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Genesis - Calling All Stations: "The Dividing Line" and "One Man's Fool"
Marillion - Anorankophobia: "This Is the 21st Century"
Marillion - FEAR: "The Leavers"
Marillion - Marillion.com: "Go!" and "Tumble Down the Years"
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Originally posted by ProfPanglos 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.
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Originally posted by Rednight 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.

^this
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Rednight 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...


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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Rednight 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
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Originally posted by Rednight 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


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Renaissance - Bonjour Swansong. The best song by far on the disappointing Camera Camera album and if I'm wrong then there are Faeries living at the bottom of the garden. Smile
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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.
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The Who - "Who Are You" album is rather boring except for the title track.
Starcastle - "Reel to Real" The only great track is "When the Sun Shines at Midnight".  The rest of that album is a poor attempt to become radio-friendly.
Zebra - "3.V"  This one actually had two pretty decent tracks while the rest of it was awful..."Time" and "About to Make the Time".

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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
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Originally posted by Heart of the Matter Heart of the Matter wrote:

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


The first cassette I ever bought for myself was It's Hard. I think that would be the popular opinion, I know my friend thought that, but for me its "I've Known No War". I truly enjoy that album.

I can think of many albums where one track stands out for me, and some where I really like one track and the rest is so-so, but I can't think of one where I dislike every song but one. I'm sure there are some.
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The Who - Eminence Front stands out in It's Hard
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Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

The only song I can stand is "Not Now John".
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Originally posted by dwill123 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). 
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Originally posted by dwill123 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.




there are probably a load of U2 albums that might qualify for this thread but the obvious one for me is Joshua Tree and Without Or Without You. An absolute classic beauty of a song but the rest I could not care less about.
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Originally posted by Cristi 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.
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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.
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Echolyn - Mei - "Mei"

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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.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

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

I'm truly glad you enjoy it!  I saw them on the tour for Roots to Branches at the Rosengarten Mozartsaal in Mannheim.  I've tried so hard to like that album.  I even gave it a fresh listening about a month or so ago.  I still just don't hear what you hear, LOL.  
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^ Roots to Branches is one of my favorites from Jethro Tull. Tongue
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