Albums that you find very generic and boring

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andreol263 wrote: A little different post, list and explain why the albums that you choose are souless and generic at best, and what lacks in them in your perception. I begin: Rush - Moving Pictures means nothing to me, the songs looks too generic, cheesy, looks like the type of music that would go in a Guitar Hero game, just classic rock without nothing original or new to the table, the voice of Geedy Lee for me sounds VERY harsh and unpleasant, but in this album his voices sounds even more unbearable to me, but there are Rush albums that i really appreciate like Permanent Waves, Hemispheres and 2112, they sound much more original and concise all around. So, what albums you really find boring and simple at best?

andreol263 wrote: A little different post, list and explain why the albums that you choose are souless and generic at best, and what lacks in them in your perception. I begin: Rush - Moving Pictures means nothing to me, the songs looks too generic, cheesy, looks like the type of music that would go in a Guitar Hero game, just classic rock without nothing original or new to the table, the voice of Geedy Lee for me sounds VERY harsh and unpleasant, but in this album his voices sounds even more unbearable to me, but there are Rush albums that i really appreciate like Permanent Waves, Hemispheres and 2112, they sound much more original and concise all around. So, what albums you really find boring and simple at best?

Wow. I get not liking Rush, and I can even get not liking Moving Pictures. I certainly get not liking Geddy's voice. Given all that, I can get being bored.

But that boredom sure as hell doesn't come from the album being "generic." Every last cut is about as un-generic as it gets. Whether it's odd time signatures, new and unique chord progressions, long song forms, insanely technical playing and execution, or unusual lyrical content, that album is totally unique; was so at the time of its release and remains so to this day.

A much revered band- Can.

Big Big Train - Grimspound.  My reasons are in this review: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1940239

Enchant 

Not sure how to apply "generic" to my choices. But zeuhl/Magma is boring to tears as well as RIO and avant prog. Zappa fits my boring definition to a T.

^^ Its interesting how differently we experience music. To me Zeuhl can build up very excitingly, such as with Eskaton (my first Zeuhl love).

To me this is kick-ass.



That said, there often is lot of repetition in Zeuhl, and that could bore many.

Edited by Logan - November 25 2018 at 11:18

micky wrote: got to go with anything by Camel haha..  the archtype of generic boring 4th division prog...

 

I don't get why so many people complain about it or even question it, to be honest (that can bring another level of negativity for me). These threads can be fun and even enlightening as long as one is not overly close-minded and is open to re-evaluation and other opinions.

verslibre wrote: Catcher10 wrote: But zeuhl/Magma is boring to tears as well as RIO and avant prog. Same here: Zeuhl is one thing that you really have to sift through to find something you may like (like Weidorje).  Avant is really hit-or-miss, too. For every Ahvak, there's tons of...well, we'll just call it stuff.

Avant Prog is really eclectic. For me most of the categories here are hit or miss (I guess Canterbury, Indo-Prog/Raga Rock, Zeuhl and Krautrock are amongst the most consistently good categories for me). I love Weidorje and similar music from Paga, but I guess that would be one of the first bands one would check out when delving into that category (Eskaton too for that matter).

I like albums in all of the categories at PA, despite having favourite categories. Always good to try to keep an open mind and open ears and try to expand ones tastes by going out of one's comfort zone, I think. Took a while (Well, I have had many years at this site), but I'm glad that I've found music that interests me and that I can say positive things about in all of the categories here. Perhaps I;m just not as discerning as some.

Edited by Logan - November 25 2018 at 11:55