Worst prog album you ever heard/bought? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Author

Message

Topic Search

Topic Options

Statutory-Mike View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: February 15 2008
Location: Long Island
Status: Offline
Points: 3737

Topic: Worst prog album you ever heard/bought?
Posted: December 01 2008 at 07:36

Love Beach, horrid.

The Doctor View Drop Down

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: June 23 2005
Location: The Tardis
Status: Offline
Points: 8543

Posted: December 01 2008 at 06:47

When I saw this thread, my first thought was In The Hot Seat. Terrible. Simply terrible. On the other hand, the only thing "prog" about the album is the 15 minute re-edit of Pictures. It's sad that this album will probably be the last musical statement by ELP.

I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?

spookytooth View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: April 06 2008
Location: Atlanta, Ga
Status: Offline
Points: 438

Posted: December 01 2008 at 06:43

martinprog77 wrote:

i dont know which one is the worse

this one have

1.pretty bad cover [it looks more like a bee gees cover that a prog band ]

2. the title ''LOVE BEACH ''come on !!!!!!!! [ a friend of me call it ''gay beach '' and he is a elp fan]

3 and the music .is really bad

but if you think thigs cant get worse than that try this ..

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really, In The Hot Seat is worse than Love Beach? I haven't listened to Hot Seat. What makes that album worse than Love Beach, because it seems like you actually have to put a lot of effort into your music to make something even worse than the dreaded Love Beach...

Would you like some Bailey's?

martinprog77 View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: December 31 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 2531

Posted: December 01 2008 at 03:22

i dont know which one is the worse

this one have

1.pretty bad cover [it looks more like a bee gees cover that a prog band ]

2. the title ''LOVE BEACH ''come on !!!!!!!! [ a friend of me call it ''gay beach '' and he is a elp fan]

3 and the music .is really bad

but if you think thigs cant get worse than that try this ..

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by martinprog77 - December 01 2008 at 03:23

Nothing can last
there are no second chances.
Never give a day away.
Always live for today.

Drew

Forum Senior Member

Joined: June 20 2005
Location: California
Status: Offline
Points: 12600

Posted: November 30 2008 at 23:34

topofsm wrote:

Definetely The Bedlam in Goliath by The Mars Volta. Every time I listen to it to pick out a couple redeeming qualities, I get bored about 5 minutes in. I seriously feel like falling asleep every time I hear it. Sure it's energetic and chaotic, but for some reason or other that album's frenetic pace is just annoying and empty to me.

However, their other albums are just great.

One of the worst albums I have ever heard- agree 100%

Dim

Prog Reviewer

Joined: April 17 2007
Location: Austin TX
Status: Offline
Points: 6890

Posted: November 30 2008 at 23:18

Scapler wrote:

Ashes Against the Grain by Agalloch

ICK

You crazy!

Mine would be a toss up of Samla's Mammas manna's "maltid", Henry Cow's "Western Culture", and Neal Morse's "one".

Maltid just sounds like goofy circus music, with high pitched singing. I cant take it seriously at all, I'd rather listen to Dragonforce.

Western Culture is one of those albums where I guess you have to appreciate the artistic value behind the music... which I dont.

One is one of the sorriest collection of songs I think I've ever heard. Just no originallity, disgustingly sappy lyrics (and I am christian), and just nothing that I havent heard from music made forty years ago.

topofsm

Forum Senior Member

Joined: August 17 2008
Location: Arizona, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 1698

Posted: November 30 2008 at 22:51

Definetely The Bedlam in Goliath by The Mars Volta. Every time I listen to it to pick out a couple redeeming qualities, I get bored about 5 minutes in. I seriously feel like falling asleep every time I hear it. Sure it's energetic and chaotic, but for some reason or other that album's frenetic pace is just annoying and empty to me.

However, their other albums are just great.

spookytooth View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: April 06 2008
Location: Atlanta, Ga
Status: Offline
Points: 438

Posted: November 30 2008 at 19:24

Some people may not consider it prog, but some do, and it's on the website, so I'm going to mention it: The Final Cut by Pink Floyd. I HATED that album. Some people say that the two albums they did after Roger Waters left were worse. This may be true, but from the songs that I've heard on those two albums, it seems like those albums may not match the suckitude of The Final Cut. Seriously, his vocals on most of the songs are incredibly annoying. Seriously, he sounds like he's hiding in a corner and muttering his lyrics on some songs. It's like they took the absolute worst parts of The Wall and tried to make an album using those negative aspects. The story behind The Final Cut makes this album even worse (I'm sure everyone on here knows the story). I really could not find anything good about this album, and I tried because I listened to it a few times. For those who like this album, I'm sorry I'm being so hard on it, but I really do hate this album. Yeah...

