the infamous classic album-dud album combo

decapitate wrote:

First that comes to mind

Iron Maiden "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" followed by the hideous "No Prayer for the Dying."

Soooo true, imho. I just never seem to play NPftD much at all.

rattpoison wrote:

I got one for ya's


The Cult - Electric to Sonic Temple

I respectfully disagree. A whole lot. Imho, those are both excellent albums.

tohostudios wrote:

Boston - S/T to Don't Look Back

I disagree. I think Don't Look Back was a great album. It didn't top the first album, but that doesn't mean it sucked.

Judas Priest from Painkiller to Jugulator

that's like from delicious dinner to painful diarrhea.

Motley Crue -

From Shout At The Devil to Theatre Of Pain.

Van halen "Fair Warning" to "Diver Down"
Mortification "Hammer Of God" to "Silver Cord" (not bad just not great)

King's X from Tapehead to Mr. Bulbous

I love King's X, but I hate that album! And I thought Tapehead was really great...

tohostudios wrote:

Nope. I loved Moneymaker then that weed-inspired retro crap on SHMC came out and I went, "WTF"?

I agree with you ToHo. I love the Crowes, but Southern Harmony is my least favorite and hardly gets any spins. Even when I do think to myself "Lemme give it antoher shot" about mid-way through I'm bored with it. I'll keep it becasue of the collector in me, but it's more of a dust collector than anything.

PS Sonic Temple was/is a GREAT cd.

Quote :

PS Sonic Temple was/is a GREAT cd.

I like Sonic Temple well enough but I just don't thiink it's as good as Electric.

stryper - To hell - In God We Trust

KING JAMES first album was great and the following up was smurf poo.
WIDOWMAKER debut was again great but second smurf poo
first FIGHT was great, second smurf poo.

krokus wrote:

first FIGHT was great, second smurf poo.

i thought the second Fight album was awesome. i even liked it better than the first one.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

Nope. I loved Moneymaker then that weed-inspired retro crap on SHMC came out and I went, "WTF"?

I agree with you ToHo. I love the Crowes, but Southern Harmony is my least favorite and hardly gets any spins. Even when I do think to myself "Lemme give it antoher shot" about mid-way through I'm bored with it. I'll keep it becasue of the collector in me, but it's more of a dust collector than anything.

PS Sonic Temple was/is a GREAT cd.

You guys are crazy, Southern Harmony is their frickin' masterwerk. Simply stunning. Breaks the mold of simply Faces/Stones derivative as the debut was. Southern Harmony ain't no dud a total success critically and commercially and a success in my snobby black heart.

But then i get it, you damn hard rock kids (shakes fist).

rattpoison wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

Nope. I loved Moneymaker then that weed-inspired retro crap on SHMC came out and I went, "WTF"?

I agree with you ToHo. I love the Crowes, but Southern Harmony is my least favorite and hardly gets any spins. Even when I do think to myself "Lemme give it antoher shot" about mid-way through I'm bored with it. I'll keep it becasue of the collector in me, but it's more of a dust collector than anything.

PS Sonic Temple was/is a GREAT cd.

You guys a crazy, Southern Harmony is their frickin' masterwerk. Simply stunning. Breaks the mold of simply Faces/Stones derivative as the debut was. Southern Harmony ain't no dud a total success critically and commercially and a success in my snobby black heart.

But then i get it, you damn hard rock kids (shakes fist).

You're totally right. South. Harm. is a classic. I think it's when the Crowes found their sound. It's so much more focussed than the debut.

Annihilator - Remains is a dud right in the middle of the Annihilator catalog.

Holy Soldier released two solid melodic metal album in their s/t & Last Train, then their next studio album was a horrid, modern radio rock record.

Megadeth with Risk.

Everything up to Risk was a classic in IMO. They had a little wobble with Cryptic Writings (Not a terrible album and had some good songs but a touch too commercial).

Then Risk comes out, WTF!!

Although now, years later I can listen to that album and actually find a few good song on it, it definately is not a Megadeth album and should not have the Megadeth name associated with it.

Straight back on track with the next album and all subsequent releases have been of very good quality.

UltraMagnus007 wrote:

Megadeth with Risk.

Everything up to Risk was a classic in IMO. They had a little wobble with Cryptic Writings (Not a terrible album and had some good songs but a touch too commercial).

Then Risk comes out, WTF!!

Although now, years later I can listen to that album and actually find a few good song on it, it definately is not a Megadeth album and should not have the Megadeth name associated with it.

Straight back on track with the next album and all subsequent releases have been of very good quality.

Honestly I prefer Risk to The World Needs A Hero, which was the only Megadeth album I could never get into.

Trigger wrote:

UltraMagnus007 wrote:

Megadeth with Risk.

Everything up to Risk was a classic in IMO. They had a little wobble with Cryptic Writings (Not a terrible album and had some good songs but a touch too commercial).

Then Risk comes out, WTF!!

Although now, years later I can listen to that album and actually find a few good song on it, it definately is not a Megadeth album and should not have the Megadeth name associated with it.

Straight back on track with the next album and all subsequent releases have been of very good quality.

Honestly I prefer Risk to The World Needs A Hero, which was the only Megadeth album I could never get into.

I think World Needs a Hero was very well done. They started to bring back much of the technicality of the Rust in Peace era. A lot of fast, thrashy parts; a lot of technical drumming; and the solos were sounding more dynamic. However, the album cover is horrible, IMO. I wish they would do more covers like Peace Sells and Rust in Peace (i.e. the classic drawn version of Vic). I loved the cover of System Has Failed; it was pretty retro.

Exodus - Bonded by Blood to Pleasures of the Flesh (at least for me, back in the day, this was a horrible followup for an album I loved).

Overkill - Horrorscope to I Hear Black (Boringgg)

Agree on Slayer