Albums That Were Considered Huge Flops That You Actually Enjoy...

mr dave · 06-10-2012, 05:08 AM

Ministry - Filth Pig

Apparently this album is crap. I don't know if it's because it was my introduction to the band or what but I never thought it was that bad even after I acquiring other albums. If anything I prefer the sludgy-ness of this disc over the sterility of their more proper industrial fare. Reload and Brick Windows are still great tracks, I always enjoyed The Game Show and Useless as well. The Dylan cover of 'Lay Lady Lay' is a little odd but fits well in the disc. I can definitely understand why the album got the reaction it did from longtime fans as well as the press, I just didn't happen to be in either camp when I got my hands on it back in the day.

Screen13 · 06-10-2012, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

Ministry - Filth Pig

Apparently this album is crap. I don't know if it's because it was my introduction to the band or what but I never thought it was that bad even after I acquiring other albums. If anything I prefer the sludgy-ness of this disc over the sterility of their more proper industrial fare. Reload and Brick Windows are still great tracks, I always enjoyed The Game Show and Useless as well. The Dylan cover of 'Lay Lady Lay' is a little odd but fits well in the disc. I can definitely understand why the album got the reaction it did from longtime fans as well as the press, I just didn't happen to be in either camp when I got my hands on it back in the day.

Reminded me that I still have this somewhere in my collection. It's sluggish, but "Reload" and the "Lay Lady Lay" cover are certainly among my favorite Ministry tracks. It's been a long long time since I heard it, but maybe in the right time (night) right mood, I may get more out of it than I did then.

Euronomus · 06-17-2012, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

Ministry - Filth Pig

Apparently this album is crap. I don't know if it's because it was my introduction to the band or what but I never thought it was that bad even after I acquiring other albums. If anything I prefer the sludgy-ness of this disc over the sterility of their more proper industrial fare. Reload and Brick Windows are still great tracks, I always enjoyed The Game Show and Useless as well. The Dylan cover of 'Lay Lady Lay' is a little odd but fits well in the disc. I can definitely understand why the album got the reaction it did from longtime fans as well as the press, I just didn't happen to be in either camp when I got my hands on it back in the day.

I feel pretty much the exact same way about that album, but I personally think their best album is Dark Side of the Spoon and that album is almost universally panned. I got into Ministry with Filth Pig, but they became an all-time favorite with Dark Side of the Spoon.

Best Ministry song ever:

TheTremulants · 06-10-2012, 05:13 AM

I endevour to check out all of these albums..except Hot Space, sorry but that is a bad album

Duraddict · 06-10-2012, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by TheTremulants

I endevour to check out all of these albums..except Hot Space, sorry but that is a bad album

Awwww. Boo. :P

Paedantic Basterd · 06-10-2012, 07:05 AM

Critically, and apparently generally speaking, Paralytic Stalks has gone rather belly up since its release, but I don't give a ****, I love it.

Howard the Duck · 06-10-2012, 09:01 AM

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Bluejeans and Moonbeams

often cited as his "worst" album and referred to as "Captain Beefheart & His "Tragic" Band"

i enjoy this - nice commercial romp through easy-listening blues and even a proto-disco song to boot

has nothing at all to do with the classic "Magic Band" as they're mostly session musicians

still not bad, even if the last two songs are hell to sit through

**Frownland** · 06-10-2012, 09:04 AM

It's not a terrible album, Bluejeans and Moonbeams, but I think it was just bad timing. Had Vliet released that then worked his way up to Trout Mask or Decals, I think that people would be a lot more appreciative of that album.

RoemerMW · 06-10-2012, 01:41 PM

I'm not sure if this count, but it seem like Distortion by The Magnetic Fields gets a lot of hate and it's pretty much my favorite Magnetic Fields album

Screen13 · 06-10-2012, 04:09 PM

The Great Rock n Roll Swindle Soundtrack -

When it was released, this met with some decent sales but also a lot of apathy (although I think the film met with more apathy...maybe I'm wrong)- Time moved on, PiL was showing that there was life after Anarchy, a few Pistols collections (one an Interview album!) already wore out their welcome, and so on. Still, those who got it then were met with a classic mess. Orchestral versions of Pistols favorites, Tenpole's legendary "Who Killed Bambi?" performance, the French Street Musicians playing "Anarchy in the UK," the Disco Pistols medley (a car trip favorite!), Cook and Jones' "Silly Thing," the Pistols running crazy on covers of songs like "Substitute" and "Stepping Stone" (both the best covers and now among classic Pistols lists), Malcolm's singing "You Need Hands," and Sid's definitive version of "My Way." For a long time, this was an album that caught the eye, but still passed on for new happenings. Today, it's a cult classic. Save time for this after listening to the definitive Pistols album and collection of your choice, and then dive into the madness. Note, a couple of the tracks don't even appear in the film.

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06-10-2012, 05:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
TheTremulants Groupie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 17	I endevour to check out all of these albums..except Hot Space, sorry but that is a bad album

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Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	The Great Rock n Roll Swindle Soundtrack - When it was released, this met with some decent sales but also a lot of apathy (although I think the film met with more apathy...maybe I'm wrong)- Time moved on, PiL was showing that there was life after Anarchy, a few Pistols collections (one an Interview album!) already wore out their welcome, and so on. Still, those who got it then were met with a classic mess. Orchestral versions of Pistols favorites, Tenpole's legendary "Who Killed Bambi?" performance, the French Street Musicians playing "Anarchy in the UK," the Disco Pistols medley (a car trip favorite!), Cook and Jones' "Silly Thing," the Pistols running crazy on covers of songs like "Substitute" and "Stepping Stone" (both the best covers and now among classic Pistols lists), Malcolm's singing "You Need Hands," and Sid's definitive version of "My Way." For a long time, this was an album that caught the eye, but still passed on for new happenings. Today, it's a cult classic. Save time for this after listening to the definitive Pistols album and collection of your choice, and then dive into the madness. Note, a couple of the tracks don't even appear in the film.