Top 10 WORST Albums of 2021 | ARTV

[@artvjon]

WORST ALBUMS TIME 😈 I’m begging you to keep in mind that “worst” to me also means disappointing, so albums I found to be letdowns could rank even higher than “awful” albums (because I actually had expectations for them) Thanks for watching! Please help me get this video to 1000 likes, happy holidays to all 🎁

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Worst album 2021 1. Bobby Tarantino. 3 2. tory lanez alone at prom 3. Drake Certified Lover Boy 4. AJR OK Orchestra 5. Coldplay Music of the Spheres 6. lorde solar power

[@thebohr11]

It's hard to practice what you preach, when life is a ⛱️

[@artvjon]

@@thebohr11 I'm high diving? :(

[@thebohr11]

@@artvjon lol, solid list man

[@thedogfromraditude5449]

I still find it hard to process that Imagine Dragons and Limp Bizkit put out better albums this year than Lorde and A Day To Remember.

[@cjthetallpoet]

@The Coin Has A Say 😂

[@takemyhand1988]

@The Coin Has A Say sober 2

[@lorddoritus6373]

2021 was such a fucked up year if Limp Bizkit put out an album that was actually listenable. XD. I actually enjoyed that one quite a bit.

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Worst album 2021 1. Bobby Tarantino. 3 logic 2. tory lanez alone at prom 3. Drake Certified Lover Boy 4. AJR OK Orchestra 5. Coldplay Music of the Spheres 6. lorde solar power 7. dmx exodus 8. h.e.r. back of my mind 9. justin bieber justice 10. The Revenge of Hobo Johnson

[@KhaosKontroller]

New ADTR is not good, but it certainly isn't worse than Imagine Dragons. It would have to be inhumanly trash to be worse than Imagine Dragons.

[@elephantcubed4133]

I genuinely don't know how Lorde managed to beat out Drake, Maroon 5, and AJR on a worst list. This really is the worst timeline

[@PiratesTheMaster]

A fucking men!

[@reinhardtwilhelm5415]

Man… I’ll be honest, Lorde’s album wasn’t worse than any of theirs, but it is more of a letdown.

[@englandsbiggestmusicnerd7866]

That…thing that Tones and I released this year was EASILY the worst thing that I listened to this year 😩

[@jckfilms6379]

Props to Jon, he got through year end worst lists without a single copyright strike!

[@artvjon]

Yes 🎉 although we had to test upload like 5x each to clear them in advance bc they kept getting caught hahaha

[@ALIEN-DUDE]

For now

[@breannaperkins88]

At this point, both Coldplay and Maroon 5 might have well tour together since their music have become so stale.

[@torih230]

We need a Maroon 5, Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, and One Republic tour ASAP. If fans can guess correctly which band is playing, they're allowed to leave

[@skyleague9844]

With Coldplay at least Chris Martin’s vocal talent is still there… when he isn’t pitch shifting it.

[@rachels2568]

100% agree with Star Crossed. I was so hyped for it - going through a divorce myself, I was so looking forward to really feeling it and I just felt nothing at all.

[@nataliesmith4858]

same, i was so excited for star crossed and i was so disappointed i could barely finish the album without falling asleep

[@nataliesmith4858]

kacey musgraves and lorde were probably the most disappointing artists of the year, golden hour and melodrama are 10/10 albums while star crossed and solar power are incredibly boring

[@stevenator7313]

It kinda hurts that ADTR is number one because I’m still a fan of the band despite everything, but this was also very deserving. This wasn’t a good year to be a fan of ADTR

[@daz1676]

I know dude :(

[@patrickstar6247]

I personally didn’t dislike the album. There are some songs I’d rather not hear again like Looks like hell and High diving but I loved Resentment, Permanent, Brick wall and last chance to dance.

[@Max-jl2ie]

I honestly liked the album. Its sad that the fans of the band just want them to pump out the same crap every time. Sucks that's how people are.

