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omalleyfan · 09-25-2003, 05:33 PM

Every great artist (okay, maybe besides The Beatles) has at least one "crap" album. Of these, which would you vote the worst

Mr. Stefani · 09-25-2003, 08:49 PM

Barbra Streisand was once a good artist?

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Aerosmith - "Just Push Play" (Night In The Ruts and Rock And A Hard Place are the most maligned, but I think JPP was the bottom of the barrel personally)

I like J.P.P. Its a good album, but not really to their standards. Still decent though. I like Jaded.

Hollow · 09-25-2003, 09:55 PM

i dont even know any of those but i like american life (i might have heard songs from it tho) cause i like madonna

dandelion wine · 09-26-2003, 01:35 AM

I'm going with Michael Jackson's "Invincible" album.

omalleyfan · 09-27-2003, 06:30 PM

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Originally posted by Nirvana
Barbra Streisand was once a good artist?

well, she is definately not everybody's taste, but I do think for the first 20 or so years of her career, she was at the forefront of her genre. Pretty much everything from "The Barbra Streisand Album" to the Yentl soundtrack was steller. I have not been crazy about much of what she's done since 1983 though.

kym · 09-28-2003, 09:03 PM

any Mick Jagger solo effort pretty much stunk up the joint.

Dean Winchester · 10-10-2003, 02:10 PM

hold up!

neither Madonna's American Life or Olivia's Soul Kiss belong on this list. Granted both albums were flops for the artists, but they were decent albums. I love American Life even tho it has done awful.

vashti1999 · 10-15-2003, 02:42 PM

I think the Batman soundtrack is Prince's worst album. Rainbow Children is good.

Dean Winchester · 10-15-2003, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by vashti1999
I think the Batman soundtrack is Prince's worst album. Rainbow Children is good.

I think Come is worse than either myself

donald snl · 10-24-2003, 10:35 PM

ophellia by natlae merchant shes one of my all time favorites but that was dpressing pardon the bad spelling

Cashodeen · 10-24-2003, 11:07 PM

Hmm... of course I have heard of every artist up there but I am not familiar with most of those albums, (Probably cuz they were crap!

) so perhaps I shouldn't vote. It's cool Duran Duran is up there for the fact that this topic is about "great artists." (How super

) "Thank You" wasn't the greatest, to say the least. I love those guys, but what were they thinking? That is one album of theirs that is never getting listened to by me.

It's hard for my to fully put a diss on most of the artists because I respect them, so I don't want to be TOO cruel...
WAIT... this won't be hard. Michael Jackson's Invisible? Gawd. No one, BUT no one wants to see his scary self in videos or hear him sing new garbage. (Okay, there are some and if one of you is reading this, I gotta say, "if you're in need of hearing him sing, just listen to his stuff previous, preferably prewhite Michael.) Invisible better be his last album ever.

Dean Winchester · 10-25-2003, 03:15 PM

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Originally posted by Cashodeen
Hmm... of course I have heard of every artist up there but I am not familiar with most of those albums, (Probably cuz they were crap! ) so perhaps I shouldn't vote. It's cool Duran Duran is up there for the fact that this topic is about "great artists." (How super ) "Thank You" wasn't the greatest, to say the least. I love those guys, but what were they thinking? That is one album of theirs that is never getting listened to by me.

It's hard for my to fully put a diss on most of the artists because I respect them, so I don't want to be TOO cruel...
WAIT... this won't be hard. Michael Jackson's Invisible? Gawd. No one, BUT no one wants to see his scary self in videos or hear him sing new garbage. (Okay, there are some and if one of you is reading this, I gotta say, "if you're in need of hearing him sing, just listen to his stuff previous, preferably prewhite Michael.) Invisible better be his last album ever.

I agree I'm not crazy about Thank You, and that's coming from somebody who LOVES 90's Duran Duran. I loved The Wedding Album and Medazzaland, but Thank You was contractual filler IMO.

Steve M. · 01-12-2004, 05:15 PM

I voted for Paul McCartney's Pipes of Peace because it was a disappointment coming right after Tug of War, the music was insipid, the lyrics were dumb ("I acted like a dustbin lid"), and it had one hell of a bad instrumental ("Hey Hey").

Other legendarily bad albums from good artists include:

It's Hard, the Who

Self-Portrait, Bob Dylan

Against the Wind, Bob Seger

American Dream, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

every solo album Neil Young put out from 1982 to 1988

Dean Winchester · 01-12-2004, 08:03 PM

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Originally posted by Steve M.
I voted for Paul McCartney's Pipes of Peace because it was a disappointment coming right after Tug of War, the music was insipid, the lyrics were dumb ("I acted like a dustbin lid"), and it had one hell of a bad instrumental ("Hey Hey").

Other legendarily bad albums from good artists include:

It's Hard, the Who

Self-Portrait, Bob Dylan

Against the Wind, Bob Seger

American Dream, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

every solo album Neil Young put out from 1982 to 1988

I don't know too much about Seger, but I'm surprised if Against The Wind was his worst album. I don't have the album but do have the Greatest Hits albums, and there's a few classic songs on there. or are the singles (Against The Wind, Her Strut) the only good songs from the album while the rest are awful filler?

