Name a weak album with 1-2 amazing tracks

Equality 7-2521 wrote: Fragile:   Southside of the Sky Heart of the Sunrise

Agree on the album, but I'd rate Heart of the Sunrise and Roundabout as the excellent tracks. Most of the rest is just filler or rubbish.

Islands by King Crimson

Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

Thick As A Brick Part 1 & 2. What a pity that the rest is so weak...

     

But seriously probably most of Glass Hammer albums - they usually record one or two great songs, and the rest of the songs is rather poor. Eg. Lex Rex - Tales Of The Great Wars and another one, I don't remember the name, probably track 7 or 8. Chronometree - Empty Space & Revealer. The other good example is maybe Adonis by Anyone's Daughter. The song Anyone's Daughter is just AMAZING, whereas the rest is quite average (maybe I'll change my opinion after few more listens).

And about Fragile:

Tony Fisher wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: Fragile: Southside of the Sky Heart of the Sunrise Agree on the album, but I'd rate Heart of the Sunrise and Roundabout as the excellent tracks. Most of the rest is just filler or rubbish.

I totally disagree with you. For me the album is an essential in prog music and a masterpiece, IMO BETTER than Close To The Edge. Where do you see (or hear) that filler? Cans And Brahms? Beautiful melody with participation of symphonic orchestra. We Have Heaven - OK, I agree if someone doesn't like it, although I think it's a good song. South Side Of The Sky - great riff, dynamic, melody - it has everything for me... Five Percent For Nothing - yes, this is a filler. Long Distance also has beatiful melodies and passages with a smooth transition to The Fish, which I always considered as a masterpiece. Mood For A Day - another masterpiece. Heart Of The Sunrise - OK, you like it, so I pass it over. Summing up, Fragile IS a masterpiece . That's my opinion, I know everyone can disagre with it, but I wanted to give some arguments for Fragile and "defend" this album, because I really think it deserves a place in the top 10 best albums of prog!

Sorry for off topic.

Edited by Harold Demure - June 16 2006 at 04:05

Harkmark wrote: Selling England by the pound - Fifth of firth

OK. I won't describe tracks one by one like I did with Fragile to convince someone to listen again and maybe change his opinion. I just can't understand how a prog fan can say that such prog classic albums are weak, cr*p etc. Again sorry for off-topic.
       
     

Edited by Harold Demure - June 16 2006 at 04:14

Test for Echo (Rush) - T4E, Driven
Islands (KC) - The Letters, Ladies of the Road

Supertramp - Brother Where You Bound

Brain Salad Surgery.

Nursery Cryme

Musical Box
Fountain of Salmacis

The British Amon Düül's album "Meetings with Men-Machines - Unremarkable Heroes of the Past" is only so-so, but the track "Burundi Drummer's Nightmare" is top notch prog. Really wild and energetic. One of my favourite prog songs.

Losendos wrote: In the Wake of Poseidon : In the Wake of Poseidon and Pictutres of a city

And what about "Cat Food"? By far the best track on the album!