The Contrarians Presents: Bands Where You Love Only One Album

The Contrarians Presents: Bands Where you Love Only One Album
The Contrarians is a show where one of us jumps in the hot seat picks a dark horse album from a band as that band's best album. The guest host will argue against them with facts, stats and all around truth, subjective and objective!
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[@jimekberg]

Montrose - debut Captain Beyond - debut King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Helmet - Meantime Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come Nirvana - Nevermind Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime Holocaost - The Nightcomers Daniel Lioneye - The King of Rock 'n Roll

[@AshleyGeisler]

Meat Loaf - Bat out of hell Joan Osbourne - Relish Counting Crows - August and everything after Live - Throwing Copper Collective Soul - Hints Allegations and things left unsaid Alanis Morissette - Jagged little pill Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood sugar sex magic Mike Oldfield - QE2

[@jasonearll5742]

Recovering the Satellites is better

[@mainzergirl9610]

Great choices!

[@thomaswery3087]

The Eagles-Self Titled Montrose-Self Titled Chicago Transit Authority-Self Titled Cream-Disraeli Gears Ten Years After-Rock n Roll Music To The World Free-Heartbreaker

[@atlasking6110]

Jackson Browne's Running on Empty. I actively dislike virtually everything else he did, but man, that one album is soooo good. What a cool concept for an album - not exactly a "live album" in the usual sense, but a sort-of "concept album" or "audio scrapbook" about that tour with recordings made on the tour bus, in sound checks, in hotel rooms, backstage as well as some regular live songs actually recorded live on stage. I love everything about it. But just that one album. Great songs, great performances, everyone involved sounds like they're being loose and having fun (not usually the case with his overly-perfect, LA studio-pro sounding albums) and I just love it.

[@mainzergirl9610]

Agreed, though I'd say I like it. Can't stand anything else Browne did.

[@seethroughhead505]

The correct placement of the modifier "only" in this title is much appreciated.

[@Leo-ci9kc]

I don't know what's more surprising about Martin. The fact that The White Album is the only Beatles album he loves or that he had a girlfriend at 6 or 7!

[@svsugvcarter]

Motley Crue (1994). That's it.

[@juzbustin]

The “One is all you need” idea is a great idea, Martin. I’d enjoy a show like that.

[@askoholli9306]

If Martin Popoff is on the panel, it's The Beatles and The White Album, right?😬 The low-hanging fruit for me would be Television and Marquee Moon. The Ramones and their debut album. In a sense, Neil Young & After the Gold Rush too, since it's my favorite album of all-time, and none of his others would be in my top 50.

[@theopelarchive748]

G n R first album. I wouldn't say I love it though. It has its moments and I can hear why they got the reputation they did. Everything else they've done has been truly f**king awful

[@thomaswery3087]

forgot all about G n R and their first album obviously the only real good album they did good pick

[@webbvandiver9139]

💯 agree!

[@TheBerndude]

Great topic. A few that quickly come to mind are Quiet Riot-Metal Health, Grim Reaper-See You in Hell, and the debuts from Asia and Boston.

[@asafoetidajones8181]

The other grim reaper, fear no evil, is just as good

[@juzbustin]

Fleetwood Mac- Fleetwood Mac Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde Cat Stevens- Teaser and the Firecat CCR- Cosmos’s Factory Radiohead- OK Computer

[@Michael_Birk]

It was called The Joe Perry PROJECT. I think the use of the term 'project' makes it open to having interchangeable musicians. My favorite band/project of recent years is Scoredatura (with an 'e' in the middle); have a core of the same drummer, guitar player, bass player with guest guitarists on almost every song. Aussie Instrumental Prog Metal; A stripped down version of 'Djent' with 70s hard rock, metal, prog, & fusion elements.

[@GarganoA]

I like more than just Your Arsenal in the Morrissey catalogue but agree with everything else that was said here. The Smiths were fantastic and Morrissey was/is a stellar singer/songwriter.