[@stevenator7313]

@@Max-jl2ie I’m fine with bands changing their sound and evolving. But there’s a difference between evolving and selling out

[@Max-jl2ie]

@@stevenator7313 First, Love the MCR (one of the greatest albums ever), I disagree that they sold out but then again, for transparency, I am not a long-time fan of them. I loved the songs Permanent and Last Change to dance, also Viva La Mexico was pretty good too. I dont see the hate

[@justintuffo2801]

maroon 5 at this point are like a poltergeist each year they come back to haunt the pop charts

[@nasholston5112]

The longer they keep making terrible music the less I love their debut which was a classic to me as a kid.

[@CameronMcKee]

Solar Power still breaks my heart... it was the one thing I was looking toward lifting my spirits after sitting at home for 2 years from Covid

[@fatimagic1365]

lorde's "melodrama" is still genuinely one of my favorite albums of all time. that said, it's soooo beyond cathartic to hear that i'm not the only one who thought solar power was a massive disappointment and a slog to get through. the only good moments on this album are the end of "solar power" (plus the "prettier jesus" line) and "the path" ("if you're looking for a savior, well that's not me"). i'm also a huge fan of the 1975's first two albums, and they're most recent efforts have fallen flat for me, as well. such a shame.

[@cmxreno]

I knew Scaled and Icy would be on here. I still enjoy listening to it here and there but sadly yes it was disappointing with some songs on the album. But hey let us hope that twenty one pilots redeem themselves on their next album!

[@De_La_Soto]

I personally enjoyed it very much, but I do agree that it's a step down from Trench. I feel like you have to 'get it' or understand the storyline in order to enjoy it, but even casually it's uneventful until the last two tracks

[@Amelia-xv4gg]

I still enjoy it, but it truly is a disappointment compared to their past albums. It is better when you fit it into their lore. But if you're just listning to the music it is not great.

[@elephantcubed4133]

I think I enjoyed it more than the majority of people, but the whole time I couldn't help but feel like I was missing something. It's probably that I don't care about the lore. Besides that Shy Away is amazing, Saturday should have been a massive hit, and I am one of the very few people who enjoys Bounce Man

[@RanterInShades]

I didn't mind Scaled & Icy, but I have no problem calling it TOP's weakest.

[@De_La_Soto]

I hate how much I have to agree with the Lorde pick. I recently put it on again to see if maybe a few months away would give me a fresh perspective, but nope. It was just as disappointing and downright boring as the first week of listening. I hope it becomes her Pinkerton/Paul's Boutique where years from now it'll grow on us and turn into a masterpiece, but damn at least the former 2 had substance and style.

[@jojijoestar7233]

Paul’s Boutique was so fire Miles Davis even bumped it in his old age

[@KyleKupczyk]

When you said "No Thank You" for ADTR, that should be their next album name lmao

[@davidfc7136]

I didn't completely hate the new ADTR album, it just sucks to know that they can do so much better.

[@LittleGhostGaming505]

07 and 09 sure are a distant memory now aren’t they? Oh well. Trash band. Always have been.

[@iUnicycle8]

Honestly the amount of time it took, the amount of release delays, the amount of silence around its release, ADTR has easily gotta be the most disappointing album of the year. From heavyweights such as themselves You're Welcome is entirely unacceptable. The artwork truly is the only thing it has going for it imo.

[@NeonRadarMusic]

Hey man, I remember you saying you were turning 30 this month (not stalking, my 30th birthday was a few days ago). If I've already missed it, happy belated birthday!! And totally agree with much of this list.

[@artvjon]

Thanks! It was the 17th appreciate it, happy late one to you too

[@NeonRadarMusic]

@@artvjon Thanks. Turns out mine is a day before yours haha

[@andy6498]

You perfectly verbalized my feelings regarding Kacey Musgraves new album. Just a total snooze fest, no emotion, vanilla, and forgettable. Golden hour was also my top album of that year. One of the most disappointing records that I can remember, and I’ve been listening to music for decades.

[@123rockfan]

I agree about Star Crossed, but I actually think songs such as Breadwinner are memorably bad lol. I couldn’t get that horrible song out of my head for days

[@thehiddenpineapple]

I had hope for the new Pale Waves album, but it really disappointed me. I feel like Pale Waves has talent, but their songs don't showcase that talent at all. I saw the lead singer performing a song with All Time Low at a concert, and she did fantastic. It's sad to see the band wasting their potential on generic, washed out albums :(

[@RacingWorldTV202]

I agree. "My Mind Makes Noises" had songs that seemed like they were going somewhere or serve a good purpose when you first listen to them, but then are flimsy as hell when you go back to them (Television Romance for example).

