Albums you are embarrassed to still own?

[tuvor]

I worked at a record store for a number of years, so I had me some doozies.

The worst, but for some reason I cannot let go of it, is After Dark by Fabio. Yes, *that* Fabio.

From "Fabio on Films":

"I lahk to take a special lady to de cinema, where we can hold hands in the dark, and whisper very quietly about what we see. I wonder, would she kiss me like that? Will I always be the hero of her life? I wish there were more romantic films, because romantic films can lead to beautiful adventures ahfter we leef de theatre.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000U79/qid=1100055721/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl15/102-5813247-9820945?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

[BoX o BooX]

1. Just a thought...

Has any woman, anywhere, ever claimed to have had a romantic relationship with this Fabio person?

I'm just saying...

[tuvor]

4. Well, there was this one bird...

[devilgrrl]

5. I'm told that he's into broads...

:shrug:

[liberalhistorian]

8. LOL! Ohhhhh, now

that's not very nice!

[devilgrrl]

2. Andreas Vollenweider?

http://www.vollenweider.com/

[liberalhistorian]

3. Oh geez, thanks for reminding me

of some of the albums I have from the 70's when I was young and dumb! Let's see, there's the Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits Album, Disco Duck and other great Dance Hits, ('Nuff said!), and.......uh, never mind, I think I've embarrassed myself enough for now! What's really embarrassing is that I actually still like the Helen Reddy album (shhh, you didn't hear me say that)!

[tuvor]

7. Ooh, does it have "That Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady"?

;)

[liberalhistorian]

18. Yes, it certainly does,

along with "Angie Baby", "Delta Dawn", "Ruby Red Dress", "You and Me Against the World", and, of course, "I am WOMAN, HEAR ME ROAR!"

[donheld]

50. I still have Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits

She had a very good voice and some wonderful songs.

[x-g.o.p.er]

6. Michael Jackson...

Off the Wall (how prescient, considering)

[democracyindanger]

9. Actually a great album

'Course, I'm a proud owner of Journey's Greatest Hits, too...

[devilgrrl]

10. That was before he was a lunatic!

Isn't it astounding how different he looks now? Gawd!

[x-g.o.p.er]

33. It's like it's two different people, isn't it?

Are you still missing hockey as much as I am?

[devilgrrl]

56. Yes, but I'm mad at all parties.

:mad:

[TroubleMan]

12. That was a good album....so was Thriller

You shouldn't be embarrased about that one.

[BoX o BooX]

13. I had that album!

Won it from a radio station. He really WAS a talent, many moons ago.

[liberalhistorian]

16. LOL! I always thought

"Beat It" was appropriate, since I wished he would do exactly that and get the hell off my radio, TV, store shelves, etc., etc.

[2008]

17. that's the only MJ album I like (nt)

[kitchen girl]

91. Me, too

And when you look at his pic on the cover, he actually has something on his face that somewhat resembles a nose. ;-)

[AlCzervik]

23. Thats the best MJ album imo

I thought thriller was over hyped and overrated.

[donheld]

52. Michael has lots of talent

it's too bad he didn't use his talent more for music and less for "kids"

i have his albums.

[BiggJawn]

11. "Even Now"

Barry Manilow.

But I got a copy of Tull's "Benefit", too, so they offset, right?

[liberalhistorian]

21. Hey, I LOVE Barry Manilow!

And "Even Now" is a great album, yes, "even now!" (sorry, couldn't resist it). And he gives a FANTASTIC concert, too. I've seen him twice, in 2002 and just a few weeks ago, where I was in the third row.

[BiggJawn]

30. Well, yes, but....

Don't forget, I'm a GUY! and an allegedly STR8 one, at that...

It's OK for women to like Barry.

Uncool for guys to like Barry.

[arwalden]

58. I Love Barry Manilow Too...

... so what's up with Barry? Is he gay or not?

[CO Liberal]

34. I Have The "Even Now" Album, Too!!

See my post #29 below.

My favorite song on the entire album is "I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)".

