10. Andrew W. K. - The Wolf: I really got caught in a sophomore flop on this one. I loved I Get Wet and was ready to buy any other other piece of crap Andrew could spin out. It really lacked the intensity and fun that his first one had. It has sat on the shelf since shortly after I bought it.
9. American HiFi - American HiFi: Freshmen year of college having MTV2 (back when it played just videos) egged on this purchase. I liked Flavor of the Week. Looking back, I don't think you could put a more fitting title on this band. Every other song on this disc is forgettable.
8. Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire: I came onto Rage a little late. I really liked the new stuff at the time, Battle for Los Angeles & Renegades, as well as their first album. So I wanted to complete my collection. Outside of Bulls on Parade, I don't even think they play any of the songs off this album in their live shows. Maybe I missed something, but it never did it for me.
7. Garth Brooks - Scarecrow: I have always been a Garth supporter. I didn't fall for the Chris Gaines thing but I was ready for a return to his country swagger. I should have seen it coming when the lead single was also featured in a Dr Pepper commercial. I still listen to every other album he has put out, but this one is put in the corner. He was obviously past his prime and hurting for some money after his divorce.
6. Led Zeppelin - Coda: Another mistake that I can chalk up to my OCD complex of wanting to have every CD by an artist I like. This is a leftovers album of Led Zeppelin songs that didn't make it on other albums, although it is only 6 songs. Nothing special and nothing I ever remember. I did give it one listen and there it sits in line with all these other great Led Zeppelin albums. Kinda out of place.
5. Godsmack - Awake: There was one good song on this sophomore release. I have liked everything else they put out but for some reason this one didn't strike a chord. Maybe if I dared to listen now it would be different. But it felt like they were redoing their first album only worse.
4. Rolling Stones - Rock N Roll Circus: There is a great idea behind this album that ended up not being released until the 90's. I still don't understand how it fails except that it just wasn't that well thought out. It features The Who, John Lennon, and a finale set from the Stones. I don't think it was recorded well and seems a little strained.
3. Limp Bizkit - Significant Other: I feel into this trap. They were popular and I was in high school. I think I ended up only ever really listening to like 2 songs on this CD. Then it sat on my shelf, then somehow it disappeared. Maybe it was my subconscious doing me a favor.
2. Kid Rock - History of Rock: I bought this without hesitation because I love Devil Without A Cause and just knew I was gonna like this one. Oh to be so young and naive again. This was utter crap. Even the single was half crap. I was blinded by the greatness of his previous release. This one came out pretty quick it seems. I don't remember if it was leftovers or just something rushed together. Either way it was crap.
1. Van Halen - Women & Children First: I still remember my first listen to this album. I enjoyed everything from the Roth era. I already knew the first two songs on the CD and wanted to complete my collection. I popped it in during a longer drive. Then came this utter wave of disappointment at what I heard after track 2. It didn't sound like Van Halen and it didn't sound good either! They got really soft at the end and I still to this day don't know how the hell to describe it. I believe I took it out of the car after the trip and stuck it away on the shelf. I should have tossed it out the window.
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Big Red's Ten Worst Album Purchases
10. Rolling Stones – Flashpoint
I had wanted to add some Stones to my collection when I picked this one up at Best Buy, but I don’t know I never connected my with this CD. It’s a live performance with a lot of their big hits mixed in with songs from the Steel Wheels Tour. I am still trying to find a good Stones fit into my arsenal
9. Paul McCartney – All the Best
I remember mulling over this buy for quite some time and I think it didn’t give this one much of a chance. I like "Band on the Run" and "Live and Let Die," but solo McCartney in the 70s and 80s which this album features sometimes just too cute and silly for my tastes.
8. O.A.R. – 34th and 8th
I know I really like this band, but I should have known better than get a live album. I’ve enjoyed the three times I’ve seen them in concert, but even at those there were times that I get a little board with the long instrumental parts and the sometimes preachy lead singer. I mean sometimes a four minute song just needs to stay at about that length does not need another three or four minutes added to it.
7. Bon Jovi – Crossroads
I think I should have stuck to his studio albums like "Slippery When Wet" or "The Young Guns II" soundtrack. Bon Jovi is better in small doses and I rarely want to hear a whole greatest hits album worth of this guy.
