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Originally Posted by Susan Foreman  |
There are actually some cracking albums on that list that may have been disappointing at the time but have aged quite well.
For example i think
Chinese Democracy really improves over time. I listened to it in full several times prior to their Glastonbury appearance to get better acquainted with it and came to genuinely like it.
Aerosmith's
Draw the Line was an album i'd avoided for years knowing it's poor reputation, only buying it a few months ago when i saw it for a pound at the Air Ambulance shop. When i came to listen to it i bloody loved it. Really doesn't deserve it's reputation.
One Hot Minute from
Red Hot Chili Peppers was and remains desperately disappointing. As a follow up to
Blood Sugar Sex Magick it was tragic and only had one memorable song -
Aeroplane - Thankfully they regained their drive with the classic
Californication album a couple of years down the line. Incidentally i've just read a fascinating article in Classic Rock Magazine about the issues the Chili's had from the release of
One Hot Minute to the release of
Californication.
Springsteen's
Human Touch was interesting. Released the same day as
Lucky Town. Both albums are flawed but if you take the best songs off both albums and condense them into one then you have one cracking record from 'The Boss'.
AC/DC's
Flick of the Switch is strange for me. I do enjoy listening to it but take it off the stereo for a while and other than the title track i'd struggle to name a song. And yet the likes of
Rising Power and
Guns for Hire sound absolutely fine as the album plays.
The Stone Roses'
Second Coming has my favourite song of theirs in
Love Spreads, but i'm hardly their biggest fan despite owning both their albums.