I don't buy bad albums--because, why would I?

It would be like purchasing an item of food you don't like and would never want to eat. Let's say you don't like broccoli soup--you wouldn't buy a container of the stuff just so you could ask someone else what the worst-tasting food item they own is.

There are enough crap albums out there as it is. Let's not encourage the mass makers of crap to produce more of the worst by actually buying them.

Mushroom Label "Rock n Roll Cirus", second only to "Joujouka"

I also have Down In The Groove, but have found that there are some tracks that are redeemable on it, i.e. Ninety Miles An Hour, Rank Strangers, Silvio.

Dirty Work isn't too bad, as, like Down In The Groove, there's some decent tracks on it, i.e. One Hit, Harlem Shuffle, Sleep Tonight.

Johnny Cash has done some howlers in his time, i.e. The Baron, Water From The Wells of Home, and Rainbow.

Mine is "Tell Us The Truth" by Sham 69
Can I have a close runner up (for embarrassment factor)? Which is "Quartet " by Ultravox (my New Romantic phase, I guess)

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I also have Down In The Groove, but have found that there are some tracks that are redeemable on it, i.e. Ninety Miles An Hour, Rank Strangers, Silvio.

I fall asleep immediately by ' Silvio ' ...



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I also have Down In The Groove, but have found that there are some tracks that are redeemable on it, i.e. Ninety Miles An Hour, Rank Strangers, Silvio.

Dirty Work isn't too bad, as, like Down In The Groove, there's some decent tracks on it, i.e. One Hit, Harlem Shuffle, Sleep Tonight.

Johnny Cash has done some howlers in his time, i.e. The Baron, Water From The Wells of Home, and Rainbow.

Yes, I do agree that there are some good songs in Dirty Work, especially those one you mentioned, but as a whole album it's really hard to listen to...

When you are quite young you do make some real buying mistakes. As a teenager I bought a secondhand copy of Vanilla Fudge - The Beat Goes On. wtf was that all about? - shocking album.

Andy

Bad albums by acts who are normally good are usually still a bit better than those by artists who are a bit shite.

If Dirty Work, Landing on water, Down in the Groove etc are the worst records some of us own, then either we have very limited record collections or a few embarrassing musical skeletons in the cupboard we're not ready to own up to!

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I too own Landing on Water, but I think Re*Ac*Tor might be worse. I own that too.
Ryan Adams "Easy Tiger" might be the most boring.
And, Primitive Cool is the the most disappointing.

T@3

Any album with 'Halloweenhead' , 'Goodnight Rose' and especially this beautiful little masterpiece cant be all bad.






Re : Neil Young. His worst album is 'Fork in the Road'. I couldnt listen to it the whole way through even once and instantly forgot every song on it. Landing on Water has a couple of gems amongst the dross (Touch The Night, Violent Side). Reactor is a bit better.



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I forgot about Fork in the Road, a true stinker. Everything on it seems totally dashed off, like it was written on the way to the studio that day. Although he was referring to mp3s in the title song when he sang "Listen to this/Sounds like sh-t," he might as well have been referring to that album.

"Paradise Theater" by Styx . Although I think I bought it for the laser etching on the vinyl which was way cool !!

Dirty Work is a great album.

There are tons of albums in my collection that I don't like, or I don't like anymore. But I wouldn't call them "bad".

The shuffle function of my ipod makes justice to many albums I had buried a long time ago in my shelves. Every now and then some interesting new/familiar song pops up and when I check where it comes from, well more than one big surprise.

C

It's amazing that Stones fans seriously consider Dirty Work and Undercover as contenders for the worst albums in their collection.

Do you guys only own Stones records? And even then those albums wouldn't be the worst ones...

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It's amazing that Stones fans seriously consider Dirty Work and Undercover as contenders for the worst albums in their collection.

Do you guys only own Stones records? And even then those albums wouldn't be the worst ones...

I had the same thoughts to be honest....but isnt that being hardcore?? only stonesalbums in the collection..

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I did try cause I love the man, but Bob Dylan's Tempest is probably my worst recent download purchase. Listened to it a few times and just couldn't do it again...

I am not especially keen on these "Worst of" threads. And to be bad: Is that to be taken as a (negative) quality or a lack of quality?

I redefine the theme of the thread here to concern the most painful albums to listen to that I have got. I stress that in no way the following albums are bad. But to me they are mentally heavy to listen to, as a consequence of their subjectmatter, such as the lyrics present it in each case.

Lou Reed: BERLIN
Lou Reed: SONGS OF MAGIC AND LOSS

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I did try cause I love the man, but Bob Dylan's Tempest is probably my worst recent download purchase. Listened to it a few times and just couldn't do it again...

Tempest is on my Dylan Top 3 albumlist

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It's amazing that Stones fans seriously consider Dirty Work and Undercover as contenders for the worst albums in their collection.

Do you guys only own Stones records? And even then those albums wouldn't be the worst ones...

I had the same thoughts to be honest....but isnt that being hardcore?? only stonesalbums in the collection..

Yes, and that Dirty Work - thing is partly a truth, partly a joke!!!

I have the Charles Manson album. I haven't listened to it in probably 35 years but I remember it as being quite terrible.

Guns and Roses, The Spaghetti Incident anyone?

Tempest is on my Dylan Top 3 albumlist

....heck that's sad ...you need ta get out more



ROCKMAN

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It's amazing that Stones fans seriously consider Dirty Work and Undercover as contenders for the worst albums in their collection.

Do you guys only own Stones records? And even then those albums wouldn't be the worst ones...

I had the same thoughts to be honest....but isnt that being hardcore?? only stonesalbums in the collection..

Its not hardcore. Its retarded.

If the Stones (or any performer) havent managed to turn their fans on to artists who have inspired them, then I think even they would agree thats a massive failure on their part.

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If Dirty Work, Landing on water, Down in the Groove etc are the worst records some of us own, then either we have very limited record collections or a few embarrassing musical skeletons in the cupboard we're not ready to own up to!

Yup three words come to mind : Stock Aitken and Waterman...

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Gazza

If Dirty Work, Landing on water, Down in the Groove etc are the worst records some of us own, then either we have very limited record collections or a few embarrassing musical skeletons in the cupboard we're not ready to own up to!

Yup three words come to mind : Stock Aitken and Waterman...

When I hear the first word, Stock, Buy/Sell comes to mind.

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For me, it happens to be Landing On Water by Neil Young.

I just purchased a copy of this on vinyl today.

Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream.

Complete garbage. Not a single redeeming moment on the entire LP.

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Tempest is on my Dylan Top 3 albumlist

....heck that's sad ...you need ta get out more

I'm out all the time...walking the dog...

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I love Tempest. Is very special, but difficult album to hear

Once you get on, it's marvellous and i do not get tired of it.

Because I loved 'Don't you (forget about me)', 'Alive and kicking' and 'Belfast child', I once asked for a best of Album by the Simple Minds for Christmas. To see if I would love some of their other stuff as well.

However, the only good songs on the double cd turned out to be 'Don't you (forget about me)', 'Alive and kicking' and 'Belfast child'. The rest was utterly boring.