RockMusic Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I've never understood the adulation that Frampton Comes Alive got. Best selling album in the US in 1976 and it makes Busted sound raucous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) I think you’re confusing sales and MOR American radio play with adulation, this is certainly not regarded as a “classic” record by anyone with any reverence that i can think of..... My entry here would be ‘No Jacket Required’ which was released to unfettered acclaim from critics of the time it seems....try and find one with a good word to say about it now. Must have been something in the water that year. Plodding rubbish. Edited March 25, 2019 by Christophe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMusic Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Indeed. Remember South Park's characterisation of Phil Collins? And that his music had transformed the kids into what looked like valium induced wrecks. I suppose you could add any U2 album to this list - I'll put in The Unforgettable Fire. I think that's when Bonzo really did think he was Jesus Christ, or even Lou Reed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMusic Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, NorthernLights said: Yep, that is one difficult listen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Pink Floyd - The Wall 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, RockMusic said: Yep, that is one difficult listen. This one should be categorised as unlistenable garbage though. Edited March 26, 2019 by NorthernLights 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 As difficult an album as Trout Mask is, I find this disrespect of The Captain intolerable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Christophe said: My entry here would be ‘No Jacket Required’ which was released to unfettered acclaim from critics of the time it seems....try and find one with a good word to say about it now. Must have been something in the water that year. Plodding rubbish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMusic Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 5 hours ago, paranoid android said: As difficult an album as Trout Mask is, I find this disrespect of The Captain intolerable. Beefheart himself didn't like it and claimed it ruined his name. He blamed Zappa for using him to see how "far out" music could get. On the odd occasion where I tried to listen to it, I enjoyed the silly bits between the songs more than the songs. I also used to have a giggle reading the NME in the 90s where just about every member of a crap indie band reckoned Trout Mask was one of their favourite albums. Aye... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drs Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Quoasis /closethread 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Rubin Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 22 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: The Strokes - Is This It Hardly regarded as a classic! To answer the OP I'd go for: Patti Smith - Horses Oasis - What's the Story ( Morning Glory ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Patrick Bateman did listen to Phil Collins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMusic Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 17 hours ago, tongue_tied_danny said: Pink Floyd - The Wall I'd actually go for Dark Side of the Moon. I like the album but I prefer just about every other Floyd album to it. It had a transatlantic sound that was not really them, epitomised by the female vocal on The great gig in the sky. It's actually good enough stuff but just not what I listen to Pink Floyd for. Compare that to Live at Pompeii - for me that is proper Floyd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 10 hours ago, RockMusic said: Beefheart himself didn't like it and claimed it ruined his name. He blamed Zappa for using him to see how "far out" music could get. On the odd occasion where I tried to listen to it, I enjoyed the silly bits between the songs more than the songs. I also used to have a giggle reading the NME in the 90s where just about every member of a crap indie band reckoned Trout Mask was one of their favourite albums. Aye... For the record, I much prefer Safe as Milk, and, especially, Clear Spot to Trout Mask. Also, as much as I love The Captain, he was a bit of a chancer, and I'm not convinced his testimony is always that reliable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMusic Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, paranoid android said: For the record, I much prefer Safe as Milk, and, especially, Clear Spot to Trout Mask. Also, as much as I love The Captain, he was a bit of a chancer, and I'm not convinced his testimony is always that reliable. I've not heard all his stuff but anything I have heard has been much better than Trout Mask - which I find largely unlistenable. Great sleeve, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Sgt Pepper. It may have been a huge change in regards of production. But overall bar a decent track or two its warbling pish. Sgt Pepper's lonley hearts club band. Not a bad opening, upbeat and promising. Fucking help of my friends, f**k off Ringo you wanky dick. No c**t likes you. Lucy in the sky has a decent chorus and thats it. Getting better, naw it isnae Fixing a hole, sounds like an advert for friendly bacteria Yakult Shes Leaving home. No wonder Paul, you warbling p***k Mr Kite. Just f**k off John George Harrison Sitar song. George Harrison Sitar song When I'm sixty Four. Nothing says I buy the Daily Mail like this song Lovely Rita. Not a bad song. Good beat despite the Ringo handicap Good Morning. It has cats and dogs and Elephant noises on it and foxhunting. Reprise. Again a decent wee song A day in the Life. One of the best songs of the sixties. So 2 good songs and one great one. This is regarded as a classic. f**k off. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Velvet Underground - White Light White Heat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 On 26/03/2019 at 10:56, MixuFixit said: The Strokes - Is This It You could play the vocals of any track against the melody of any other track. On 26/03/2019 at 11:21, Billy Rubin said: Hardly regarded as a classic! Ouch! I do have a lot of fondness for that album. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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