"Great" Albums that You Can't Stomach

Anything by Jethro Tull.

The problem with Neal Morse is that if you listened to one of his albums, you've listened to most. He's become way too predictable (for me at least).

As for not Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt, I find this beautiful, but of course tastes vary:

"Maryan" off the album Shleep.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Every Opeth album that features honey monster growls Anything by Art Zoyd Anything by Radiohead after OK Computer Anything by King Crimson after In the Wake of Poseidon Anything by Robert Wyatt Anything by Henry Cow Anything by Magma Anything by the Cardiacs Anything by The Mars Volta Anything by Voivod < defer="" ="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js/vcd15cbe7772f49c399c6a5babf22c1241717689176015" integrity="sha512-ZpsOmlRQV6y907TI0dKBHq9Md29nnaEIPlkf84rnaERnq6zvWvPUqr2ft8M1aS28on72PdrCzSjY4U6VaAw1EQ==" -cf-beacon=""rayId":"92fa02178da74596","Timing":"name":"cfExtPri":true,"cfL4":true,"cfSpeedBrain":true,"cfCacheStatus":true,"version":"2025.3.0","token":"717409392a644498b4dbcbfbeafd4181"" crossorigin="anonymous">

I agree with most of this list.
The exceptions?
I love/like all King Crimson and live Magma DVDs. (I would rather watch/listen to Magma)
I like Robert Wyatt Rock Bottom and Henry Cow- Western Culture. That's it.

I tried embracing the rest of your disliked bands...but they never clicked with me.



Edited by omphaloskepsis - April 16 2025 at 10:15

Syzygy wrote: Several people have mentioned Radiohead, and I'll admit that I have never made it all the way through OK Computer. For me they were briefly interesting circa Kid A/Amnesiac, but everything else either leaves me cold or I actively dislike it.

Just like Muse, I only really got into a couple of albums of Radiohead; but Kid A is the album that got me to reconsider OKC (but not The Bends) - enough for me to own it still nowadays.

As for Muse, Absolution & Black Holes are the only one I enjoyed back then, and Abso (and Kid A) are the only one I spin every half-decade or so.


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Edited by Sean Trane - April 16 2025 at 03:43

Logan wrote: ^ Regarding Close to the Edge. Moshkito wrote: A while back on PA there was an Admin that stated that it was all just pop music, and that none of it meant anything whatsoever. Do you recall which Admin stated that?

Hi,

Yes I do, and I will respect his comments to the end ... many times he posted things really well and detailed. Even as an "opponent" he deserves the respect!

essexboyinwales wrote: CTTE I have tried and tried and tried and now given up!

Hi,

A while back on PA there was an Admin that stated that it was all just pop music, and that none of it meant anything whatsoever.

I'm not going to be cynical enough to say that my generation was a bunch of stony idiots that didn't care, or give a damn, and there were many that tried HARD to elevate their music to a different level, even as far as the artistic and conceptual arts of the 20th century.

That it might have achieved this, is a topic for discussion, but in the end, the part that is scary is that we have come to be so dependent on folks that are not any better than you or I ... and we think their words are important and more valid than fried rice, or electric macaroni and cheese!

Now, sitting here and thinking that some of those albums are more important than the horrible translations of THE BOOK ... in their lyrics, is a bit too much and very silly, and while I am not going to state that it is all meaningless (that would reflect on us, btw!!!) ... there are times when you have to step back and look at things ... a bit more than you do!

After all, Mona Lisa is a bird brain ... and guess what? We're no better? Go ahead, and live by Jon or Ian or Bono, or anyone else ... you're just going to hit your head on many brick walls ... so in a sense, that Admin was right ... almost all of the stuff here is just pop music, and there is no reason to treat it any better than that!

But don't be silly and ignore that there are many pearls amidst all the swine ... and we're ignoring them for empty words and comments!

CTTE

I have tried and tried and tried

and now given up!

Anything by 'Opeless', Rush's 70s output (they suddenly went OK in the early 80s) in fact, as soon as the word 'metal' enters the equation, I run a mile.

Cristi wrote: Big Sky wrote: Cristi wrote: Big Sky wrote: Opeth, The growls just spoil it. Which is a shame. There's actually good music here. I do try to ignore the growls for the music, but the growls are nails on a chalkboard. Opeth has released 5 album with no growls. What about those?!  Cristi, Did I mention those Opeth albums in my top 10? And unlike the other bands on my list where I left the impression that I did not much care for those bands, I did no such thing with Opeth. With Opeth and the Blackwater album that is rated very highly, I pointed out that the growls for me, ruin an album with good music. I think it was their next album, Damnation, Michael Akerfeldt dropped the growls for that album. I actually enjoy that album. Heritage is good too. I wasn't reproaching you anything, just wanted to know if you listened to those albums. I guess I didn't word it right

Cristi,

No, it's all good. I was hoping with my original top 10 I was leaving the impression that with Opeth, unlike the others, that they are a band whose music I find to be good. I like much of the music they have put out. The Death growls kill much of that music.