At Amanda‘s request, I thought I’d try a worst albums post. Same deal as the best albums game, just the opposite pick. I’ll start with some easy ones and see how it goes:
- Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour. It falls between the excitment of Revolver and the polish of Sgt Peppers. There’s a lot of great stuff on the album, but it’s a bit erratic for the Beatles.
- The Clash – Cut the Crap. I’m cheating a little bit here, because this was the Clash in name only, but it is a terrible record. If I had to pick a real Clash album it would be Sandinista, which is oddly their most under-rated album as well.
- Led Zeppelin – In Through the Out Door. I think this would be seen as a transitional album if it hadn’t been for John Bonham’s death making it their last, but it’s a weak outing for them nonetheless.
- Pink Floyd – The Final Cut. It’s just a little worse than the Wall. At least the Wall has a few good songs. Final Cut has zero.
- U2 – Zooropa. It’s just an experiment gone awry. They should have scrapped it rather than releasing it.
- Prince – Pretty much the whole catalog is weak after Sign O the Times. I think I’ll pick Batman though. There may be stuff that’s worse, but I gave up listening after Grafitti Bridge or so and Batman was the lamest before I stopped caring.
- Beastie Boys – License to Ill. It’s fun, but it’s just a novelty.
- Ozzy – Ozzmosis. The album is as bad as the title. Besides, that’s when they started manipulating his voice since he couldn’t hit the notes he could before.
- Rolling Stones – Steel Wheels. For a band that hasn’t done much but suck for 30 years, this album is a shining example of how much they can really suck when they put their minds to it.
- Ramones – They released the same album over and over again for 25 years. How could any of them suck?