Recommend Albums People Try To Forget The Artist Released - General

Interesting premise, this time it will be about albums that people tend to not talk about and cover up to avoid embarressment. [B]RECOMMEND AN ALBUM THAT YOU LIKE, but other people try to forget about.[/B] Now I personally don't like to think of them as "guilty pleasures" because that is lame. I would rather call them albums that are unfairly forgotten about or given as an example to others as to how "bad" they can get. Most of the time it is a complete change in musical direction so I hope this thread comes up with new artists with albums they wouldn't recommend to start with (which I will) :smug: Here a few I recommend. Bob Dylan - Self Portrait [img]http://www.lsrhs.net/activities/Bob%20Dylan%20Club/museumss.jpg[/img] Self Portrait is reknowned for causing mass controversy for fans. Causing an outbreak of "This is the end of the 60s and Bob Dylan". I personally enjoy it because it shows a significant character change to show he isn't the "voice of the generation". The music is laughable, and it is terribly produced... but as an album it holds up too well that it struggles to stay in the dark when people want to listen to his music. Metallica - St Anger [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j7MwajcIScg/SyEYl4vCW9I/AAAAAAAAAFM/B2qZppo4xeA/s320/Metallica+-+St+Anger.jpg[/img] St Anger is an album literally all metal fans should have heard about, since it is always brought up in conversation to mock and laugh for it's unexpected hilarity. I find it dim that people just make the :| face whenever brought up in an actual musical discussion. I like the album a lot, in fact it is the FIRST Metallica album I listened to. Which some may frown upon but that's what I did. After that, I enjoyed their artistry a heck of a lot more as well as having a special place for this album. Metallica fans should be proud of this album and defend it instead of allowing people to make a mockery of it! Remember.... Your Lifestyle, determines your deathstyle. :smug: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - The Effects of 333 [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/BRMC-TheEffectsOf333.jpg[/img] I know a few fans that adore the band, then hearing on this new "noise ambient" direction, few were excited. It is now rated as one of the worst noise albums of all time because of this reaction. It shows that few can open up to the expression that they have, I enjoyed this album and it deserves more respect than people give it. [editline]15th January 2011[/editline] Stevie Wonder - In Square Circle [img]http://img.snowrecords.com/lp/4/38784.jpg[/img] This was a huge change in music artistry, but that was the 80s fault... Now that they have long gone, most fail to understand the vibe back then. He had already released Hotter Than July which was released at the start of the decade, and even that had an 80s feel to it. Everyone loved that album. But why is there confusion here? There is no band behind him this time, it is pure synthesizers and 80s sounding production coating it. It was bound to be cheesy, so people are finding it hard to judge it as an album with good music. Most tend to skip everything and go for "Part Time Lover", "Go Home" and "Overjoyed". I think as a whole, it is a great part of the catalogue. It is also one of his highest selling albums. People were crazy in the 80s, get over it. Pink Floyd - Final Cut [img]http://images3.wax.fm/pink_floyd_final_cut-13-1668-1290905962.jpeg[/img] Yes, predictable. After The Wall, it says clear that this is a 100% Roger Waters controlled album. Oh wait just a second, didn't he have creative control since Syd Barrett left the band? Oh well, I guess it is just an album people expected to get more of a thrill from. His idea of making The Wall album was genius, he had his "Pros and Cons" album in the back of his mind. So the courteous thing to do would present that to the band for the next album. It came to my mind that he basically got pissed at them all, and demanded to release an album that was so far from The Wall's style. He got his respect and Pink Floyd's market place had considerably decreased. Not by much, so it seems his decision was cruel but pointless. I still enjoy the album though :3:

[img]http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/105/cover_54111818102008.jpg[/img] Pretty much every critic finds it pretentious, and most people hail it as the start of the end for Prog Rock. But fuck those guys it's great. The Revealing Science is one of my favourite Yes songs, with a keyboard solo that could kill a man a mile away, amazing lush harmonies and memorable melodies.

I'm not sure if this is exactly what this thread is about, but I'm gonna say "Human After All" by Daft Punk. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0d/Humanafterall.jpg[/img] When this album was leaked several months before it's official release, many thought it was a fake designed to foil online filesharing. People criticised it for being repetitive, of primitive quality and seemingly rushed overall (the entire album was apparently created, produced and mixed in just 6 weeks). But then when DP toured in '06/'07, everyone suddenly reconsidered their initial feelings about the album. [quote=Busy P (Daft Punk's former manager)]"When we put out Human After All, I got a lot of bad feedback, like, 'It's so repetitive. There's nothing new. Daft Punk used to be good.' Then they came back with the light show, and everyone shut their mouths... People even apologized, like, 'How could we have misjudged Daft Punk?' The live show changed everything. Even if I'm part of it, I like to step back and admire it. Me, I cried."[/quote]

