Albums you dislike with one song you do - Progressive Rock Music Forum

ProfPanglos wrote:

Jethro Tull's later albums all fit this description for me, or close to it, anyway.

Stormwatch was pretty much the last album I enjoyed in its entirety. After that one, I just felt like Ian Anderson had lost his mojo for songwriting (and also quickly began losing his vocal ability).

"A" had Black Sunday, but I can live without the rest of that album.

"Broadsword" was a little better, but not by much - maybe 3 or 4 tracks I liked.

"Under Wraps" has about 3 tracks I enjoy as well, the rest was dross.

"Crest Of A Knave" - same. Again, maybe 2 or 3 tracks that I could get into.

"Rock Island" was a dud, with "The Whalers Dues" being the only track that had any worth to me.

"Catfish Rising" was a bit of an exception for me - several tracks on that one were pretty good in my opinion, notably "Roll Yer Own," "Rocks On The Road," "Thinking Round Corners," "Like A Tall Thin Girl," and "Gold-Tipped Boots..." were all tracks I thought were pretty good, solid Tull material.

"Roots To Branches" was dismal and boring, with "Beside Myself" being the only song I found even marginally interesting.

"Dot Com" - another dud. Barre's main riff in "Hunt By Numbers" is high-level, but even then it's not enough to save the song, and the rest of the album is a joke.

(It pains me to express these views, as I am a HUGE JT fan. I've seen them 11 times in concert over the decades. As far as I'm concerned, their output from "Benefit" through "Songs From The Wood" is absolutely stellar, and rivals the best any of their prog-band peers were putting out.)

I have to agree with you....I'm a fan of Tull and most of the lp's after Stormwatch are mediocre with at most 1 or 2 good tracks and the rest mediocre songs. Broadsword and Crest did fair a bit better.

One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
Haquin

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Cristi wrote:

Rednight wrote:

The one that easily comes to mind is Uriah Heep's High and Mighty with only the John Wetton-warbled One Way or Another standing out. Read an interview where even Ken Hensley denounced the album as a misfire.

not a band album IMO.

Did he denounce Conquest? That would have made sense. LOL

A band album as opposed to a solo album? Wink

no, Conquest, the album Uriah Heep released in 1980, the one with John Sloman on vocals. It is IMO one of UH weakest efforts and the last UH album with Hensley.

I was trying to make a joke anyway...

Edited by Cristi - October 09 2021 at 09:56

Rednight wrote:

The one that easily comes to mind is Uriah Heep's High and Mighty with only the John Wetton-warbled One Way or Another standing out. Read an interview where even Ken Hensley denounced the album as a misfire.

not a bad album IMO.

Did he denounce Conquest? That would have made sense. LOL

Edited by Cristi - November 05 2023 at 07:53

The one that easily comes to mind is Uriah Heep's High and Mighty with only the John Wetton-warbled One Way or Another standing out. Read an interview where even Ken Hensley denounced the album as a misfire.

"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno

Genesis - We Can't Dance. It's no album of mine and the only song that has a hold on my heart is the 10=minute-long closing track: Fading Lights

The Who - Eminence Front stands out in It's Hard

dwill123 wrote:

U2 - "All That You Can't Leave Behind". It's not just the album but I can't stand U2, period. Except for "Beautiful Day", which to me is so good I can't believe U2 wrote and performed it.

to me it's Zooropa, the only listenable song is Stay (Faraway So Close).

Cristi wrote:

ELP - In the Hot Seat - it's got a re-worked version of Pictures at an Exhibition

Hand of Truth is also good but the rest is indeed crappola of the lowest order.

Echolyn - Mei - "Mei"

...Only kidding....
The album Máscaras Urbanas by Rael doesn't really grab me. However, the track Momo is pretty good and it really stands out from the rest of the songs.

“On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.”
— Ernest Vong

^ Roots to Branches is one of my favorites from Jethro Tull. Tongue