The Ten WORST Albums Ever!

[@kingrubbatiti1285]

Probably my schoolboy humour, but I do applaud you for squeezing muff, tossing and rack into the same sentence re the John and Yoko Album.

[@matthewtaylor7877]

Roger Waters' Dark Side of the Moon Redux: all the rest are just bad albums with bad songs but DSOTM Redux manages to take a great album with great songs and make it bad. That's a special type of awful.

[@MrRaffles1234]

Good call ...

[@FatNorthernBigot]

Oh yes, the 80s were so straight, Elton John married a woman. 😂

[@willyupshaw]

It's the eighties and I'm down with the ladies.

[@63mckenzie]

If only they followed Peter Gabriel's mantra of never releasing an album until you have something worth listening to.

[@john-t9p4z]

How did Love Beach not make the cut???? It will forever, for me, be the most disappointing album I have ever bought.

[@Edward-ed1nu]

1) Rattle and Hum 2) Joshua Tree 3) Rattle and Hum 4) Joshua Tree 5) Rattle and Hum 6)Joshua Tree 7)Rattle and Hum 8) Joshua Tree 9)Rattle and Hum 10) Joshua Tree

[@63mckenzie]

So, you are not a U2 fan?

[@Edward-ed1nu]

Keep looking for a good album of theirs, but as yet I still haven't found what I'm looking for ​@@63mckenzie

[@josephkogut4205]

@@63mckenziemaybe just Bono?

[@SpaceCattttt]

Add Achtung Baby and you've got the greatest trilogy of albums ever.

[@NicholasSadlier]

Never approach Van Morrison with a record to be signed - it will invariably result in varying degrees of humiliation, depending on how much you happen to worship the ground he walks on - certainly not me but I could tell a tale or two. 😉 You'd be better off with an Amazon forgery

[@timorean320]

I never bought an album I didnt like. I always knew what I was getting.

[@macheesmo3]

Starship- Knee Deep in the Hoopla. It was knee deep alright......

[@jfeast5469]

Should have been called 'Knee Deep in the Poopla'. :)

[@laurencegoodwin4047]

I liked it at the time 🤣

[@TZ1000-zu7ki]

Excellent video. I'm ashamed to admit that I bought all of those albums when they came out except for the VU and Lou Reed albums. I own everything else by both of those acts. Lou may have been pulling a joke on RCA at the time, but that didn't mean I had to get in on it. While I've owned Two Virgins for more than 50 years, I've never listened to it, just needed to keep the collection going. I've listened to the CCR and Elton John albums once and the Beach Boys maybe a half dozen times (I keep telling myself there must be something good on it from Carl Wilson, but nope). I actually like Landing on Water (Bad News Beat, Weight of the World, People on the Street, and Touch the Night for their melodies; I agree the production leaves something to be desired). And there are a couple of the covers on Down in the Groove that I like a lot (Let's Stick Together, Shenandoah, and Rank Strangers to Me), but Death Is not the End and When Did You Leave Heaven are among the worst songs Bob has ever released. For my money, Knocked Out Loaded (despite Brownsville Girl) and A Letter Home by Bob and Neil, respectively, are their worse. Neil should provide a refund to anyone who bought A Letter Home. Terry

[@joer4]

Normally I come to this channel to learn about new music I must hear. Thanks for turning me onto albums I simply do not want to hear!

[@EclecticInstinct]

Chuckle

[@donaldwesterhazy9333]

"...learn about new music I must hear." It's Classic Album Review, mate.

[@classicalbum]

Welcome!

[@markwarburton6389]

I’d put Queen’s Hot Space in my list. Absolute crap when you consider the awesome 1970s albums. The Game in 1980 was bad, but Hot Space WTF? Getting that as a kid basically turned me off them till their return to form with Innuendo in 1991 just before Freddie died

[@rcpsammy7186]

Agreed...HS is complete garbage.

[@junk_rig_sailor1698]

So the Clash have one of the worst albums of all time and one of the best - some would argue THE best, in London Calling.

[@arto2533]

something is worse than 'Metal Machine Music'? Just have to go and stream that right now.

[@MetalboxJ]

I hope Hot Space is on here. !!!.. Alas it's not. The unmitigated disaster of a Queen album evades Brian's list of Doom.

[@classicalbum]

It might be on the next

[@johnwijatyk]

Honourable mentions go to: Timeline by Renaissance and Locked In by Wishbone Ash. Two dire albums by two great bands.

[@bobfrapples1208]

I found a CD of "Cut the Crap" just last week at a flea market for a 1.50. Listened to it on the way home (still have a cd in my car) Made it 5 songs in. just dreadful. Oh well, I've got the entire discography now!