[@yournamehere6002]

Morrissey's VIVA HATE, KILL UNCLE, VAUXHALL AND I.....great albums

[@markwilburn4962]

Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil WASP - Headless Children The Cure - Disentigration Cheap Trick - Dream Police

[@existentialmeltdown]

"One is all you need". Great point.

[@randytaylor220]

I play Love Over Gold more than the debut by far. Just for Telegraph Road alone.

[@kevinthetruckdriver353]

Here's 5 from me with bands releasing 3 or more albums. *1)* Gray Ghost - Thr Henry Paul Band *2)* Frickle Heart - Sniff n' The Tears *3)* Shadows - Gordon Lightfoot *4)* Change of Address - Krokus *5)* Silver - Johnny Cash

[@ericrobertson2024]

I liked 3 Krokus albums...Hardware, Headhunter and Change Of Address.

[@arkaig1]

Re Stackridge Extravaganza, it's like Sergeant Pepper meets Yes, in a way Frank Turner, at His most channeling Dick Van Dyke, might say "hey, that's cool!" I'll be going back to it for more... :)

[@chessandearl]

First one that comes to mind is Argus by Wishbone Ash.

[@mikesg1776]

the Clash - Give "em Enough Rope Ian Hunter - Welcome to the Club Telephone. - Crache Ton Venin Boston - Boston Coney Hatch - Coney Hatch

[@vitord.f.]

I always think about that, cause i love Royal Hunt 1996, live album and the only album by the band that i really like. Deslike everything else.

[@LeatherRebel75]

Pearl Jam - Ten. Their debut album still had the big arena rock sound of Mother Love Bone, which I loved. Afterwards, Eddie Vedder took a more dominant role in the direction of the band and steered them towards a direction that didn't really do much for me. After their debut, each subsequent album became more and more hit and miss for me, and eventually more miss. But Ten is a masterpiece. Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane. Another great debut, and then they became absolute garbage afterwards. Helmet - Meantime. The debut, Strap It On, is a little too raw for me, but it's not bad. The third album, Betty, is a little too commercial, but still not bad. But Meantime is perfection. After Betty, Helmet totally lost the plot. I absolutely agree about both those Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock albums. Both are way too much fun, and neither of them did anything even remotely as good afterwards.

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

It will be interesting to hear the choices and the rationale behind them. I have no selections I guess either I go all in or not at all. Good show topic though.

[@yournamehere6002]

FEAR OF MUSIC, REMAIN IN LIGHT, TALKING HEADS '77, MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDING AND FOOD, SPEAKING IN TONGUES, TRUE STORIES----all great albums!

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

WASP -WASP Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil Strangeways - Native Sons The Corrs - Forgiven Not Forgotten

[@inmyhouse11]

Appetite For Destruction- Guns N Roses The Long Run- Eagles Queensryche- EP Worlds Apart- Saga Metal Health- Quiet Riot Zebra- S/ T Union Jacks- The Babys Aldo Nova- S/ T Standing Hampton- Sammy Hagar Mechanical Resonance- Tesla

[@RickNBacker]

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Spocks Beard - V King Crimson - Red Alabama Thunderpussy - Open Fire Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

[@sspbrazil]

Strange Times is my favorite Chameleons album too.

[@roberttee9790]

Ten Pearl Jam. Love Love Love the debut. Like some songs here and there from later albums, but no more love.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

I'd be with you except for VS. I think I love that one more than Ten. The rest, no, unfortunately!

