What's the WORST albums of 2006 so far?

**Bowser** · 07-08-2006, 10:13 AM

I'm not the CD hog like I used to be, so I don't hear every new song by every band that comes out. But one that I did buy, that I am completely ashamed to say I did buy, is Def Leppard's "Yeah". Understand, I am a child of the 80's, and when I think of Def Leppard, I think of the albums High n Dry and Pyromania. Good rockin' party albums.

"Yeah" is complete shit. COMPLETE shit. Complete SHIT. It's like they 1) are trying and failing to become some type of pop band, almost in a boy bandish way, or 2) they made an album just for the sake of making an album. Actually, it brngs to mind when Neil Young was stuck in a record contract, and his label demanded he make two rock n roll albums. He did, but they were 50's sounding, "golden age" albums. They bombed, he was released, and then went on to make platinum selling albums. If this scenario is true with Def Leppard, they might save a little face. Or, most likely, they have completely lost it, and need to go away.

This has been therapeutic.

So, what other albums would you rate as "worst" so far this year?

Nightwish · 07-08-2006, 10:19 AM

Most of the songs on Yeah fall pretty flat, as most of their material after Hysteria has done (with the exception of Retroactive), although there were a couple pretty good tunes, most notably their rendition of "Rock On." However, since the album is all covers, I don't really count it as an indicator of their progression or decline.

**Bowser** · 07-08-2006, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Nightwish

Most of the songs on Yeah fall pretty flat, as most of their material after Hysteria has done (with the exception of Retroactive), although there were a couple pretty good tunes, most notably their rendition of "Rock On." However, since the album is all covers, I don't really count it as an indicator of their progression or decline.

It just seems like they are trying to "de-rock" themselves, and reinvent the group as some pop band. At least that's what I came away from it thinking.

Deberg_1990 · 07-09-2006, 05:19 PM

Is it worse than Slang? That was horrible. Ive actually enoyed Def Leppards last 2 albums "X" and "Euphoria". But, they are definately far far from their glory years of 20-25 years ago.

Nightwish · 07-09-2006, 05:22 PM

Definitely (to both the last two posts).

Deberg_1990 · 07-09-2006, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightwish

Definitely (to both the last two posts).

Hmm..i just read that "Yeah" is a collection of Cover songs....no original material. Interesting....

http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/3001/DLAlbums.html

Nightwish · 07-09-2006, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Hmm..i just read that "Yeah" is a collection of Cover songs....no original material. Interesting....

http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/3001/DLAlbums.html

Yeah, that's why I said earlier that I don't really count it as an indicator of their progress or decline (though pretty much everything they've done since Hysteria indicated a decline, at least from a metal standpoint).

listopencil · 07-09-2006, 06:58 PM

**DaKCMan AP** · 07-10-2006, 09:12 AM

any country album

MOhillbilly · 07-10-2006, 11:29 AM

def leppards one armed drummer makes me think of schindlers list.

htismaqe · 07-10-2006, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Nightwish

Most of the songs on Yeah fall pretty flat, as most of their material after Hysteria has done (with the exception of Retroactive), although there were a couple pretty good tunes, most notably their rendition of "Rock On." However, since the album is all covers, I don't really count it as an indicator of their progression or decline.

They actually released albums after "Hysteria"?

Hysteria itself was a horrible, horrible piece of crap...of course, stupid drunk girls everywhere loved "Pour Some Sugar on Me"

Nightwish · 07-10-2006, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

They actually released albums after "Hysteria"?

Hysteria itself was a horrible, horrible piece of crap...of course, stupid drunk girls everywhere loved "Pour Some Sugar on Me"

It had a couple good songs on it ("Gods of War," "Don't Shoot Shotgun," "Run Riot"), but for the most part, I agree, it was the real start of their decline.

beavis · 07-10-2006, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightwish

It had a couple good songs on it ("Gods of War," "Don't Shoot Shotgun," "Run Riot"), but for the most part, I agree, it was the real start of their decline.

I wasn't aware they had some peak to decline from.

Simplex3 · 07-10-2006, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by beavis

I wasn't aware they had some peak to decline from.

Pyromania was their high point and it wasn't very high.

I saw them perform on some VH1 show about a month ago and the lead singer has totally lost it. They sucked HARD.

Sam Hall · 07-11-2006, 06:57 PM

I can't think of one in particular, but there have been several disappointments. I was looking forward to the Shinedown CD until I heard some of it on the radio. It sounded like they weren't trying very hard.

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