SBTB Geek · 01-12-2004, 08:37 PM

Invincible, and American Life aren't as bad as people make them out to be, it's just that people expect another Thriller, or Ray of Light.

Michael's "You Rock My World," "Break of Dawn," and "Butterflies" are great, and so are Madonna's "Hollywood," "Love Profusion," and "Nothing Fails."

View Poll Results: Every good artist has at least one stinker... of the stinkers which stunk worst?
Elton John - "Leather Jackets" (Victim Of Love and Duets aren't much better though)	1	4.76%
Elvis Costello - "Mighty Like A Rose"	0	0%
David Bowie - "Never Let Me Down"	1	4.76%
Prince - "The Rainbow Children"	0	0%
Rolling Stones - "Dirty Work"	1	4.76%
U2 - "Pop"	0	0%
Barbra Streisand - "Till I Loved You"	0	0%
Paul McCartney - "Pipes Of Peace"	1	4.76%
Pearl Jam - "No Code"	1	4.76%
Madonna - "American Life"	2	9.52%
Bruce Springsteen - "Human Touch"	0	0%
Aerosmith - "Just Push Play" (Night In The Ruts and Rock And A Hard Place are the most maligned, but I think JPP was the bottom of the barrel personally)	1	4.76%
Fleetwood Mac - "Behind The Mask"	0	0%
Olivia Newton-John - "Soul Kiss"	0	0%
R.E.M. - "Up"	1	4.76%
Duran Duran - "Thank You"	1	4.76%
Diana Ross - "Silk Electric"	0	0%
Guns N Roses - "The Spaghetti Incident"	1	4.76%
Michael Jackson - "Invincible"	9	42.86%
Queen - "Hot Space"	1	4.76%
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll

09-25-2003, 05:33 PM	#1
omalleyfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 12, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 199	Worst "bad album" by a good artist Every great artist (okay, maybe besides The Beatles) has at least one "crap" album. Of these, which would you vote the worst

09-25-2003, 09:55 PM	#3
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	i dont even know any of those but i like american life (i might have heard songs from it tho) cause i like madonna
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09-26-2003, 01:35 AM	#4
dandelion wine ~ Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 20, 2003 Location: Behind the Couch Posts: 34,967	I'm going with Michael Jackson's "Invincible" album.
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09-28-2003, 09:03 PM	#6
kym Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Posts: 8	worst album any Mick Jagger solo effort pretty much stunk up the joint.

10-10-2003, 02:10 PM	#7
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	hold up! neither Madonna's American Life or Olivia's Soul Kiss belong on this list. Granted both albums were flops for the artists, but they were decent albums. I love American Life even tho it has done awful.

10-15-2003, 02:42 PM	#8
vashti1999 NY METS - #1 Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 14, 2003 Location: The world's greatest city - New York City Posts: 11,404	I think the Batman soundtrack is Prince's worst album. Rainbow Children is good.

10-24-2003, 10:35 PM	#10
donald snl Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 06, 2003 Posts: 456	ophellia by natlae merchant shes one of my all time favorites but that was dpressing pardon the bad spelling

10-24-2003, 11:07 PM	#11
Cashodeen Hi. Forum Star Join Date: Aug 30, 2001 Posts: 11,363	Hmm... of course I have heard of every artist up there but I am not familiar with most of those albums, (Probably cuz they were crap! ) so perhaps I shouldn't vote. It's cool Duran Duran is up there for the fact that this topic is about "great artists." (How super ) "Thank You" wasn't the greatest, to say the least. I love those guys, but what were they thinking? That is one album of theirs that is never getting listened to by me. It's hard for my to fully put a diss on most of the artists because I respect them, so I don't want to be TOO cruel... WAIT... this won't be hard. Michael Jackson's Invisible? Gawd. No one, BUT no one wants to see his scary self in videos or hear him sing new garbage. (Okay, there are some and if one of you is reading this, I gotta say, "if you're in need of hearing him sing, just listen to his stuff previous, preferably prewhite Michael.) Invisible better be his last album ever.

01-12-2004, 05:15 PM	#13
Steve M. Back on the road to reality Forum Superstar Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 33,307	I voted for Paul McCartney's Pipes of Peace because it was a disappointment coming right after Tug of War, the music was insipid, the lyrics were dumb ("I acted like a dustbin lid"), and it had one hell of a bad instrumental ("Hey Hey"). Other legendarily bad albums from good artists include: It's Hard, the Who Self-Portrait, Bob Dylan Against the Wind, Bob Seger American Dream, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young every solo album Neil Young put out from 1982 to 1988
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01-12-2004, 08:37 PM	#15
SBTB Geek Smooth Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 21, 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,004	Invincible, and American Life aren't as bad as people make them out to be, it's just that people expect another Thriller, or Ray of Light. Michael's "You Rock My World," "Break of Dawn," and "Butterflies" are great, and so are Madonna's "Hollywood," "Love Profusion," and "Nothing Fails."