[@agentstanley29]

PRIMUS - THE BROWN ALBUM It seems to be their heaviest and also the lyrics are so damn hilarious. But I haven't really heard much after this album so if there's another one post 1997 then DO let me know if Sathington Willoughby ever returned again! 🟫🟤

[@steendonovan4038]

One I think of is Madonna - Ray of light

[@mainzergirl9610]

1. GnR - Appetite. 2. Montrose - S/T 3. Geo Harrison - All Things Must Pass 4. Bang Tango - Psycho Cafe (if unfamiliar, check it out)

[@grumqa]

Definitely agree with Grant on Avalon. I've tried to get into other Roxy Music, but none of it is Avalon. Barenaked Ladies - Gordon. I love this album, was my introduction to them, sounds like they were trying harder than on the later ones. Pato Banton - Never Give In is another like Gordon. First album was amazing, rest of the catalog seems to be 1-2 good tracks each, rest filler. Metallica - Kill 'Em All. I like the rawness here. I can respect the next couple of records, but I never reach for them any more. Genesis - Duke. I spent a lot of time in high school with this, reading the lyrics, looking at the album art. I never could get into the early stuff, and later albums were just hits and filler to me. Duke I like all the way through. Elvis Costello - Punch the Clock. No special connection with this, it's just the one that sounds good and I like most of it rather than just a couple songs. Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man. Another debut that feels more substantial than the later ones. None of his records are bad, but this is the one that made the lasting impression: much deeper and darker than the later poppier stuff. Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley. I like all their albums, but this is the only one to command rapt attention all the way through.

[@aurelielagrange2173]

Avalon is the soundtrack of my young girl romantic dreams. 🫶 But other than that Roxy Music is better in a greatest hits package.

[@aurelielagrange2173]

Blackheart Man has been on my personal 10 greatest hits list. Gorgeous!

[@SoCalDan530]

Take a close listen to their record Flesh and Blood, as they were heading toward Avalon

[@grumqa]

@@SoCalDan530 I do have Flesh + Blood. It's not bad, just not as magical for me. Still pretty good though.

[@webbvandiver9139]

Guys…Roxy Music has several stellar albums - great pocket groove drumming, funky tasty bass, weirdly cool gtr… Siren Country Life For Your Pleasure Manifesto Get by Ferry’s vocals and concentrate on the music and arrangements. Mega talented musicianship.

[@shawnminnier6117]

The first Crimson album is a gem, and the rest are just weird.

[@yournamehere6002]

That Chameleons UK album is awesome!

[@jimhutchins2893]

Montrose- S/T Nazareth- Hair of the Dog STP- Core Riot- Fire Down Under Pat travers - Makin' Magic Vandenberg- S/T Raging Slab- Dynamite Monster Boogie Concert Tool- Undertow U2- War REM- Life's Rich Pageant DIO- Holy Diver These are all albums that I love back to front and listen to constantly and I don't think that any other album comes close to them...for me.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

More love for War, that's interesting.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Not in my usual taste range but I love the 1987 Laura Branigan album The Touch,the albums before were spotty and those after forgettable.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Has there been a show with the topic Bands You Love But Hate One Album...Snakes N Ladders- Nazareth and Pack Is Back - Raven would be my prototypes lol

[@michaelbeaule1966]

Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin. Talking Heads - Little Creatures Huey Lewis - Sports Metallica - Master of Puppets Asia - Debut

[@bgmchrisc]

Two came to mind immediately: Slayer - "Reign In Blood". I like the two that follow, and I even like "Christ Illusion", but if I never hear any of those again, I would be fine with it. "Reign" is special because of the production. I love how dry the recording is, and Slayer would always sound weak in comparison. Scorpions - "Humanity: Hour 1": The outside songwriters push them in a direction I like, although I realize no one else thought it was a good idea. Their usual riff and wail approach never worked for me.

[@normandrichardson3721]

INXS - Kick Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion Phil Collins - Face Value Sinead O’Connor - The Lion and the Cobra Anthrax - Fistful of Metal

[@winstonsyme5899]

Kick is a great album. 1987 was a great year.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

Have you tried Listen Like Thieves? It's got What You Need, the title track is excellent, and Kiss the Dirt is featured on Guitar Hero. That album is more of a rock album than Kick and it's the reason I'm an INXS fan.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

@@winstonsyme5899 It's my favorite album of all time. I adore it and I agree that 1987 was an excellent year. It was my first year of high school. I had George Michael's Faith, U2's The Joshua Tree, Whitesnake '87, INXS's Kick and Def Leppard's Hysteria. I hated GNR and I still do so I didn't have Appetite.

