What's your least favorite album from giants?

Well, I'll give ya a hint.....I could have cried when I first saw this crap. 

Hercules wrote: micky wrote: who the hell put Camel in the Giants???    Someone with taste.

... ahhh.. yeah... that must be it,,, sure.

my guess would be one whose fanboyism has overridden any sense of objective thought and has zero comprehension of just what the notion of a  musical giant is...  confusing it with being a PA's cult favorite.


Edited by micky - January 08 2015 at 18:04

micky wrote: Argonaught wrote: ^ it may be interesting to note that the vox PApuli rated AMLOR barely above 3 stars, making it the lowest-ranking album in the PF studio discography. I am somewhat interested in finding out why.  the short answer....many people must , like me, think it SUCKS!!! more power to those that like it. I always did want to review it, but it would have meant buying it (no problem since for old times sake I'd like to throw it this time from the top of the next tall building I'm working on) but it would mean listening to it again. then again... I am Micky... with super powers that I have.. I suppose I could review it based on fond memories of my powerful reaction to it.. even though it has been.. now. what..almost 30 years ago. Jesus...

Argonaught wrote: ^ it may be interesting to note that the vox PApuli rated AMLOR barely above 3 stars, making it the lowest-ranking album in the PF studio discography. I am somewhat interested in finding out why.

the short answer....many people must , like me, think it SUCKS!!!

more power to those that like it.

I always did want to review it, but it would have meant buying it (no problem since for old times sake I'd like to throw it this time from the top of the next tall building I'm working on) but it would mean listening to it again.

then again... I am Micky... with super powers that I have.. I suppose I could review it based on fond memories of my powerful reaction to it.. even though it has been.. now. what..almost 30 years ago. Jesus...

Lear'sFool wrote: Think I'll nominate Love Beach. ELP certainly was a giant, and they fell FAR from their grace when they were forced to cut that. But the cover... there is no way they didn't agree to that.  Good Lord.

the fact the Carl Palmer was still smokin hot at least makes the cover easier on the eyes...

Raff wrote: Argonaught wrote: Raff wrote:  Perhaps not a masterpiece, but a much better album than A Momentary Lapse of Reason for sure.  In what way?  In my opinion, of course... Much more interesting and emotionally charged, while AMLOR feels flat and contrived, though formally impeccable and more melodic. All in my opinion, of course. If you (like a lot of other people) think AMLOR is superior, that's OK with me.

bah...  you are too diplomatic darling. 
The Final Cut was a Pink Floyd album.. or so the cover says.. what it really was a Roger Waters solo album with the Pink Floyd name attached to it. Waters has assumed control. The others, were along for the ride. but it is what it was and didn't pretend to be anything but what it is. I didn't like it and I am a huge Waters fan.   It was not a bad album.. it just wasn't a 'Floyd' album


....  which brings us to the sh*t stain on the world of music that AMLoR was.  It tried to be 'Floyd' more to prove TO Roger that Floyd could live without him. It was the final and most public act in that bitter custody fight,  and unlike The Final Cut .. it did pretend to be what it was not.  Cool MTV videos aimed to cash in a reputation that was earned a decade earlier, marketed to teens too young to catch the group in their early 70's heyday. That is what it tried to do .. and what it did.. was SUCK SO BADLY I threw the godamned CD out of the car window after the first listen right into the middle of traffic on I-95.

hah....

richardh wrote: micky wrote: who the hell put Camel in the Giants???  yes they beat ELP... twice ... I'll give you that.  But 'giant'  sorry man...  'Giants' are bands even non prog fans have HEARD of...  hell  there are likely prog fans out there that haven't heard them.  4th division prog groupman...with a bit of a cult following here. pfff I was quite grateful that ELP were not in this poll to be honest

it would have been a poll they would beaten Camel in at least .. and likely won outright


Edited by micky - January 08 2015 at 16:50

Raff wrote:  Perhaps not a masterpiece, but a much better album than A Momentary Lapse of Reason for sure.

In what way? 

micky wrote: who the hell put Camel in the Giants???  yes they beat ELP... twice ... I'll give you that.

I listened to The Final Cut only once. Same for Big Generator. Same for Beat. Same for...