Albums seen as ‘classics’ that you think are rubbish.

Redlester

Inspired by @Hootsmon and his being underwhelmed by  Marvin Gaye’s ‘“What’s Going On?” which discs do you think are just the emperor’s new clothes? 

As I said earlier, Astral Weeks by VM for me has to be one that I bought after having read about it, having expected transcendent genius, only to hear a rambling load of old crap. Sounds like a wino with his todger caught in his flies, while a string quartet busks further on down the street. 

Please slay more sacred cows here. 

Hattigol

Anything by Pink Floyd. I just don't get them.

Rowby1

Anything by David Bowie.....style over substance.

vasselmeyer

The Velvet Underground and Nico.

Unlistenable trash.

wesker123

Led Zeppelin IV 

dindude

Wow that escalated quickly, Floyd, Bowie and the Underground are all tosh apparently !

I was thinking more like those over hyped albums you constantly see in the top 100 of all time that no one ever listens to any more such as Beck Odelay and The Strokes This Is It 

Stuckfast

The John Mayall / Clapton 'Beano' LP.

DrCornelius

dindude said:

Wow that escalated quickly, Floyd, Bowie and the Underground are all tosh apparently !

I was thinking more like those over hyped albums you constantly see in the top 100 of all time that no one ever listens to any more such as Beck Odelay and The Strokes This Is It 

I absolutely love those two albums , This Is It especially definitely in my top 50

lustycourtier

Pet sounds. Anything by the kinks. 

Grumpyrocker

Nevermind by Nirvana. Liked it for a bit. But there was nothing that gripped me long term. But it's all subjective innit?

Teyeplayer

Anything written by Sir Paul? 

lustycourtier

Grumpyrocker said:

Nevermind by Nirvana. Liked it for a bit. But there was nothing that gripped me long term. But it's all subjective innit?

Production is awful. Hasn’t aged well at all, unlike In Utero. 

munckee

lustycourtier said:

Grumpyrocker said:

Nevermind by Nirvana. Liked it for a bit. But there was nothing that gripped me long term. But it's all subjective innit?

Production is awful. Hasn’t aged well at all, unlike In Utero. 

I love it still. My daughter is 15, the yoof are still transfixed by it. 

Anything Led Zeppelin for me, decent band with singing that kills it instantly. 

PolarityMan

master of puppets. ....ok well not total rubbish but given the pedestal its put on I would rank it comfortably behing load, reload, justice and the black album.

eog

Stuckfast said:

The John Mayall / Clapton 'Beano' LP.

I’ve tried so hard to like that album because for some reason I feel like I’m supposed to. I just find it really boring. I can imagine what it must have sounded like when it first came out, and maybe you had to be there? Well I wasn’t 

thumpingrug

Radiohead - OK computer.  Ive tried a few times and just don't get it

Philly_Q

Astral Weeks for me too.

And I've never seen the appeal of 95% of any of the Beatles' post-Beatles work.

sweepy

Appetite for Destruction, could never see what the fuss was with GnR

Blackbooks

Grace by Jeff Buckley - I've tried a number of times to listen to it and it does nothing for me.

McSwaggerty

Anything by Queen.... Over rated nonsense. 

ToneControl

Everything by Deep Purple
I tried so hard to like it as a teenager before I even got all that picky
Just sounds like auto pilot paint-by-numbers to me
I fully appreciate the musicianship

Same with Queen