[@iwakuramedia]

it feels like they tried to be commercial after poppunk having a sort of comeback but i still have some hope for their next album if they finally find their sound

[@1028dash]

The chain looks good Jon!

[@artvjon]

Thanks dude!

[@cowmark67]

That OneRepublic album is so sad. Even their most poppiest album, Oh My My, was pretty darn good and showed that a shift away from their string filled pop rock sound to a more straight up pop sound could work effectively. And then they drop Human, an album that sounds so bad that I have only heard clips and don't want to ruin my image of the band by listening in full. Sure I don't like most of the songs the Ryan Tedder has written for pop artists but I have liked everything OneRepublic had done up until now, but not anymore.

[@punkrockplayer1]

The Offpsring’s latest has some good tracks on it, but it is a poor offering to fans waiting for a full length album since Days Go By. It is barely half an album’s worth of new songs with lyrics. Sad to say cuz I freakin love offspring, but this half-ass entry deserves to be on this list.

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

Here's mine: 1. Drake - Certified Lover Boy 2. Tones & I - Welcome To The Madhouse 3. Oliver Tree - Ugly Is Beautiful 4. Trippe Redd - Trip At Night 5. AJR - OK Orchestra

[@trevbev45]

I kinda wasn't expecting You're Welcome to be at 1 and Jordi at 7. I also knew that OK Orchestra would be at 5 and Humam would be at 2.

[@ASLB247]

So last year had a unanimous #1 for the best list between you, Luke and crash, and this year has a unanimous #1 for the worst…Damn.

[@Guitar_Guy_69]

My Top 5 5. Darkthrone - Eternal Hails 4. Twenty One Pilots - Scaled and Icy 3. AJR - OK ORCHESTRA 2. Hobo Johnson - The Revenge of Hobo Johnson 1. Tones and I - Welcome to the Madhouse Honorable Mention (cause it’s an EP) TRAMP STAMPS - WE GOT DRUNK AND MADE AN EP

[@infamous_9521]

That Tramp Stamps EP is just... ugh. The worst thing I've ever had the displeasure of listening to.

[@prith7900]

Is it bad that I don’t think that the new ajr record isn’t that bad? Like it isn’t good but it isn’t that, they’re improved from they’re previous stuff but are still having so much potential, I think they just need someone else (someone better) and they’ll make something great

[@rossmusic25]

I liked TOP personally

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Worst album 2021 1. Bobby Tarantino. 3 logic 2. tory lanez alone at prom 3. Drake Certified Lover Boy 4. AJR OK Orchestra 5. Coldplay Music of the Spheres 6. lorde solar power 7. dmx exodus 8. h.e.r. back of my mind 9. justin bieber justice 10. The Revenge of Hobo Johnson

[@loganhunter5734]

I’m kinda a fan of ADTR but You’re Welcome was unbearable. Couldn’t get past the 30 second mark for most tracks

[@PorkChopsTheHomie]

I have “Star-Crossed” & “Scaled And Icy” on CD I used to have “Solar Power” but I realized it was just all pictures & no CD so I returned it

[@marcopaben2286]

My opinion: 10 - Pale Waves - Who Am I 9 - The Offspring - Let The Bad Times Roll 8- Hobo Johnson - Revenge Of Hobo Johnson 7 - Maroon 5 - Jordi 6 - Tom Macdonald - Us Against The World/No Guts No Glory 5 - Drake - Certified Lover Boy 4 - A Day To Remember - You're Welcome 3 - Sia - Music 2 - Tones & I - Welcome To The Madhouse 1 - YBN Nahmir - Visionland HM: Adam Calhoun - Pressure The Plot In You - Swan Songs Juice WRLD - Fighting Demons

[@CassBeWary6]

Imagine Jon from just 1 year ago seeing this list

[@artvjon]

🤯😭

[@juanjoseperaltatrujillo6397]

Great list Jon!! Agree with everything except for "who am i"

[@juanjoseperaltatrujillo6397]

I don't think it's a great album but I've heard much worse albums this year

[@lisandroxiii5031]

Lorde's on the top 10 worst albums of the year? And higher than AJR?????!!!! 2021 is cursed. I'm calling it!

