Albums that you do not understand the fascination with

pjoasisrule

Arctic Monkeys (anything they have released)
Radiohead - Ok Computer
The Beatles - White Album
The Smiths - Anything by them
The Stone Roses
The Strokes - Is This It
Beck - Odelay
The Pixies - Dolittle
The Clash - London Calling
Love - Forever Changes
Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

By the way, I like about half of these artists but I just dont understand why critics and fans love these albums

FreshTendrils

The White Album is my biggest "what the fuck" album. Its got a 4.45 on Rate Your Music and I have no idea why.

London Calling use to be on that list until about two weeks ago when I put it in randomly and it just clicked.

Prince's 1999 would be another one. To me there's too much aimless wondering with the instrumentation, but the core songs are all great - the album is just bloated.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik. I don't know. It obviously hasn't clicked with me because while I think its a good album, I can't listen to it all that often.

FinsburyParkCarrots

Quadrophenia.

pjoasisrule

FreshTendrils wrote:

The White Album is my biggest "what the fuck" album. Its got a 4.45 on Rate Your Music and I have no idea why.

London Calling use to be on that list until about two weeks ago when I put it in randomly and it just clicked.

Prince's 1999 would be another one. To me there's too much aimless wondering with the instrumentation, but the core songs are all great - the album is just bloated.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik. I don't know. It obviously hasn't clicked with me because while I think its a good album, I can't listen to it all that often.

London Calling is my favorite song by them and I love Train In Vain as well but the rest of the album bores me to death, I guess when I get a punk record, I wanna hear punk songs.............not ska and pop. I feel The Clash is a much better album but it never gets the recognition of London Calling

pjoasisrule

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

Quadrophenia.

I totally agree with this and I also do not like alot of the songs on Tommy. The Who is one of my favorite bands but I feel like a traitor for not liking these albums all that much

FreshTendrils

pjoasisrule wrote:

London Calling is my favorite song by them and I love Train In Vain as well but the rest of the album bores me to death, I guess when I get a punk record, I wanna hear punk songs.............not ska and pop. I feel The Clash is a much better album but it never gets the recognition of London Calling

I like all the different styles and sounds on the album. I doubt its the best album to get as an introduction to punk or the band, but there's some punk throughout, just not as immediate as London Calling.

Gremmie95

Is this it? was a refreshing album. Basic garage rock with above average lyrics. Very good album.

pjoasisrule

Gremmie95 wrote:

Is this it? was a refreshing album. Basic garage rock with above average lyrics. Very good album.

It is often listed with some of the best albums of all time, I like some of the songs on it but do not think it was groundbreaking or saved rock and roll. I could name plenty of albums from the millenium that are just as good or better.

sadprofessor

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Slint - Spiderland

Benzor

Every Beatles album

PJammin'

Yankee Foxtrot ~ Wilco. it's good, but not great to me.

mrwalkerb

Benzor wrote:

Every Beatles album

Yes, fuck off with the Beatles already I am so sick of hearing how amazing they are.

Gary Carter

pjoasisrule wrote:

It is often listed with some of the best albums of all time, I like some of the songs on it but do not think it was groundbreaking or saved rock and roll. I could name plenty of albums from the millenium that are just as good or better.

look at when it came out, there was nothing but rap metal bands in rock and to hear the strokes was like a breathe of fresh air to me, is it overhyped yes. .im gonna listen to it now that u mentioned it

reeferchief

pjoasisrule wrote:

London Calling is my favorite song by them and I love Train In Vain as well but the rest of the album bores me to death, I guess when I get a punk record, I wanna hear punk songs.............not ska and pop. I feel The Clash is a much better album but it never gets the recognition of London Calling

London Calling is excactly what the punk philosophy is, it's diverse made by musicians who dont restrict themselves to one style, doing things their way and not caring about a scene which by the time that record was made, was just becoming another part of what the scene and punk movement was originally against.

Claudia

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

Quadrophenia.

agree

catefrances

pjoasisrule wrote:

Arctic Monkeys (anything they have released)
Radiohead - Ok Computer
The Beatles - White Album
The Smiths - Anything by them
The Stone Roses
The Strokes - Is This It
Beck - Odelay
The Pixies - Dolittle
The Clash - London Calling
Love - Forever Changes
Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

By the way, I like about half of these artists but I just dont understand why critics and fans love these albums

you know i listened to all three strokes albums not long ago. I wanted to know whether i still felt as excited about them as i had previously. the answer i discovered, is no.

i have a love hate relationship with the clash.

the arctic monkeys i just totally love at the moment. i love their energy and i love alex turner's use of language. oh and of course, the accent.

the more i listen to OK Computer the more i fall in desire with it. it is a fabulous album.

Doolittle, i've only recently been exposed to. i wouldn't say i la la love it. but i'm beginning to understand some people's fascination for pixies.

dunkman

I've tried and tried but The Clash does fuck all for me
i like maybe 3 or 4 songs by them


Some Rolling Stones albums or songs just maketh me yawn...


anything remotely jazz-influenced or Stevie Wonder.... so he's musically talented, big deal.. his voice bugs the fuck out of me and the music bores me

probably loads more but i cant think of them right noo

brain of c

i like every record listed here, so far.

DOSW

The White Stripes - Elephant (decent album, but not the end-all that critics and fans think it is)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps (besides Thrasher, Hey Hey My My, and My My Hey Hey, the album is really average)

All Tool albums (sorry, not my thing)

(this is all IMO of course)

Scratchin a Letter

OK Computer.

PJ made the same staement with Vitalogy three years earlier. Vitalogy has tunes, too. And Ed can sing

EBowie

White Album, Quadrophenia, Elephant...........................are you people for real????????????

These albums live up to any and all hype and then some......................