[@luton_gmanrock]

Nice t-shirt, Traffic are class, oddly, shoot out....is the only one I don't own on wax.

[@MichaelRMarshall1]

I definitely AGREE with you that Elton's "Leather Jackets" was an absolute STINKER!!! I saw the tour in support of this album in Oakland, CA and that show was fantastic but he was definitely showing signs of significant vocal fatigue. The end of the tour was recorded and released as the "Live In Australia" album which did find him back in the upper reaches of the charts.

[@LANCSKID]

Dylan devotee purchases Down in the Groove, plays it once and then rapidly transforms it into an ashtray. What a load of dreadful, disappointing sh**t that makes even Self Portrait sound good. 😾

[@therecordchanger4038]

I saw some VC video a couple of weeks ago where somebody picked up that Neil Young album, and claimed to like it! I told him I thought it was the worst record Young made in his entire career. Can't really argue any of these. The Fogerty songs on Mardi Gras and the Ricky Nelson cover are fine, but the rest is amateurish. The Clash album does have the one good song. I like Metal Machine Music as a change of pace, and a thumbing of the nose at his label, but it has no musical value. I did like Still Surfin' and Slow Summer Dancin' from The Beach Boys record, but the rest is wretched. Although the way this vinyl revival is going, these will probably all get deluxe edition, remastered, remixed, colored vinyl reissues with bonus tracks, and we'll have the Vinyl Community singing their praises. No accounting for taste.

[@jeanmarieboucherit7376]

It seems to me there are three categories for such albums : those who suffered from a change of personnel: Beach Boys…, those which are sort of whims: Two virgins…. And those two categories are excusable .And those by established motivated artists who were able to be very bad .And I think this last category reveals the weaknesses which are inherent to those people’s productions.

[@Justin_Kipper]

I dunno if Lou Reed's album was removed from the catalogue after just three weeks, but I can confirm that I bought my copy of it at a grocery store's cut-out bin for $1 in 1979.

[@edward8597]

I'm pretty sure the Kim family has never consented to Beach Boys releases in North Korea, even the dire ones. It looks like it came out on vinyl in South Korea. Quite a difference!

[@adamhindle9215]

the only album I tried to get a refund on was Tim Machine, by David Bowie. Oh dear. To an 18-yr old the money I lost truly hurt.

[@richard127gm]

I really rather like that album.

[@lonewolf8667]

I like Tin Machine, the Bowie album I refunded was Reality, nothing stood out to me on that album.

[@jonanjello]

Tin Machine’s first album is great! Prisoner of Love, Amazing, and several more tracks are memorable.

[@rsplines12]

Some honorable mentions: Queen:Hot Space, Genesis:Calling all Stations. ELP:Love Beach (should have been in list).

[@elijahmountainfire888]

What about the mother of all letdowns - the one and only - the useless sack of musical .... called St. Anger ?

[@lonewolf8667]

Add Lulu as well. I'm not Metallica fan, but from what I've heard the drums were criticized (they sounded funny to me), if the drums were changed would St. Anger have been a decent album?

[@Nick-qf7vt]

To me, anything after And Justice For All was a big letdown. You could fill a whole top 10 list very easily with disappointing albums from thrash bands, foremost among them being Megadeth's Risk, Destruction's Human Cannonball.

[@kathleenobrien3473]

Pete Townsend, Ironman

[@sonofjak1971]

The list of 60's and 70's artists who utterly failed in the 80's seems to be endless and yet that decade had many many fantastic albums.

[@graemelightbody1144]

What about songs (albums) we hated but then loved...and vice versa - I used to hate Year of The Cat ...now I rate - an absolute classic.

[@grantross2609]

Genesis, Floyd, Yes, ELP, Stones, Sabbath & Purple fans ( and there a few ) can breath a sigh of relief !

[@rogermaybank9345]

If you want the worst, may I recommend that you check out The Shaggs with Philosophy of the world, from 1969. If you get to the end of the 35 minutes running, well done!

[@douglasstruthers8307]

Great artists. Bad decisions and music. Yeah, Elton's LEATHER JACKETS is one that I cannot listen to - then or now. Elton is right: it is the worst album in his catalogue. Fortunately, I purchased only one of these albums from your list. Small gift, indeed. Speaking of gifts, maybe today's video provides Christmas ideas for those deserving! Thanks for this - enjoyed, as always!

[@kurtispopp]

I always thought Landing on Water was a satirical comment on the commercial pop of the 80s, not simply Neil trying to cash in on it. It's one of those "not as bad as everyone says it is" albums. Now Cut the Crap, which I had heard was terrible - nothing can prepare you for what a stumbling incompetent mess it is!

