Flawed masterpieces (albums, neil young, springsteen, Nirvana, sex pistols)

WaspStar · 10-26-2008, 01:43 PM

Plenty of 'em out there...whether it's poor production, or questionable track selection, there are tons of albums that could have been so much better.

A few obvious picks:

- Goodbye Cruel World (Elvis Costello)
- Infidels (Bob Dylan)
- Never Mind The Bollocks (The Sex Pistols)
- Devils & Dust (Bruce Springsteen)
- My Generation (The Who)

But I'll take the controversial route and nominate The Village Green Preservation Society. I have to admit that I prefer the twelve track version:

1. The Village Green Pres. Society
2. Do You Remember Walter? (alternate mix)
3. Picture Book
4. Johnny Thunder
5. Monica
6. Days
(end of Side 1)

7. Village Green
8. Mr. Songbird
9. Wicked Annabella
10. Starstruck
11. Phenomenal Cat
12. People Take Pictures Of Each Other (alternate mix)

Substitute Sitting By The Riverside for Wicked Annabella, and you have an album that I'd argue is the best of the 60's, or at least very close (only Astral Weeks and John Wesley Harding really come close, in my opinion).

I've heard a lot of people talk about Neil Young's rejected albums, and I know there's a lot of controversy over Let It Be/Get Back, but I don't know enough about those albums to offer an opinion. What are your picks?

10-26-2008, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	Flawed masterpieces Plenty of 'em out there...whether it's poor production, or questionable track selection, there are tons of albums that could have been so much better. A few obvious picks: - Goodbye Cruel World (Elvis Costello) - Infidels (Bob Dylan) - Never Mind The Bollocks (The Sex Pistols) - Devils & Dust (Bruce Springsteen) - My Generation (The Who) But I'll take the controversial route and nominate The Village Green Preservation Society. I have to admit that I prefer the twelve track version: 1. The Village Green Pres. Society 2. Do You Remember Walter? (alternate mix) 3. Picture Book 4. Johnny Thunder 5. Monica 6. Days (end of Side 1) 7. Village Green 8. Mr. Songbird 9. Wicked Annabella 10. Starstruck 11. Phenomenal Cat 12. People Take Pictures Of Each Other (alternate mix) Substitute Sitting By The Riverside for Wicked Annabella, and you have an album that I'd argue is the best of the 60's, or at least very close (only Astral Weeks and John Wesley Harding really come close, in my opinion). I've heard a lot of people talk about Neil Young's rejected albums, and I know there's a lot of controversy over Let It Be/Get Back, but I don't know enough about those albums to offer an opinion. What are your picks? __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"