The album that dissapointed you heavily

My biggest disappointment was getting SFAM by Dream Theater. I had heard so much about these guys and how they were the greatest thing since sliced bread. But I absolutely hated it.

micky wrote: lightbulb_son wrote: My biggest disappointment was getting SFAM by Dream Theater. I had heard so much about these guys and how they were the greatest thing since sliced bread. But I absolutely hated it. hahahha.... that's great....looks like I wasted $6 hahah... I bought that album this week used, and was  my attempt to see what all the fuss is about.  Oh well.... as Jeff reminded me I will follow my own freely dispensed advice and give it the 'Seven Listens' before I judge it.  After all it's prog..not pop.. sometimes it takes several times for it to hit you...though I'm not holding my breath already having heard various samples and having severe headaches and the sh*ts after hearing them.

lightbulb_son wrote: micky wrote: lightbulb_son wrote: My biggest disappointment was getting SFAM by Dream Theater. I had heard so much about these guys and how they were the greatest thing since sliced bread. But I absolutely hated it. hahahha.... that's great....looks like I wasted $6 hahah... I bought that album this week used, and was  my attempt to see what all the fuss is about.  Oh well.... as Jeff reminded me I will follow my own freely dispensed advice and give it the 'Seven Listens' before I judge it.  After all it's prog..not pop.. sometimes it takes several times for it to hit you...though I'm not holding my breath already having heard various samples and having severe headaches and the sh*ts after hearing them.   Yup I gave this thing the usual 7 listens, and I couldn't take anymore after that. The longest it has ever taken me to get an album was my first Opeth album, Blackwater Park. It took 5 listens to get into that one but once I did I never looked back (I now have all their albums and practically worship these guys).   I just don't get Dream Theater

I'm just too rooted in the older stuff (with PT being a modern exception...love them) to get all worked up by hyper-w**king and the such... that's what I have ELP for if I want to hear muso's going all out.  Still I'll keep an open mind...but it is so much fun to crack a few at DT's expense.  I did have one album that intriqued me enough that even though I didn't 'get' it...I stuck with it past the 7 listens and finally got... that was my first Tangerine Dream album, Phaedra.   Have since purchased multiple albums from them and love pulling them out once in awhile. 

micky wrote: lightbulb_son wrote: My biggest disappointment was getting SFAM by Dream Theater. I had heard so much about these guys and how they were the greatest thing since sliced bread. But I absolutely hated it. hahahha.... that's great....looks like I wasted $6 hahah... I bought that album this week used, and was  my attempt to see what all the fuss is about.  Oh well.... as Jeff reminded me I will follow my own freely dispensed advice and give it the 'Seven Listens' before I judge it.  After all it's prog..not pop.. sometimes it takes several times for it to hit you...though I'm not holding my breath already having heard various samples and having severe headaches and the sh*ts after hearing them.

What else is there to say but.... This is what happened to me when I bought "Awake"... though I refrained from mentioning it here, as I didn't want to start another "DT yes-DT no" diatribe.

i expected so much more from dream theater's octovarium. they lost their progressive flavor

necromancing777 wrote: fogwalker wrote: Fassbinder wrote: "Under Wraps" by Jethro Tull. ...???!!??? -- you'll, probably, say: "Had you have any expectations about this one?!?" Yes, because I read no critics, nothing. Having (and liking) their 60's and 70's stuff, I just couldn't expect for such a disaster album from the brilliant band... And I bought it... Alas!   When I read the reviews of this album on this site - I have t osay I was quite surprised. OK, so it's not one of their best albums, but I don't think it is that bad either (especially compared to the "Jethro Straits" trilogy of Crest of a Knave, Rock Island and Catfish Rising).   If there is one overrated JT album, then it has to be "Aqualung". I really do not see why people rave about this album so much. Sure, it's got some great tracks (Aqualung, Mother Goose and Locomotive Breath, spring to mind) but it's got some prett duff ones also (Cross-eyed Mary, Up to Me, Hymn 42). To me, it will always be a fairly patchy Tull album sandwiched between the masterpieces that are Benefit and Thick As A Brick.       You know, I'll almost agree with you on this one. Aqualung was the first prog album I ever bought. I really like most of the songs (esp. My God, Hymn 43, Mother Goose). However, Thick as a Brick is a much stronger album IMO, and on repeated listening, Stand Up and Benefit are more enjoyable for me than Aqualung. (Also, I really don't care for those 1 1/2 minute acoustic songs that fill in the gaps and never much cared for the extended piano intro to Locomotive Breath).

Scenes from a Memory and Octavarium by DT

I recently got the Pure Reason Revolution album, expecting great things, but right now I can't see what all fuss is about.  I'll be fair and give it some more listens and maybe something will click.

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Holy smokes, I can't agree more! I bought it and felt totally underwhelmed. Can't believe Terry Brown and Hugh Syme would associate with such rubbish.

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