[@normandrichardson3721]

@@kimberlywalker3970 I have to admit, I only listen to Kick, but I'm listening to Listen Like Thieves right now, so far so good, thanks for the suggestion :)

[@kimberlywalker3970]

@@normandrichardson3721 No problem 😁😁 Kick and Thieves are my favorite INXS albums. They're amazing. If you want to listen to more, I suggest X which has Suicide Blonde, Disappear, Bitter Tears and The Stairs. It's pretty similar to Kick. And Welcome to Wherever You Are which is way different from the others but excellent. It has Heaven Sent, Not Enough Time, Taste It, Beautiful Girl and Baby Don't Cry. It came after X. If you like those, I'll also suggest Full Moon Dirty Hearts, which came after X. It's more of a rock album like Thieves. It's also different from their usual sound but it's good. Those I'd suggest listening to if you want to listen to more INXS. I'm a huge fan as you can tell so, I'll say Elegantly Wasted isn't a bad album but a bit of a disappointment because they've had others that are way off the charts better, in my opinion. It has a couple of good songs like Don't Lose Your Head and the title track. I just don't like the last four songs at all. It's also the last album the band made with Michael Hutchence before he died. I won't listen to the one they made without him. Their debut is more of a punk album. It has one good song called Just Keep Walking. The next three are very new wave in its sound. Shabooh Shoobah has their first US hit, The One Thing and Don't Change, a great rock tune. And The Swing has Original Sin. If you have any questions, let me know. I'm a major fan 😁

[@zootallures6470]

Refugee - Refugee Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra Il Baletto Di Bronzo - YS James Gang - Live 1971 Iron Butterfly - In A Gadda Da Vida Secret Oyster - Straight to the Krankenhaus

[@barrysmith152]

J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Waterboys - This is the Sea Ian Gillan - Scarabus Screaming Trees - Dust

[@kimberlywalker3970]

I'm with you on Freeze Frame. That album is amazing. Their other albums, OMG, are awful!!!

[@yournamehere6002]

THREE DOLLAR BILL Y'ALL had a couple of good songs--"Counterfeit" "Sour"

[@gordy3714]

Godspeed Ride. In fact I think it's the only album they ever did.. 😂 Great riffs throughout the album with a punky singing edge.

[@kylewoolsey6635]

Intrigue in Tangiers is the best Chameleon’s single but I Love everything by them.

[@billdubilier]

Moby Grape’s first album. Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah. Matthew Sweet’s Girlfriend w/ Quine

[@edvonblue]

U2 - war Liz Phair - exile in guyville

[@kimberlywalker3970]

My favorite period of U2 is 1983-1993. I think they hit their stride with War and lost their Mojo after Achtung Baby, but I love Zooropa, even though it's not as good. Pop is okay and I like How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Don't care about the rest and All You Can't Leave Behind SUCKS!!!!

[@scottmcgregor4829]

Boston is extremely low hanging fruit. Montrose of course.

[@michaelbeaule1966]

I thought Don't Look Back was very good. After that though.....

[@Cookie-dr6iq]

Wings - Band On The Run Live - Throwing Copper Bush - Sixteen Stone Everclear - Sparkle And Fade Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness Collective Soul - Self Titled (1995) Soundgarden - Superunknown System Of A Down - Toxicity Placebo - Sleeping With Ghosts Green Day - American Idiot

[@DBTdad]

Not a bad song on Sparkle and Fade

[@Cookie-dr6iq]

@@DBTdad I agree , awesome album.

