What's the WRONGEREST you've been about an album?

[Mr Bridger]

Just about anything by Sinatra before I was about 25.

I was eventually converted by my wife who insisted on playing Songs for Swinging Lovers, an album I hated with a passion but now love

Me too, but always had a penchant for this

 

[Leyton Gull]

Blur's Parklife was a good knockabout song, Coldplay's Yellow was a classy well crafted and sung song. Everything else both the aforementioned bands did was not as good. Assuming you agree with this FACT. Can you think of other examples of such bands who only really had one good song but several hits.

 

[tinycowboy]

When I first heard Loveless by My Bloody Valentine, I was really disappointed - seemed to be vastly inferior to Isn't Anything. I left it a few years and came back to it and, of course, came to realise that it was one of the most beautiful and beguiling records of all time.

 

[W.C.]

I'd start off with Disintegration. Have seen Fat Bob and Co more than any other band apart from Pearl Jam. His voice isn't the strong point of the band but many great songs, especially on the trilogy of Pornography, Wish and Disintegration.

yes, I think it was you that mentioned Pornography (no really?) here a while back. That was my favourite album and it made me wonder how it sounded now. Might give it a go again.

 

[El Presidente]

Blur's Parklife was a good knockabout song, Coldplay's Yellow was a classy well crafted and sung song. Everything else both the aforementioned bands did was not as good. Assuming you agree with this FACT. Can you think of other examples of such bands who only really had one good song but several hits.

I think that's a bit harsh on Blur. The Universal, This is a Low etc are fantastic songs............IMO.

 

[Leyton Gull]

How can you be right or wrong about music? You either like it, or you don't.

I suppose so and come to think of it I'm really struggling to think of something I was wrong about. Maybe At17 by Janis Ian. I thought it was the best thing ever 40 years ago. Not so impressed now.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Very interesting thread. When I was younger I tended to overplay new albums then go off them a bit, but going from love to hate or vicer versa, no, this is very rare.

One exception is Dusty Springfield. I'm old enough to remember the Springfields (very much 'no thanks' mately). These days, when I hear Dusty herself, especially in her American period, I'm transported.

Now I come to think of it, I saw Diary of Dreams supporting Assemblage 23 about 12 years ago and, put off by the extreme pomposity of the music, stayed in the bar. Now they are one of my favourites.

I have just realized the OP said 'album' so I seem to have wandered a bit

 

[METALMICKY]

My candidate would be The X Factor by Iron Maiden released in 1995. When it first came out I thought IG was utter poo. Awfully muddy production and dreary depressing songs allegedly influenced by main writer Steve Harris going through divorce. The charismatic Bruce Dickinson had left and grunge was at it's peak.

However, over the years it's grown on me with the stand out track being The Sign Of The Cross. He could never perform live consistently enough but I've even warmed to Blaze Bayley's vocals. Still sounds like it was recorded through a sock.

Can we nominate a band for being so wrong about their own album? Did Metallica ever really think St Anger was worthy of releasing to an unsuspecting world. Utter gash devoid of a single guitar solo and a snare drum sound akin to a biscuit tin.