Albums you are suppose to hate, but don't...

mc666 wrote:

Chairman_Smith wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

DESTRUCTION - Cracked Brain
FATES WARNING - A Pleasant Shade of Gray
MEGADETH - The System Has Failed

System isn't hated

wanna bet?

You don't count. Its been given mostly positive reviews.

Motley Crue - Motley Crue, Girls Girls Girls (going by this board's reaction to it)
Metallica - Black Album, Reload
Megadeth - Risk, Youthanasia
Judas Priest - Turbo
Bon Jovi - Crush (the beginning of the decline for many Bon Jovi fans, but it's one of their best, IMO), Bounce
Def Leppard - YEAH!
Edguy - Rocket Ride
KISS - Dynasty, Unmasked, Crazy Nights, Asylum

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Judas Priest- Nostradamus
Kiss- The Elder

Agreed on both. I think the tide has turned on The Elder though. I hear from more KISS fans who love it, than hate it.

Chairman_Smith wrote:

mc666 wrote:

Chairman_Smith wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

DESTRUCTION - Cracked Brain
FATES WARNING - A Pleasant Shade of Gray
MEGADETH - The System Has Failed

System isn't hated

wanna bet?

You don't count. Its been given mostly positive reviews.

we'll have to start another thread then. Albums that you are supposed to love, but don't.

Angel Dust - Enlighten the Darkness.

Most of you know how I feel about Angel Dust [or any great thrash band that turned into generic power metal], but they [in my book] actually HAVE made 1 decent album since the 80's [see above].

That one would be fun...

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Kix - Kix
Kix - Cool Kids
Kix - Midnight Dynamite
Kix - Blow My Fuse

These are all perfect albums in every way. The first 4 Kix records sound like nothing before, then, or since.

Vio-Lence - Nothing to Gain
Pestilence - Spheres
Testament - Souls of Black
Atheist - Elements
Destruction - Cracked Brain
Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What!

Gamma Ray- Land of the Free part 2


I found it annoying, but ultimetely gave in to its catchiness

Celtic Frost- Cold Lake (one of my top 10 ever, and forever!)
Kingdom Come- Hands of Time (very nice melodic)
Quorthon- Album
Voivod- Outer Limits

also since I got into retro, Load is growing on me. Might become a real favorite!

Mortification - Triumph of Mercy

Required Fields wrote:

Testament - Souls of Black

Didnt know that was hated. One of my favorites along with Ritual.

Slipknot-Vol 3.The subliminal verses

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Slipknot-Vol 3.The subliminal verses

Auntie digs that album. She don't play it when I am in the car though. haha

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Kingdom Come- Hands of Time

also a killer album. Right behind Bad Image, for me.

As I looked thru this thread I realized that alot of albums that are hated I do like (in some cases love) and most of my choices mirror the choices of others so here it is:
Dokken-Shadowlife ( took a chance adding modern elements)
Mega Deth-Risk ( interesting take on AOR type of rock)
Metallica-St. Anger ( most uncommerical cd by a major band in ages)
Kiss-The Elder (orchestra, Lou Reed co-writing the lyrics !!!)
Alice Cooper-Flush the Fashion(new wave Alice)
The Doors-Full Circle ( the 2nd and final lp made after Morrison's death with Manzarek and Kreiger doing the vocals)
UFO-Misdemnor (very very very commerical but not bad)

detuned wrote:

Kix - Kix
Kix - Cool Kids
Kix - Midnight Dynamite
Kix - Blow My Fuse

sorry, grew up near Hagerstown MD and I must have seen these guys about 30 times....

Great band! No hate for 'em here!

Temple of Blood wrote:

DESTRUCTION - Cracked Brain
FATES WARNING - A Pleasant Shade of Gray
MEGADETH - The System Has Failed

I always believed that Cracked Brain was one of Destruction most consistent albums... (except for the terrible cover "My Sharona")

Enuff Z'nuff
Not just one album, but their whole discography. I've liked everything I ever heard from these guys, yet they get no respect. I've taken some harsh criticism from friends about having these "posers" in my collection. F*ck 'em. It's MY collection.

KISS "The Elder" I think when this came out people were still expecting "Detroit Rock City", "Calling Dr Love" and "Strutter" type songs. "The Elder" really stepped away from that and most folks being narrow minded couldn't give it a few extra spins to see if they could get past the fact that it wasn't the standard KISS they already knew. I liked/like "the Elder" to this day but then I have been a huge fan of KISS since the first time I heard them in 1975. I tend be one of these guys who if I like something by a band I will almost always like everything they do. There are exceptions occasionally but as a general rule... if I like Metallica, I like all Metallica, and do, except for St Anger. Other than the title track I didn't care for any of it. Maybe I should heed my own words and try to give it a few more tries.

Motley Crue-S/T
Van Halen-III
Iron Maiden-The X Factor, Virtual XI
Metallica-Load, Reload
Sea Hags-S/T
Def Leppard-Slang

spectrefate wrote:

Judas Priest - Nostradamus

Manowar - Gods of War

I really like both of them. I'm on the edge of loving them both.

The first one that springs to mind for me is Helloween, Pink Bubbles Go Ape. After the mighty Seven Keys albums this was hated but for some reason I love it, heavy metal hamsters, who said the Germans have no sense of humer, genius.

Albums by REO SPEEDWAGON, FOREIGNER, APRIL WINE, etc....they are the softed part of our movement but hated by many extreme metal fans.

Good call on IRON MAIDEN - X Factor.

VR - Released Upon the Earth