[@strange.person]

You have to listen to it, it's actually not a bad album at all.

[@turboshazed7370]

​@@strange.personit's very disappointing.

[@SimonJohnOwen]

The Pale Waves album was so far under the radar, I didn't even know that they had released it. And now I'm glad I didn't buy it.

[@TinTin12121]

I think I listened to you’re welcome all the way through once and never again because it was so bad. And bloodsucker sounds like a target commercial

[@bttrl8thnspncr]

I thought Pale Waves had a solid debut album but when I decided to check out their album they put out this year, all I could ask myself was "Is this even the same band?"

[@ninjamage5215]

Human was so incredibly disappointing as a OneRepublic fan. As someone else commented, their previously most pop effort was Oh My My, which was still pretty solid imo. Tedder got too comfortable with a standard pop formula on Human. I really hope they can find that Native or Waking Up style again in the future because those two albums were peak OneRepublic.

[@Bevtone]

You're a brave man outing yourself as a One Republic fan.

[@iliketrains3495]

@@Bevtone OneRepublic aren't even that bad, I think a lot of the hate comes from the fact they influenced a whole wave of fairly generic radio pop rock bands like The Script, Bastille, Imagine Dragons etc. In fact, if someone's a OneRepublic fan, it's almost guaranteed they like the other bands.

[@MonsterMango13]

I'm so sad that I agree with your placement of Star-Crossed. When I finished my first listen of the album, I just felt nothing. All the warm comfy vibes of Golden Hour were completely absent. I do like the song Camera Roll, but when I could easily name every song on Golden Hour and I forgot a majority of the songs on Star-Crossed....that's such a bad sign.

[@bananachocs]

Surprised that Hayley's solo efforts didn't get a mention. I thought Flowers for Vases in particular had 'contractoral obligation' written all over it. Atlantic didn't exactly promote it with any enthusiasm so I'm assuming they were as disappointed as everyone else with it.

[@iliketrains3495]

He said he forgot all about the album. But yeah he didn't like it

[@heymistercarter.]

Man, looking at this list, there are a few of these albums I could imagine Todd in the Shadows doing future episodes of his TrainWreckords show on. ADTR, Lorde, possibly ColdPlay and Kacey Musgraves too. Because unless some of these artists are able to bounce back with their next project, many of these albums could potentially be career-enders for them. I hesitate to put Drake or Maroon 5 on there because it feels like they have strong enough followings to keep them around somehow.

[@iliketrains3495]

Coldplay are sticking around for sure, My Universe was literally #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[@heymistercarter.]

@@iliketrains3495 Todd did an episode on The Human League, whose album he covered, Crash, had a #1 hit with Human. I mean yea, the song with BTS was a big hit for them, but the rest of the album flopping critically and possibly commercially could significantly hurt them. But, we never know what the future holds.

[@crispycaptures]

We need to spread more awareness about ADTR, it was really a disappointing album considering it took so long to release too, they are capable of so much more.

[@theseth455]

Music review/discussion channels “Rocked” and “Crash Thompson” also had You’re Welcome on their year end worst lists (I won’t spoil which placement in case you haven’t seen those and are curious). But yeah, I think even the band themselves are aware that the new album divided a lot of their fanbase.

[@FSportuguese]

Kacey Musgraves and Lorde are so talented ,sadly her albums these year are forgetabble and really boring

[@makrams35]

Ironically, scaled and icy, solar power, and take the sadness out of saturday night made my music year lol

[@skyleague9844]

Im surprised the Hayley Williams album wasnt mentioned in this video

[@artvjon]

I...completely forgot it existed. Holy shit.

[@iliketrains3495]

@@artvjon I thought that was the case to be honest lol

[@justnolan9503]

You’re Welcome is easily my least favorite album of the year too. Outside of Last Chance To Dance, Permanent and Resentment which are… decent enough… the rest of it is completely embarrassing. As a fan of this band if this is the direction they want to continue in I’d honestly rather have them stop making music entirely. As much as I didn’t like the AJR album at least that’s consistent to what it is and who the band are.