[Tom Kitten]

14. Cybill Does it to Cole Porter

Cybill Shepard really does it to Cole Porter! And not in a good way...

[AlCzervik]

24. That one should win you a prize

[Tom Kitten]

43. the cover's nice, though...

I mainly got it for my "Golden Throats" collection...but she's no William Shatner! :D

[greblc]

15. Numerous Duran-Duran Albums

"Hungry like the Wolf !" Grrrrrrr....

[tuvor]

20. Rio was groundbreaking.

It's hard to remember, but at the time it was almost a revelation.

They should've stopped there.

[greblc]

38. There was some press at the time comparing...

them to the Beatles. Yes, they should have stopped... before they got on the plane.

[liberalhistorian]

40. "I'm on a hunt,

I'm after youuuu!"

[greblc]

57. Christ....

[LuCifer]

82. They, and Flock Of Seagles...

...were one of the firsts to mixing keyboards AND guitar.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

19. oh em... gee...

britneyspearsbabyonemoretimeiwastwelvewheniboughtitimveryverysorry

[tuvor]

26. You have an excuse. You were 12.

You just reminded me of that Britney/Bob Dole Pepsi ad.

Ewwwwwwwwww.

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. Just one....ooookkkeeeyyyy...hmmmmm....

The Statler Brothers Greatest Hits. Do NOT let that leave this room.

Thank You.

[kitchen girl]

90. Oooh...I have that one, too. n/t

[Nicole]

25. Frampton Comes Alive

WTF was I thinking?

[ScreamingMeemie]

28. That is one of my favoritest albums ever!!!

Right up there with Cheap Trick's Live at Budakon...Give it to me!!! I'll give it a good home!!! :bounce:

[democracyindanger]

36. "I want you...

..to want me!" (followed by 100,000 Japanese schoolgirls screaming)

Frampton Comes Alive is one of the greatest live rock albums ever. What is wrong with some of these DUers?

[ScreamingMeemie]

54. I'm just glad I am not alone.

:toast: :bounce:

[AlCzervik]

31. Are you kidding? thats a great album!!!!

[DelawareValleyDem]

64. Could be worse

you could own the Sgt. Peppers soundtrack

[tigereye]

81. we used to fling that one (Frampton) into the street

at punk parties. Ah it was satisfying, especially since people on my dorm floor freshman year PLAYED IT INCESSANTLY .

[CornField]

27. Da-Du-Run-Run-Run-Da-Du-Run-Run

Yes, boys and girls, you guessed it: Shawn Cassidy.

A close second is the album by his brother David.

[liberalhistorian]

89. OMG, Shaun Cassidy,

I haven't thought of him in years! Considering I was head over heels, totally, completely, absolutely in love with him to the point of obsession when I was twelve and thirteen, I suppose I oughta be ashamed of myself. I remember when I saw him in concert in 1977 when I was twelve, my ears are still ringing from the sound of 50,000 teenybopper girls screaming and carrying on.

[CO Liberal]

29. I'm Not Really Embarassed by Any Of Them

But I do have Barry Manilow's "Even Now" album, and "greatest hits" albums and CDs from Bobby Vinton, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Frankie Lane, and Perry Como.

However, I DO have an album by Michelle Lee (of "Knot's Landing" fame), singing her 1968 hit, "L. David Sloan".

[Iris]

32. Soundtrack to "The Bodyguard".

Beat that!

[AusTexDem]

35. The Carpenters. Greatest Hits. my house cleaning music.

[tuvor]

42. Whups. I misread that as "house-CLEARING" music.

Sorry.

[AusTexDem]

61. That would be " ABBA Gold"

[tuvor]

62. I guess you gave me what I deserved.

I love ABBA and am not ashamed to admit it!

[donheld]

79. I love ABBA and The Carpenters

Karen had one hell of a voice. Too bad it's gone.

[seaj11]

86. The Carpenters were awesome! n/t

[69KV]

37. Grand Funk Railroad and Uriah Heep

Too bad Mark Farner went over to the dark side along with Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, and Gene Simmons. GFR seemed pretty left-wing in the early 1970s.

