Albums That Disappointed

rubber soul · 12-04-2021, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SGR

Why? Why?

I was (am) a huge Costello fan. He had come off four incredible albums at this point so I expecting something innovative. What I got was what I thought was basically a collection of rather average songs with a couple exceptions (Clubland, From a Whisper To a Scream). Frankly, I think Taking Liberties (his collection of B-sides mostly) was much better. Anyway, he made up for it with the following five albums (Imperial Bedroom to Blood and Chocolate and the three in-between)

EDIT: Note, I omitted Almost Blue. I don't really put it that in the class of his other albums simply because I'm not really that much into country. Have a lot of respect for what he was trying to do though.

bob_32_116 · 12-04-2021, 03:17 PM

Steven Wilson - To the Bone

Steven Wilson - The Future Bites

The former of these was a real letdown after the brilliance of Hand. Cannot. Erase. I eventually decided there was still enough good material there to make it worth having.

The Future Bites was an even bigger disappointment and I am not sure I wish to own that one. It's not the fact that he has gone so far in the direction of pop that I mind, rather the fact that it's dull pop.

I am waiting with a certain amount of trepidation to hear what the upcoming album from the reformed Porcupine Tree will be like.

Psy-Fi · 12-06-2021, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

only in that it truly lived up to its name

they cut 12 solid tracks of crap

^ This guy knows the score.

Mucha na Dziko · 12-06-2021, 11:45 AM

McCartney III was a disappointment.

Paul is my favourite Beatle and one of my all-time life/music inspirations.
When I've heard he's recording again on his own, like he did McCartney I and II, and most of RAM, I was supper happy and hyped up.

Then the album came out, and I liked most of the songs, but I just found them quite forgettable. Or maybe rather not-so-exciting.

I guess the album just didn't live up to the hype they made around it

Tristan_Geoff · 12-06-2021, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

^ This guy knows the score.

CoNfOrMiSt!!!

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12-04-2021, 03:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
bob_32_116 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: 32S 116E Posts: 324	Steven Wilson - To the Bone Steven Wilson - The Future Bites The former of these was a real letdown after the brilliance of Hand. Cannot. Erase. I eventually decided there was still enough good material there to make it worth having. The Future Bites was an even bigger disappointment and I am not sure I wish to own that one. It's not the fact that he has gone so far in the direction of pop that I mind, rather the fact that it's dull pop. I am waiting with a certain amount of trepidation to hear what the upcoming album from the reformed Porcupine Tree will be like.