Songs that prove even great bands can do some really bad things.

[Glenn's take]

The Beatles- Back In The USSR.
Bruce Springsteen-Dancing in the Dark
Billy Joel-Uptown Girl.
The Beach Boys-Their entire catalog

 

[gamecockcat]

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

 

[WildcatFan1982]

I’d mention a Led Zeppelin song I hate but I feel I will be murdered

 

[Tskware]

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.

 

[HymanKaplan]

I’d mention a Led Zeppelin song I hate but I feel I will be murdered

Allow me:

Stairway to Heaven - What a boring, seemingly endless, and self-indulgent piece of trash.

 

[Someguywhodoesntlikeyou]

Allow me:

Stairway to Heaven - What a boring, seemingly endless, and self-indulgent piece of trash.

And arguably stolen.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Allow me:

Stairway to Heaven - What a boring, seemingly endless, and self-indulgent piece of trash.

I was gonna say ‘fool in the rain’.

 

[Creed Bratton]

The Beatles- Back In The USSR.
Bruce Springsteen-Dancing in the Dark
Billy Joel-Uptown Girl.
The Beach Boys-Their entire catalog

 

[WildcatFan1982]

‘God only knows’ is one of the best songs ever

 

[SWFLwildcat06]

I’ve always loved the song Rocky Raccoon 🤷‍♂️

 

[Creed Bratton]

‘God only knows’ is one of the best songs ever

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.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

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.

The general public doesn’t understand how great Brian Wilson is.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Rolling Stones
-Sympathy for the Devil
- You can't always Get What you WNt

 

[Tskware]

Rolling Stones
-Sympathy for the Devil
- You can't always Get What you WNt

Hope you're being sarcastic

Turd on the Run however was aptly named

 

[ukalum1988]

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.

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”.

 

[ukalum1988]

“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.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Hope you're being sarcastic

Turd on the Run however was aptly named

I'm absolutely not. ..and I love the Stones

 

[gamecockcat]

I'm absolutely not. ..and I love the Stones

To each their own but I'm betting a majority of Stones fans would list both of those songs in their top 20 if not higher. Hot take, CBB.

What do you think are their best songs, then?

 

[UK82]

Rolling Stones
-Sympathy for the Devil
- You can't always Get What you WNt

Blasphemy!

 

[TexasTimCat]

Lots of Zep hate on here, greatest band ever...but I digress...

People in the know, know how great Bruan Wilson is, even The Beatles were WTF when Pet Sounds was released

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

To each their own but I'm betting a majority of Stones fans would list both of those songs in their top 20 if not higher. Hot take, CBB.

What do you think are their best songs, then?

Can't you hear me knocking

Street fighting Man

Mothers Littke Helper

She's like a Rainbow

Gimme Shelter

A lot of the earlier stuff

Hang Fire

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Blasphemy!

For some reason, those songs never resonated w me

 

[gamecockcat]

Can't you hear me knocking

Street fighting Man

Mothers Littke Helper

She's like a Rainbow

Gimme Shelter

A lot of the earlier stuff

Hang Fire

Hang Fire, She's Like a Rainbow, MLH > Sympathy and YCAGWYW? Lava-like take there, CBB! Well done, sir.

The other three are awesome songs. No argument with those.

 

[gamecockcat]

If we're allowed to tread lightly on Zeppelin, I'd have to say Immigrant Song. Way too much thunder and Plant's 'vocal' is nails on the blackboard to me. Not a fan of the band so a lot of their songs grate on my nerves, but Immigrant Song is the worst

The Who - Sister Disco; the band hated performing it and I can see why; just a real nothing of a song