Critically lauded albums that do nothing for you

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Critically lauded albums that do nothing for you

Patti Smith doesn't do much for me at all, but I need to give her more of a chance before writing her off.

Hmm...Loveless wins. Half of that album is really boring.

Life...life...I know it's got its ups and downs.

Groucho Marx wrote:Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it and then misapplying the wrong remedies.

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Dr. Geek wrote:
dabrasha wrote:Horses, Patti Smith

That one, too, aside from "Gloria."

I agree with Dr. Geek.
I'll throw on Joy Division's entire catalog, and London Calling. I vastly prefer the first Clash record.
There's more, but I'll start with those.
Oh, and this:

Hiwatt wrote:Television. No thank you.

...is ridiculous.

What are the queers doing to the soil?

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BadComrade wrote:Patti Smith sucks. Can't stand to even look at a picture of the woman.

You suck!

"Patti Smith sucks..." what the hell is wrong wtih you?!?! I...you...GAH!

On the real, though, eff The Village Green Preservation Society.

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MrFood wrote:And 'London Calling' basically eats the biggest bag of dicks in history.

I wouldn't say that, but it is quite overrated. The Clash in general have never done as much for me as everyone acts like they should.

Also, the only Elvis Costello album I've ever listened to at this point, My Aim Is True, never did a damn thing for me...people have problems with Bob Dylan's voice, when this gargling motherfucker is recording albums? Gah...I can't stand his voice. The vocals were also my biggest problem with Horses.

Life...life...I know it's got its ups and downs.

Groucho Marx wrote:Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it and then misapplying the wrong remedies.

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Robert G wrote:I'll go first. For me, it's one that fits both: The Stooges' Fun House LP. I checked out the 2005 Rhino reissue out of the library and I've been listening to it on and off for the past few weeks. Is there something I'm missing here? Am I just not rock 'n' roll enough to feel the awesome everyone says this album is? I want to say this album totally rules right there with my other albums that I think are winners, but then I'd be a liar.

...It can take some people a while to get into it. Lester Bangs hated it on first listen, and he championed it with a vengeance later. I hated The Piper at the Gates of Dawn on first listen, but I love that album now, and Syd Barrett is one of my favorite songwriters/guitar abusers in rock history, period.

Give it time.

Life...life...I know it's got its ups and downs.

Groucho Marx wrote:Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it and then misapplying the wrong remedies.

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That reminds me: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and A Saucerful of Secrets are okay, but, I don't think they come close to releases like Meddle or Animals.

Maybe if he wasn't so batty.

murderedman wrote:Your problem is your bloc attitude.

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H-GM wrote:On the real, though, eff The Village Green Preservation Society.

Yeah.

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I bought Double Nickels on the Dime on vinyl after hearing almost universal praise for it. Still haven't listened to all four sides, it was so fucking boring for me. Will try again sometime, but not looking forward to it...

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H-GM wrote:That reminds me: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and A Saucerful of Secrets are okay, but, I don't think they come close to releases like Meddle or Animals.

Maybe if he wasn't so batty.

I can't dictate personal taste. my favorite floyd albums are Animals and Piper, with Meddle or Wish You Were Here at third.

places where the later albums have it over the barrett stuff is in rhythmic sophistication (never one of floyd's strong suits, sometimes I find Piper hard to enjoy cause the rhythm section is so weak) and production (Piper sounds like it was produced on the cheap).

Life...life...I know it's got its ups and downs.

Groucho Marx wrote:Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it and then misapplying the wrong remedies.

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Fugazi - 13 Songs

and Repeater

Fun House took me forever to love, at least a year. I still prefer 1969.

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