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Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morrisette. What a piece of trash. Just goes to show us the buying mentality of the masses.
For some folks, it might be polka tunes; for others, that tuba quintet CD they were given as a birthday gift. What single recording have you acquired that has proven to be the most annoying?
Boy, there have been several, but the one that pops into my mind rightaway was an album by that avant garde jazz [?] group Oregon. I read a rave review about the group, so wanting to expand my listening horizons I bought a copy. It blew my doors off alright, but in a very negative sense. I absolutely couldn't stand it. And I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. To this day I still feel that nobody in that group had a clue how to play their instruments or carry any kind of tune. The only thing I can figure is that they really had the BS factor going strong to have any audience at all. You know, the you don't get it line or look from someone who doesn't get it either but desperately wants you to think he or she does. A very poor excuse for music, in my book. In fact, it has left a lasting impression. I still fear unknowingly picking up another cutting edge [?] jazz disc, without knowing the artist first.
The soundtrack (on CD) of the original The Planet of the Apes. The artwork does not match the version that is currently listed on Amazon.com, but perhaps it was a cheapo reissue or something, but the sound quality totally ruins the fantastic soundscape created by Jerry Goldsmith. Yuck!
Without question, for me it's the eponymous LP from Red Knuckles and the Trailbrazers, aka the alter, electronic ego of those acoustic maisters of Bluegrass, Hot Rize. Now, I love those songs... they're up there with Zappa's for humor, musicianship and inventiveness., yet to some peoplelike my wifethey grate. Perhaps it is my singing along?
Seastones. The cover lists a '70s-era who's who of players, including Jerry Garcia, Grace Slick, David Crosby, etc. I thought I was grabbing a treasure when I purchased back in '74 or so. Sadly, the record is some weird collection of annoying computer-generated blips and beeps that goes on forever. When we first played it with my college buddies, I left the room for a minute, and when I returned, the guys had changed the speed from 33 to 45and, you guessed it, I never did notice the difference!
Feets Don't Fail Me Now by Herbie Hancock. I like jazzfogie jazz, I guess. You know, Duke, the Count, Ramsey. I am not among the cognoscente, however, and am a sucker for any vinyl, and I keep hearing/reading that Herbie is jazz, so when I saw this one at Rockaway for $8 I jumped on it. Disco! It sounds like Disco! Disco SUCKS! Always has, does, and always will. I liked Herbie's picture on the cover, but then they didn't show the bell-bottoms, either. I should have known from the flared collar. Frisbeed the sucker. Vacuum-cleaned it with the Goodyears on some Buick. Disco. Hmmph. Can you imagine? In this day and age?
This is a "kinda." Now don't get me wrong, I love the Chili Peppers, but why the hell has Anthony Keidis been so monotone in the latest two Red Hot Chili Pepper albums? Super annoying! I generally don't buy stuff unless I have some inkling that I will like it, but occasionally I'll buy something, and end up hating it, returning it (with a loss), and buying something else. Such as the case with that Billy Corgan supergroup, I forgot the name already...
I was so disappointed when my heros The Rolling Stones sold out and released Their Satanic Majesties Request, but they redeemed themselves rather nicely on their next effort Beggars' Banquet and it was safe for me to go to school again.
Captain Beefheart Trout Mask Replica. Thank you Robert Harley. The most annoying and impenetrable collection of noise artifacts I have ever had the displeasure of dragging my needle across. Please tell me what kind of dope makes this listenable, let alone recommendable.