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[Jim Bowie]

When I was going through my CD collection, I realized something: On a few of the CDs I've ever owned, nobody has ever complained about them. Nay, they even like them! And that's not just the majority- I couldn't think of a single person that said they disliked a certain album. Not even perfect albums (in my eyes)! So, to crush my feeble optimism, I decided to post a few findings to watch GAF-OT criticize the albums. Call it a science experiment.

What I found:

Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

Cibo Matto - Viva! La Woman!

Has anybody noticed this with any of their albums? Not even necessarily perfect albums, that nobody complains about?

 

[RevenantKioku]

Those all suck!
...
Anyway, Abbey Road is pure musical perfection.

 

[Jim Bowie]

Dude, Abbey Road is far from perfection; Maxwell's silver hammer?

 

[Chony]

Preparing to be flamed, but Dark Side of the Moon.

 

[RevenantKioku]

Dude, Abbey Road is far from perfection; Maxwell's silver hammer?

One of my favorite Beatles songs. Next to For no One and Fool on the Hill, why do you ask?
Dark Side of the Moon is swank too.

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

um, that beastie boys record sucks balls. infact, all beastie boys albums suck balls. they have 5 good songs, and 0 good albums. your collection loses!

 

[=W=]

Blue album

 

[Jim Bowie]

um, that beastie boys record sucks balls. infact, all beastie boys albums suck balls. they have 5 good songs, and 0 good albums. your collection loses!

I never said it was the perfect album, man. It's just that the first person I heard complain about it, in the 4 years I've had it, you're the first to complain. Well, cept for Rev. I suppose you're the second.

Rev= Mean Mr. Mustard? You can't tell me that the song is pure musical bliss!

 

[Guzim]

Wish You Were Here

 

[swoon]

the only people who like flogging molly are people who have never heard the pogues.

 

[teepo]

ok computer

 

[fart]

the only people who like flogging molly are fucking drunks who can't tell the difference between music and sucky sucky moaning.

fixed

 

[RevenantKioku]

I never said it was the perfect album, man. It's just that the first person I heard complain about it, in the 4 years I've had it, you're the first to complain. Well, cept for Rev. I suppose you're the second.

Rev= Mean Mr. Mustard? You can't tell me that the song is pure musical bliss!

From Come Together to Because you have a mix of really great tunes. Once You Never Give Me Your Money starts up, you're in complete utter rock mode. Mean Mr. Mustard sandwiched between Sun King and Polythene Pam is EXCELLENT rockatude. Once Polythene Pam moves into She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, you know you're at perfection of rock. And its a blissful completion with the rest of the music.
Sorry man, I love this album from the first 'shoop' to the last bit of Her Majesty.

 

[Matlock]

Blue album

Green Album was better.

the only people who like flogging molly are people who have never heard the pogues.

I like 'em, and I've heard the Pogues.

ok computer

Nothing compared to Hail to the Thief.

 

[6.8]

Nothing compared to Hail to the Thief.

That's a good one. Tell me that again in 10 years (and mean it), and I'll give you a cookie.

 

[weehomer]

Radiohead: The Bends

 

[Matlock]

Pfft. I can't say I like any Radiohead album as well as HTTT.

 

[Desperado]

Preparing to be flamed, but Dark Side of the Moon.

IAWTP

 

[=W=]

Green Album was better.

Sorry, but I think I think the entire rest of the world's opinion holds a little more clout with me than yours that nobody agrees with.

 

[demon]

Preparing to be flamed, but Dark Side of the Moon.

It's easily criticizable, despite its awesomeness. A somewhat unprecedented amount of production went into the making of DSotM, and it is somewhat "overproduced", like some of Waters' singing and some instrumentation just lacks emotion and heart.

 

[Cerebral Palsy]

Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come

 

[Cerebral Palsy]

Sorry, but I think I think the entire rest of the world's opinion holds a little more clout with me than yours that nobody agrees with.

That is the reason why Trapt and Linkin Park rock! HEADSTRONG!!! I'M ABOUT TO BREAK!!!

 

[bjork]

For every album, there's going to be some miserable pissy bastard who is like "hell no, that sucks, the band sucks, and you suck for liking it."

Unfortunate, but true.

 

[Eminem]

Preparing to be flamed, but Dark Side of the Moon.

.

 

[Matlock]

Sorry, but I think I think the entire rest of the world's opinion holds a little more clout with me than yours that nobody agrees with.

AH, BUT THERE IS CRITICISM.

Green > Pink > Blue > Maladroit

 

[Tamanon]

WRONG

Blue > Pink > Maladroit > Green

Close though

And for my choice.

Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion I/II

and

Nirvana - Unplugged

 

[Guzim]

I'll give my two cents:

Pinkerton > Blue > Green > Maladroit

 

[=W=]

That is the reason why Trapt and Linkin Park rock! HEADSTRONG!!! I'M ABOUT TO BREAK!!!

