What's the most mediocre/average CD/record in your collection?

[RandomKoolzip]

I'm not talking about THE WORST, or the best....I'm talking about that one CD that sits on your shelf, then you play it, and then you put it back on your shelf again.

The one that you barely leaves an impression on you, but you don't throw it away or sell it because it's "okay."

The one that you never play at parties, never play alone after a breakup and have a good cry, the never play to get pumped up.

The one that just barely exists. Which one is it for you?

For me, it's "A Small Circle of Friends: A Tribute to the Germs," a various artists CD that I have never played all the way through more than once, that I own simply because it has one pretty good song by a band I like on it. I don't think this Cd has ever been in my Discman.

[terrya]

1. "Jesus Jones" It's breathtakingly mediocre.

[Fenris]

2. Hooverphonic "Blue Wonder Powder Milk"

So-so Scandinavian electronica. I bought it for the song "Renaissance Affair" that was used in a VW commercial a few years back. I thought the rest of the album would sound somewhat similar. It's just...okay. It's not terrible, but it isn't very good either.

[bif]

12. I like that disc a lot

n/t

[Screaming Lord Byron]

3. Liz Phair's 'Exile in Guyville'

:evilgrin:

Of course not. I wouldn't buy a record by The Worst Musician Ever (who isn't called Ani DiFranco)

[Fenris]

4. The Worst Musician Ever (who isn't called Ani DiFranco)

That made me laugh out loud.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

5. I can't let go of the Liz Phair thing.

I'm like a small angry dog.

[Fenris]

6. Why should you?

She, Alanis Morrissette, and Lisa Loeb form a trifecta of pretentious girl acousti-rock bullshit.

[RandomKoolzip]

9. It's called "gyno-rock."

And it's awful.


Women have been in great bands, and there are fantastic women songwriters. Those three are not them.

[tigereye]

33. ahem...

gyno-rock?!


sorry, I know this is off the question, must be the Sangria talking :)

As one who may have been accused of that in the past ( several all female or mostly female bands to my credit), I sort of resemble that remark. ;)

Well one of the best unsung female bands was Scrawl. They could really rock.

There are worse things than Liz, though. You should hear her really early stuff ( well knowing you guys you probably have). Alanis is not my cup of tea, but she has grown on me a bit. Do you include Tori in that as well?

Raises the question of what female rockers would not merit that sorry designation. COme on what have you got? (teasing, slightly)

Yoko
Joan Jett
Chrissie
Riot grrrls of various description
S-K ( they are okay, but my reaction was been there, done that.)
Shonen Knife

[RandomKoolzip]

37. Well, here's a partial list of performers/artists

who, I feel, do NOT fall under the "gyno-rock" tag.


Glass Eye/K. McCarty
Sleater-Kinney
Team Dresch
Kleenex
Sandy Denny/Fotheringay
Mellow Candle
Judy Henske
Sylvia Juncosa
Barbara Manning
The Bellrays
Heavens to Betsy
Melt Banana
Excuse 17
The Red Aunts
Neko Case/New Pornographers
Nina Simone
Sue Garner/Fish and Roses/The Shams
The Shaggs
Forget Cassettes
Laura Nyro


All of the above, and I'm forgetting/excluding hundreds more, do not fit into the dreaded "Whiny/Droning/Diary Entry/etc." female stereotype rock category. Beleive me, I'm not trying to be sexist here. I've been in several all-female (except me) bands before.

[tigereye]

38. didn't think you were

thanks for more band names I am not familiar with... I forgot about Barbara Manning. An old bandmate of mine was really into her. This guy has been in a few "all women but him bands, too." Cool.

The Shaggs, well, that is another discussion, assuming you are talking about the My Pal Foot Foot ones. But remember, some good music comes out of dreams and diary entries, too. Certainly I have written a few of those myself! Some were good, but I agree that female (and male, too) " psychic openness" does not always make for great music, either.

:)

[RandomKoolzip]

11. Funny. Whenever I've pictured what you look like in my head....

I've always seen a dachsund with a tennis ball in its mouth, growling. Weird, huh?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

13. It must be love. Love, love.

[GOPisEvil]

8. I actually *do* own that. And it isn't all that and the bag of chips.

[Kid_A]

7. U2's "All That You Can't Leave Behind"

I got it soon after it came out, and it's not a bad album, but I just don't understand when people say it's best album of their career. I think "The Joshua Tree", "Achtung Baby" and "Zooropa" are VASTLY superior, and those get played a lot.