[@ZaneKriglowitz]

It's blowing my mind that Limp Bizkit put out a better album than ADTR. It's been a weird year, man. Nice Kerplunk shirt!

[@kayrikk6488]

Not JORDI being ranked higher than Solar Power 💀

[@theseth455]

JORDI ranked lower on the worst list. It’s only technically better, however slightly, because Maroon 5 have only been going downhill since the early 2010s (and there are little to no expectations). Lorde put out two albums that made Jon’s favorite albums of the decade list before Solar Power (in other words, a surprise letdown and a drop of quality never before seen).

[@iliketrains3495]

Disappointments are a big factor on these lists

[@mirroredheart7292]

Considering how much of a letdown Solar Power was it makes sense, as he said.

[@alexddragame]

Before I watch the video here's my list: AJR-OK Orchestra, Chase Atlantic-Beauty in Death, Escape the Fate-Chemical Warfare, Drake-Certified Lover Boy, Lorde-Solar Power, Maroon V-Jordy, Oh the Horror-1692 10-Pop Evil-Versatile 9-Hippo Campus-Good Dog, Bad Dream 8-Fawn Limbs- Darwin Falls 7-Atreyu-Baptize 6-Iron Maiden- Senjutsu 5-The Offspring- Let the Bad Times Roll 4-Crusade- Rising Visionary 3-Icon for Hire- Amorphous 2-Waterpakrs- Greatest Hits 1-A Day to Remember- You’re Welcome

[@FSportuguese]

Kacey Musgraves had One of my favorite albums of 2018 and Lorde One of the best albums of 2017 , now in 2021 they had the worst albums , i feel kinda betrayed, i shouldnt because they dont care about ,they dont even know me

[@niki_bbb]

I hope Lorde bounces back with her new project some day, shame that Solar Power is so blah.

[@chuckrainey8036]

Proud of you for taking the time to listen to that Maroon 5 album. Like going down to a clammy basement on creaky stairs

[@englandsbiggestmusicnerd7866]

Do you think you would/may like AJR if they changed their style from what they are currently making to a different style of music like Synth-pop, Pop-punk, Alternative, etc.? Personally, I would like to see them branch out and try something different, because they seem like nice guys and I don’t want to see them just fade away into irrelevance without showing people that they could potentially succeed at making different music to what they have been doing since 2017.

[@theseth455]

Based on my experience with ok orchestra (I haven’t heard their previous albums), the lyrics would also have to mature instead of putting the silliness on overdrive. The guys are getting older now so maybe just maybe we’ll see some more maturity in the future. I’m not a fan of those annoying sound effects and pitch-shifted vocals, but I think that’d be cool if they eventually do a more mellow, chill synthpop record with better lyrics.

[@optimistic.pessimist]

Songs like Bang or Way Less Sad would be cringey no matter what production was given to them. I would argue the production is the least of their problems honestly.

[@theseth455]

@@optimistic.pessimist my thoughts exactly. In addition to their rather annoying sound, the lyrics on top of that for some of these songs are immature and cringey.

[@99certain45]

Lorde's Solar Power isn't even horrible. It's just really disappointing in comparison to what came before.

[@lettysharp578]

A Day To Remember's, 'Your Welcome', really broke my heart.......

[@michaelpurnell5203]

Didn’t really go out of my way to listen to bad music this year, but ADTR certainly served up a heartbreaker. Easily the most disappointed I’ve been in a long time, just hoping they can rebound on the next one

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

That thumbnail has two artists with worst albums that surprised and polarized us while, also, having two artists with worst albums that don’t surprise us in the slightest. Also, betting that OneRepublic will be on this list. Talk about a band that had so much potential in the late ‘00s and early ‘10s. Going from Secrets, All the Right Moves, and my personal favorite, Good Life (reminds me of the good times I had as a kid), to being a secondary Maroon 5. Sad.

[@sethmishne]

I've never liked onerepublic but they have gotten to be just as bad as modern maroon onerepublic, maroon 5, Ed sheeran, Justin Bieber and imagine dragons are so bad I won't give their music a chance.

[@thedogfromraditude5449]

I used to have an English teacher who absolutely hated OneRepublic and constantly used songs like Apologize as negative examples of writing poetry. Still makes me laugh to this day.

