Favorite hated album
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Topic: Favorite hated album
Posted By: Chris H
Subject: Favorite hated album
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:24
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Okay I figured this to be a good change of pace. I put together a list of the most hated (generally speaking) albums by some famous bands, and you have to pick which one you like the most.
Personally, I like all of em
 (except Abacab!)  ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:24
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A for me! Writing a review of it soon, keep your eyes peeled! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:30
I love On The Sunday of Life  not heard the rest though.
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:31
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I have deliberately passed up opportunities to listen to these records. Of course I didn't realise the Porcupine Tree disc was singled out as a bad album as such.
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Posted By: Modrigue
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:31
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A Momentary Lapse of Reason is an underrated album !
Not as magic as those with Roger, but it contains great passages such as Signs of Life, One slip, Yet Another Movie and the mini-epic Sorrow ! ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqf2srRfppHAslEmHBn8QP6d_eoanh0eW" rel="nofollow - My compositions |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:33
| I second the vote for A Momentary Lapse of Reason. CLose second goes to Jethro Tull "A". |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:34
Well I threw it in there because "modern" PT fans look down on Wilson's original highly experimental works. ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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laplace wrote:Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:35
I think it's not liked as much because it's nothing like any other PT albums (except songs like Radioactive Toy of course). EDIT: Zappa beat me to it but with a different opinion  |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:39
Love Beach for me. I don't like it, I somehow LOVE it.  ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:45
A Momentary Lapse. "Gilmour" Floyd is very good to my ears. 
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 11:04
According to the ratings on PA, Under Wraps is hated quite a bit more than A....
I don't know much Tull so no opinion personally.
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 11:26
I havent heard "Under Wraps" yet.  ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: stewe
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 11:30
| Yes absolutely, and even I like very much PF |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 11:33
| "A" for me - not a masterpiece perhaps, but far from being a bad album. |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 11:38
| Under Wraps is the only stinker in Tull's long career as far as I'm concerned. I played it the other day for the first time in maybe 10 yrs, just to see if I felt the same. I turned it off halfway through. This is from someone who can listen to Love Beach all the way through on occasion! |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 11:41
Thanks for the tip, I have seen it before at my local used record store and have debated buying it on a few occasions. I might skip it for now ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: theBox
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 11:49
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"A" By jethro tull...i cant understand why it gets flamed all the time, I think it's a very nice album. ------------- |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 11:51
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Sunday of Life. Not as good as subsequent albums, but definitely great.
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 11:53
 ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: polyrythmic
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 12:01
| Caravan for me, I like it alot! |
Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 12:25
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"A Momentary Lapse of Reason"
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 12:29
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Huge fan of Abacab, so I went for it.
Camel's The Single Factor is the only one I don't have. Pretty bad? Is it worse than Stationary Traveller? E ------------- 
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Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 12:35
| I love Yes, I love "90125", but as far as I'm concerned "Pig Generator" is a poor, very poor attempt to copy triumph of "90125"... |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 12:39
Well I dont even think its that bad, so I'd be the wrong one to ask here  ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 12:41
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I voted Big Generator because i love it. I also like Love Beach, Abacab , The Single Factor and A Momentary Lapse.... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 12:43
No....Stationary Traveller is the very worst! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 13:42
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What the hell is Porcupine Tree doing here? I didn't know that album was hated and considered among the level of Big Generator... I think, if you listen to it more than once, if you give it some time, it reveals the genius and future greatness of SW in a big way. I think it's a very good albu,, I would rate it with 3.5 stars, which would give me 4. Even the little ridiculous school-era songs are very pleasant to hear once you understand the mind behind them. And it has "radioactive toy", the antecedent of the future PT sound. I don't think this album has nopthing to do with the rest. ABACAB would be my second pick, but that one I can see why it's hated. I gave it 3-starts, it's not that bad for me. Now if you would've included Invisible Touch.... ------------- 
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 13:49
 OKAY PEOPLE!
I DO NOT FEEL THAT THESE ALBUMS ARE ON THE SAME LEVEL AS EACH OTHER!
(and i never said that)
This poll is made up of albums that the general public feel are the worst of the bands catalogue. I didnt nessecarily go with the PA ratings either.
Okay? ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 14:25
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Tie between Abacab and AMLOR. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 14:32
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Since when was On The Sunday of Life a hated album?
I love it to death! Radioactive Toy, Nine Cats, It Will Rain For A Million Years, The Nostalgia Factory, And The Swallows Dance Above The Sun...
Those are among my favorite PT tracks of all time. Sure the album has its weak spots, but in no way do I think it is "hated". ------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong 
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Posted By: Liquid Len
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 14:33
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I like 'A' ! ------------- Can you tell me where my country lies? |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 15:38
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Why dont I clarify again?
On The Sunday of Life is here because most of the PT fans that only know In Absentia and Deadwing and such do not appreciate Wilson's early experiments. I know its not everyone, especially the open minded music lovers on this site, but it is most of the general population ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: White Duck
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 15:44
| A |
Posted By: PTguitarist
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 16:56
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On The Sunday of Life |
Posted By: Flyingsod
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 17:15
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I cant really vote here because i have less than half of these i think. But ima hafta throw in my two cents on underwraps since it came up. I think under wraps has some very excellent composition on it. some very beautifuyl things there. They are largly hidden however by synth and production overzealousness. IF ya listen to the music a bit more than you listen to the instrumentation its a fine album.