[Commendatori]

10. Foghat: Night Shift

The band is so good that this one gets lost in the shuffle.

[Gothic Sponge]

14. Porno for pyros

[RandomKoolzip]

15. Boy, THAT band sure lived up to its hype, huh?

Whew.....what were they thinking with that shit?

[Beware the Beast Man]

20. They get my vote for most average band of the 90's

nt

[dawg]

16. Hootie & the Blowfish

What's the name of that big hit album, "Cracked Rear View"?

I mean, if someone else would put it on, I'd enjoy probably enjoy hearing some of the songs again. But I almost never choose to listen to it on my own.

[RandomKoolzip]

17. Listening to Hootie is like eating nothing but wheat bread......

all day long. With no water. Or meat.

[chenGOD]

28. Frankly sir...

That is an insult to wheat bread.

On behalf of gluten worldwide, I'm filing a class-action lawsuit against you for libel and slander.








:evilgrin: :P

[Screaming Lord Byron]

18. Living Colour - Vivid

So much talent, so few good songs.

Actually, I got rid of it years ago, but I just wanted to bring them up. They were one of those bands that should've been so much better than they actually were.

[Fenris]

19. I think those Body Glove suits had something to do with it.

[RandomKoolzip]

21. Vernon Reid was great with Ronald Shannon Jackson...

and solo. And they were all great musicians. And they had a handful of good tunes. But then they decided they wanted to be "difficult" and just released a barrage of unlistenable shit with no melody and popping basslines.

Truly a case of "All dressed up and no place to go."


And I concur about the Body Glove thing. At least they weren't into BUM Equipment.....

[battleknight24]

23. The guitar player and the drummer were the shits...

!

[Colin Ex]

31. Living Colour?

They're my favourite black metal band.

-C

[SarahB]

22. There's some old Chicago cassette we never threw out.

Buried at the bottom of the depths of music in the ancient media format. We don't know where it cam from or which one of us it belonged to, but there it remains. :scared:

[dolo amber]

24. If you'd asked this last week...

I would've surely said Urge Overkill 'Saturation'. I was even contemplating trading or selling it, but thought I'd give it one last listen just to be sure.

WTF was I thinking? That cd *RAWKS!* :D

So anyway, now I don't know. Maybe Weezer's 2nd album...? :shrug:

[Fenris]

25. How about Weezer's third album?

I liked it for a few listens, and then I wanted to violently murder Rivers Cuomo.

[dolo amber]

26. Is there such thing

as *non* violent murder?? :shrug:

:P :D

[Fenris]

27. Poisoning. Lethal injections. Gassing.

I may know too much about murder. :D

[CrownPrinceBandar]

30. Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros "Streetcore".............

You can tell it was mostly a posthumous effort. It lacks the fire of "Rock Art and the X-Ray Style" and "Global A-Go-Go." And Joe's cover of "Redemption Song" is just horrible.

edit: why did my post end up here? :mad:

[tigereye]

34. diasgree

I really like that disc. And I like his reading of Redemption SOng. There are some great songs on that as well. Oddly enough, I thought the previous ones lacked zing, maybe I haven't heard them enough.

[Colin Ex]

32. Sounds about right.

Green is two songs and then 25 minutes of filler. Thank God it's only a half hour.

Pinkerton rocks, by the way, and I will fight Dolo Amber over this.

-C

[dolo amber]

36. You're totally right

It does rock...I meant their 3rd album. :)

We can still throw down though, if ya want. :P :D

[CrownPrinceBandar]

29. I'm glad you came to your senses............

"Saturation" by was by far their best album. UO still rocks!

[aquaman]

39. Urge Overkill "Saturation" is a great cd...

Of course that cd was it for them, but a cd it is.

[ACK]

35. Pearl Jam's Vitalogy

Listen I like Ten a lot but Vitalogy is just blah.

Its not blah enough to flush down the toilet mind you but its in a box somewhere its just soooo mediocre, bland ...

Almost put down Muse's Absolution which on a 1 to 10 would be a 7 but I still wonder if I will ever listen to that CD from start to finish. The thing is completely dense and put together as a concept album and just hard to listen to. Still, some of the songs are incredible and the lyrics are good and the singing is on target. Rough album because you want to like but find it so hard.
_

[GOPisEvil]

40. Excellent choice ACK!

I own it too. There are a couple decent songs, but overall? :boring:

Maybe when I get around to making a mix CD of Pearl Jam, I'll include the good songs from Vitalogy, and trade the CD on something else.