Lisnaholic

I blame it all on The Last Waltz, then it got worse with We Are The World. I'm talking about the studio and concert get-togethers where you can almost hear the stage groaning under the weight of celebrity musicians - but the music they produce is often mediocre. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I usually find those star-studded sing-alongs very disappointing.

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Psy-Fi

Those celebrity sing-alongs are always a dull bore-fest.

Too many cooks spoiling the sonic stew.

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Lisnaholic

I'm glad to see that you agree, Psy-Fi, and you are quite right: there' s a proverb for what happens.

I suppose that no artist has the time or ego to stand out and do what they are best at. The world's greatest guitarist only has time for a few notes; the improvisational rapper might squeeze in a couple of words at best, so it turns into dull lowest-common-denominator music despite all the star names. In those circumstances, I imagine that even Frownland would be reduced to linking arms and chanting along with the rest of them. I'm not sure what GG Allen might do - I'd just make sure I wasn't standing next to him on the stage.

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Chula Vista

LOL'd

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OccultHawk

If you saved up 15 years of material for the debut, makes sense.

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Neapolitan

I that the revamped version of Eight Mile High, where they turn it into a jam session?

Well I know the Perfumed Garden show by name only. However I have listen to a few Peel Sessions. He was always a character I admired. Some of my favorite bands all unrelated music-wise had one thing in common: they appeared in one his broadcast sessions.

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MicShazam

It seems to make sense, but I can still think of far more crappy debuts than disappointing follow ups. I think the worst of an artist is often the first album, since that's where they're at their most unrefined and amateur. Especially in metal. I can't think of a metal debut that's the best of the band in question.

OccultHawk

Best because they’re raw and undefined.

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Oriphiel

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Lisnaholic

^ Yes, that's right, a live jam: Untitled is one of those double albums that had a studio disc and a live disc, like Ummagumma, Wheels of Fire or Eat A Peach. For me, it's about the best album The Byrds ever made: more rock, less pop or country than usual.

^ My older brother used to listen to John Peel's radio shows, so I grew up absorbing his musical choices. What with classical music and talk radio, there was a time in Britain when there was only one radio station dedicated to pop music and that station had just one dj who would play prog/rock music. That's why it was called "underground music": you could only hear it broadcast in public for a couple of hours a week, when a JP show was on. Consequently, JP had a huge and unique reputation among the "underground" music fraternity; he always played non-mainstream music, and his opinion could make or break a band, which meant that (i) bands were eager to play in one of his sessions and (ii) they always put on their best performance. So, as Psy-Fi noted once, any "Peel Session" recording is likely to be worth a listen.

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