[@48musicfan]

I figured if you mentioned Two Virgins, you might as well have also included Life With The Lions and Wedding Album. However, the later comes in a pretty cool boxed set.😂 Awesome video as always!!!👍👍

[@classicalbum]

Thank you

[@jfeast5469]

I LOVE your choice for #1 - although whenever I hear it I'm much reminded of "number 2".

[@wardka]

The Doors - Full Circle makes my list. The album cover is the only thing cool about it. As for Bob Dylan, I suppose I will forever be a Philistine to his recordings, though I enjoy his paintings very much.

[@gwts1171]

This list could just be any random CCR and Eagles albums for me. Worst bands ever. Although that Beach Boys album would probably be #1 still.

[@kitano0]

CCR was one of the worst bands ever? So tell us, who do you think are the best bands?

[@lemonlime8949]

Am I crazy or have I seen this video before? I also feel like I had seen the album cover reviews a few months ago then saw them uploaded again and was really confused

[@siroswaldfortitude5346]

It's the Matrix my friend...Nothing is real

[@classicalbum]

I did a series of videos called 'Great Artists Terrible Albums' so there is some cross over with this one.

[@lemonlime8949]

@@classicalbumright. Tell me if I’m hallucinating, but I swear there were 4 videos on the worst album covers too. Am I making this up or were they taken down?

[@PhilBaird1]

You have. Barry is redoing some of his older videos.

[@JohnSmith-oe4ci]

"snowploughing" seemed to work for Black Sabbath's Vol.4 though

[@NormanStansfield1]

They all sound dreadful. No U2? Many many years ago with a small record budget, I had a choice between "The Next Beatles" first U2 album or Adam and The Ants "Kings of the Wild Frontier." I foolishly chose the first U2 album. What a mistake. The childish lyrics and the rest made it impossible to listen to. The worst records/CD purchase ever. You could also add any Rolling Stones record post Brian Jones. Those shady characters (not Bill Wyman) did everything they could to undermine and drive Brian out because it was hist band. Why? Probably $$. Then the Stones "builder" plays a little too rough in the pool...murders...with Brian.

[@1deplatt]

I think you can do another 100 episodes just like this

[@rsplines12]

Boston: Third Stage. Might not be "technically" worthy of being in worst album list, but the anticipation of a third album compared to the utter dismay when listening to the it for the first time ... I don't think I made it through a second listen. Most disappointing album for me.

[@thechapelperilous]

Lest we not for get Lou reads other fascinating collection of bollocks “Lulu” with Metallica.

[@markharwood7573]

Oi! Landing On Water is a terrific album! Soulless? It has masses of emotion. Play it loud. Top ten Neil Young album for me.

[@colinwilliams553]

I agree I'm not saying that it's a great album,but check out cuts like "I got a problem" and "drifter"

[@drumsybatabamboom8022]

I nominate anything from Zoogst Rift!

[@fumanpoo4725]

Yes, Cut the Crap was abysmal...but St. Anger is a special kind of bad.

[@charlesnolan7602]

PINK FLOYD: THE FINAL CUT KING CRIMSON: EARTHBOUND VANGELIS: BOUBERG PAT METHENY: Zero Tolerance for sound Triumvirat : Roullette Badger: White Lady Led ZEPPELIN: CODA KISS ANY!

[@grantross2609]

first 2 have their moments tho..... "Earthbound" has a strange kind of raw power !

[@Nick-qf7vt]

As much as I really do not like Roger Waters, I actually kind of dig The Final Cut.

[@msh6865]

Coda has a certain rough, dirty, hungover Sunday appeal to me. Mostly because I'll listen to anything with JPJ and. Bonzo on it.

[@andrewgoss9013]

Where do you get those awesome t-shirts?

[@ronsonroll]

I have a SACD copy of Metal Machine Music in Quadraphonic Sound. Why listen in Stereo when you can experience / torture your Ears in four Speakers.

[@Three-Chord-Trick]

I'd say Cyclone, by Tangerine Dream, must be in the top (or bottom) ten. It was absolute sh1t€ 😮. How the h€ll a band that could produce such classics as Rubycon, Atem, Zeit, and Phaedra could come out with Cyclone is one of the great mysteries.

[@brucehelppie6119]

i've never heard the songs from creedence's mardi gras except the two written by fogerty and hello, mary lou. those three are all very good tunes and, in my opinion, remove the album from a worst album list.