Hey, I can contribute to this thread! [img]http://cms7.blogia.com/blogs/k/ko/kon/konker_2/upload/20071109061852-in-flames-come-clarity.jpg[/img] [b]In Flames - Come Clarity[/b] When this album was released, many older fans of In Flames considered it the final nail that sealed the coffin. [i]Come Clarity[/i] brings to the board many nu- and alt-metal influences, including simple E-E-chord1-E-E-chord2 riffs, among others, simplistic (though still fast) drumming that is both boring and predictable, an almost complete evaporation of the throaty rasps that In Flames helped pioneer the melodic death metal scene with, and (gasp) even female vocals. Combine this with the excessive usage of keyboard, synthesizer, and other electronic doodads (which In Flames have always used since [i]The Jester Race[/i], but mostly tastefully, and never in such excess), along with the decidedly "emo" feeling that the album gives off with its atmosphere and pain- and emotion-filled lyrics, and you have what many In Flames veterans consider to be a complete mainstream appeal - a sellout. That's not even considering the title track itself, which is considered by many fans to be the epitome of failure, the obelisk forever memorializing the death of In Flames as these veteran fans knew them. Consisting of a clean guitar track, minimalist drumming, and not a single lick of harsh vocals (in fact, the vocals are heavily post-processed to sound digitized and distorted, which is something many old-school metal fans despise in modern music), this song's already poor standing in the eyes of these disappointed fans is only intensified when the distorted guitars do kick on, playing a monotone stream of simple chords. This album, and in particular the title track, are to many old In Flames fans, the monument to their demise. Nevertheless, it still holds a special place in my heart, and is one of my favorite In Flames albums, with the title track itself being in my personal top-25 songs that are emotionally charged (Bona Fide emotion, not mainstream "emotion") [b]In Flames - Come Clarity (Song)[/b] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJojO8gNunI[/media] [url=http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/inflames/comeclarity.html#6](Lyrics)[/url] :3:

[img]http://bandcamp.com/files/69/08/690853356-1.jpg[/img] A great example of too much experimentation.

I love Come Clarity, it's a great album. To me it's reaction pretty much captures that close minded fanboyism so endemic in modern music where anything but a rehash of previous works is hated on. That being said, St Anger was not a good album :v:

[QUOTE=Dopey Trout;27430607] That being said, St Anger was not a good album :v:[/QUOTE] Best album there is. :smug:

it moved me further from metallica

Even tough St. Anger was definitely worse than their other stuff, I thought it was great.

[QUOTE=Hakita;27436099]Even tough St. Anger was definitely worse than their other stuff, I thought it was great.[/QUOTE] I see people being afraid of looking lame if they can like it. I personally don't care if people thought I was lame, I'll be barely in anger with them. :mmmsmug:

The Fall :smith: but I don't recommend it. at all.

[QUOTE=heyitsdan;27436204]The Fall :smith: but I don't recommend it. at all.[/QUOTE] [media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=W112SBUVcmw[/media] :rock:

"Von" by Sigur Rós [img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41aI3j7SRfL._SL500_AA300_.jpg[/img] Can't really think of many others, but I don't think Snow Patrol's first two albums are very well liked. Well, maybe they are but they definitely don't get anywhere near as much attention as their other albums from what I've seen. "Songs For Polarbears" and "When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up" are their names anyway. Oh wait, try to forget existed. The albums I mentioned I don't try to forget, or think that people try to forget, but I just simply forget them. uh I'll try think of something.

[img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51tM%2B5ads1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=evlbzltyr;27436639][img_thumb]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51tM%2B5ads1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] It is depressing that people mocked Axl Rose for covering Charles Manson. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEvFEu4PRkI[/media] I say it is absolutely awesome and I respect him a whole lot for that gesture. It isn't like they were advocating violance was it?

[img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cU5AH_78QUE/ShUXp3AoyqI/AAAAAAAAAlI/mHVVt74et3o/s400/Megadeth-Risk.jpg[/img] I'm not sure if it's so disliked, but I have heard negative reviews about it. I, however, loved most of it. Sure, it had it's downers, but there are gems there as well, like this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_KFbVh3Uzk[/media] I think they should play more of it these days.

[QUOTE=AK'z;27428789]Metallica - St Anger [img_thumb]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j7MwajcIScg/SyEYl4vCW9I/AAAAAAAAAFM/B2qZppo4xeA/s320/Metallica+-+St+Anger.jpg[/img_thumb] St Anger is an album literally all metal fans should have heard about, since it is always brought up in conversation to mock and laugh for it's unexpected hilarity. I find it dim that people just make the :| face whenever brought up in an actual musical discussion. I like the album a lot, in fact it is the FIRST Metallica album I listened to. Which some may frown upon but that's what I did. After that, I enjoyed their artistry a heck of a lot more as well as having a special place for this album. Metallica fans should be proud of this album and defend it instead of allowing people to make a mockery of it! Remember.... Your Lifestyle, is your deathstyle. :smug:[/QUOTE] Or maybe you should just accept the fact some people will [b]never[/b] like that album because everything about it represents everything they hate in music, and there's nothing you can say or do that will change that.

