this thread is here for one reason: to discuss albums that are underrated, undervalued, and underappreciated.
I'll start:
Primus, The Brown Album (1997)
I'll start:
Primus, The Brown Album (1997)
Underrated albums - they can't all be zingers
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Kamakiriad by Donald Fagen feels pretty much overshadowed by every other album of his being pretty great shit, it's still fantastic and Snowbound's gotta be one of his best songs.
The King of Limbs. Sure, it's more of a weird anomaly in Radiohead's discography than anything else and sounds more like a Caribou album, but "Little by Little", "Feral", and "Good Morning Mr. Magpie" are great chill tracks.
Outside seems like the best overlooked Bowie album.
"Meat is Murder" by the Smiths. The only bad track on it is the title one.
Iron Maiden's: No Prayer for the Dying.
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As I have said before It's Hard by The Who is one of their best albums. Most people only know it as the album as the one which has Eminence Front and Athena, but there are other great songs on it as well such as It's Your Turn, Dangerous, One at a Time, Why did I fall for that and Cry If You Want. The only really weak song on it is Cooks County and even then it's leagues better than the crappy Face Dances numbers Cache Cache or How Can You Do It Alone, which is the stupidest song The Who ever recorded (It still amazes me that Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend wanted How Can You Do it Alone on the album instead of It's In You or the John Entwistle penned Countryside Boogie). I think some of the reasons It's Hard isn't that wellliked is Kenny Jones is drumming on it, the first half of the album is a bit weaker than the second one, and the UK didn't get a tour of it. (though considering how awful the US/Canada tour was I think they dodged a bullet. A friend of mine still refers to the tour as It's Hard on The Ears due to Roger losing his voice on the third song on the set and John and Pete's voices not being able to compensate for its loss. If you want to listen to any live tracks from that tour listen to the ones with either John or Pete on lead vocal.
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Therion - Beyond Sanctorum
Now mostly known for being lame and gay, Therion used to make some damn good music. The songs in the album are well composed, have a sense of narrative, and convey a real sense of alienness, mystery, "outsidedness" and tragedy. Not in the weeping emo kind of way, but in the cosmic horror kind of way.
Truly a recommended journey.
Now mostly known for being lame and gay, Therion used to make some damn good music. The songs in the album are well composed, have a sense of narrative, and convey a real sense of alienness, mystery, "outsidedness" and tragedy. Not in the weeping emo kind of way, but in the cosmic horror kind of way.
Truly a recommended journey.
Sap by Alice In Chains.
Features a ton of grunge legends and explores themes and styles they later left behind for a more mainstream sound.
Features a ton of grunge legends and explores themes and styles they later left behind for a more mainstream sound.
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Motörizer by Motörhead. The album got decent reviews, but no one ever talks about it, and it's a shame because I think it's got some kick-ass songs, like Heroes, Runaround Man, and When the Eagle Screams.
Out of all the Motörhead albums I've listened to, it's my personal favorite, even about Ace of Spades.
Out of all the Motörhead albums I've listened to, it's my personal favorite, even about Ace of Spades.
Smashing Pumpkins' Machina/Machines of God. As a single album fair enough but as a double album along with Machina II/Friends and Enemies of Modern Music it's a more complete experience. Hopefully, we'll finally get the long-awaited remaster with proper track sequencing so we can finally hear the album as it was meant to be heard.
Ben Folds Five - The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