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 17:19
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I'm happy to say I haven't heard any of them and don't plan on that changing. -------------  
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Posted By: Floydian42
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 17:22
| None of the above, I like Calling all Stations! And thats pretty hated round' here, I see. |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 17:50
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Absolutely no contest here - On The Sunday Of Life is my favourite PT album. In fact, it could be in my all time top ten albums!
A Momentary Lapse Of Reason is a distant second.
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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 19:07
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My vote goes for A. Fresh, complex, witty, original, atypical. Full of synths, but not drowned in synthpop music. A great piece. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 19:39
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I really like both "Momentary lapse of reason" and "On The Sunday of Life". ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: MadcapLaughs84
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 19:44
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AMLOR ------------- 
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Posted By: Masque
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 19:47
There is a few good albums on that "hated" list , for me I`ll go with Big Generator not because its brilliant though I do believe in places its very good, it brings back memories of when my life was simple and I was free, it come out at a time when I was discovering everything I could find out about Prog Rock I had become a Prog junkie ! I feel the same way for Rush Hold Your Fire though thats not on the list to vote for. I also like Pink Floyd`s Momentary Lapse of reason I went to the Floyd concert in Melbourne when that come out it has a special meaning to me. 
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 20:19
You better stay at home, lest you be hanged from a tree in a public square for including PT in the poll!!!!!!
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 02:16
Oh, Under Wraps isn't that bad. I mean, sure it's crap, but it's quality crap. I prefer to most of the heavy metal period further on. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Thandrus
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 02:57
| C'mon, The Singe Factor's not bad... |
Posted By: white_russian
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 04:01
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i only heard a momentary lapse of reason (and some of on the sunday of life). has a some of my favourite post-waters floyd songs on it (on the turning away, sorrow).
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Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 05:15
| Momentary Lapse. The Single factor is pretty good, too, though. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 05:51
| This one is easy-- Abacab by several miles. The 'Momentary' tour was great, but then I went the second night and it was *exactly* the same, like seeing a play twice in a row. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 10:04
| I don't know the Caravan's album you listed, but I do like the rest of the albums you mentioned. |
Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 10:12
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Jethro Tull "A" is a great album, in my humble opinion!
I adore the superb Black Sunday and the folky The Pine Marten's Jig!
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 13:56
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Other. The live album "Vital" by Van der Graaf Generator is hated by many, but is in my opinion one of the very best live albums ever, despite the technical problems Jackson had.
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 14:27
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I don't think Yes' "Big Generator" is a bad album at all - not Prog, just a good rock album using drums, guitars and synths which many other bands get away with, but it's so polished and they do it so well
Purple's "Abandon" - not their best, a real disappointment especially after the brilliant "Perpendicular"
 "On the Sunday of Life" - a very early effort, before the band really got into their stride i guess?
"Abacab" - another pop effort, i actually liked this when it came out, but the formula now sounds very hackneyed.
 Pink Floyd - a momentary lapse of marketing!
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 20:47
I dont remember there being a choice for that ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 20:56
| Had the cassette, got tired of it, got rid of it. But there a few songs that I like - Aim high shoot low, & the radios singles weren't bad, but I was ok with hearing when the play on the radio |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 21:01
I agree. It was a fantastic album. -------------   |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 21:57
I guess we can now say Deep Purple released the most hated hated album. 
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Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 21:58
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A momentary lapse isnt all that bad. Love beach actually has a decent concept piece on it. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 22:25
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A.
Pretty solid album overall.
The same could be said about AMLOR and OTSOL, which get 2nd and 3rd for me. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 00:25
It sure is amasterufl album, but I agree with Z, it was not part of the poll nor is there any "other" option... is it so impossible to just pick from the choices?  Should we alwways have to act like if we always like something different than the rest? Should The T be nominated for the nobel prize? -------------
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Posted By: Nash
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 11:16
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A momentary lapse of reason, i like this album a lot, and i considered it a great album of Pink Floyd ------------- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/191/sydbarrettg.jpg/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 11:51
| On the Sunday of Life.... It's the only one of the choices I've heard, and it's a very good album, albeit a little strange at points. I do intend to get A Momentary Lapse of Reason at some point though. |
Posted By: Wutu Banale
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 15:39
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Where is Asia's debut album? I go with that. ------------- Käsittämättömän käsittämätöntä Suurta ja arvostettavaa. |
Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 16:12
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What is "Porcupine Tree - "On The Sunday of Life..." doing on this list? This is a great work by the mighty SW. He's at his most Beatle-esque on this. I don't think PT has made their "Love Beach" or "Big Generator" yet, and I am hopeful that they never will have to... ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 17:47
..its not really ''hated'' is it?
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Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 17:54
Yeah, it's really more "ignored" than "hated." ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: The Green Tank
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 20:25
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ABACAB! ------------- 
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 20:26
I posted the explanation about 17 times already! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 20:53
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Sorry, didn't mean to piss you off!
I must have missed it... ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 20:54
No prob, I just like the red face emoticon. It's cool ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 11:44
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A Momentary Lapse of reason is a great album that showed us that musically, David Gilmour is Pink Floyd while lyrically, Waters is Pink Floyd.
An underrated gem in my opinion. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 12:24
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I never had the problems With Big Generator that many have...Relative to most other Yes albums it isn't one of the best, but I still think it is a very good album....
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Posted By: progressive
Date Posted: February 16 2007 at 05:15
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everyone should hear Black Sunday on "A". And there's other good songs, too, though they're little bit weird, not 80s pop but some.. i don't know. Listen. But I realize why some people hate it.. there's 4wd drive, and electronic, and the 80s..
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