[@markmaioli4]

Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery & Imagination Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Santana - Abraxas Jane's Addiction - Nothing Shocking Steve Vai - Flex-Able Pearl Jam - Ten p.s. Little Creatures is my LEAST favorite Talking Heads album, not saving it for the followup episode 😅

[@Shawn-1971]

GNR- Appetite Bon Jovi- 1st album

[@willd4731]

Death angel - act 3 Carcass - heartwork Obituary...end complete Deicide...s/t Vain...no respect Primus... Sailing the seas of cheese

[@sspbrazil]

I love Mudhoney, but I agree, that first EP is really hard to beat, I have to say their new album is great.

[@seghj]

Operation: mindcrime One of the greatest albums ever! Rest of their discography: not bad, not great

[@justinhavu]

Collective Soul - S/T Matchbox 20 - Yourself Or Someone Like You Counting Crows - August And Everything After (Mr. Jones is always skipped though--never need to hear that again. Lol)

[@NP-ip3nj]

I love the first Steeleye Span album, but not so crazy on the rest.

[@thirdrailelectrocution]

Renaissance by The Village People

[@normandrichardson3721]

Morrissey in solo, the best are Your Arsenal and Vauxhall and I, and most of his first, Viva Hate, the rest, you just need a compilation

[@kimberlywalker3970]

R.E.M. - Green The Cars -Debut The Who - Who's Next Badfinger - Straight Up The Beatles - Abbey Road Nirvana - Nevermind RHCP - Blood, Sugar, Sex Magik T-Rex - Electric Warrior Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair Boston - Boston The Outfield - Play Deep The Cure - Disintegration J Giles Band - Freeze Frame Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms Don Henley - The End of the Innocence Mr. Mister - Welcome to the Real World Midnight Oil - Disel and Dust AC/DC - Back in Black Rush - Moving Pictures

[@kimberlywalker3970]

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA

[@kimberlywalker3970]

Prince - Purple Rain

[@kimberlywalker3970]

Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@kimberlywalker3970 Purple Rain was a huge hit for a reason.That's the one I liked most, but I also like Dream Factory which is basically unreleased tracks recorded with the Revolution which are far better than anything released after.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Idk how or why that Tears For Fears album is just so superior to everything else they released.....The Cars though ,they did have plenty left in the tank after the debut.

[@SoCalDan530]

this ones easy. The Damned's Phantasmagoria. Their one and only goth rock record, and its excellent

[@nikospapanastasiou2072]

Eloy - Ocean Enchant - Tug of War Opeth - Damnation Y. Malmsteen - Marching Out Alice Cooper - Trash

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Wow, Trash, maybe the Alice album I like the least... ;-)

[@kylez8010]

Sheryl Crow - The Globe Sessions; Moby - Play

[@Terry-zl1cs]

I Agree with Grant on Dire Straits

[@haferstenproductions3515]

The two I can think of where the artist has only one album I would rate above 6/10 (and that isn't to say they have good songs off of their other various albums): The Police - Synchronicity Richard Marx - Repeat Offender And for two honorable mentions, artists where I don't care for their albums, but they have one decent effort (one I would rate a 6/10): Pearl Jam - Backspacer Slaughter - Fear No Evil

[@kimberlywalker3970]

I agree with you on Richard Marx. Repeat Offender was pretty good. I like the last three Police albums. First two, not so much.

[@Chaz4543]

Totally agree with Martin's Mudhoney pick. Superfuzz Bigmuff is amazing but all of their full length albums released after that are inferior and are either average or ok.

[@daanthing6002]

First Dire Straits! I agree with Grant. They made more good songs, but never a great album like the debut. Blood Incantation just released an EP where they combined both their sounds.