[@brucehelppie6119]

lookin' for a reason is also a decent song...written by fogerty, i presume. stu cook and doug clifford should have recognized that they were backing up john fogerty, which wasn't such a horrible fate. they were able to ride his coattails. tommy shannon and chris layton backed stevie ray vaughn...same with mitch mitchell and noel redding backing jimi hendrix. there is no shame in being good band members. people like fogerty and srv caught lightning in a bottle, the other guys were very good, but fogerty and srv were pure geniuses. in some ways fogerty is even more impressive than srv, because he's not a guitar virtuoso, although he is way beyond merely competent.

[@PhilBaird1]

Dylan's '80s albums are unfairly maligned and a reassessment is long overdue. Down in the Groove has some great stuff on it.

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

I happen to like Empire Burlesque. The production isn't great but the songs are decent.

[@BentendoFR]

Hard to disagree with this list, though I’d swap Two Virgins with Life with the Lions. Hands down the worst album I’ve ever heard (so far)

[@jerrycollins234]

Haven't come accross any of these albums! DODGED A BULLET!!! 😉

[@tendraftsdeep]

Hot Space is my favorite Queen album. It's filthy just like it should be 😂

[@alansmitheejr.]

You know it must be a really bad record when it's only released in North Korea on vinyl.

[@joegordon2915]

My only dissagreement is I think Plastic Ono Band is overrated and Imagine is his masterpiece. But still a very good list.

[@ndlouder]

Hahaha... If I was ever to cross the pond again, this is definitely the bloke I would like to share a pint with!

[@johnlangdon4338]

The only 1 of these I own is the CCR. Only because I own the box set for all the others.

[@steveryan7786]

Thanks for the warning

[@davidrobinson2776]

I'm a die hard Lennon fan but 2 Virgins is as unlistenable as John Coltrane's Om played backwards. Plus you just know John gave himself a brief fiddle before taking the overly hirsute cover photo.

[@ScottAllison-jf4ke]

Yoko's Muff

[@LANCSKID]

I’ve had better … 🤵‍♂️

[@marktait2371]

mate as you uk mates say that clash record horrid guess they were obligated to the record company

[@MarkSwetnam]

You clearly haven’t listened to Sandinista by the Clash before making this list. Landing on water actually has some great songs on it ruined by a horrible eighties gated drum sound production

[@chriswills9437]

Down in the Groove has a good cover though.

[@TheProgCorner]

Awesome!!!!!!❤❤❤

[@classicalbum]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@SpaceCattttt]

Ed Sheeran? Justin Bieber? Joan Baez? None of their albums even come close to being as good as those on your list.

[@jimmycburfield5997]

My understanding is that our host is thinking about Albums that could be good by credible musicians.

[@jimmycburfield5997]

Yes Please by Happy Mondays perfectly show cases how Crack Cocaine is conducive to writing a classic. I was a Mondays fan. It was a massive letdown.

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@jimmycburfield5997 Sure, but with a title like that, I expect EVERY artist to be judged.

[@mahatmarandy5977]

“Classic” is the operative word here. It presumes a bit of age and stature

[@jimmycburfield5997]

@ that’s the badger! Totally get that. Well put 👍🏻.

[@iandalby4273]

Whats your opinion of local heroes to me Bahaus???

[@iandalby4273]

I may have missed a U out Bauhaus??

[@Raydahr-5]

Sorry for this intrusion, but why do you spend time on the bad stuff?

[@classicalbum]

It's more tongue in cheek really. And I suppose, it is so popular.

[@josephkogut4205]

So we don’t lol…

[@sjbang5764]

Anything by any metal band can be put on this list

[@stoptheworldiwannagetoff4780]

'Death Of A Ladies Man' by Leonard Cohen is dire!

[@Nick-qf7vt]

Yep, that's his cocaine + Phil Spector album

[@xtstevie]

Why not... 10 Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse In Sense 9 Metallica - St Anger 8 Billy Idol - Cyberpunk 7 The Clash - Cut The Crap 6 Dee Dee Ramone - Standing In The Spotlight 5 Queen - Hot Space 4 Genesis - Calling All Stations 3 Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace 2 Bob Dylan - Self Portrait 1 John Lennon - Sometime In New York City.

[@josephkogut4205]

@@xtstevie although Pipes of Peace didn’t have ebony and ivory….tongue in cheekiness…so sappy and Paul can go overboard. Ughh

[@msh6865]

Sorry, I really like Momentary Lapse by PF if for no other reason than On The Turning Away.

[@paulcollins5586]

Every Tom waits . Any Coldplay.,

[@betrayaloftheunborn5289]

The Shaggs "Philosophy of the world" is still unbeatable for me.

[@johnnyh293]

I am impressed! Your subjectivity just reach the world.

[@MikeDavis-be8gf]

Warrant belly to belly not one good song