Posted on 09/27/2011 5:32:43 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch
10) Kiss - Music From "The Elder": There comes a time in every young man's life where he must confront the fact that some bands aren't meant to evolve, because when they do, they're worse. New drummer Eric Carr showed up just in time to be part of the worst album in the KISS catalog. It's a concept album, based on an idea from the man who would put his name on anything if it generated a buck, Gene Simmons. Before Loutallica, Lou Reed co-wrote three of the songs here. I guess, even crappiness takes practice!
Purchase instead: Kiss, Hotter Than Hell, Dressed to Kill, Alive!, Alive II, and a KISS pinball machine and/or coffin.
9) Def Leppard - Slang: The 1980s were over. Just as big hair looked kinda dumb and dated while everyone was flyin' the flannel, so, too, did big super-precise productions sound ill-fitted for the new decade when everyone whined. So, after Adrenalize sounded tired, Def Leppard went back to basics. Even drummer Rick Allen used an acoustic kit. But no one buys Def Leppard albums for their natural tone. Metal dudes buy them because their girlfriends like them. And their girlfriends miss the grand productions like they secretly miss their big hair! Be who you are!
Purchase instead: High ‘n' Dry and a case of Aqua-Net hairspray.
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While I agree Elder wasn’t heavy metal - as I recall there were commercials for a movie for which it was originally intended to be the soundtrack. If you listen to the songs in order it tracks along that line. The movie was scrapped if I remember right. In the end I liked the album and still play it periodically to my daughters chagrin :)
I read a story about Lars. Didn't know some of his history, growing up a spoiled rich kid with a tennis pro daddy. Kind of explains some things.
We used to play it in our tank and it revved us up like nothing else!
I also disagree with the inclusion of Bark at the Moon, but then again, I was 11 years old or so then, so perhaps I wasn't the best critic for that work by Ozzy.
Word.
Thanks for reminding me of that one. Just downloaded it.
Heard that new Metallica+Lou Reed song on satellite radio a couple of days ago. I can’t even begin to describe how bad I thought it sucked!! Oh my..... I never imagined James Hetfield to be capable of such crap, even after considering the three albums mentioned in the article.
Cliff Burton has to be rolling, rolling, and rolling in his grave! ....and rolling some more!
Don’t know what the rest of the album is like, but if that one song is any indicator of the rest, it will easily make that list.
Another of the BEST was mentioned as a screen name in post #13...'Rainbow Rising'. Dio, Powell and Blackmore unleashed...
A Metallica/Reed retake on Rock n Roll Animal would rule. I don’t think that’s likely, supposedly Lou hates that album and it’s the best thing he ever did. The guitarists went on to the Alice Cooper band.
And Fear of The Dark is an awesome album, “afraid to shoot stangers?! That awesomsauce. It seems to go down live pretty good too.
No way Never Say Die is as bad as some of the later 80’s Sabbath records, either.
And Lemmy has a great song with piano, “I ain’t No Nice Guy After All”.
Freegards
It’s a hard choice, but I’m going with this as my all time favorite Metallica song -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmvG2ZiPfoo
Load had some good cuts on it,as usual the ones that didn’t get airplay were the best. As far as Reload, I like Fuel.
Worst metal album of all time?
Any band that hangs around to long starts to suck. Thats just the way it is. After 4 or 5 albums it’s over. No exceptions.
I whole heartily agree!
Megadeath==== “Holy Wars” was played loud in our “workspaces” during D.S.
“Lowlands” is one of the best songs I can think of.
Ah, the worst of the worst. Like selecting the worst Terry Jacks albums. Or Bobby Goldsboro. Tough choices.
bark at the moon had a few real good songs but some crap as well.
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