[@iliketrains3495]

@@sethmishne So basically you just Googled the most hated pop acts and then rolled with that?

[@takodabostwick8507]

Shouldn't be shocked with the number one pick. This is definitely one of the worst rock/metal albums of all time. It's even worse than Metallica's St Anger. At least St Anger has a couple of decent songs. You're Welcome doesn't have any at all.

[@123rockfan]

I still remember when I finished Solar Power, I said to myself “This album is incredible, I can’t imagine any Lorde fan being disappointed by this.” Lmao

[@artvjon]

You can’t be serious lol

[@123rockfan]

@@artvjon Well I went in knowing it was going to be completely different than Melodrama, so I had zero expectations. I genuinely love the laid back sound and pop sound of Solar Power. But now I understand why people were disappointed with the new direction. Still, I’m legitimately shocked that so many people hate Mood Ring. Also, I think Big Star is massively underrated.

[@takemyhand1988]

@@artvjon when I first heard it, i was reading along the lyrics. So therefore, I didn't really pay attention to the sound. After the third listen, I was disappointed as hell

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Worst album 2021 1. Bobby Tarantino. 3 logic 2. tory lanez alone at prom 3. Drake Certified Lover Boy 4. AJR OK Orchestra 5. Coldplay Music of the Spheres 6. lorde solar power 7. dmx exodus 8. h.e.r. back of my mind 9. justin bieber justice 10. The Revenge of Hobo Johnson

[@winnd44]

@@123rockfan I’m surprised you said a lot of people hate Mood Ring bc that’s the only song I’ve seen get praised

[@gamermoviedude5533]

This was not a good year for ADTR. Talk about a shitshow from the rollout, record itself, and controversy. Damn shame…

[@iletthedevilin828]

If youre upset about adtr just sub them with beartooth and wage wars new album. Both those albums are amazing and also will scratch the heavy itch adtr didnt deliver

[@eshaandhindsa3539]

Real hard to see a lorde album on here 💔

[@ItsSkiido]

7:11 Love how he put the worst Ok Orchestra song in this intro thingy

[@christophervecchio2925]

I really enjoyed the Bleachers and Clairo record so surprised to hear them mentioned as dishonorable mentions

[@artvjon]

Boringgggggggg 🥱 imo, ofc.

[@mirroredheart7292]

Yeah I thought the new Clairo was kind of boring but I really liked Amoeba.

[@sydneyzovluck3819]

Sling is just a Dollar Store folklore😴😴😴

[@reidw4489]

I didn’t enjoy Clairo, but Take the Sadness from Bleachers was actually an enjoyable listen, albeit inconsistent. Plenty of songs like Don’t Go Dark, 91, 45, or Stop Making This Hurt have stayed in my rotation.

[@kiethveseyofficial]

Maroon 5 - if an Ai generator makes music

[@horstwollaeger3852]

Coldplay have produced a few really spectacular songs in the past. Do they wanna destroy their legacy?

[@Bunger362]

What’s your opinion on the Chapeltown rag?

[@Bunger362]

@The Coin Has A Say do you have high expectations for look outside your window or low expectations?

[@Bunger362]

That’s fair

[@dylanblurton1881]

I thought it was ok definitely not my favorite Slipknot song

[@corbinm5237]

I’m not surprised OneRepublic made the list. It seems like most of what they’ve released since Native hasn’t been great and cause of all the delays I forgot they even had an album coming out this year.

[@whatthehellisthis]

i’m only surprised they aren’t number 1

[@TheJordanHageman]

Bodies was my #1 disappointment. AFI has been my favorite band since I was a kid and man this is the first record that just doesn’t do really anything for me. If you miss the edge of Black Sails to Sing the Sorrow era AFI, check out my band The Cult Sounds’ record they put out this year. More of that but with some more metal and experimentation with Goth and film score music at times.

[@atomicpunk2360]

It might not be the best thing they’ve done but there are definitely some solid tracks on it if you ask me.

[@TheJordanHageman]

@@atomicpunk2360 Oh I agree. Dulceria is fantastic, Twisted Tongues, No Eyes, and Begging For Trouble are solid.

