ALSO i have a book, dated 1991, called the 50 worst rock & roll records of all time, which i bought off the remaindered table when i was in high school mainly because of its attack on billy joel (high school issues, you know) and here is its 50 worst albums list (WARNING LOTS OF ROCKISM AHEAD):
50 - u2 "the unforgettable fire"
49 - graham parker and the rumour "the parkerilla"
48 - nick lowe "pinker and prouder than previous"
47 - "tony sheridan & the elvis presley tcb band"
46 - scotty moore "the guitar that changed the world"
45 - david bowie "never let me down"
44 - elvis costello & the attractions "goodbye cruel world"
43 - v/a "sgt pepper's lonely heart's club band" soundtrack
42 - "phantom, rocker & slick"
41 - aretha franklin "la diva"
40 - ringo starr "old wave"
39 - ringo starr "stop & smell the roses"
38 - america "america's greatest hits"
37 - reo speedwagon "life as we know it"
36 - joel grey "black sheep boy"
35 - starland vocal band "4x4"
34 - emerson lake & palmer "tarkus"
33 - joey bishop "sings country western"
32 - donovan "greatest hits"
31 - "blood sweat & tears"
30 - bruce willis "the return of bruno"
29 - starship "knee deep in the hoopla"
28 - beach boys "still cruisin"
27 - iron butterfly "live"
26 - bon jovi "slippery when wet"
25 - rolling stones "still life"
24 - the who "who's last"
23 - van dyke parks "song cycle"
22 - roger waters "radio kaos"
21 - bob dylan "live at budokan"
20 - v/a "'70s hits: greatest hits of the decade"
19 - moody blues "days of future passed"
18 - john travolta "travolta fever"
17 - shaggs "shaggs' own thing"
16 - shaggs "philosophy of the world"
15 - "anderson bruford wakeman howe"
14 - queen "live killers"
13 - queen "ii"
12 - "byrds"
11 - jethro tull "aqualung"
10 - yes "tales from topographic oceans"
9 - grateful dead "europe '72"
8 - the doors "alive, she cried"
7 - chicago "at carnegie hall"
6 - milli vanilli "the remix album"
5 - "pat boone"
4 - crosby stills nash young "american dream"
3 - bob dylan "self-portrait"
2 - lou reed "metal machine music"
1 - elvis presley "having fun with elvis on stage"
lots of live albums, yeah. also the worst single according to this book is "my ding-a-ling," but eh, who knows, maybe one day I WILL WIND UP ON THE REMAINDERED TABLE WITH MY BOOK ON WHY er well who knows what i'll be trying to argue
― maura (maura), Thursday, 10 July 2003 00:47 (twenty years ago) link