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/71/Brintotheunknown.jpg[/img] [b]Bad Religion - Into the Unknown[/b] It is the second album by Bad Religion, which was released in 1983. It is a progressive album rather than Bad Religion's usual style. A lot of people disliked it when it released, and Bad Religion themselves pretty much try and forget about it. Which sucks because I think its a pretty cool album :saddowns: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAthBH8pZOg[/media]

Oh god [IMG]http://mossipblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/kanye808sheartbreak.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Kyle v3;27439866]Or maybe you should just accept the fact some people will [b]never[/b] like that album because everything about it represents everything they hate in music, and there's nothing you can say or do that will change that.[/QUOTE] You don't have to get angry. [editline]15th January 2011[/editline] :smug:

I would say everything by David Bowie for the 90s till now...but I can't recommend that to anyone

[QUOTE=Gmod4ever;27430303]Hey, I can contribute to this thread! [img_thumb]http://cms7.blogia.com/blogs/k/ko/kon/konker_2/upload/20071109061852-in-flames-come-clarity.jpg[/img_thumb] [b]In Flames - Come Clarity[/b] When this album was released, many older fans of In Flames considered it the final nail that sealed the coffin. [i]Come Clarity[/i] brings to the board many nu- and alt-metal influences, including simple E-E-chord1-E-E-chord2 riffs, among others, simplistic (though still fast) drumming that is both boring and predictable, an almost complete evaporation of the throaty rasps that In Flames helped pioneer the melodic death metal scene with, and (gasp) even female vocals. Combine this with the excessive usage of keyboard, synthesizer, and other electronic doodads (which In Flames have always used since [i]The Jester Race[/i], but mostly tastefully, and never in such excess), along with the decidedly "emo" feeling that the album gives off with its atmosphere and pain- and emotion-filled lyrics, and you have what many In Flames veterans consider to be a complete mainstream appeal - a sellout. That's not even considering the title track itself, which is considered by many fans to be the epitome of failure, the obelisk forever memorializing the death of In Flames as these veteran fans knew them. Consisting of a clean guitar track, minimalist drumming, and not a single lick of harsh vocals (in fact, the vocals are heavily post-processed to sound digitized and distorted, which is something many old-school metal fans despise in modern music), this song's already poor standing in the eyes of these disappointed fans is only intensified when the distorted guitars do kick on, playing a monotone stream of simple chords. This album, and in particular the title track, are to many old In Flames fans, the monument to their demise. Nevertheless, it still holds a special place in my heart, and is one of my favorite In Flames albums, with the title track itself being in my personal top-25 songs that are emotionally charged (Bona Fide emotion, not mainstream "emotion") [b]In Flames - Come Clarity (Song)[/b] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJojO8gNunI[/media] [url=http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/inflames/comeclarity.html#6](Lyrics)[/url] :3:[/QUOTE] I don't care how much hate this gets, I think it's great

[QUOTE=samframpton;27430474][img_thumb]http://bandcamp.com/files/69/08/690853356-1.jpg[/img_thumb] A great example of too much experimentation.[/QUOTE] Age of Adz really isn't an album that people try to forget about. It's pretty successful, critically and commercially.

[QUOTE=samframpton;27430474][img_thumb]http://bandcamp.com/files/69/08/690853356-1.jpg[/img_thumb] A great example of too much experimentation.[/QUOTE] uh age of adz is pretty typical for sufjan

[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e7/SatanicRS.jpg[/IMG] Reviled by every Stones fan I've ever met, yet it's my second-favourite album by the band (behind Let it Bleed, which is my all-time favourite album). also seconding Tales from Topographic Oceans and Selfportrait

[QUOTE=AK'z;27440663]You don't have to get angry.[/QUOTE] I'm bi-polar, half my life will be spent in random anger until I die.

[img]http://muse.mu/upload/image/discography/304x304/1cb58b97-e4af-4092-bb62-6552d43d4951.jpg[/img] Personal opinion of course. :smug: [editline]16th January 2011[/editline] [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xfqZtKOAYQQ/SiRLGlmEVsI/AAAAAAAABpg/ELjQG4dZr40/s400/600px-21st_Century_Breakdown_Album_Cover.jpg[/img] also this, which killed Green Day for me.

[img]http://culturepopped.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/american_idiot.jpg[/img] Don't see why people shunned this album, it was a concept album made after the masters for the tracks to Cigarretes and Valentines was stolen, so they decided to create something new. It brought on imagery of the mind and told a story. Most people look at it as a politically driven album, I see it as the life of the Jesus of Suburbia.

i shunned it because it was bad

[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;27448718] Don't see why people shunned this album, it was a concept album made after the masters for the tracks to Cigarretes and Valentines was stolen, so they decided to create something new. It brought on imagery of the mind and told a story. Most people look at it as a politically driven album, I see it as the life of the Jesus of Suburbia.[/QUOTE] It was meh.