[@samhouston1979]

i agree with Significant Other by Limp Bizkit

[@Intermentor]

Great White : Recovery: Live! The A-side is great live version of the early stuff. Just want to say as Elder mention the debut. Agree a lot. After that they become boring for me. I can hear the quality in the music, but personally I wish they kicked some more ass. Same with U2. They was rocking in the beginning, but the sound they are known for I personally dont care about

[@ShanerVH]

Some bands I like the odd song from other albums but couldn’t get into every song in the album but my choices are April Wine Electric Jewels Kings X Faith Hope Love Pearl Jam Vs Annihilator Alice in Hell The Melvins Houdini Supertramp Breakfast in America Voivod Nothingface Death Angel Act 3 Screaming Trees Sweet Oblivion Rammstein Reise Reise

[@kimberlywalker3970]

I like Pearl Jam's first two. The rest, not so much. Good call on Supertramp.

[@gamleskalle1]

Rust in peace, Megadeth

[@Strimbles]

Martin, try Mudhoney Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge. I agree second LP was a disappointment, but Fudge album is great. We have very different opinion of Grateful Dead/Garcia, I'm a 69-73 Dead guy all the way!

[@ernger531]

Better is the Original US Mix of Come On Over (a little bit more country than the special european Mix), great Countrypopmusic

[@jimekberg]

I think the second Joe Perry Project album is much better than the first.

[@yournamehere6002]

Roxy Music are amazing, especially the later albums, AVALON and FLESH AND BLOOD

[@webbvandiver9139]

I think their first 4-5 are when they shined. Great grooves and arrangements

[@yournamehere6002]

EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FUDGE and PIECE OF CAKE are great Mudhoney records

[@scottmurphy417]

How was Alanis missed here!?!?!

[@howie5th]

April Wine - Nature of the Beast Pink Floyd - Animals Asia - Self Titled

[@michaelbeaule1966]

Asia good choice.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

I do like the next two Asia albums too but not as much as the classic debut.

[@ericrobertson2024]

April Wine only has one I disliked - the debut and same with Floyd - that last one ,if it counts.

[@blaisebarshaw2534]

Grant i say Let the Music do the talking and Rocks- neck and neck for best Aerosmith albums.

[@thecontrarians2438]

I agree 100%

[@michaelbaucom4019]

The Cars--debut. The second album was decent, the rest---meh

[@samhouston1979]

Creed’s first album “my own prison” is good front to back…the rest is schlock

[@atlasking6110]

Another one: The Patti Smith Group's "Easter." I find "Horses" to be waaaay overrated and "Radio Ethiopia" great in places but ultimately spotty and unfulfilling. And everything after "Easter" just boring and not my cup of tea. But man, oh, man, does "Easter" do it for me from start to finish! For me, it's the one album where Patti Smith's vision of melding rock and poetry actually comes together and works, and holy hell does it ever work. There's still a certain degree of the pretentiousness factor to be found here, as on all her albums, but it's well within my spectrum of acceptability on Easter because the songs and the performances are so great. (But as a Prog fan, pretentiousness is not an automatic turnoff for me, and is often a virtue.)

[@DBTdad]

The Clash London Calling. Tried but the rest just suck. Except Midnight to Stevens

[@frankies9465]

All the earlier Roxy music stuff is good and the later Dire Straits is good and Dehumanizer is underrated . Very weird that i disagree with most of these picks.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Working Class Dog by Springfield.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

I used to love Rick Springfield back in the day. I had Working Class Dog and Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet. I kind of stopped listening after Human Touch.

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@kimberlywalker3970 The next 4 albums had a few good songs each but Working Class Dog was the sole album I really enjoyed...The song Kristina from Success was called Jamaica when BTO recorded it a few years earlier.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

@@ericrobertson2024 Really?! I'm thinking we're probably about the same age. I used to watch General Hospital because of Rick Springfield. I'm searching my brain to figure out which one I liked more. I think I like Success a bit more than Working Class Dog. I used to have Working Class Dog and Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet on vinyl until they got lost in a move. I lost a lot of good LPs in that move. I think I have a weird attraction to Australia. I had a major crush on Rick Springfield in the early 80s until the mid 80s when I moved on to Michael Hutchence. And Mel Gibson was my favorite actor for a while until I moved on to Russell Crowe 😲😲

