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darksparkles · 07-18-2003, 12:27 PM

what do you think are the best forgotten albums of mainstream bands, particurally bands that don't have a great reputation for one reason or another?

edit: my answer: staind's dysfunction.

YaWhateva · 07-18-2003, 01:25 PM

I personally thought Three Dollar Bill Y'all was a good cd by limp bizkit. Then they got big and Durst became a jackass and their second cd was crap on a stick.

Ace_of_Lobster · 07-18-2003, 03:05 PM

Everclear-sparkle & fade

i think it fits in to the category. I dont really like Everclear but there are so many good songs on this album.

...well i think so anyways...

Donkeypuncher · 07-18-2003, 03:16 PM

Pink Floyd, Animals

XxXNude.net · 07-18-2003, 07:41 PM

Beatles - Rubber Soul

Most people dont think of this album first, But this one has the honour of being the first album after LSD experiments. So its intriguing. Revolver is right after weed. Interesting progressions.

chavos · 07-18-2003, 08:14 PM

third eye blind-out of the vein

it's much more like their first, more sucessful album...but hasn't gotten nearly the attention it deserves.

KWSN · 07-18-2003, 09:26 PM

there are too damn many to name... the ones that stand out to me, though, are...

Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R

The White Stripes - De Stijl

The Offspring - Ignition

Blink-182 - Cheshire Cat (yes, Blink-182 actually made good music once)

AFI - Anything besides Sing The Sorrow (which blows compared to all their other albums)

those are just the ones that stand out to me. I'm sure I'll think of more later.

darksparkles · 07-18-2003, 09:37 PM

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Originally posted by KWSN
Blink-182 - Cheshire Cat (yes, Blink-182 actually made good music once)

yeah, everyone seems to forget that there was life before enema of the state [although that wasn't bad either.]

Atomic Pinkie · 07-18-2003, 11:11 PM

Local H - Ham Fisted

I would have to agree on the everclear one

In Flames = Lunar Strain

laxative · 07-18-2003, 11:40 PM

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother

Sleepyjack · 07-19-2003, 03:41 AM

undertow by tool gets overlooked abit. Also their EP opiate.
Mainly because anema was so fucking good i guess.

BulletBob · 07-19-2003, 04:17 AM

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk
Sublime - Robbin The Hood
Stone Temple Pilots - No. 4
Nirvana - Incesticide (Although I don't like this album, I know plenty of people that do)

bullgoose · 07-19-2003, 06:20 AM

This is a group only in the sense that since all the music they ever did together was recorded in one weekend in 1973. They'v inherited the band name from an album released in 1975 that, while never mainstream, has gotten "classic" (Ihate that word) status over the last 25+ years in a couple of genres (bluegrass, country rock, alternative). The band consisted of several really good musicians; Peter Rowan, David Grisman, John Kahn, Vassar Clemins, and Jerry Garcia. The album and the bands name is "Old and in the way"; if you have any liking for "old timey" music, give it a listen; it pre-dates "O Brother Where Art Thou" by a lot of years; I wore out several vinyl copies of it before it came out on CD; the first album was a selection of tunes from the three performances the band did in '73, about four years ago, everything that was recorded that weekend was put out on an additional two CD's; any one of the available CD's are worth a listen.

tikki · 07-19-2003, 07:27 AM

Weezer - Pinkerton

Blink 182 - Dude Ranch (before they went to shat)

Staind - Dysfunction

anything evanescence - their demos, eps, etc. are awesome, but many dismiss them since they are heard on mainstream radio.

edit: forgot one.

INCUBUS - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

KWSN · 07-19-2003, 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by BulletBob
Stone Temple Pilots - No. 4

RIGHT FUCKING ON. That album is RIDICULOUSLY overlooked. Tiny Music... also deserves a better say.

luckynumber · 07-19-2003, 11:58 AM

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Originally posted by tikki
Weezer - Pinkerton

slunk007 · 07-19-2003, 01:19 PM

Smashing Pumpkins - Adore

GunslingerCold · 07-19-2003, 07:56 PM

The Verve - A Storm In Heaven
Barenaked Ladies - Gordon
Coldplay - Parachutes
and Faith No Mores albums all get overlooked

SocialAbortion · 07-19-2003, 08:49 PM

Just a few:

REM - Murmur
The Pixies - Bossanova
Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
Green Day - Kerplunk
Fastball - All The Pain Money Can Buy
The Beatles - Revolver
AFI - Black Sails In The Sunset

ShadowWraith · 07-19-2003, 08:59 PM

It wasn't especially amazing, but after releasing the most played song of 2000 (Hanging by a moment) you'd think Lifehouses' 2nd album Stanley Climbfall would get a bit more recognition.

