I can’t believe you left Slayer off your list (don’t tell me that they are in the .etc group - that should be reserved for Exodus, Testament, Kreator..)
That would be an interesting topic. Most disappointing album you ever bought. that would be hard for me, I have a few for sure.
Off the top of my head, here are a few disappointing albums that I had high hopes for at the time….. Iron Maiden - No prayer for the Dying (it was the awful follow up to my favorite maiden album) Metallica- Metallica Hail social - modern love and death (1st album was amazing) Interpol- our love to admire Arcade Fire- reflektor The Church- Sometime Anywhere. I have learned to like it over the years but it was a huge letdown for where my head was at the time. Yes- Union The Stills 2nd album. Can’t remember the name. Their first album was fantastic and I eagerly awaited it and it was terrible. there are more
These days, its mumbling half-asleep bars over a beat that sounds like it was slapped together on a classroom iPad — or having a battalion of A-list producers stitch some lifeless tracks for the latest 'iconic' pop star, whose main talent is staying vaguely on pitch. All in the name of the glorious mono-genre song machine. And of course, the media and online hordes (including full grown adults) eat it up like gospel, screaming, 'What a genius!' and 'Yasss queen, slay!' 30+ years ago, Metallica releases a more commercial album that still had some pretty ****ing iconic songs on it. And 12 year old kids are like, "****ing p***y-ass sellouts!" God, I miss the 90s.