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@kimberlywalker3970 I'll be 49 on Friday lol...In the early 80s I was watching the Paul Hogan Show + Prisoner -Cell Block H and off course AC/DC, Springfield,Men At Work were all over the VA stations..I somehow didn't eat Vegemite or adopt a kangaroo.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

@@ericrobertson2024 There's so much funny about this post. First, I'm older. I'll be 52 in November, actually a few days after the US election 🤣🤣I won't say who I wish will win but you'll probably guess in the next sentence or two. Second, I had a really good college friend who had the same birthday. He died in a car accident nearly a decade ago. He was one of the nicest guys you'd ever meet. On the other hand, presidential candidate and recent convicted felon, DJ Trump, also has the same birthday. Total opposite of my friend. And you're Australian?! 🤣🤣 From where?! I spent two weeks down there in 2008. Mom and I went to Melbourne first, then Sydney. I love both cities, but I lean towards Melbourne. I live on The West Coast, and it reminds me of San Francisco, Portland and Seattle, cities I like. I did visit The Yarra Valley, The Blue Mountains, Michael Hutchence's memorial and The Sydney Opera House. The last two I absolutely had to visit. I wanted to visit Hunter Valley, but I'll have to do it next time. Anyway, I have the first Crocodile Dundee, which I heard the members of INXS helped finance. Love the first one, wasn't keen on the second, couldn't bear the third. I'm not a big Men at Work fan or AC/DC. But I like AC/DC better. Back in Black is the only AC/DC album I own, but I think the Bon Scott days were more interesting. I didn't eat vegemite, but I did photograph a kangaroo and a koala 🤣🤣

[@chargree]

People have a right to their taste and opinion, but Martin, you are the King of the hot take. You are the king of the “look at my edgy opinion” opinion. The Beatles-White Album? GTFOOH

[@billhumphrey5308]

Appetite for Destruction

[@heygringo7]

The Sex Pistols come to mind

[@yournamehere6002]

Led Zeppelin and The Who are bands I'm on the fence about; individual songs I love, but the bands themselves......eh

[@atlasking6110]

The only Who album I like is Quadrophenia. Other than that, I like some individual songs here and there but my contrarian opinion is that they never made great albums. Way overrated. I'll give them Quadrophenia though. That one's pretty killer.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

@@atlasking6110 Who's Next is it for me. I like Eminence Front and Can't Explain because of the guitar. Jimmy Page is rumored to play guitar on Can't Explain, what a surprise, I adore that song. I totally love Led Zeppelin except for LZ III and Presence. I love the rest of their stuff.

[@aurelielagrange2173]

I dropped out of Chris Whitley after Living with the Law went to Din of Ecstasy 5 yrs later. I probably missed better albums though.

[@yournamehere6002]

Din of Ecstasy is good

[@aurelielagrange2173]

@@yournamehere6002 So different from Living with the Law. I think it got widely panned for that reason. But I’m open-minded. I’ll give up another go.

[@yournamehere6002]

@@aurelielagrange2173 It is different, but that makes it interesting. R.I.P. Chris--"Narcotic Prayer" "Never" "Can't Get Off" are great songs.

[@yournamehere6002]

@@aurelielagrange2173 Check out James McMurtry

[@DrJimmy88]

I don't understand anyone who thinks the first Joe Perry Project record is the best or thinks that version of Let The Music Do The Talking is better than the Aerosmith version. Sweet baby Yoda, the singer is awful and the lyrics are stupid. Tyler's rewrite is a million times better and Aerosmith performs it with pure rock fury.

[@yournamehere6002]

The first Rentals record is good, second one....not so much. Elastica's first album is a classic, second one....eh.

