gunnels

Ever listen to a record and halfway through and think, "Oh wow, this kicks alot of ass!" then all of a sudden the quality drops off a cliff?
Or maybe an album contains some of your favorite tunes, but is loaded with filler in between?
Or how about when a record is doing fine, then the band decides to end it with 30 minutes of improvisation that sounds like Kenny G. in a grindcore band?

We've all been there.
It's LPs that should have been EPs.
And they break our hearts.

...So post 'em here and discuss!
What albums are in question for you? What tracks would you keep and which would you toss?
I'll start:


The Mars Volta- Amputechture

For me, the is the king of them all. The massive Amputechture. The album contains some of my favorite TMV songs such as "Tetragrammaton" and "Meccamputechture". However, Omar and Co. decide that they want to open and close this already huge album with 7+ minutes of pointless droll. Then there's the weaker tracks such as "Asilos Magdalenas" and "Day of the Baphomets", which aren't necessarily bad (albeit sometimes grating), they just simply pale in comparison to the aforementioned verbosely named tracks.


Tera Melos- Tera Melos
Tera Melos' self-titled album is a math-rock treat. Complex, yet catchy. Heavy, yet occasionally light and ambient. Yes, this album has it all. The first seven tracks are a thrill to listen to.
Then comes track 8.
What.
20 minutes of wankery of the highest degree. Not the good John Mclaughlin wankery. Nuh uh. We're talking Merzbow level wank. That's alot of wank.
I tried to find a youtube video to show you, but I couldn't find one. I guess any uploaders figured it wouldn't get any hits anyway.


King Crimson- In the Court of the Crimson King
Sorry guys.
In the Court starts out with one of my favorite songs ever, "21st Century Schizoid Man". I'd go on a rant about why and how much I love this song, but most of you probably have already heard it. The album also contains another favorite of mine, "Epitaph".
Everything else?
Meh, which is exactly how I feel about everything else King Crimson has released.
But man, I could jam to those two songs all day long.

Your turn!

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