And the most laughably bad album of the year goes to...

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"This is Hope," by Mull Historical Society. I honestly felt nauseated listening to some of the songs on this album...I'd rather eat a slice of moldy bread slapped with a shmear of birdshit than give this one another spin. It attains new depths of soullessness.

Colin attempts to break conventions and transcend genres in several... "songs" ... but truly, I've farted better melodies than these, and have the mp3s to prove it.

There's one itsy-bitsy gasp of cutesy pop here, in track two--the single, of course. The chorus surfeits with sing-songy "da-do-das" as Colin asks no one in particular, "How 'bout I love you more?" Just a harmless little pop ditty. Or so I thought.

If you check out the official Mull Historical Society Web site, you'll see Colin's explanation of what each "song" is about... check out how he describes "How 'bout I love you more?" This is VERBATIM, folks--I am NOT making this shit up:

Inspired by Leonardo’s early drawings for flight and transport. It’s about the evolution of ideas in this field and mechanical and digital innovation and advancement; such as the measurement of time. It’s also a comment on this progress and asking “Why?” Why do we have to make planes and cars if we can die in them? Why do we have to make weapons if we can kill each other with them? Is about the relationship between man and machine. But then, fuck it! How bout I just love you more!

Okay, I've ranted enough. God damn this album sucks.

jeremiah (jeremiah), Friday, 20 August 2004 08:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Worse than Har Mar and The Mooney Suzuki? Holy crap

DJ Mencap0))), Friday, 20 August 2004 08:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Worse than RAZORLIGHT and the ORDINARY BOYS??????

Marcello Carlin, Friday, 20 August 2004 09:19 (twenty-one years ago)

worse than The Streets?

CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 20 August 2004 09:21 (twenty-one years ago)

jeremiah did you like the first album?

the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Friday, 20 August 2004 09:26 (twenty-one years ago)

or even the second one?

Marcello Carlin, Friday, 20 August 2004 09:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Cover of NME next week then?

mei (mei), Friday, 20 August 2004 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Songs in the Key of W by the George W Bush Singers is so stupid, it's more stupid than the man it mocks for being stupid.

Talent Explosion (Talent Explosion), Friday, 20 August 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know if it's the WORST per say, but the new Good Life album is pretty damn laughable.

Simon H., Friday, 20 August 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

it's still all about the Morrisey record.

Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Friday, 20 August 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

i think that the vice catalogue thus far has successfully disproven the notion that the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

duke banana, Friday, 20 August 2004 19:00 (twenty-one years ago)

PRODIGY

adam. (nordicskilla), Friday, 20 August 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

palace of access, duke.

sexyDancer, Friday, 20 August 2004 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

has to be The Streets.

Monetizing Eyeballs (diamond), Friday, 20 August 2004 19:19 (twenty-one years ago)

xiu xiu

rentboy (rentboy), Friday, 20 August 2004 19:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Northern State.

I haven't even heard it yet but still.

djdee2005, Friday, 20 August 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

i actually like the streets 2nd lp less now than i did when it came out. didn't think it was possible, but honestly i can't *bear* listening to most of it. people went on + on + effing on about how it was 'a grower' and it's grown on *me* f-ck all.

still love 'dry your eyes' and 'blinded...' and 'fit but...'
it's just...the *appaling* rest of it.

piscesboy, Saturday, 21 August 2004 08:25 (twenty-one years ago)

that new Van Halen single

Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Saturday, 21 August 2004 09:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I dunno if it's "laughably bad," but I was quite let down by the new Beastie Boys.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 21 August 2004 10:52 (twenty-one years ago)

n.e.r.d.-fly or die. no question about that. however, more tears than laughs.
automato - automato is the runner-up, blockhead - music by cavelight is pretty bad, too.

karl76, Saturday, 21 August 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)


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