What's your WORST "buried classic" album?

Buttmunker · 08-13-03, 10:36 AM

This companion thread was inspired because I used to purposely buy albums that were considered great in their day due to the reputation, but found the album unlistenable.

Case in point: Red Octopus by Jefferson Starship (1975). Went to #1 for four weeks (their sole chart-topper) and yielded the top 10 hit Miracles (which I also don't care for).

Hollowgen · 08-13-03, 11:24 AM

Robert Plant - Now And Zen

it seems like he's trying so hard to underperform for sake of not sounding like the Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.

Tscott · 08-13-03, 11:40 AM

Oh, this is so easy...

Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music

cungar · 08-13-03, 04:14 PM

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Originally posted by Buttmunker
This companion thread was inspired because I used to purposely buy albums that were considered great in their day due to the reputation, but found the album unlistenable.

Case in point: Red Octopus by Jefferson Starship (1975). Went to #1 for four weeks (their sole chart-topper) and yielded the top 10 hit Miracles (which I also don't care for).

I don't know what day that was because I was buying records then and it was considered crap. I've never heard of a Starship album considered a classic.

By the way, mine's a tie between Captain Beefheart Trout Mask Replica and Pavement Slanted and Enchanted.

Buttmunker · 08-13-03, 04:22 PM

I haven't bought any Moby Grape albums, despite the fact that Mr. Van Dreisen considers them "classic" and gave his autographed vinyl to Beavis and Butt-head as compensation.

fallow · 08-13-03, 10:55 PM

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Originally posted by cungar
By the way, mine's a tie between Captain Beefheart Trout Mask Replica and Pavement Slanted and Enchanted.

evenflow · 08-13-03, 11:13 PM

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Originally posted by cungar
Pavement Slanted and Enchanted.

Buttmunker · 08-14-03, 08:27 AM

Never Mind The Bullocks by The Sex Pistols. Gawd-awful, can't listen to it.

wendersfan · 08-14-03, 11:14 AM

It's by no means a "buried" classic, but I don't like The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds much at all. I understand why it's supposed to be so great, but I think it's lame.

BTW, there's never been a Jefferson Starship album that has had the reputation as a "classic" album. The two most critically esteemed Jefferson Airplane albums, Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers, have not aged well in the opinion of most critics, at least from what I've seen. I happen to think they're both great.

Brain Stew · 08-14-03, 11:25 AM

Pet Sound's may seem a little hokey and wholesome, but it really is a great album IMO.

I don't think that critics have looked upon Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers in a negative light in recent years, but Bathing At Baxters is another matter...

wendersfan · 08-14-03, 11:31 AM

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Originally posted by Brain Stew
Pet Sound's may seem a little hokey and wholesome, but it really is a great album IMO.

I don't think that critics have looked upon Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers in a negative light in recent years, but Bathing At Baxters is another matter...

I think Pet Sounds kicks off great with "Wouldn't It Be Nice?", but the rest of the songs do nothing for me. I've listened to it over and over again, and it just doesn't grow on me at all.

I didn't mean to imply that Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers are disliked nowadays, just that they aren't held up to be "classics" the way they once were.

Brain Stew · 08-14-03, 11:37 AM

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I think Pet Sounds kicks off great with "Wouldn't It Be Nice?", but the rest of the songs do nothing for me. I've listened to it over and over again, and it just doesn't grow on me at all.

I didn't mean to imply that Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers are disliked nowadays, just that they aren't held up to be "classics" the way they once were.

Pet Sounds certainly runs out of steam, since it places the best material in the first 4 or 5 tracks, but its still the best Beach Boys album for my money.

I understood what you said about Airplane, a lot of 60s artists were heralded for their spacey sound effects and psychedelic sloganing in their songs, and jeered for the same reasons upon reinspection years later. That is why Bathing At Baxters has been taken to the cleaners.

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Buttmunker DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York Posts: 6,271	I haven't bought any Moby Grape albums, despite the fact that Mr. Van Dreisen considers them "classic" and gave his autographed vinyl to Beavis and Butt-head as compensation. __________________ I'm-a one, I'm-a one, the one they call Buttmunker.

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wendersfan Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Where homophobes don't get slut sauce Posts: 28,260	It's by no means a "buried" classic, but I don't like The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds much at all. I understand why it's supposed to be so great, but I think it's lame. BTW, there's never been a Jefferson Starship album that has had the reputation as a "classic" album. The two most critically esteemed Jefferson Airplane albums, Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers, have not aged well in the opinion of most critics, at least from what I've seen. I happen to think they're both great. __________________ "Fifth Element may be as dumb and artless as Johnny Mnemonic, but since a frenchman made it it must be ART!" -Pants "...I think it's a low blow to draw attention to wendersfan's drunken state. " - dork "Just because their victims are still alive doesn't mean they didn't commit murder." - grundle "You concentrate on the sad wanna be hooliganism and let us worry about the actual soccer." - rocketsauce (final score: Columbus 2-Chicago 1)

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Brain Stew DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 8,572	Pet Sound's may seem a little hokey and wholesome, but it really is a great album IMO. I don't think that critics have looked upon Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers in a negative light in recent years, but Bathing At Baxters is another matter... __________________ "And if you don't underestimate me, I won't underestimate you." - Bob Dylan

08-13-03, 10:36 AM	#1
Buttmunker DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York Posts: 6,271	What's your WORST "buried classic" album? This companion thread was inspired because I used to purposely buy albums that were considered great in their day due to the reputation, but found the album unlistenable. Case in point: Red Octopus by Jefferson Starship (1975). Went to #1 for four weeks (their sole chart-topper) and yielded the top 10 hit Miracles (which I also don't care for). __________________ I'm-a one, I'm-a one, the one they call Buttmunker.

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Hollowgen DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,629	Robert Plant - Now And Zen it seems like he's trying so hard to underperform for sake of not sounding like the Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.