Worst Album You have Bought

FlapJacks said:
Just given pt. 1 a quick go on Spotify and it's certainly a tricky listen. It has a certain charm though. :cool:

Ps. The Wikipedia page is quite interesting.
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Thanks Flapjack, I've just read through the Wiki page on it. It was obviously a concept art thingy being in the Velvet Underground but it very hard to dance too or *acousticise it. (new word I've made up?)
However there are some good quotes -
** "The spin cycle of a washing machine has more melodic variation than the electronic drone that was Metal Machine Music"
*** As a statement it's great, as a giant **** YOU it shows integrity—a sick, twisted, dunced-out, malevolent, perverted, psychopathic integrity, but integrity nevertheless."

I never came across MMM until 1977, and bought it unlistened to from the HMV in Stockton, it actually broke down a barrier for me. The youth club I attended had a bunch of strange weird little gang of 4 oddballs. They dressed strange, stood together every night just inside the entrance, they never bothered with anybody else but their own little gang. I heard them talking about Lou Reeds Transformer. So got talking.

I swear these were the first Geek/nerds pre IT revolution on this planet. They were just there waiting for the nerd revolution to happen. I got to really like them and bothered with them until I was around 22, when they all seemed to disappeared to somewhere down south Dorkshire and no doubt have become successful. (Geeks/nerds always do).
 
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Diamond Dogs I bought this as it came out.

I used to copy /tape borrowing his very early albums from mates older brothers (mainly hippies or grebos) I lent them in 1973/74 , early stuff like David Bowie (Images) 1968 and David Bowie (Space Odyssey) until I could afford to buy them. These early albums are fantastic writing and music for the time.

All his early albums were incredible and not really easy listening for Pop music fans, but as you growing in your teens, music seems to expand your horizons and your mind begins to appreciate - Cygnet Committee, Unwashed and somewhat slightly dazed, on later albums The Width of a Circle. Saviour Machine etc.

Although he could produce some good pop songs as well, I think he was quoted as saying he was just a pop song writer and singer. Playing himself down in a way really.

My disappointing album was Young Americans.

I think Bowie and his cohorts, are arguably the best Britain produced imho.

He largely played himself down describing himself as a pop song writer and singer, he always seemed an uneasy man being interviewed, but fantastic on stage.
 
I think mine would be the new Take That album, which I haven't ever heard or received yet.

Bought it on CD in order to get a pre-sale code for my wife for the Riverside show. However I can safely say it'll be the worst thing I've ever bought, but luckily I also dont have a CD player so we wont be hearing it anyways.

The best thing is I apparently bought the "wrong ones" (standing instead of sitting) and so she went back on and bought her own tickets when they went on general sale.

Anyone want 4 standing tickets at cost price ?
 
mercury_redstone7 said:
Diamond Dogs I bought this as it came out.

I used to copy /tape borrowing his very early albums from mates older brothers (mainly hippies or grebos) I lent them in 1973/74 , early stuff like David Bowie (Images) 1968 and David Bowie (Space Odyssey) until I could afford to buy them. These early albums are fantastic writing and music for the time.

All his early albums were incredible and not really easy listening for Pop music fans, but as you growing in your teens, music seems to expand your horizons and your mind begins to appreciate - Cygnet Committee, Unwashed and somewhat slightly dazed, on later albums The Width of a Circle. Saviour Machine etc.

Although he could produce some good pop songs as well, I think he was quoted as saying he was just a pop song writer and singer. Playing himself down in a way really.

My disappointing album was Young Americans.

I think Bowie and his cohorts, are arguably the best Britain produced imho.

He largely played himself down describing himself as a pop song writer and singer, he always seemed an uneasy man being interviewed, but fantastic on stage.
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Bowie made some stinkers as well as some of the best music. I wanted to like his final album blackstar but i just couldn't get into it.
 
mercury_redstone7 said:
Heavy Metal Machine Music Lou Reed.......... Double Album all 4 sides the same absolutely bewildering that this could be produced - nothing comes close whatever you put up on here

Saved Bob Dylan ......I have everything Dylan has done or just about. This album stinks.

The Tubes The Tubes Live........... its grim listening

Farewell to Kings - is Rush........ awful album.

Parachutes - Coldplay is absolute butt fumes.

Kasabian - Kasabian........ is dog logs

There are plenty more.

Any house, Rave or Rap, there maybe the odd track that makes you tap a foot , but I would rather have to shout help to silence whilst on fire.
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HMM got such poor reviews and was seen as a pisss take by reed that I steered well clear so was never bought but pity the poor vinyl junkies that did
 
mercury_redstone7 said:
You must have done a bit of homework deciding what to buy in ?
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Yes used to read the NME and Sounds and for artists I didnt know much about I would take a punt on a good review....MMM came out in 1975 so i was 18 and had already bought a lot of LPs from bands and artists i knew so was always looking for new stuff and Reed was someone I dabled in but not bought every studio album .... Think I had transformer when it came out but MMM was his 5th ... what a ramble eh?
 
Simple Minds - Good News From The Next World.

After hearing Hypnotised and being a big fan of their previous stuff I was stupidly excited about buying this album.

It is utter dross.
 
Fat Harry white and the love unlimited orchestra - Hmmmm baby. I was buying the Shirehorses albums and i thought i would get this as well. its pants.
 
Another one from me.

Record shopping with my mate in Denver, CO after a heavy drinking session over breakfast and into lunch. Picked up a Sugarcubes 12" although I remember thinking I didn't recognise the cover but still stuck it in the rather large pile of records I was buying, and bought it.

Got it home a couple of days later, now sober, and I'd gone and bought a Sugarbabes 12' by mistake 😂
 
mercury_redstone7 said:
Heavy Metal Machine Music Lou Reed.......... Double Album all 4 sides the same absolutely bewildering that this could be produced - nothing comes close whatever you put up on here

Saved Bob Dylan ......I have everything Dylan has done or just about. This album stinks.

The Tubes The Tubes Live........... its grim listening

Farewell to Kings - is Rush........ awful album.

Parachutes - Coldplay is absolute butt fumes.

Kasabian - Kasabian........ is dog logs

There are plenty more.

Any house, Rave or Rap, there maybe the odd track that makes you tap a foot , but I would rather have to shout help to silence whilst on fire.
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Got to disagree on Farewell to Kings… now… hemispheres … that was awful
 
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