As for Uriah Heep, still fun to listen to sometimes in a juvenile sort of way. Lyrics and album cover art seem to have been done by junior high students who just discovered JRR Tolkien and/or LSD.

[bif]

65. Urinal Heep?

n'/t

[klook]

72. OK, I have some Grand Funk also

I used to think they were brilliant! But there's one, produced by Frank Zappa ("Good Singin', Good Playin'"), that has a guitar solo by FZ that's still a keeper.


"Iron Butterfly Live" is right up there, also. (But I still like "Heavy" and "Ball," before In-a-Gadda-da-Vida days.)

[tigereye]

80. Grand Funk Railroad

the first album I ever bought back in the early 70s. And it had pix of naked guys inside. At K-Mart, no less. Those were different times. Forget the title of the album. I still have it somewhere.

[CanuckAmok]

39. the "Xanadu" soundtrack.

:eyes:

Hey, at least The Tubes are on it.

[no name no slogan]

48. Couple of ELO tunes on it, though...

Why would I know this? Because I still own the 45s of "All Over the World" and "I'm Alive".

God, I'm lame. And a closet ELO fanatic, too. I guess that makes me lame AND pathetic. :dunce:

[hollywood926]

88. I own every Olivia Newton-John album ever made....

and I'm damn proud of it, as long as I am an anonymous member of a message board.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

41. Poison - Open up and Say Ahh

The original, but rare full cover...

[MisterP]

44. I only have one album! of anything!

:o

[no name no slogan]

45. Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Love Beach"

Definately one of those "we phoned it in" albums. Everything about this one SUCKS-- the "songs", the cover photo (featuring three sunburned Limeys in white disco suits in Palm Beach). Nothing at all of interest for even the die-hard fan. Just more crap attempts to be "current" in 1978.

At this point, it was all over but the shouting. They broke up one disasterous money-losing world tour later.

Let's just make it easy...

[lenidog]

46. OK here is mine

Katrina and the Waves and Duran Duran's Greatest Hits. Though I keep those albums evil influence at bay with lots of Lou Reed and Tom Waits.

[mvd]

47. Not very many

I think much of today's mainstream country is in the neo-traditional vein, and some of the stuff that isn't, like Shania, is entertaining. I'm also proud of owning albums by younger, recent pop/rockers.

I got rid of many of my real clunkers.

Still have that B*Witched album Awake And Breathe that is bad for all but kids. And have a couple New Kids On The Block holdovers.

[donheld]

49. i own almost 1100 CDs

i'm not embarrassed to own any of them. I still have a Milli Vanilli CD. I thought the whole Milli Vanilli thing was handled wrong. i may not listen to some of my CDs again but you never know.

[tuvor]

59. Milli Vanilli's only 'crime' was being part of the video revolution.

Obviously I'm not talking about Rob and Fab, but ten years earlier, such a scandal couldn't have happened, simply because there was no real music video presence at the time.

[donheld]

60. The Music industries crime in the Milli Vanilli scandal was

Not finding out who really sang on the Recording and awarding the real singers there rewards.

[jimbo fett]

71. They know who sang but they don't want to reward the producers by

giving ANYONE related to the scandal a trophy.

I still have my MV CD.

I bought it (way back when) because I liked the music NOT because of whose picture was on the insert. So, just because the producers created a fake group doesn't mean the music suddenly turned bad.

It's simple, ear candy. No it won't change the world or rank among the world's best but it is fun to listen to nonetheless.

And if anyone bought their CD (or anyone else's) because of the "image" sold by the record company then they shouldn't be buying music in the first place. They should just put a logo on their forehead and move on.

[Phillycat]

67. I own about 2500 and I'm embarassed to own tons of them.

:)

[warrens]

75. Between tons of embarassing CDs

And being treated like a rag doll, life must suck.

