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    Posted: November 02 2018 at 09:05
So, after reviewing one of the worst albums ever (The Residents "The Big Bubble" Thumbs Down), I was curious as to what are some of the worst albums you have heard?  Feel free to add as many as you want. 
If this thread has been done before, I apologize, but I don't think it will hurt to discuss this again. 
Since this is such a negative thread, go ahead and be funny to turn it all into something positive.  And if you see any in this forum that you think are undeserving of being anyone's worst album, feel free to enlighten us, but be polite. 
Sometimes, just knowing something that no one else knew can help bring about an appreciation of even the worst album.  (In The Big Bubble, even after explaining the reasoning behind this hilariously awful album, it didn't make it any better.)
 
Edit:  Let's keep the discussion about prog or prog related bands, otherwise this list would be endless.


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Queensryche - Dedicated to Chaos 
Iron Maiden - Virtual XI
80s Renaissance
DT - The Astonishing
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I wouldn't say "worst album" on this one but I really didn't like Vapor Trails  (Rush) 
 I'm a big Rush fan , but that one just didn't work for me. 

P.S. 
I'm assuming we are going with prog or prog related albums & not something like the Go Go's 
 (or else we would be here all day!)




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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Queensryche - Dedicated to Chaos 
Iron Maiden - Virtual XI
80s Renaissance
DT - The Astonishing


Camera Camera? Those is fighten' words!
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Yes - Heaven and Earth
Queensryche - Frequency Unknown
Asia - Astra
GTR - GTR
ELP - Love Beach
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Queensryche - Dedicated to Chaos 
Iron Maiden - Virtual XI
80s Renaissance
DT - The Astonishing


Camera Camera? Those is fighten' words!

sorry Steve, but I tried really hard with 80s Renaissance, nothing remotely interesting for me. 
Earth & Fire are another band that went pop and became unlistenable for me. 
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Queensryche - Dedicated to Chaos 
Iron Maiden - Virtual XI
80s Renaissance
DT - The Astonishing


Camera Camera? Those is fighten' words!

I actually saw them on that tour. There was one song on the album I liked (Tyrant-Tula) 
Cool bass line , the rest , well lets just say it wasn't Scheherazade.
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Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:

well lets just say it wasn't Scheherazade.
Well, that's for damn sure! LOL
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Arc - Neil Young. Played once - never again!
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Tull: Under Wraps. I never got past side 1.
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Tough question but I have to say I picked up an original vinyl copy of Jon Anderson's Song of Seven the other day (cheap price..)...mint condition and nice cover.....never heard it before . Perhaps one of the most boring things I have ever heard.
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Arc was the first CD I ever bought. I played it on repeat for nine hours. Then a few weeks later I did the same, but only for six hours.
Amazing album.

The worst prog album I ever heard was the first Asia album. Kansas a close second (can't remember which albums I attempted, but they were all dreary)

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Worst album?
Prog - Rael - Mascaras Urbanas
Non-prog - Cristofer Luca - Stopy i Werble
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Worst prog?  I would have to say Steve Howe's first solo album "Beginnings," I find his voice impossible to tolerate.  

For Yes, it is a tie between "Big Generator" and "Heaven and Earth."  

I really try to find the value of all music, but some efforts are just impossible to tolerate.  Sorry if my selections offend anyone.
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Tull: Under Wraps. I never got past side 1.

I never heard it but catfish rising was pretty bad. Just boring songs. Zzzzzzzzz. 
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Worst prog?  I would have to say Steve Howe's first solo album "Beginnings," I find his voice impossible to tolerate.  

For Yes, it is a tie between "Big Generator" and "Heaven and Earth."  

I really try to find the value of all music, but some efforts are just impossible to tolerate.  Sorry if my selections offend anyone.

Not really offended but I kind of get tired of people throwing Big Generator under the bus. There's some great stuff on there especially I'm running, final eyes and holy lamb. Even Shoot High aim low is pretty decent. I admit the rest is hit or miss and often poppy but not bad.
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Had to dig deep into my brain cells to recall albums, or rather bands, over decades:

Aviator
Blodwyn Pig
Flower Kings
Air Supply Wink



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The first one that springs to mind,,Lou Reed's Metal Music Machine.
Mind ,after reading a review,I knew what I was getting into.
Only managed to sample my way through some of it.
Horrendous.
Shake & bake.
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aren't we supposed to mention prog bands since this is in the prog music section?
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There are many albums that I listened to before deciding not to obtain that album because it didn't appeal to me enough. There are also albums that I obtained before hearing it for the first time. Perhaps I obtained them because I was familiar with other works by the artist, or perhaps they were regarded as masterpieces by reputable sources. Anyway, the following two albums are albums that I actually have:

Philip Glass - Music With Changing Parts

Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica


In the case of Philip Glass - Music With Changing Parts, I was so offended when I first listened to this that I thought that I had been ripped off by this album. However, I decided to listen to it again just before I wrote this post, and it didn't evoke the same feelings of hatred that it did the first time I listened to it. Therefore, I'm not sure if it really belongs here.

In the case of Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica, this is an album that I just can't get into regardless of how many times I listen to it. There are some tracks that do have some appeal, but overall the album just doesn't appeal to me.

 

 
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