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ghost_of_morphy 
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 Topic: The Big Six: Most Overrated Album
Posted: September 10 2014 at 21:15 |
This is the most overrated album, not the worst, Most of these are still pretty good.
Yes: I can't choose. It has to be either Tales or Relayer, though. Genesis: Again, a very tough choice. Is it Lamb or is it Selling England? King Crimson:: Islands, maybe? The second half is sublime, the first half is crap. Emerson Lake and Palmer: The first selftitled album. Easily. Jethro Tull: Songs from the Wood, anyone? Pink Floyd: Another easy one. Wish You Were Here!
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 03:08 |
Yes: Tales from Topographic Oceans Genesis: Trespass King Crimson: Discipline Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Tarkus Jethro Tull: War Child Pink Floyd: The Wall
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 03:18 |
Whenever anyone uses the word 'overrated' or even 'underrated' in a thread then that is what the discussion will be about. 'specially round these parts... 
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 03:47 |
Yes: Fragile. Genesis: Nursery Crime King Crimson: Lark's Tongue In Aspic Emerson Lake and Palmer: Tarkus Jethro Tull: Songs from the Wood Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 04:57 |
It would pain me to part with most of these, but in keeping with the thread topic: Pink Floyd - Meddle Emerson Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery King Crimson - Red Jethro Tull - Aqualung and I'm going to cop out with: Genesis - From Genesis to Revelation Yes - Time and a Word 
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 06:27 |
A ridiculous idea for a thread, who could do such a thing.
ABB, you'd dump BSS really? Surely you can find something worse than that from ELP's pantheon?
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 07:32 |
 Roj wrote:
A ridiculous idea for a thread, who could do such a thing.
ABB, you'd dump BSS really? Surely you can find something worse than that from ELP's pantheon? |
There's plenty worse, but this is about overrated albums. Love Beach (for example) isn't highly rated, and so it isn't overrated. BSS is BS
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 08:26 |
Roj wrote:
A ridiculous idea for a thread, who could do such a thing.ABB, you'd dump BSS really? Surely you can find something worse than that from ELP's pantheon? |
Roj, I don't mind BSS, but as I recently mentioned on another thread (forget which exact one), I really can't stomach the carnival related lyrics on the `Karn Evil 9' epic...I honestly don't know why it gets under my skin so much...  Apart from that, out of the self-titled, `Tarkus' and `Trilogy', `BSS' is the one I listen to the least. Still a good album, but the one I suppose I rate the lowest of that set?
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 08:36 |
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Genesis - Trespass
Genesis - Nursery Crime
Genesis - Foxtrot
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
Yes - Fragile
Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans
Yes - Relayer
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 08:46 |
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Ok
Yes - Tales
Genesis - The Lamb, Foxtrot, Nursery
ELP - BSS
Pink Floyd - Piper
JT and KC - I don't find anything really overrated there.
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 09:38 |
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OK I'll play.
"overrated" being a relative term. I'm not "hating" on any of these.
Yes - Fragile (great moments but too fragmentary to be a stone cold classic)
ELP - Trilogy (just ok)
Genesis - Nursery Cryme (after I got tired of Musical Box, and prefer the live version of Hogweed, not much reason to put this on anymore)
Pink Floyd - Division Bell maybe? (I don't think it's any better than Momentary Lapse, but it seems to carry a much higher level of respect among most folks)
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (I'm just not nuts about most of the musical themes on this. Like, yes. Like a lot, yes. But not enough for it to be top 5 all time.)
King Crimson - In the Court.... (not really overrated, it's a hugely important album. But I can't listen to it any more, especially the title track).
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 09:39 |
ghost_of_morphy wrote:
This is the most overrated album, not the worst, Most of these are still pretty good.Yes: I can't choose. It has to be either Tales or Relayer, though. Genesis: Again, a very tough choice. Is it Lamb or is it Selling England? King Crimson:: Islands, maybe? The second half is sublime, the first half is crap. Emerson Lake and Palmer: The first selftitled album. Easily. Jethro Tull: Songs from the Wood, anyone? Pink Floyd: Another easy one. Wish You Were Here! |
From all outward appearances, not an overrated album in the bunch.
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 09:44 |
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Yes - Relayer
ELP - Tarkus
Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Jethro Tull - War Child
King Crimson - Larks Tongues
But I don't dislike any of them (except Relayer which I really don't like at all)
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 13:00 |
Genesis - this is impossible... Pink Floyd - Meddle Jethro Tull - Benefit King Crimson - Starless And Bible Black, or maybe even the debut? Yes - Relayer ELP - s/t
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 16:02 |
Thought id also go for the reverse on this one...
Most UNDERRATED from the big six.
Yes: Tormato (Here on PA this is rated lower than Fly From Here, Drama, Talk, Magnification and The Ladder... Seriously?!)
Genesis: Duke
King Crimson: In The Wake Of Poseidon
Emerson Lake and Palmer: Trilogy
Jethro Tull: Heavy Horses
Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 16:18 |
Genesis - Foxtrot Yes - The Yes Album Jethro Tull - A Passion Play ELP - s/t
Crimson and Floyd don't have overrated albums in my opinion.
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 16:26 |
in b4 someone complains about the word 'overrated'
here are some albums I like but don't enjoy as much as the community here seems to: Genesis - Nursery CrymePink Floyd - Animals Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick King Crimson - Lizard Yes - The Yes Album Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life (this one hurts to say)
Edited by bloodnarfer - September 11 2014 at 16:29
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 17:09 |
can't answer all but for now: Yes - The Yes Album (i really don't know for these guys, but the others i feel are better for now, just, gahhhh) Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (it's still great though) Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (due to unfamiliarity, only heard the whole goddamn thing once, i mean sheesh) King Crimson - Red (AS OF f**kING LATE, IM NOT SO SURE YET)
that is all from me for now
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 18:46 |
1 - 5, Anything by Rush
6, Tales from Topographic Oceans
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Posted: September 11 2014 at 19:25 |
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I disagree with the OP. Here are mine:
YES- none for me. I like them all.
Genesis- Lamb but I still like it.
Jethro Tull- heavy horses maybe
ELP- Brain salad surgery. I like it but it is very repetitious in places.
Pink Floyd- Dark side of the moon
King Crimson- ITCOTCK moonchild goes in one ear and out the other but I like much of it.
Bonus:
Gentle Giant- In a glass house. It's good but I could never understand all the hype.
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