretty Things

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

"Purple Rain" - Prince

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

"Kraftwerk 2" - Kraftwerk

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:21 (twenty-two years ago)

"Vagina Diner" - Akinyele

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

"Baboon" - Baboon

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:23 (twenty-two years ago)

"Searching For The Young Sould Rebels" - Dexy's Midnight Runners

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:23 (twenty-two years ago)

i heard a scruffy the cat album that was really bad once. and i actually OWN a slickee boys album that is unlistenable.

― scott seward, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:24 (twenty-two years ago)

"Suck My Heaven" - Leukemia

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:28 (twenty-two years ago)

"Alive" - Snot

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:29 (twenty-two years ago)

"Real Life" - Magazine

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:30 (twenty-two years ago)

"Digital Bullet" - RZA

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 01:31 (twenty-two years ago)

This thread now contains 24 albums that are generally considered part of the critical Canon - most of them mentioned by Eyeball Kicks btw. :-)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 03:52 (twenty-two years ago)

No, look you don't understand. Stop the thread - I got the right answer yesterday : Manic Street Idiots - Holy Bible! We've finished now. Move on. Nothing to see here.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 08:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Are you sure Doc? What even worse than http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre900/e994/e99441iqxa6.jpg you reckon?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 10:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Fingers pointed straight at Mr. Currie for that Mr. Swenson album he put out on his label.

It's a great album (though I admit I've only been able to listen to it twice, including the mastering). But anyone who's still curious can listen to mp3s here.

― Momus (Momus), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 11:10 (twenty-two years ago)

"Scoundrel Days" - A-ha
-- Eyeball Kicks (eyeball_kick...), November 18th, 2003.

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Chris B Sure and I deny you our love.
-- Ned Raggett (ne...), November 18th, 2003.

Thats for sure.

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 12:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yes definitely even worse than that...*thing*, Stew. Actually the last *Primal's* (snigger) album might be worse than the Holy Bible. I haven't heard it, nor hopefully ever will, but just the fact that they're still around trying to gurn their way into rock history, maan, is horrifying.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Manic Street Idiots.....hahahahahaha. Cheers, Doctor!

What, no mention of the Stone Temple Bozacks?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000027L0.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

the pros and cons of hitch-hiking

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I stand by my answer, that I haven't heard the worst album ever, and nobody else on ILx has either.

Listing albums that you, yourself, find overrated is just pathetic. Particularly when said album is generally considered part of the critical "canon" of rock.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

"Shout at the Devil" - Motley Crue

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:11 (twenty-two years ago)

"So" - Peter Gabriel

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:12 (twenty-two years ago)

"FLM" - Mel & Kim

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:12 (twenty-two years ago)

(Wrong thread. Sorry, MODERATOR PLEASE REMOVE MEL & KIM).

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

"The First Month of Summer" - Buttons and Bows

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Man Who" - Travis

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)

"Our Lady of the Flowers" - Jean Genet

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

"Payback Time" - DJ Alligator

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Kick Inside" - Kate Bush

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:17 (twenty-two years ago)

"Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington" - Aretha Franklin

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Marshall Mathers LP" - Eminem

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

"Pure Rubbish" - Pure Rubbish

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I know that's only an EP, pedants.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:23 (twenty-two years ago)

"Mother's Pride" - Fanny

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:24 (twenty-two years ago)

"Bags' Groove" - Miles Davis

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:26 (twenty-two years ago)

"Going Blank Again" - Ride

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:27 (twenty-two years ago)

"Pick Up Heaven" - Drain

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:28 (twenty-two years ago)

"Barry's Car" - Dogshit

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:28 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Great Pretender" - Lester Bowie

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Any Tarantino soundtrack.

― Girolamo Savonarola, Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:29 (twenty-two years ago)

"King of the Delta Blues Singers" - Robert Johnson

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:31 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Worst Indie Album in the World....Ever!" - various

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:33 (twenty-two years ago)

"Anything That Doesn't Move" - Swimmingpool

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Holy Bible", while of course not the worst, is at least among the most overrated albums - particularly when compared to the rest of their output.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)

"Nephesh" - Pride & Fall

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

You represent every aspect of womanhood that makes me smirk, Geir.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:36 (twenty-two years ago)

"Blindcyde (My Arrival Before Year 2-Gee)" - Blindcyde

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)

"Abbey Road" - The Beatles

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)

"Suck for Coffee" - The Toffee-Nosed Twits

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:39 (twenty-two years ago)

"Unknown Pleasures" - Joy Division

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:39 (twenty-two years ago)

"Are You Normal?" - Ned's Atomic Dustbin

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:42 (twenty-two years ago)

"Selected Ambient Works 85-92" - Aphex Twin

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:53 (twenty-two years ago)

"Zuma" - Neil Young

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:54 (twenty-two years ago)

"Gotta Get Thru This" - Daniel Bedingfield

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:55 (twenty-two years ago)

"Christmas Album" - Elvis Presley

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:56 (twenty-two years ago)

"At the Paris Olympia" - Edith Piaf

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:57 (twenty-two years ago)

"Three Minute Hercules" - Tube Top

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 01:58 (twenty-two years ago)

"A Different Kind of Tension" - The Buzzcocks

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 02:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Half the time Eyeball kicks confuses bad with good.

― cs appleby (cs appleby), Thursday, 20 November 2003 04:34 (twenty-two years ago)

. <- point

x <- cs appleby

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Thursday, 20 November 2003 06:39 (twenty-two years ago)

ten years pass...

Okay, serious answer: I defy anyone, anyone to find an album that is worse than 'Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler' by Waking The Cadaver.

― Welcome To (Turrican), Sunday, 9 November 2014 01:09 (eleven years ago)

youd need to find someone who heard it first

― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Sunday, 9 November 2014 01:38 (eleven years ago)

Sounds like a concept album about the diary of a minor character from Chronicles of Riddick.

― Brocktoon Tanuki (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 9 November 2014 01:42 (eleven years ago)

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