Stiltzkin · 07-19-2003, 09:02 PM

Garbage's first album, self-titled. Awesome album

Ace_of_Lobster · 07-20-2003, 01:11 PM

Cheshire Cat > Dude ranch!

oh, and nobody has forgotten Pinkerton!

apetaster · 07-20-2003, 05:19 PM

On the Pink Floyd boat with 'Soundtrack from the Film More.'

staggerlee · 07-20-2003, 07:27 PM

Radiohead--Pablo Honey.

Forgotten because, well, The Bends and OK Computer were such undisputed classics.

Yes I know Creep was on there but the rest of the album had some great songs on it. Their sense of melody and dynamics was just starting to show itself.

deadbabiesrhot · 07-20-2003, 07:36 PM

the who sell out

deadbabiesrhot · 07-20-2003, 07:37 PM

no wait, i take that back.

uhh,

kill em all - metallica

YaWhateva · 07-20-2003, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by darksparkles
edit: my answer: staind's dysfunction.

darksparkles, if you are gonna put staind's dysfunction cd, you might as well put their first cd instead. Their first cd is called Tormented and like no one has heard of it. thats back when they were good.

BulletBob, i agree with you on Insecticide by Nirvana, except i think its a great album.

MikeyChalupa · 07-21-2003, 03:46 AM

Any Pink Floyd album that ISN'T Dark Side, The Wall, or Wish You Were Here, or Piper.

Obscured by Clouds, for example. Although Animals is my all-time favorite by them.

-Mikey

ogrechow · 07-21-2003, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by KWSN
RIGHT FUCKING ON. That album is RIDICULOUSLY overlooked. Tiny Music... also deserves a better say.

Agreed, but also toss in my vote for Shangri La Dee Da.

sportsrule101 · 07-21-2003, 10:20 AM

The White Stripes - De Stijl
and an old incubus cd, don't remember name.
old santana albums

tikki · 07-21-2003, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sportsrule101
and an old incubus cd, don't remember name.

Fungus Amungus (or however it was spelled)

World's King · 07-21-2003, 12:05 PM

Everything the Deftones did before White Pony.

KWSN · 07-21-2003, 12:55 PM

You know what....

Come to think of it, Core and Purple are pretty much the only Stone Temple Pilots albums that aren't really overlooked.

darksparkles · 07-27-2003, 01:35 PM

oh, the who's quadrophenia.
odd, since its one of their later ones.... but i think it's tons better than tommy and deserved a lot more recognition than it got.

glytch · 07-27-2003, 01:40 PM

spiritual machines or happiness... by our lady peace. those two albums are quite different from what we're used to hearing, and I think, their best albums, but all anyone ever wants to talk about is either clumsy or their newest album (gravity)

ishkeb · 07-27-2003, 06:07 PM

I'm only mentioning it because someone else mentioned "Robbin' the Hood"- Sublime's "40 oz. to Freedom." Most Sublime fans have this album, but most also think that the self titled album was better, which I don't agree with.

Acme-143 · 07-27-2003, 06:23 PM

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Originally posted by Sleepyjack
undertow by tool gets overlooked abit. Also their EP opiate.
Mainly because anema was so fucking good i guess.

Right on. Opiate was a great albumn, athough Tool admits that it was rushed and wasn't their true sound. Aenima did kinda overshadow them, but any true Tool fan owns them none the less. Rock on Sleepyjack!! Also: Fear Factory "Soul of a New Machine" or "Demanufacture", Dimmu Borgir "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant", At the Drive-In "In/Casino/out", Deftones "Adrenaline", and probably alot I can't remember.

mr.neat · 07-27-2003, 09:23 PM

Pearl Jam's VS. Not as great as Ten, but much better than the last four (or however many) albums they've made.

deadbabiesrhot · 07-27-2003, 11:33 PM

VS sold like 6 million copies, nobody's forgotten it. It broke so many sales records.

Thin Lizzy's "Renegade"

mr.neat · 07-28-2003, 12:05 AM

That's true, but compared to the critical success of ten, and the lackluster performance of almost all the others, (with maybe the exception of Vitology) it seems to me that VS would be the forgotten one, not the best, but not grouped in with the worst.
I dunno, just my humble opinion.
(((goes to dig up CD, wants to hear rear view mirror)))

07-18-2003, 12:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
darksparkles Insane Location: Seattle	most forgotten albums of mainstream bands? what do you think are the best forgotten albums of mainstream bands, particurally bands that don't have a great reputation for one reason or another? edit: my answer: staind's <i>dysfunction</i>. __________________ "I could be the walrus ... I'd still have to bum rides off people." -Ferris Bueller. Last edited by darksparkles; 07-18-2003 at 02:55 PM..

07-18-2003, 01:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	I personally thought Three Dollar Bill Y'all was a good cd by limp bizkit. Then they got big and Durst became a jackass and their second cd was crap on a stick. __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!"

07-18-2003, 03:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ace_of_Lobster Crazy	Everclear-sparkle & fade i think it fits in to the category. I dont really like Everclear but there are so many good songs on this album. ...well i think so anyways... __________________ "Hundreds of men must have told you how beautiful you are. Would you displease the gods to hear it once more? I wouldn't. Im young and I hope to see a god before I die." -Patera Silk

07-18-2003, 03:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Donkeypuncher Psycho Location: Pasadena, CA	Pink Floyd, Animals __________________ "take me down, little Susie, take me down I know you think you're the Queen of The Underground"

07-18-2003, 09:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
KWSN green	there are too damn many to name... the ones that stand out to me, though, are... Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R The White Stripes - De Stijl The Offspring - Ignition Blink-182 - Cheshire Cat (yes, Blink-182 actually made good music once) AFI - Anything besides Sing The Sorrow (which blows compared to all their other albums) those are just the ones that stand out to me. I'm sure I'll think of more later. __________________ Your arms are broken!

07-18-2003, 07:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
XxXNude.net Banned	Beatles - Rubber Soul Most people dont think of this album first, But this one has the honour of being the first album after LSD experiments. So its intriguing. Revolver is right after weed. Interesting progressions.

07-18-2003, 08:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
chavos Banned Location: St. Paul, MN	third eye blind-out of the vein it's much more like their first, more sucessful album...but hasn't gotten nearly the attention it deserves.

07-18-2003, 11:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
Atomic Pinkie Addict Location: Chicago	Local H - Ham Fisted I would have to agree on the everclear one In Flames = Lunar Strain __________________ Where dem bitches at?

07-18-2003, 11:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
laxative Loser Location: the bathroom	Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother

07-19-2003, 03:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
Sleepyjack Fast'n'Bulbous Location: Australia, Perth	undertow by tool gets overlooked abit. Also their EP opiate. Mainly because anema was so fucking good i guess.

07-19-2003, 04:17 AM	#12 (permalink)
BulletBob Psycho Location: Rupp Arena	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk Sublime - Robbin The Hood Stone Temple Pilots - No. 4 Nirvana - Incesticide (Although I don't like this album, I know plenty of people that do)

07-19-2003, 06:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
bullgoose Insane Location: Central N.Y.	This is a group only in the sense that since all the music they ever did together was recorded in one weekend in 1973. They'v inherited the band name from an album released in 1975 that, while never mainstream, has gotten "classic" (Ihate that word) status over the last 25+ years in a couple of genres (bluegrass, country rock, alternative). The band consisted of several really good musicians; Peter Rowan, David Grisman, John Kahn, Vassar Clemins, and Jerry Garcia. The album and the bands name is "Old and in the way"; if you have any liking for "old timey" music, give it a listen; it pre-dates "O Brother Where Art Thou" by a lot of years; I wore out several vinyl copies of it before it came out on CD; the first album was a selection of tunes from the three performances the band did in '73, about four years ago, everything that was recorded that weekend was put out on an additional two CD's; any one of the available CD's are worth a listen. __________________ "If I had it to do all over, I'd do it all over you."

07-19-2003, 07:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
tikki Justified Location: West Lafayette, IN	Weezer - Pinkerton Blink 182 - Dude Ranch (before they went to shat) Staind - Dysfunction anything evanescence - their demos, eps, etc. are awesome, but many dismiss them since they are heard on mainstream radio. edit: forgot one. INCUBUS - S.C.I.E.N.C.E. __________________ Take notice. Take interest. Take me with you.

07-19-2003, 01:19 PM	#17 (permalink)
slunk007 Upright Location: Where am I?	Smashing Pumpkins - Adore

07-19-2003, 07:56 PM	#18 (permalink)
GunslingerCold Banned Location: IL	The Verve - A Storm In Heaven Barenaked Ladies - Gordon Coldplay - Parachutes and Faith No Mores albums all get overlooked

07-19-2003, 08:49 PM	#19 (permalink)
SocialAbortion Tilted Location: Somewhere between heaven and hell.	Just a few: REM - Murmur The Pixies - Bossanova Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E. Green Day - Kerplunk Fastball - All The Pain Money Can Buy The Beatles - Revolver AFI - Black Sails In The Sunset __________________ I like your mom, and it's no fad, I want to marry her and be your dad. I am un chien andalusia.

07-19-2003, 08:59 PM	#20 (permalink)
ShadowWraith Crazy	It wasn't especially amazing, but after releasing the most played song of 2000 (Hanging by a moment) you'd think Lifehouses' 2nd album Stanley Climbfall would get a bit more recognition.

07-19-2003, 09:02 PM	#21 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	Garbage's first album, self-titled. Awesome album __________________ The most important thing in this world is love.

07-20-2003, 01:11 PM	#22 (permalink)
Ace_of_Lobster Crazy	Cheshire Cat > Dude ranch! oh, and nobody has forgotten Pinkerton! __________________ "Hundreds of men must have told you how beautiful you are. Would you displease the gods to hear it once more? I wouldn't. Im young and I hope to see a god before I die." -Patera Silk

07-20-2003, 05:19 PM	#23 (permalink)
apetaster Insane Location: P.R. Mass.	On the Pink Floyd boat with 'Soundtrack from the Film More.'

07-20-2003, 07:27 PM	#24 (permalink)
staggerlee Tilted Location: Denver, CO	Radiohead--Pablo Honey. Forgotten because, well, The Bends and OK Computer were such undisputed classics. Yes I know Creep was on there but the rest of the album had some great songs on it. Their sense of melody and dynamics was just starting to show itself. __________________ Now I punish you like you punish Bud Light!

07-20-2003, 07:36 PM	#25 (permalink)
deadbabiesrhot Loser Location: Urth	the who sell out

07-20-2003, 07:37 PM	#26 (permalink)
deadbabiesrhot Loser Location: Urth	no wait, i take that back. uhh, kill em all - metallica

07-21-2003, 03:46 AM	#28 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	Any Pink Floyd album that ISN'T Dark Side, The Wall, or Wish You Were Here, or Piper. Obscured by Clouds, for example. Although Animals is my all-time favorite by them. -Mikey

07-21-2003, 10:20 AM	#30 (permalink)
sportsrule101 Insane	The White Stripes - De Stijl and an old incubus cd, don't remember name. old santana albums __________________ winning isn't everything but losing isn't anything

07-21-2003, 12:05 PM	#32 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	Everything the Deftones did before White Pony. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

07-21-2003, 12:55 PM	#33 (permalink)
KWSN green	You know what.... Come to think of it, Core and Purple are pretty much the only Stone Temple Pilots albums that aren't really overlooked. __________________ Your arms are broken!

07-27-2003, 01:35 PM	#34 (permalink)
darksparkles Insane Location: Seattle	oh, the who's <i>quadrophenia</i>. odd, since its one of their later ones.... but i think it's tons better than tommy and deserved a lot more recognition than it got. __________________ "I could be the walrus ... I'd still have to bum rides off people." -Ferris Bueller.

07-27-2003, 01:40 PM	#35 (permalink)
glytch I am not permanent. Location: Tennessee	spiritual machines or happiness... by our lady peace. those two albums are quite different from what we're used to hearing, and I think, their best albums, but all anyone ever wants to talk about is either clumsy or their newest album (gravity) __________________ If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. - Mitch Hedberg

07-27-2003, 06:07 PM	#36 (permalink)
ishkeb Upright	I'm only mentioning it because someone else mentioned "Robbin' the Hood"- Sublime's "40 oz. to Freedom." Most Sublime fans have this album, but most also think that the self titled album was better, which I don't agree with.

07-27-2003, 09:23 PM	#38 (permalink)
mr.neat Upright	Pearl Jam's VS. Not as great as Ten, but much better than the last four (or however many) albums they've made.

07-27-2003, 11:33 PM	#39 (permalink)
deadbabiesrhot Loser Location: Urth	VS sold like 6 million copies, nobody's forgotten it. It broke so many sales records. Thin Lizzy's "Renegade"

07-28-2003, 12:05 AM	#40 (permalink)
mr.neat Upright	That's true, but compared to the critical success of ten, and the lackluster performance of almost all the others, (with maybe the exception of Vitology) it seems to me that VS would be the forgotten one, not the best, but not grouped in with the worst. I dunno, just my humble opinion. (((goes to dig up CD, wants to hear rear view mirror)))