Would you like some Bailey's?

ghost_of_morphy View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: March 08 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 2755

Posted: November 30 2008 at 18:25

Rick Wakeman -- Rock 'n Roll Prophet is probably the worst prog album ever released.

easytargets View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: November 12 2008
Location: Cantabria
Status: Offline
Points: 843

Posted: November 30 2008 at 04:14

Spock´s Beard - Octane

The water rushes over all
cities crash in the mighty wave;
the final man is very small,
plunging in for his final bathe

Jaja Macca View Drop Down

Forum Groupie

Joined: November 28 2008
Status: Offline
Points: 61

Posted: November 30 2008 at 00:48

A serious doubt between GTR and THE POWER OF 3

nefasto75

Forum Newbie

Joined: March 13 2008
Location: Richmond
Status: Offline
Points: 6

Posted: March 23 2008 at 05:39

I could name a dozen. But it wouldn't make any difference in this forum, since most of them are rare and few people have heard them.

It's more interesting to come up with a more known album that people regard as good.

To me, a horrible album is

Le Orme - Uomo di pezza (or however it is writen)

Oh man, this is precisely the kind of prog I refer to when I say "intentional prog". So cheesy, so intentionaly prog. Yes, with maybe a lot of theme changes and probably a few "complex" passages. But no real passion and absolutely no authenticity in the writing. This music with no soul has to be erradicated.

Prog shouldn't be about having 10 + minutes tracks filled with nothing but selfish musical intentions. This album sucks throughout and I can't believe how so many people think it is good.

Listen to it very carfuly and you'll find long spaces where there is nothing that could make you think the writer was trying to deliver any emotion. All they were playing were repetitive, unisnpiring, and many times, even ridiculous-sounding-tones. Just to make it sound "prog".....When prog is messured by the number of minutes of instrumentals like this, it makes me want to get rid of the word "progressive" for good.

tony kayes headband View Drop Down

Forum Newbie

Joined: March 16 2008
Location: Missouri USA
Status: Offline
Points: 23

Posted: March 17 2008 at 02:56

Marillion-Marbles Live
When will I ever learn that Marillion without Fish is for the most part,boring.
I paid less than 4 dollars for it though.....
Sure am glad I wasn't in the audience to experience it in person.

tony kayes headband View Drop Down

Forum Newbie

Joined: March 16 2008
Location: Missouri USA
Status: Offline
Points: 23

Posted: March 17 2008 at 01:15

jwxlite wrote:

yes-90125
except for owner of a lonely heart. everything else was really bad.

Hankypanky View Drop Down

Forum Newbie

Joined: March 12 2008
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 33

Posted: March 13 2008 at 21:04

I bought Scenes From a memory by Dream Theatre. I like Dream theatre enough. The singing Killed me ( I had to listen to all My genesis and Van der Graaf Generator albums after to stop myself from losing hope in mankind). I guess the idea was good enough but fell flat. John Petrucci although, like normal, kicked a serious amount of a**. Just couldnt handle it.

tillo

Forum Newbie

Joined: January 19 2008
Location: Madrid
Status: Offline
Points: 29

Posted: February 25 2008 at 17:11

sorry for the confusion!!

please, visit http://roberto-land.myminicity.es/

burritounit View Drop Down

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 18 2007
Location: Puerto Rico
Status: Offline
Points: 2551

Posted: February 24 2008 at 14:33

tillo wrote:

is anybody able to make a summary to send to DT?

I think I saw this in another thread. Creepy Dead

.

Anyway the worst album I've ever heard it's got to be Anathema's A Natural Disaster. I was totally disapointed since I had gotten Alternative 4, Judgment & A Fine Day To Exit which are indeed good albums.

"I've walked on water, run through fire, can't seem to feel it anymore. It was me, waiting for me..."

tillo

Forum Newbie

Joined: January 19 2008
Location: Madrid
Status: Offline
Points: 29

Posted: February 24 2008 at 14:26

is anybody able to make a summary to send to DT?

please, visit http://roberto-land.myminicity.es/

akercocke76 View Drop Down

Forum Newbie

Joined: February 22 2008
Location: Seattle, WA
Status: Offline
Points: 4

Posted: February 23 2008 at 02:12

For me-hands down-FALLING INTO INFINITY. I was underwhelmed by the pop-like songs, the lack of heaviness, the lack of any discernable vocal melodies...the only thing that caught my ear was the clever production. The other one I absolutely DISLIKE is FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION. IMHO, it's worse than anything Genesis did in the 80's. Yikes. Horrible.

In the beginning is the future, and the future is at hand...

reality

Forum Senior Member

Joined: March 29 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 318

Posted: February 22 2008 at 18:37

LinusW wrote:

Discipline by KC. Sorry. Got more and more painful every time.

Once again I must comment,

You should listen to it more closely, it is more creative than a typical Prog album. Well I guess it has non-popular music elements in it that do not sit well with some fans, but its worth is in the experiment and concept it is trying to accomplish. It is called Discipline for a reason! The picking control that Mr Fripp does on that album is test of concentration and sheer willpower. One of the best albums, as regards to qualifying musicianship they have ever done. It is albums like that, which bring them above the Progressive rock genre into something academically recognized.