Wha? I was talking about the opinions of everybody in the entire world in relation to the quality comparison of those two specific albums. I didn't say, "A lot of people like it, so it must be good."

[edit] Saying one album is better than another != criticism

 

[RevenantKioku]

WRONG.
Pink > Blue > Green = Maladroit

 

[Matlock]

Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion I/II

A strange choice, but good nonetheless. I can't say a damn thing bad about 'em.

[edit] Saying one album is better than another != criticism

I'm just complaining that it's not as good as the Green Album.

 

[Eminem]

and since I'm the resident Maynard whore here, I should find something....

Any Tool album can be criticized for the fillers, so they're all out. As is Thirteenth Step thanks to Crimes and Lullabye. Therefore, I say:

A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms

 

[AlphaSnake]

and since I'm the resident Maynard whore here, I should find something....

Any Tool album can be criticized for the fillers, so they're all out. As is Thirteenth Step thanks to Crimes and Lullabye. Therefore, I say:

A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms

I don't like Brena...holy shit O_O *runs*

Having said that, I'm listening to Jeff Buckley and daaaaamn, it's fuckin' good! Some of these songs make me want to cry. As for what albums I think are perfect, that's tough. I always eventually find something small I don't like about an album. I'd say Abbey Road was practically perfect. Hmmm and so was Depeche Mode's "Violator" -- that's it. Close to perfect:

APC - Mer De Noms
Burning Brides - Fall of the Plastic Empire
Burning Brides - Leave No Ashes
Led Zeppelin - IV
Led Zeppelin - III
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Muse - Origin of Symmetry
Muse - Absolution
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

 

[Desperado]

I would say something from Queen, but there's always 1 or 2 songs that seem to irk people. meh.

QUEEN - QUEEN II

 

[Matlock]

*obligatory Led Zeppelin sucks, Black Sabbath fuckin' rules comment*

 

[way more]

I'll give my two cents:

Pinkerton > Blue > Green > Maladroit

Blue>Pink is also acceptable

Correct!

Green album was when I started to show concern for Weezer.

Surfer Rosa - Pixies
The White Stripes
Oh, Brother Where art Thou? - Everyone loved that
American IV - Johnny Cash
Elliott Smith - Ellliott Smith
Chronic - Dr. Dre
Harvest Moon - Neil Young

I'll defend those readily

 

[Kefkaff]

Metallica - Ride the Lightning

Escape.. nuff said,


TRUE Perfect albums:

Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element
Rush - Permanent Waves

 

[BuddyC]

Green Album was better.

Pinkerton was the best though.

 

[Diablos]

There is no such thing as a "non-criticizable" album... come on now. For every album that you and your friends may love, there's someone that hates it. There is not one album listed here that someone has not put down.

 

[Triumph]

um, that beastie boys record sucks balls. infact, all beastie boys albums suck balls. they have 5 good songs, and 0 good albums. your collection loses!

You root for the Fortyniners. Your opinion is less than negligible.

 

[Diablos]

Pinkerton was the best though.

Says who? It was blue, dode. Blue.

 

[BuddyC]

Says who? It was blue, dode. Blue.

Yea, this is why we generally consider you to be a joke.

 

[=W=]

I would say something from Queen, but there's always 1 or 2 songs that seem to irk people. meh.

QUEEN - QUEEN II

YES! Queen II rules!

And for the record, I actually think that Pinkerton is better than Blue, but Pinkerton was widely criticized when it came out, so it cannot be listed in this thread.

 

[Triumph]

Yea, this is why we generally consider you to be a joke.

No, it's the fact that his lips are attached to Billy Corgan's anus. At least that's what does it for me!

 

[LakeEarth]

Anything by Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park or Slipknot (except for their last album)

 

[Eminem]

I would also agree on Zeppelin's IV

 

[Diablos]

Yea, this is why we generally consider you to be a joke.

Hey, I like Weezer too. I just happen to enjoy blue more. This makes me a joke? Ok pal! I never had anything against you.

 

[BuddyC]

Hey, I like Weezer too. I just happen to enjoy blue more. This makes me a joke? Ok pal! I never had anything against you.

(I loves you Diablos)

 

[Diablos]

Raoul Duke: Please, don't say that. That's a disturbing mental image. Billy Corgan is a gifted guitarist and songwriter, but um... no. Just no. Sorry. As a real person I think b0lly has some issues, it's quite obvious. If he jumped off a bridge, I wouldn't.

 

[Sirpopopop]

Blue > Pinkerton.

But, no album is exempt from criticism.

 

[Diablos]

Surely this means popopop has his lips attached to Billy Corgan's anus as well? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?