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57. U2. The Cure. Depeche Mode.
Tue May 8, 2012, 06:50 PM
May 2012

Usually the longer a band sticks around the worse they get.

The Smiths, for example, never put out a bad album because they lasted a very short time. Morrissey certainly dropped a few stinkers in his solo career, however. Bauhaus flamed out before the crap started; Love and Rockets dragged on and on and just got awful.

Neil Young, almost EVERYTHING from the 1980s. 7 albums, 5 of them SUCKED HORRIBLY. Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #1
I can't dispute a thingle thing you wrote. Throd May 2012 #3
Carly Simon rogerballard May 2012 #18
Weren't those first 80's album done because he wanted to get out of a contract or something? harmonicon May 2012 #21
No, it became antagonistic over a period of time, and he got sued Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #22
Ok, I knew there was some conflict involving a lawsuit. harmonicon May 2012 #25
The CORE albums, for me... Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #53
That would coincide perfectly with Neil's flirtation with the Reagan dark side KamaAina May 2012 #30
I didn't mind Trans that much. bluedigger May 2012 #43
Yep. There is a N.Y. concert VHS/DVD release, "Live In Berlin"... Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #51
This is exactly what I was going to post. tabasco May 2012 #91
Dylan. nolabear May 2012 #2
I don't know about the two gospel albums, but 'Slow Train Coming' is awesome! DutchLiberal May 2012 #62
Led Zeppelin Archae May 2012 #4
Much as it pains me, I have to agree with you Populist_Prole May 2012 #6
Diehard pipi_k May 2012 #34
Never met a led zep song I didn't love OriginalGeek May 2012 #42
I thought 'Coda' was a huge improvement over 'In Through the Out Door' Populist_Prole May 2012 #50
lol, you aren't alone OriginalGeek May 2012 #55
You're the first I heard that discovered LZ so late, but the point is you got there. Populist_Prole May 2012 #72
good point on "too blues" NoGOPZone May 2012 #29
Where to start?! pink-o May 2012 #5
I do like Elton John's "Club At The End Of The Street." Archae May 2012 #8
Yup. Elton and Rod Stewart are prime offenders hifiguy May 2012 #17
Rod Stewart's fall pipi_k May 2012 #35
Tom Waits Rittermeister May 2012 #86
Chris De Burgh. Aristus May 2012 #7
"Don't Pay The Ferryman"--LUV it!! lastlib May 2012 #45
Another good one. Aristus May 2012 #69
David Bowie was a Genius in the 1970's Tabasco_Dave May 2012 #9
Eric Clapton bluesbassman May 2012 #10
He had a slump, but even at his lowest point he was better than most! Bake May 2012 #38
Agreed, the skill was there but no soul. bluesbassman May 2012 #40
Emerson Lake and Palmer - HughBeaumont May 2012 #11
Yeah, but Brain Salad Surgery isn't what most consider "listenable" - well, unless they're wasted. HopeHoops May 2012 #14
I liked most of it, except for the last parts of Karn Evil #9. HughBeaumont May 2012 #60
You mean you didn't enjoy "Love Beach?" Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #19
Looks like Bee Gees to me....... Burma Jones May 2012 #24
Emerson hated Lake by this point, for sure, hifiguy May 2012 #32
Lake wanted to do pop/folk tunes, Emerson and Palmer wanted to do prog TrogL May 2012 #82
Yup. hifiguy May 2012 #83
Nice mooseknuckle, Keith. HughBeaumont May 2012 #33
Didn't I see him on the Barry Gibb Talk Show??? Bake May 2012 #39
Tori Amos. BlueIris May 2012 #12
Don McLean HopeHoops May 2012 #13
Paul McCartney.... brendan120678 May 2012 #15
Funny, that's one of the only christmas songs I can stand. DutchLiberal May 2012 #63
Metallica. Iggo May 2012 #16
Right on. OriginalGeek May 2012 #44
Agreed. nt Codeine May 2012 #56
Lou Reed - 'nuff said. (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #20
Elvis Presley.....n/t Burma Jones May 2012 #23
HEY NOW! Don't say nothin' bad about The King! Bake May 2012 #41
Ozzy Osbourne Giantsfootball10 May 2012 #26
The Clash. geardaddy May 2012 #27
San Jose's ultra soccer supporters' section is known as the Casbah KamaAina May 2012 #31
I loves me some "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" Arugula Latte May 2012 #36
Yes, it is catchy. geardaddy May 2012 #37
Might not be their best but OriginalGeek May 2012 #46
Well, I knew them before they were big. geardaddy May 2012 #48
lol, it was a running gag among my friends OriginalGeek May 2012 #49
I think this is a very common phenomenon. Almost ubiquitous RZM May 2012 #54
I think you're right. geardaddy May 2012 #80
Yeah, Zappa was the first name I thought of NoGOPZone May 2012 #28
David Byrne bluedigger May 2012 #47
Even the Beatles. Archae May 2012 #52
U2. The Cure. Depeche Mode. Codeine May 2012 #57
ESPECIALLY U2. HughBeaumont May 2012 #58
No way. Zooropa was the Shizz! JVS May 2012 #73
Love and Rockets was a huge disappointment Throd May 2012 #61
Depeche Mode is kind of like a fine wine - some years are just better than others. Initech May 2012 #65
First three albums sucked?! No way. harmonicon May 2012 #74
I liked the first single from Sounds of the Universe, Codeine May 2012 #77
I agree with you about bauhaus, but the Smiths? harmonicon May 2012 #75
I love that song, Codeine May 2012 #76
Bob Dylan: most of 'Self-Portrait' DutchLiberal May 2012 #59
I loved it! Taverner May 2012 #89
David Bowie TorchTheWitch May 2012 #64
Bobby Goldsboro... ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #66
John Lennon NoPasaran May 2012 #67
Pink Floyd made some really bad stuff after the wall taught_me_patience May 2012 #68
Actually I though they sucked from "Dark Side of the Moon" on. bif May 2012 #79
Probably depends if you were into Syd Barrett, Roger Waters or David Gilmour TrogL May 2012 #84
I thought it was Waters that drove the band apart taught_me_patience May 2012 #87
Ahhah FZ was my first thought when I saw the subject! TroglodyteScholar May 2012 #70
Paul McCartney WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #71
Probably most of them, but the one who first comes to mind is Paul McCartney LeftishBrit May 2012 #78
Philip Glass TrogL May 2012 #81
"Akhnaten" is an incredibly beautiful hifiguy May 2012 #85
I feel like Glass has been on autopilot since the mid 80s cemaphonic May 2012 #90
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music Taverner May 2012 #88
The Chili Peppers come to mind LeftOfSelf-Centered May 2012 #92
Jefferson Airplane crashing as the Starship kwassa May 2012 #93
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