Most disappointing 1980s albums

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   If we limit the possibilities to only STUDIO albums released in the years from 1980 to 1989, which of these established (not new) bands had the most disappointing releases? I chose 7 bands that released at least 3 (and as many as 6) studio albums in that decade. If you have another artist you'd like to nominate, please let us know. (FYI: Pink Floyd only released 2 albums, and ELP only released 1 album during those years, which I didn't feel was a strong enough sample size.)

Poll Question: Which band had the most disappointing 1980s albums?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Genesis	4	[33.33%]
Jethro Tull	1	[8.33%]
King Crimson	2	[16.67%]
Moody Blues	2	[16.67%]
Rush	1	[8.33%]
Supertramp	1	[8.33%]
Yes	0	[0.00%]
Other (please specify)	1	[8.33%]
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Steve Wyzard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 30 2017 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 2839	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve Wyzard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Most disappointing 1980s albums Posted: 13 hours 36 minutes ago at 12:25
	If we limit the possibilities to only STUDIO albums released in the years from 1980 to 1989, which of these established (not new) bands had the most disappointing releases? I chose 7 bands that released at least 3 (and as many as 6) studio albums in that decade. If you have another artist you'd like to nominate, please let us know. (FYI: Pink Floyd only released 2 albums, and ELP only released 1 album during those years, which I didn't feel was a strong enough sample size.)

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 29514	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 7 minutes ago at 21:54
	King Crimson as there is nothing I like from that decade by them (and honestly it should have been called The BBF Project or something like that).

octopus-4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator RIO/Avant/Zeuhl,Neo & Post/Math Teams Joined: October 31 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 14560	Post Options Post Reply Quote octopus-4 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3 hours 5 minutes ago at 22:56
	Other - GTR
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Octopus II Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 21 2023 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 12453	Post Options Post Reply Quote Octopus II Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 1 hour 20 minutes ago at 00:41
	Genesis

Psychedelic Paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 43518	Post Options Post Reply Quote Psychedelic Paul Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 0 hours 60 minutes ago at 01:01
	Genesis for Many Too Many pop songs in the 1980's.

Jared Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Online Points: 20361	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jared Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 36 minutes ago at 01:25
	almost reluctantly, I'm going to have to vote for KC... it is ironic that more than most, they attempted to keep the Prog element alive in their music and Discipline in particular really is quite original. It's just that of all the above, I struggle to sit through a whole album by them from that era, they do very little for me... and I actually really like Thrak, so go figure... A shame you've included Supertramp; there are some lovely songs on Famous Last Words and as I've said before, 'Brother... ' is one of the finest 80's albums released by a predominantly 70's band. The music of Vangelis and TD held up well in the 80's, but their music was in part made for the decade. I also like 80's Eloy, though I expect I'll be in the minority in saying that!
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Cristi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 45724	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cristi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 minutes ago at 01:41
	Moody Blues I don't like anything they did after their old classic albums (1966-1972). At least with KC I can respect what they did in the 80s (my least favorite period of theirs).

Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Online Points: 20431	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sean Trane Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 5 minutes ago at 01:56
	I went for Genesis (2 awful and one just bad s/t albums), but I should've said Moody Blues, because all five (or 6) albums are atrocious. I sort of disagree that Supertramp is in the list, because they made a slightly sub-par album (FLW) , one stupendous album (Brother) and one awful (FaaB), but if you add Hodgson's two albums, this makes another VG album (Storm) and one bad one (Haï 2) Rush is only saved by Moving Pictures... the rest is downright bad to awful Edited by Sean Trane - 47 seconds ago at 02:00
	let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword