25 Albums That Should Not Have Been Recorded

[mankie]

Mankie owns two from the list.
 
 Tin Machine
 Be Hear Now
 
 Not sorry I bought either, but may never play them again. Just didn't have staying power but I do agree that "Don't go away" is a great song.

[bearman🐻]

Jaguar, I think the thing that upset me the most about "Carnival of Light" was that it seemed like a huge step away from all of the things that made Ride such a great band. I loved all their stuff..."Today Forever" was a great EP, even "Going Blank Again" had some great tunes...and "Nowhere" was just brilliant. Check out their box set (with the Reading 1992 live CD). But then the hippy stuff on "Carnival of Light" to me just sounded like they hit a major brick wall. The heavy 60's sound was something I never warmed up to with Ride...it just didn't sound like them anymore. I guess I was one of those fans that didn't want to hear them experiment...I just wanted them to ROCK and sound like Ride, which is why I thought "Tarantula" was a step back in the right direction...but by then it was way way way too late. Really sad how they all turned on each other, and "Carnival of Light" is where that happened. And also, I think grunge destroyed any possibility for bands like the Boo Radleys, Ride, Lush, etc. etc. Ultimately, a lot of those bands just were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Not that I don't appreciate "Nevermind", but give me "Loveless" by MBV any day.

[Jaguär]

Now that you put it that way Bunnyman, I dislike Grunge now more than ever!!! I've never looked at it that way before but you are right. Never was much of a Grunge fan myself.
 
 With Ride, it was the 60s sound that I loved the most. Either way, Ride were a great band.

[walkman]

Originally posted by bunnyman:
  Jaguar, I think the thing that upset me the most about "Carnival of Light" was that it seemed like a huge step away from all of the things that made Ride such a great band. I loved all their stuff..."Today Forever" was a great EP, even "Going Blank Again" had some great tunes...and "Nowhere" was just brilliant. Check out their box set (with the Reading 1992 live CD). But then the hippy stuff on "Carnival of Light" to me just sounded like they hit a major brick wall. The heavy 60's sound was something I never warmed up to with Ride...it just didn't sound like them anymore. I guess I was one of those fans that didn't want to hear them experiment...I just wanted them to ROCK and sound like Ride, which is why I thought "Tarantula" was a step back in the right direction...but by then it was way way way too late. Really sad how they all turned on each other, and "Carnival of Light" is where that happened. And also, I think grunge destroyed any possibility for bands like the Boo Radleys, Ride, Lush, etc. etc. Ultimately, a lot of those bands just were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Not that I don't appreciate "Nevermind", but give me "Loveless" by MBV any day.

I agree with you about Ride...one of my favorite bands, but only when they were noisy.  That being said, a couple of the 60's-psych tracks are worthwhile...for my money, OX4 (the best of) has just the right balance.  Plus, having Leave Them All Behind alongside Nowhere tracks is perfect.  It even throws in Black Night Crash off of Tarantula, maybe the best tune Noel Gallagher wishes he wrote.  But Nowhere is still the only album that does it for me straight through.  (Dreams Burn Down...jesus!)