Controversial Albums!

I'm trying to figure out which of these controversial albums peole like most. I specifically left out a lot of better-known or very well-liked albums for this, including the ones I either don't or have people seem to disagree on. You can vote for more than one album.

When you vote, please tell us what you thought was a four or five star album and why, then tell us which ones you own (or have heard) and despise, or why you think they are 0 to 3 stars. If you don't own an album, don't vote for one.

Hopefully I can figure out what  people like and hate! In your posts especially tell us what you really, really don't like.

I voted for "The Wall", "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", and "Lightbulb Sun". The rest of these I don't own and hope to see what you think so I'll know what to get next!

What makes any of these albums controversial??  Except maybe Atom Heart Mother..

So are you asking us which ones we like the most... or which one we think is the most controversial?

Edited by threefates

OH! Oops. I'm asking which ones you like...sorry.

Where's "Signals" ? " Momentary Lapse Of Reason"  ??

These are more contraversial for obvious reasons (Synths in Rush's case and the absence of Waters in Floyd's)

Let's be honest "Atom Heart Mother","Tales From Topographic Oceans", "90125" and "Then There Were Three"are only contraversial in the sense that they are crap albums by respected normally consistently excellent artists!

Of the others I would definitely rate the Wakeman-less "Relayer" as kind of contraversial departure for Yes.

Edited by Reed Lover

Defintely BSS is, or should be, a 5 star disc. It was the most cutting edge album of ELP's discography.  

The Wall is a very good 4 star album. PF doesn't say anything new and the only diversion from the past (DSOTM, Animals and WYWH) is the presense of the disco styled dance beat that seemed to deviate from the past, but is hardly unique.

All the other discs are 3 to 4 stars across the board. They may define a band's best output, but are not necessarily groundbreaking, except for blatant commercialism.

The only ones that could deserve 5 stars from this list IMO are:

1. The Lamb
2. Brain Salad Surgery
3. Relayer

The ones for 4:

1. A Passion Play
2. Atom Heart Mother
3. The Wall

2 stars or less:

1. ATTW3
2. Eye in the Sky
3. 90125

Alñl the other mentioned are in a respectable 3 star range.

To be honest I don't see the cotroversy in 90125, Eye in the Sky and ATTW3 those are only pop albums, all mediocre IMO but no general controversy.

Iván

 

Edited by ivan_2068

Some tracks of some of the albums above are 5 stars. For example:
Gates of Delirium - Relayer
Summer 68,If, Fat old sun - Atom Heart Mother
Toccata and Karn Evil 9 - ELP

But I think all of this groups have better albums.
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The only one that is essential(4 or 5 stars) would be The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway....while I don't classify it as a masterpiece it is still an album every progger should own....the rest is unnecessary.,which doesn't mean their bad...but fall into the good but non-essential catagory

gdub411 wrote: The only one that is essential(4 or 5 stars) would be The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway....while I don't classify it as a masterpiece it is still an album every progger should own....the rest is unnecessary.,which doesn't mean their bad...but fall into the good but non-essential catagory

Thats the funniest thing I've read from you yet! 

Also I must say...I have never heard Spock's Beard or Porcupine Tree as of yet