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Bands who legitimately never had a bad album

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    #62
    The_Captain
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    Come on, St Anger, Load and Reload are weak albums undisputedly.

    I suppose my definition of bad here is one casual fans would skip, if you're a big fan of a band you already really like most of their output. It doesn't have to be horrific, like a bad Lou Reed album, just significantly worse than their usual standard

    Although having relistened to it, I couldn't call Bleach a bad album


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    #63
    galljga1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭galljga1


    Akrasia wrote: »
    Radiohead have released loads of albums in wildly differing styles of music and I don't think any of them are bad albums. Some people don't like Pablo Honey because it's so different from the later work but for what it was, a indy guitar sound it had some great tracks

    Creep is one of the greatest songs ever.


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    #64
    Chartsengrafs
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    I can't think of a bad Beck album. Certainly some I like more than others, but no bad ones. Be interested to hear the opinions of others.
    Agree with Arctic Monkeys post earlier, even the weaker ones are very solid.
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs also.


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    #65
    loyatemu
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    Basster wrote:
    I can't think of a bad Beck album. Certainly some I like more than others, but no bad ones. Be interested to hear the opinions of others.

    "Guero" is weak, like a set of rejected songs from "Odelay". "The Information" is patchy too.


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    #66
    Anesthetize
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    Basster wrote: »
    I can't think of a bad Beck album. Certainly some I like more than others, but no bad ones. Be interested to hear the opinions of others.
    Golden Feelings
    A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight
    Stereopathetic Soulmanure
    Midnight Vultures

    There's four albums.


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    #67
    Chartsengrafs
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    Some good points there. I did ask! I like The Information for what it's worth.


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    #68
    Birneybau
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    loyatemu wrote: »
    "Guero" is weak, like a set of rejected songs from "Odelay". "The Information" is patchy too.

    Ah, Guero is great!


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    #69
    Grayditch
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    galljga1 wrote: »
    Creep is one of the greatest songs ever.

    It's great, but I probably wouldn't have it in my top 40 Radiohead songs.


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    #70
    Manchegan
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    Anesthetize wrote: »
    There's four albums.
    Golden Feelings - Supergolden Black Sunchild
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm4ca-KRoEY


    A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight - Totally Confused

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oWtgaD77ek


    Stereopathetic Soulmanure - Rowboat (gets the Johnny Cash seal of approval)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl8mOT07T90


    Midnight Vultures - Debra
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL_9zWmDcjs


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    #71
    Mycroft H
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    Welsh Megaman wrote: »
    Portishead

    They only had like three studio albums. Stopped whilst on a high.


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    #72
    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,892 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    Mycroft H wrote: »
    They only had like three studio albums. Stopped whilst on a high.

    they're still together, they're just incredibly lazy :)


    anyway:

    Tom Waits


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    #73
    Canadel
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    Grayditch wrote: »
    It's great, but I probably wouldn't have it in my top 40 Radiohead songs.

    Said like a true Radiohead fan.


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    #74
    Rothko
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    The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    Bob Marley & The Wailers
    Kate Bush
    Nick Drake
    Sonic Youth
    The Doors (although The Soft Parade is almost a bad album)
    Husker Du
    Minutemen
    Manic Street Preachers
    Ramones


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    #75
    Rothko
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    The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    Bob Marley & The Wailers
    Kate Bush
    Nick Drake
    Sonic Youth
    The Doors (although The Soft Parade is almost a bad album)
    Husker Du
    Minutemen
    Manic Street Preachers
    Ramones


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    #76
    Cienciano
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    I like The Soft Parade, I'd say The Doors is a good call. It all comes down to personal preference though


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    #77
    donnacha
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    Deus
    Animal Collective
    Silver Jews
    Palace Brothers
    Deerhunter
    Sleater Kinney
    Yo la tengo


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    #78
    jooksavage
    Registered Users Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭jooksavage


    Suas11 wrote: »
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    Bob Marley & The Wailers
    Kate Bush
    Nick Drake
    Sonic Youth
    The Doors (although The Soft Parade is almost a bad album)
    Husker Du
    Minutemen
    Manic Street Preachers
    Ramones

    Nice. Personally not a fan of the Ramones albums after Road to Ruin. Brain Drain in particular is pretty crummy.


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    #79
    UrbanSprawl
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    iomega wrote: »
    elastica

    lol they had like one...


    song
    :D


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    #80
    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,892 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    UrbanSprawl wrote: »
    lol they had like one...


    song
    :D

    it wasn't even their song - it was Wire's


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    #81
    UrbanSprawl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,899 ✭✭✭UrbanSprawl


    loyatemu wrote: »
    it wasn't even their song - it was Wire's

    Interesting,Just had a listen to Wire - Three Girl Rhumba..the riff is unmistakeable..How did they get away with that one!!


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    #82
    loyatemu
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    UrbanSprawl wrote: »
    Interesting,Just had a listen to Wire - Three Girl Rhumba..the riff is unmistakeable..How did they get away with that one!!

    Three Girl Rhumba -> Connection
    I am the Fly -> Line Up
    No More Heroes (the Stranglers) -> Waking Up

    they like a bit of creative borrowing did Elastica...


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    #83
    S.M.B.
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    Have to add Beach House to the mix.


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    #84
    Arghus
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    Super Furry Animals - I used to think LoveKraft was just an okay album but it's grown on me a fair bit over time. Very solid band.


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    #85
    loyatemu
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    Arghus wrote:
    Super Furry Animals - I used to think LoveKraft was just an okay album but it's grown on me a fair bit over time. Very solid band.


    LoveKraft is their weakest, but its still pretty good. Gruff Rhys's solo albums are all excellent as well.


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    #86
    Starscream25
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    Manic street preachers
    Ash- nuclear sounds gets a bad rap but it's a pretty decent album
    Would love to mention weezer but that red album......


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    #87
    Anesthetize
    Registered Users Posts: 1,463 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    Starscream25 wrote: »
    Manic street preachers
    Ash- nuclear sounds gets a bad rap but it's a pretty decent album
    Would love to mention weezer but that red album......
    Would love to mention Weezer but everything after Pinkerton...


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    #88
    Boskowski
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    Welsh Megaman wrote: »
    Joy Division

    New Order


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    #89
    Arghus
    Registered Users Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    Anesthetize wrote: »
    Would love to mention Weezer but everything after Pinkerton...

    Weezer are utterly dire from Make Believe onwards, but I still think The Green Album and Maladroit are fairly good. Though it's sad, they've gone from one of my favourite bands to one I totally hate and feel embarrassed for.


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    #90
    Starscream25
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭Starscream25


    Arghus wrote: »
    Weezer are utterly dire from Make Believe onwards, but I still think The Green Album and Maladroit are fairly good. Though it's sad, they've gone from one of my favourite bands to one I totally hate and feel embarrassed for.

    The quality dropped after the green album definitely, very hitty missy, but they certainly weren't 'bad', just not at the same epic levels as previous albums,I'd put their latest album up there with their best.
    Da Vinci is some tune


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    #91
    iomega
    Registered Users Posts: 277 ✭✭iomega


    UrbanSprawl wrote: »
    lol they had like one...


    song
    :D

    2 albums actually.

    There's no denying they're riff stealing. I do like Wire, but I think connection is a better song than three girl rumba.


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