Albums that seemed rushed out to "atone" for a previous flop?

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Usually, it's a relatively stripped down "return to form" following a bloated misfire.

Examples...
Bob Dylan - New Morning, less than 6 mos. after Self-Portrait
Spiritualized - Amazing Grace, less than 2 years (? mos. Jason-time) after Let It Come Down

Who else?

― Curt (cgould), Sunday, 18 May 2003 21:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I think the Rolling Stones wanted Beggar's Banquet to do this after Their Satanic Majesties Request, but the label held up its release for several months due to the toilet cover controversy.

― Curt (cgould), Sunday, 18 May 2003 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Amnesiac comes to mind, maybe only because some complained Kid A wasn't rockin' enough, and they said "well here, we've got this album then, it's got 'Knives Out' on it, and that kinda sounds like the Smiths."

I still don't understand why the Kid A sessions weren't just cropped better to splice Amnesiac and Kid A together into one great big filler-free double album. Yes, it could be done.

― Famous Athlete, Sunday, 18 May 2003 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

hmmm...i reckon the plan was always to release those two separate albums, before any criticism...as for the question, i'm going to look at my collection for ideas...

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Sunday, 18 May 2003 21:28 (twenty-two years ago)

But ALL albums were rushed out back in the 60s, with some
bands releasing 3 albums per year, sometimes dang good
ones (CCR, Beatles).

― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Sunday, 18 May 2003 21:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Even though I don't consider Give Them Enough Rope by the Clash a total flop, following it up quickly with London Calling was a return to a less slick, more looser Clash.

― Jeff K (jeff k), Sunday, 18 May 2003 21:37 (twenty-two years ago)

No Doubt's Rock Steady came out rather fast, especially compared to the wait between Tragic Kingdom and that Saturn thingie.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 18 May 2003 21:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I remain convinced that this is a record-labels'-infinite-wisdom issue, I reckon most artists would prefer to get an album out every ten months or so.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Sunday, 18 May 2003 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

but every band that says that: Weezer, Pearl Jam, Radiohead then totally DOESN'T. I mean, they don't even try. They get one album out early, say "we're gonna be spitting 'em out now!" and then go on hiatus.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 18 May 2003 21:58 (twenty-two years ago)

coughrecordcompanyinterferencecough

― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 18 May 2003 22:12 (twenty-two years ago)

then call me Ian MacKaye in my confusion as to why Eddie Vedder, Thom Yorke and Rivers Cuomo put up with that shit.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 18 May 2003 22:15 (twenty-two years ago)

2 years is rushed? and was 'let it come down' a flop? I mean I know I hated it but I thought everyone else loved it?

― keith (keithmcl), Sunday, 18 May 2003 22:22 (twenty-two years ago)

it was better than the previous drecky album that's for sure

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 18 May 2003 23:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I would be remiss in my Stevie Wonder fandom if I didn't mention that Talking Book and Hotter Than July both came out almost immediately following the much more difficult Music of My Mind and Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants, respectively. Rumor has it both were rushed out by Motown after the disappointing lack of singles-success on either previous album.

Granted, in '72, he could be expected to turn out albums at that accelerated pace (Innervisions came out practically on the heels of Book, after all), but by '79/'80, he had grinded to a virtual halt.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 19 May 2003 01:10 (twenty-two years ago)

no it wasn't. but it was better than the last spectrum record.

― keith (keithmcl), Monday, 19 May 2003 01:37 (twenty-two years ago)

"I mean I know I hated it but I thought everyone else loved it?"

Nope, I thought it was dull and traded it off.

I really liked the drecky one, but I am not a complete believer in the Spacemen 3/Spiritualized axis.

― earlnash, Monday, 19 May 2003 01:44 (twenty-two years ago)

it's the gospel singing i can't stand

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 19 May 2003 01:54 (twenty-two years ago)

the new version of lord can you hear me was a disaster

― keith (keithmcl), Monday, 19 May 2003 01:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Tons of mainstream artists and groups who have been around for a while if they have a floppy album usually release a "Greatest Hits" or a live album to find a minorly inexspensive ways to boost sales.

Go Go marketeerers!

― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Monday, 19 May 2003 02:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I am not a complete believer in the Spacemen 3/Spiritualized axis

Out.

(Sorry, I'm just being absolutist for no good reason.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 19 May 2003 02:42 (twenty-two years ago)

The Beach Boys' _Wild Honey_ came out less than three months after _Smiley Smile_... and was recorded after its release. (In those days, studio --> market time could be like a month.)

― Douglas (Douglas), Monday, 19 May 2003 11:25 (twenty-two years ago)

"(Sorry, I'm just being absolutist for no good reason.)"

I've got three Spirtualized and two Spacemen 3 records, so it isn't like I have completely ignored the fire.

I had some bad experiences tied around Spacemen 3, mostly because of a couple of people I grew to despise that really loved that band (cop out druggys). So the first record that I heard that I really liked was "Ladies & Gents..." I've gone back and picked up some more, but it still hasn't blown me away as much as their influences.

I'd probably bordering on getting banned from this place for just thinking that My Bloody Valentine is just "ok". I've had their two full lengths for ten years and listen to them time to time, but they have never been an obsession. I realize this belief borders on ILM heresy.

― earlnash, Monday, 19 May 2003 11:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Heh heh heh. I want the next great Spacespinoff album to be called "Ignoring The Fire". Or maybe I'll just have to do that...

― kate, Monday, 19 May 2003 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Bad Religion's Back to the Known?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 19 May 2003 12:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Bad Religion's Back to the Known?

I've tried like hell to hear Into the Unknown, but haven't been so lucky. Is it as painful as it's made out to be? Because I think it sounds interesting.

― Paul Cox (paul cox), Monday, 19 May 2003 12:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I realize this belief borders on ILM heresy.

burn him!

anyhoo, you want a "return to form" after a "flop"? Howzabout MouldBob's _Body of Song_, which is supposed to hit later this year after _Modulate_ and _Long Playing Grooves_ were such stunners last year...

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Monday, 19 May 2003 12:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Not quite the same thing, but the Beach Boys thought so little of Carl and the Passions that they released it as a double album with a reissue of Pet Sounds comprising disc 2.

― William R Henderson (Cabin Essence), Monday, 19 May 2003 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

re: Stevie Wonder, esp. Talking Book after Music Of My Mind - is this really true? Find that hard to believe, especially since Stevie had creative control on those albums.

― stevie (stevie), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

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