[@atomicpunk2360]

@@TheJordanHageman also I absolutely love Looking Tragic. So catchy lol

[@TheJordanHageman]

@@atomicpunk2360 that one turns me off. I can’t do that track.

[@atomicpunk2360]

@@TheJordanHageman fair enough.

[@andrewbair7810]

That Pale Waves follow up really stung...probably my most disappointing album of 2021. I really dug the 80's goth Cure-inspired with a 1975 twist indie pop they gave us on their debut. It was messy at times with far too many tracks but it still a record full of absolute bops. I saw the potential for something even better and was excited to see how they were going to evolve. What I wasn't fucking expecting was a bad Alanis Morrissette and Avril Lavigne impression. Oof.

[@boldandbrash4451]

HOW did you listen to Ok Orchestra three times??

[@artvjon]

I’m a trooper.

[@BG12sofia]

I was expecting Flowers For Vases by Hayley Williams to feature here. I actually think it has a lot of the same problems as Solar Power: it's a slog in places, most songs are too short, too incomplete, too lifeless in some cases. But one can forgive Hayley more easily since she wrote and played all the instruments by herself, while Lorde was working with Jack fucking Antonoff.

[@iliketrains3495]

He said he forgot about the album hahaha

[@JaretVincent]

That album just felt forgettable, rather than being bad enough to put on a 10 worst albums list for me.

[@stephenpaules3543]

I predict Human by OneRepublic at #1. ...I'm gonna get it wrong again, aren't I? Edit: ...Yep. *sigh*

[@nightski380]

JORDI maybe

[@thedogfromraditude5449]

I doubt it after a certain Tones dropped this year, and let me tell ya, it ain’t Deftones.

[@artvjon]

You really tried Stephen 😂 I feel bad a lot of your guesses were close this year!

[@albertmares6914]

Tbh I don't think I heard an album I totally hated, lot of those on your list weren't exactly great but I havent heard all of them. I would maybe add Medicine at midnight by Foo Fighters, that one was a bit boring to me. Even Solar Power had its strong moments and the Bleachers album was pretty ok imo.

[@ecoRfan]

M@M prolly least interesting Foos album but still like em.. not meant to be anything serious anyway.

[@spaceinky3628]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention JxDN or LILHUDDY’s album, they both seem like things that you would hate.

[@artvjon]

Why would I listen to those lol

[@spaceinky3628]

ARTV since you mentioned JXDN’s “Wanna Be...” on the worst songs list made me think you had listen to them.

[@turboshazed7370]

I feel like nothing compares to Tones and I. Also A Day to Remember good fucking lord they fell off hard.

[@RLSteffler]

Soooooo what the hell happened to the Texis review?

[@artvjon]

I reviewed it months ago at the album awards and it was on my best albums of the year list. I never promised you or anyone a dedicated review...

[@nyan4083]

Can you review Poppys new album Flux?

[@cremetangerine82]

Coldplay and Maroon 5 are the unbuttered toast or beige paint of music, respectively: I’m surprised if anyone calls it their favorite, and assume they have no taste. Lorde’s and Kacey Musgraves’ new albums were deeply disappointing, “Pure Heroine” and “Golden Hour” live rent-free in my mind and their recent products are so bland and generic.

[@NowhereMan7]

Coldplays first album is good are the second is great - a modern classic even. The third was disappointing and then I lost track because everything I heard since sounded so cheesy and lame. Maroon 5 have been sellouts since day 1. If you took all the supermarkets in the world and could find out which artist had the most airtime over the past 20 years Maroon 5 would win by miles I'm sure (probably followed up by Pink or Kelly Clarkson). Noone that likes music likes Maroon 5 I swear.

[@elliemelmoth1378]

Hi Jon I haven’t watched in a while but you should check out the band carly cosgrove. They’re very good and they just opened for knuckle puck

[@petergermain8443]

i'm always amused by the song clips you use to show how bad an album is

[@elizabethannsmith5006]

I love you videos!!!!!! I love your shirt too!!!!!!

[@artvjon]

Thank you!

