Worst prog album you ever heard/bought?

Ghost Rider wrote: I've probably heard my share of bad prog albums, but now it's not easy to remember which one really takes the cake. Besides SfaM, I think this very dubious prize could go to a Russian band called Little Tragedies - I'm afraid their name speaks for itself. A monument to boredom and lack of ideas if I've ever heard one.

I'm afraid I may agree with you. I like only "New Faust" partially, other albums are ..erm...Okay, I won't ruin my "Russian Prog Aficionado" positive image

Counterparts from Rush

Prog-jester wrote: Ghost Rider wrote: I've probably heard my share of bad prog albums, but now it's not easy to remember which one really takes the cake. Besides SfaM, I think this very dubious prize could go to a Russian band called Little Tragedies - I'm afraid their name speaks for itself. A monument to boredom and lack of ideas if I've ever heard one. I'm afraid I may agree with you. I like only "New Faust" partially, other albums are ..erm...Okay, I won't ruin my "Russian Prog Aficionado" positive image

thankfully for her it came from MY collection

we are sort of harsh on prog... that is not progressive... but regressive.. especially of the symphonic variety.. you can only perfect the wheel once.

Vapour Trails - Rush (Not a dreadful album, but a very lacklustre effort from Rush, and a huge dissapointment for along term Rush fan)

Invisible Touch - Genesis (I've said it before. I wont repeat myself)

Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (Cant understand the fuss. Good ideas, not developed to their full potential. Big dissapointment. The worst rendition of Jerusalem I've ever heard. Awful production)

Train of Thought - Dream Theater (Non stop blistering musicianship from start to finish, but sadly without a worthwhile song in sight. Just gives me a headache)

Something wicked this way comes - The Enid (Had high hopes for this album, having heard The Spell and their 70's efforts, but to this day it just sounds like a disorganised mess to me)

Just opinion of course. Dont shoot me..

limeyrob wrote: Normally I do a fair amount of research before I buy so I shouldn't have been disappointed and so I'm not going to name any names.

All of my ELP albums. :) Tiihii.
Also OOIOO's Kila Kila Kila. Avant-prog gets no special treatment from me.

I can't say that I have been really disappointed by any album I've bought recently because I read reviews and trust the star rating system and know to avoid things like doom metal which really isn't my taste...  Before being online, however, I had some disappointments, but you know what they say, one man's wine is another man's poison.

I do have a habit of just buying and see what happens although progarchives is a great instrument for avoiding big mistakes. In the period I didn't have this instrument yet I made some bad errors:

Sinister Street - The Eve of Innocence.

Dull! Dull Dull!

King Crimson's Earthbound because of the quality of the recording.