Great bands' overlooked albums

PopTodd · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:32 pm

Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door
It's their pop masterpiece. Unjustly maligned because it's not the heavy, rock album that their fans want -- always. And it's not chock full of mandolins and blatantly classical musical aspirations like III or Physical Graffitti, or even IV.

Still, as pop records of the 70's and early 80's go, this one is right at the top of the heap. I love this record and I love John Paul Jones' production. Although it was admittedly a strange way for them to go out.

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

I think Zeppelin III is their best album and that's not a heavy rock album

nor is my second favorite album of theirs, Physical Graffiti (for the most part)

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds is my entry. The album before Dark Side of the Moon finds the band doing soundtrack material once again, but this time they manage to string together several songs and actually make a damn cohesive album out of it. It gives Meddle a run for its money as the best pre-dark side, post-barrett floyd album.

TheTheory · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:36 pm

Their Satanic Majesties Request by The Rolling Stones

Tasty.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:37 pm

Spade Kitty Wrote:

I think Zeppelin III is their best album and that's not a heavy rock album

nor is my second favorite album of theirs, Physical Graffiti (for the most part)

Okay, point taken. I guess what I was trying to say is that it was an atypical album, even for a band that didn't really have a singular sound. It was a 180° turn from just about everything they had done before.

FT · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:38 pm

"Fool in the Rain" and "Hot Dog" are both pretty awesome, but I could probably do without ever hearing "All My Love" and "In The Evening" again for as long as I live. "South Bound Suarez" is also quite enjoyable. This is the most un-Zep LZ album, to be sure.

shiv · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:39 pm

Faith No More's last 2 albums.

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

PopTodd Wrote:

Spade Kitty Wrote:

I think Zeppelin III is their best album and that's not a heavy rock album

nor is my second favorite album of theirs, Physical Graffiti (for the most part)

Okay, point taken. I guess what I was trying to say is that it was an atypical album, even for a band that didn't really have a singular sound. It was a 180° turn from just about everything they had done before.

I will agree that they had certainly not done an album like this before

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:43 pm

PopTodd Wrote:

Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door
It's their pop masterpiece. Unjustly maligned because it's not the heavy, rock album that their fans want -- always.

It was my intro to Zepplin. Some kid brought the tape to some summer camp one year and he played side 1 over and over and over.

So I suppose I have sentimental reasons for liking it.

I still like on a summer day although "Carouselambra" is an embarassment.

I love Jimmy Page's guitar work on "I'm Gonna Crawl".

I don't know if it gets overlooked but it seems that The Jesus and Mary Chain's "Automatic" never gets the love that the others do. "PsychoCandy" is always labeled the masterpiece and "Darklands" and "Honey's Dead" are the "underappreciated" masterpieces and Automatic just had the big hit on it. I still love that album.

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

another one - Badfinger - Wish You Were Here - their best band album by a country mile and so criminally overlooked because it was virtually never released stateside

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

Kraftwerk - Radioactivity
Steely Dan - Gaucho
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain
Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse
Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Van Morrison - Most albums that aren't Astral Weeks or Moondance
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
The Band - Moondog Matinee
Bob Mould - Black Sheets of Rain
Buzzcocks - All but Singles Going Steady & the Spiral Scratch ep
David Bowie - Lodger
Dinosaur Jr. - S/T
Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis
Teenage Fanclub - Thirteen
Joni Mitchell - Hejira & Mingus

lots really

PopTodd · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:03 pm

billy g Wrote:

Van Morrison - Most albums that aren't Astral Weeks or Moondance
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
Dinosaur Jr. - S/T

-Van: His Band and the Street Choir is my favorite.
-Dylan: that one is my favorite
-DJ: Was my intro to the band and, ragged as it is, yeah I love it.

In short: I have to agree with you on a lot of these.

Oh, and re: Buzzcocks, their 1996 album (was it All Set?) is pretty great.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:10 pm

PopTodd Wrote:

billy g Wrote:

Van Morrison - Most albums that aren't Astral Weeks or Moondance

-Van: His Band and the Street Choir is my favorite.

I like Veedon Fleece

FT · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:38 pm

PopTodd Wrote:

-Van: His Band and the Street Choir is my favorite.

Me too, though probably tied with Moondance.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

i keep thinking that if i like the album it's not overlooked, and if i don't like it that you're wrong and it's properly rated.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

PopTodd Wrote:

re: Buzzcocks, their 1996 album (was it All Set?) is pretty great.

its ok I was really referring to the other original run albums like Another Music in a different kitchen and A Different Kind of Tension. I never understand why people love Singles going steady and don't get the other albums.

and "Into the Music" is probably my favorite Van

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:59 pm

Speaking of Van Morrison albums, anybody wanna recommend Beautiful Vision?

Vanlandingham · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:05 pm

konstantinl Wrote:

Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain
Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse
Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic

Good calls on all three of these.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:18 pm

billy g Wrote:

Joni Mitchell - Hejira

I think Jaco's a big reason here.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

konstantinl Wrote:

The Smiths - Meat Is Murder

Overlooked? Huh?

Fryxell · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:33 pm

shiv's right about FNM's King For A Day... "Take This Bottle" is the drinking song in this house.

no guru · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:46 pm

Violent Femmes - 3
Aztec Camera - Knife
Talking Heads - Naked
Psychedelic Furs - Book Of Days

Gordo · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:52 am

Screaming Trees -- Dust

Maybe 4 years was too long to wait after Sweet Oblivion, I don't know. I think it's brilliant, though.

TheTheory · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:16 am

Sonic Youth - NYC Ghosts & Flowers

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