[@CathyLahn]

Grant strikes again.... 1. ALL of the ROXY MUSIC albums are great (save for maybe Flesh & Blood), and the people who say what he says ("only Avalon") are either girls who don't really love music, or douchey guys who don't really love music, and/or don't take chances with music. 2. While I agree about the debut album's quality, ALL of the DIRE STRAITS albums are great, other than "Brothers In Arms," which has a way of making me wanna puke. But to say that the first LP is "that" much different from Communique or Making Movies...or LOG, is lame and just kinda stupid. Honestly though, some of Grant's opinions set "music" back at least 40 years. *Btw, the guy in the bottom right corner should not be allowed to do ANY more shows concerning music. I mean, dude, Twain, Limp Biscuit and Kid Rock? Barf!

[@webbvandiver9139]

Agree with everything you said…Roxy albums are excellent esp up to Manifesto. Brothers is definitely worst Dire Straits album. I love most of what Grant says…however he was off on this show.

[@webbvandiver9139]

Elder of Rock Guy mentioned bands that do not fit whatsoever on this format.

[@CathyLahn]

@@webbvandiver9139 Heh! Right on. Thanks for the kind (and rightfully knowing) reply. Appreciate your Rock 'n Roll wisdom. As for Grant, he seems like a decent guy and all, but man, this is "not" the first time.

[@webbvandiver9139]

@@CathyLahn no problem! Huge music fan…1968-82/83 is my wheelhouse for knowledge although love lotta music after that timeframe. Making movies is a killer record, LOG is solid too. Been following Grant’s warehouse and contrarians channel for about 1.5 yrs tops. Love SoT shows and most of Pete’s panel regulars. Rock on!!🤘🏻

[@CathyLahn]

@@webbvandiver9139 Ha! You just pretty much mentioned what I call the True Golden Age of ROCK (1965-1982) Me too! I also dig things after that, but it's a selective thing. Rock 'n Roll was so brilliant and fantastic throughout the 1970s! Imagination and headphones. Then....MTV, the Reagans, MJ, fake drums, head stockless guitars, pop hair metal and shoulder pads took over. And that stuff... just ain't "rock n roll."

[@meloralovesdarkness2495]

I am Really Weird I guess.. TOOL I ONLY like Ænima and Lateralus. A PERFECT CIRCLE I Only like the 1st. Everything else I do not like. The 1st "Flyleaf" vs the others.. The 1st "Skycastle" vs the others.. Helmet In the Meantime vs the others The first 3 albums of PRIMUS! Brown album after - NOT The Jesus Lizard Liar Vs the others The Go' Go's only the first 2 Led Zeppelin = I Love Erverything including CODA but Hate In Through the Out Door! ZZ TOP I only seem to like Deguelo and El Loco! Mountain Best of Journey Greatest Hits Throwing Muses Red Heaven Nochturnus Threshholds Switchblade Symphony The Theree Calamities Mr. Bungle Disco Volante COVEN 1st.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

Not fair!! I love In Through the Outdoor. Led Zeppelin III doesn't do it for me except for Immigrant Song. They left off Traveling Riverside Blues and Hey, Hey, What Can I Do? They should've put those songs on, I love them. I'd listen to that album more. And Presence. I love Nobody's Fault but Mine and Run for Your Life. I like Achilles Last Stand but it's too long and a bit overrated. Tea for One is okay. The rest I just can't listen to AT ALL!! I can listen to everything on Led Zeppelin III up to Hats off to Roy Harper. I don't know what the hell that one is about?! The rest is listenable after Immigrant Song I just don't love it.

[@coz3001]

GUNS N ROSES next two were completely forgettable, Chinese is shit

[@lostcauseforkl]

REM's "Monster" I've tried with at least 4 other albums by them. Nothing happens

[@ashleygeisler1003]

Meat Loaf - Bat out of hell Joan Osbourne - Relish Counting Crows - August and everything after Live - Throwing Copper Collective Soul - Hints Allegations and things left unsaid Alanis Morissette - Jagged little pill Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood sugar sex magic Mike Oldfield - QE2