6. Journey – Greatest Hits
Much like Bon Jovi, Journey has to be ingested in small amounts. I like some of their songs, but the cheesy lyrics get to you after two or three songs in a row. I think I popped like two or three of their tunes onto my MP3 player tops.
5. Don Henley – Actual Miles
I like Don Henley songs when they come on the radio, but I have very little impulse to put this album into my CD player. Inevitably this one has basically sat on my shelf since I bought it.
4. Huey Lewis and the News – Time Flies
This was completely an impulse when I got a song or two of Huey Lewis into my head shortly after high school. The problem is that I didn’t have the songs in my head much longer after I bought the album. It’s reeks of 80s and not really good 80s. Just stuff that should be played in grocery stores.
3. The Beatles – Anthology 3
I have listened to this rarely since buying this one shortly after it came out. I guess I am not one of those guys that listens to screw ups and talking after tracks enough to make it worth the money I paid. The songs are fine and it’s interesting to listen to once, but I don’t have the urge to put it in much anymore.
2. Grand Funk Railroad – Collectors Series
This is another one that I bought because I just wanted to buy something and then put in the player and wondered when in the world I would listen to it again. The songs are fine, but like a lot of other albums on this list they weren’t enough to keep me coming back.
1. Bryan Adams – So Far, So Good
I bought this for the "Summer of ‘69" not thinking you can turn on 94.3 and hear that song played four times a day. Other then that song, the rest was love songs with over melodramatic lyrics. I am happy to say this one is leaving the collection soon.
I had wanted to add some Stones to my collection when I picked this one up at Best Buy, but I don’t know I never connected my with this CD. It’s a live performance with a lot of their big hits mixed in with songs from the Steel Wheels Tour. I am still trying to find a good Stones fit into my arsenal
9. Paul McCartney – All the Best
I remember mulling over this buy for quite some time and I think it didn’t give this one much of a chance. I like "Band on the Run" and "Live and Let Die," but solo McCartney in the 70s and 80s which this album features sometimes just too cute and silly for my tastes.
8. O.A.R. – 34th and 8th
I know I really like this band, but I should have known better than get a live album. I’ve enjoyed the three times I’ve seen them in concert, but even at those there were times that I get a little board with the long instrumental parts and the sometimes preachy lead singer. I mean sometimes a four minute song just needs to stay at about that length does not need another three or four minutes added to it.
7. Bon Jovi – Crossroads
I think I should have stuck to his studio albums like "Slippery When Wet" or "The Young Guns II" soundtrack. Bon Jovi is better in small doses and I rarely want to hear a whole greatest hits album worth of this guy.
6. Journey – Greatest Hits
Much like Bon Jovi, Journey has to be ingested in small amounts. I like some of their songs, but the cheesy lyrics get to you after two or three songs in a row. I think I popped like two or three of their tunes onto my MP3 player tops.
5. Don Henley – Actual Miles
I like Don Henley songs when they come on the radio, but I have very little impulse to put this album into my CD player. Inevitably this one has basically sat on my shelf since I bought it.
4. Huey Lewis and the News – Time Flies
This was completely an impulse when I got a song or two of Huey Lewis into my head shortly after high school. The problem is that I didn’t have the songs in my head much longer after I bought the album. It’s reeks of 80s and not really good 80s. Just stuff that should be played in grocery stores.
3. The Beatles – Anthology 3
I have listened to this rarely since buying this one shortly after it came out. I guess I am not one of those guys that listens to screw ups and talking after tracks enough to make it worth the money I paid. The songs are fine and it’s interesting to listen to once, but I don’t have the urge to put it in much anymore.
2. Grand Funk Railroad – Collectors Series
This is another one that I bought because I just wanted to buy something and then put in the player and wondered when in the world I would listen to it again. The songs are fine, but like a lot of other albums on this list they weren’t enough to keep me coming back.
1. Bryan Adams – So Far, So Good
I bought this for the "Summer of ‘69" not thinking you can turn on 94.3 and hear that song played four times a day. Other then that song, the rest was love songs with over melodramatic lyrics. I am happy to say this one is leaving the collection soon.
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