50 bad records made by genius artists [LISTA]

Even with acclaimed careers, hits that were successful worldwide and a lot of repertoire, all artists and bands are not shielded from creating bad studio albums, as is the case with names like Kanye West, Elvis Presley, David Bowieamong many others.

In a list published in Rolling Stone USA, Andy Greene listed the 50 worst albums by genius artists that were released over the last few decades. in fifth place is Down In The Groove (1988), from bob dylanwhich “does not have a single redeeming moment.”

It’s a stiff, lifeless collection of covers (‘Rank Strangers to Me,’ ‘shenandoah‘), collaborations with the lyricist of Grateful Dead, Robert Hunter (‘Silvio,’ ‘Ugliest Girl in the World‘), and originals (‘Death Is Not the End‘, ‘Had a Dream About You Baby‘) which are marked by cheesy 1980s drum and synth sounds and a general feeling of extreme laziness.

Elvis Presley appears in eighth place with the disc Fun In Acapulco: Original Soundtrack (1963): “It is very difficult to find a low point in the career of presleysince there were so many of them, but many true aficionados of elvis point to this album, and rightfully so.”

About that, David Bowie also appears only once on the list, in 17th place, with never let me down (1987) – and himself rock chameleon recognized that the work was bad. Below, a statement by the singer made in 1995.

My lowest point was never let me down. It was a horrible album. I really shouldn’t have bothered going into the studio to record it. In fact, when I play it, I wonder if I ever did.

The podium opens with Union (1991) by British progressive rock band yes (who ever had Alan White, Chris Squire, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe It is Jon Anderson), made after big fights and separations of the members.

“The problem was, we were three-quarters through the album,” he said. wakeman The Rolling Stone USA in 2019. “They were three-quarters of an album away. So the album was given to a guy who shouldn’t even be allowed to handle a mixer, let alone an album. He did the most terrible job on the album ever. Union.”

I called it an album onion (translation to ‘Onion‘) because it made me cry.

And in the first place is Kanye West by disk yesreleased on June 1, 2018. “The last five years of the life of Kanye West were so incredibly sad and self-defeating, culminating in a terrible series of interviews in late 2022 where he praised Hitler and defended the Nazis, that their recent albums were almost an afterthought for most people,” he stated. Andy Greene.

Clocking in at just 23 minutes, the chaotic, incomplete album was edited in Wyoming right around the time he told the TMZ that slavery was a “choice” and started wearing a hat MAGIC [sigla de Make America Great Again, slogan de Donald Trump] in public.

“The uproar over his remark on slavery led him to rework many of the lyrics of yes during two frantic weeks just before the record’s release, which explains rants like: ‘Imagine if they caught me on a wild day / Now I’m on 50 blogs getting 50 calls / My wife calling, screaming, saying we’re about to lose everything, ” opined the journalist.

See, below, the complete list of the 50 bad albums made by genius artists

50. it’s hard (1982), by The Who
49. The Bridge (1986), by Billy Joel
48. Van Halen III (1998) by Van Halen
47. built to last (1989), by The Grateful Dead
46. Idlewild (2006), by Outkast
45. Countryman (2005), by Willie Nelson
44. Around The Sun (2004), by REM
43. St. Anger (2003), by Metallica
42. Cut The Crap (1985), by The Clash
41. Calling All Stations (1997), by Genesis
40. The Kinks Present A Soap Opera (1975), by The Kinks
39. Changes (1970), by The Monkees
38. Chaos And Disorder (1996), by Prince
37. Team (1995), by Fleetwood Mac
36. Music From “The Elder” (1981), by Kiss
35. Psychoderelict (1993), by Pete Townshend
34. Nine Lives (1997), by Aerosmith
33. Smooth Noodle Maps (1990), by Devo
32. Liz Phair (2003), by Liz Phair
31. Raditude (2009), by Weezer
30. Give My Regards To Broad Street (1984) by Paul McCartney
29. dog eat dog (1985), by Joni Mitchell
28. Brothers of the Road (1981), by The Allman Brothers Band
27. crown royal (2001), by Run-DMC
26. American Life (2003), by Madonna
25. Fork In The Road (2009) by Neil Young
24. rebirth (2010) by Lil Wayne
23. The Doctor (1986), by Cheap Trick
22. full circle (1972), by The Doors
21. Speeding Time (1983), by Carole King
20. The Cosmos Rocks (2008), by Queen
19. Gone Troppo (1982), by George Harrison
18. mystical (1986), by Lou Reed
17. never let me down (1987) by David Bowie
16. Chestnut Street Incident (1976), by John Mellencamp
15. 2300 Jackson St. (1989), by The Jacksons
14. Right By You (1984), by Stephen Stills
13. Leather Jackets (1986), by Elton John
12. Latest Record Project, Volume 1 (2021) by Van Morrison
11. summer in paradise (1992), by The Beach Boys
10. mardi gras (1972), by Creedence Clearwater Revival
9. american dream (1988), by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
8. Fun In Acapulco: Original Soundtrack (1963) by Elvis Presley
7. Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (1968), by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
6. Forbidden (1995), by Black Sabbath
5. Down In The Groove (1988) by Bob Dylan
4. Metal Magic (1983), by Pantera
3. Union (1991), by Yes
two. squeeze (1973), by The Velvet Underground
1. yes (2018) by Kanye West