Speaking of the topic, Sloppy Seconds had one of the funniest songs ever: "You Got a Nice Body (but Your Record Collection Sucks"

And I gave away most of my turkey vinyl so I can say with complete authority that...oh, I forgot about Savoy Brown, Street Corner Talkin and Ohio Express' greatest hits. And two copies of Little Willy by Sweet, but I LOVE that album.

[DrZeeLit]

51. George Strait and Michael "Phantom of the Opera" Crawford...

...and probably some that I am in deep denial that I ever shelled out hard-earned cash.

[mvd]

53. George Strait?

I'll take them, then. :-) He may be a Repuke, but he's very talented.

[DrZeeLit]

55. We might be able to arrange a swap.

I just don't play them any more.
But I will cop to singing along when I hear them on the radio.

[hippiechick]

63. Donna Summer 'Bad Girls'

:wow: I was quite the roller disco queen when I was 12 ...


:hippie:

[warrens]

76. That's actually a pretty good record

So was Once Upon a Dream. You might be surprised listening to it years later.

[bif]

66. I think I still have a Bachman Turner Overweight LP around here somewhere

That's pretty embarrasing

[Phillycat]

68. So many, but I guess I'll go with the Top Gun soundtrack.

And I occasionally still listen to it, too, which is the really embarassing part. Berlin AND Kenny Loggins? Ooh!!

[Aiptasia]

69. My friends and I have a "Worst album/CD" contest on all road trips

The contest rules are as follows: 1) The CD/Album has to be something you seriously intended to listen to. 2) It has to be at least 10 years old, and lastly 3) Can only be used today for hand-to-hand combat.

The loser(s) have to pay the gas on the road trip. Here are the past three worst CD's:

"Feels So Good" by Chuck Mangione
"Oooh a la baba" by Jordi
"Kenny G Live" By Kenny G

[warrens]

77. So, Kenny G and Chuck Mangione get on an elevator together

And Kenny says to Chuck, DUDE, this place ROCKS! Ba-da-dum

[jackelope72]

70. Debbie Gibson's "Electric Youth"

[mvd]

74. I still have that one

I AM a bit embarrassed of Debbie's Out Of The Blue and Anything Is Possible..

[AmandaRuth]

73. Crazy Horses the Osmonds

you did say embarassing.....What can i say, i was 12, I also have some David Cassidy, but i secretly like those, (although I would never admit to it, if I met you in person)

[-..__...]

78. Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf.

I forget how many months it was on the charts (a looong time), and how millions it sold (a lot).

[kitchen girl]

83. Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space

from Leonard Nimoy. Actually, I have all the Leonard Nimoy "masterpieces". Mr. Spock was one of my childhood heroes, and when he made the ghastly mistake of making records, my family made the equally ghastly mistake of buying them for me.

[FeelinGarfunkelly]

84. The Andy WIlliams Christmas album..

recorded live in Branson, MO.

shame shame

[seaj11]

85. The Backstreet Boys and BBMak...

and Britney Spears (blech!!!)...for nostalgia's sake. Yikes, I can't believe I'm admitting this!

[pink-o]

87. Gawd, I must be old!

Because all the embarrassing albums I owned are now considered cool by a new generation.

Like the Monkees. I owned 'em all until they broke up (the first time, Children). People love 'em now.

Or some real schlock by Elton John, who I was obssessed with for a long time. "Rock of the Westies" with this pretty racist song called "Island Girl" (I guess Jamaica Jerk-off on Goodbye Yellowbrick Road didn't go far enough.)It still surprises me Elton's still playing today, although he's lost his rock 'n roll mojo. Amazing piano player, tho.

I also figured one of my worst mistakes was buying "The Knack" with "My Sharona". Also now considered cool.

Most recent mistake was "Nickleback". Some of that stuff is okay, but that one sexist piece of shit song brings down the whole collection.

[liberalhistorian]

92. Ahem......

The soundtrack to A Star is Born, the Barbra Streisand-Kris Kristofferson version. Actually, a pretty decent album but try explaining that to anyone who sees it in your collection!