The Beatles- Back In The USSR.
Bruce Springsteen-Dancing in the Dark
Billy Joel-Uptown Girl.
The Beach Boys-Their entire catalog
Bruce Springsteen-Dancing in the Dark
Billy Joel-Uptown Girl.
The Beach Boys-Their entire catalog
Songs that prove even great bands can do some really bad things.
- Thread starter Glenn's take
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Styx - Mr Roboto (debatable that Styx is a great band, but that song? Horrific)
The Beatles - imo, a lot more than just Back in the USSR; Rocky Raccoon, Lovely Rita, hate I Am the Walrus, lot of their psychodelic experimentation
The Stones - Hot Stuff, lot of their later albums
Dire Straits - Les Boys
At some point in the creative process, bands have to put out product so it's not surprising some half-baked ideas end up being released
The Beatles - imo, a lot more than just Back in the USSR; Rocky Raccoon, Lovely Rita, hate I Am the Walrus, lot of their psychodelic experimentation
The Stones - Hot Stuff, lot of their later albums
Dire Straits - Les Boys
At some point in the creative process, bands have to put out product so it's not surprising some half-baked ideas end up being released
Eagles followed up their masterpiece album Hotel California with The Long Run. Reportedly they recorded a ton of songs for The Long Run, which prompted critic William Ruhlmann to state in its review 'if this crap is what ended up on the record, can you imagine the shit they decided wasn't worthy?' The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks is particularly "memorable"
EDIT: I looked it up and it was actually William Ruhlmann that gave that review, not RS.
Think they wisely decided to take a 15 year break shortly after that release.
EDIT: I looked it up and it was actually William Ruhlmann that gave that review, not RS.
Think they wisely decided to take a 15 year break shortly after that release.
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Allow me:
Stairway to Heaven - What a boring, seemingly endless, and self-indulgent piece of trash.
‘God only knows’ is one of the best songs ever
I’ve always loved the song Rocky Raccoon 🤷♂️
Anyone who has Bruce Springsteen on a list of "great bands" and then besmirches the good name of the Beach Boys deserves to have their genitals' boiled in hot honey and then thrown into a cage of grizzly bears.
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The general public doesn’t understand how great Brian Wilson is.
Respectfully disagree. I had The Long Run on 8-track back in the day. Lot of great tracks to listen to.
“The Greeks don’t want no Freaks” is kinda weird but it’s the kind of song that’s not meant to be seriously. I actually like all the songs on the album except “The Sad Cafe”.
“Afterburner” by ZZ Top marked the beginning of the end for them in terms of them being a lil ole band from Texas. Some of the songs (Planet of Women) are frankly embarrassing to listen to.
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