[@hotdog195]

I actually like a large portion of scaled and icy but I agree its a step down from their previous work

[@tylerpoirier3699]

My thoughts: Coldplay: OOF (i agree though mostly) Drake: Wish there was razzies for music, he deserves almost all of them Musgraves: Whatever Jordi: I would say is their 2nd weakest effort, Red Pill Blues was even less them to me. Pale Waves: Well its no wonder I didnt know about them AJR: It was a thing, and Ok Human was better Hobo Johnson: This was interesting, I had no clue this guy existed, it was educational Lorde: Agreed, absolutely I concur One Republic: I dont understand what happened to writers like Ryan Tedder, they used to have a fire that dominated, and deserved it, but now they are mostly tasteless TOP: Was good, not their best, but I have come back to it Offspring: Ummm, OK Tones & I: Well, I guess youve joined the madhouse then. Jack: ehh AFI: True, not like Im a big fan anyway ADTR: It was, iffy, I liked parts of every song, and hated other parts of every song

[@haydenw1234]

Man, why did you have to remind me about you’re welcome. I’m a huge ADTR fan and that album was a mess.

[@jc1424]

Alice Cooper's album Detroit Stories was the worst I listened to this year. I found it painfully corny. Fuel, AFI, and The Offspring all disappointed me at least a bit.

[@DanielNotFreddy]

Jon, i have to disagree with you on number 6. was it perfect? no. but it was good.

[@artvjon]

Hey, opinions 🤷‍♂️ it was bad, but you see that’s just me!

[@englandsbiggestmusicnerd7866]

@@artvjon I like what I’ve heard from Pale Waves, but I respect your opinion. They have a new album coming out next month, so maybe they’ll win you over this time.

[@martinaguiluz4063]

I mean, the instruments in N 2 Deep are actually cool IMO, I don't hate CLB, I do believe it has some good songs🤷

[@PlastisinNightmare]

The worst/disappointing album of 2021 to me is Scaled and Icy by Twenty One Pilots, had a few songs on there that are really good like Shy Away but the rest was just forgettable, they could've done better :(

[@if3530]

Yeah totally agree, even with the whole story about dema controlling them. That doesn’t excuse the fact that they still made their most derivative and forgettable album to date. Even if it’s for story purposes. I’ve always loved how they were able to bring something unique to their earlier albums.

[@justnolan9503]

I’m not really a Twenty One Pilots fan so I don’t feel as strongly but that album was really dull and boring outside of (like you said) Shy Away and Redecorate.

[@Butanebastardgas]

Can listen to Jon rip AJR a new one all day, but completely understand he has no more patience to do so 😂😂

[@iPumaPantz]

I came for the list and stayed for the Green Day shirt. 🙂

[@artvjon]

🤘

[@shifalmohamed2512]

Jordi time

[@gageburgi8511]

Aw man, I loved the new Kacey Musgraves LP :( It was a step down from Golden Hour for sure but still a great evolution of her sound. Oh well, we can't always be on the same page 🤷‍♂️

[@failingnovelist6443]

Damn, John... You aren't using the right emulators if you're getting viruses.

[@artvjon]

Hahaha

[@johnjimenea8491]

2021 is the year which limp bizkit made a better album than lorde.

[@theseth455]

And 21 pilots, Kasey Musgraves, The Maine, Coldplay, and the most recent album releases by all three Hella Mega Tour band headliners (FOAMF, Mania, and Van Weezer).

[@BenAck912]

Mammoth WVH's self-titled debut album.

[@KhaosKontroller]

The only albums this year that really disappointed me were: Architects - For Those That Wish to Exist While She Sleeps - Sleeps Society Rivers of Nihil - The Work

[@zachreacts6940]

the work is bad? tf?

[@thenightranger987]

The worst that I heard this year was Mercury - Act 1. There was one called Frozen in Time by Ace of Hearts that I really liked and connected with despite the vocals being not that good.

[@ian.s5951]

Nothings made me want to fucking die more than AJR.

[@tpy5831]

But Solar Power is so misunderstood, in 3 year you’ll all be like “Omgg Solar Power is so underrated“

[@artvjon]

No, I won’t.

[@tpy5831]

@@artvjon Anyways, just want to say that I really enjoy your videos from france !

[@calebrosson]

I thought I was the only one who fell asleep listening to Lorde’s new album. It was so washed out for me, goes with the conceptual them