Rolling Stone has released their list of "50 Genuinely Horrible Albums By Brilliant Artists".
Says Rolling Stone's Andy Greene: "Some of these albums were the products of way too much cocaine. Some of them came from label pressure to move beyond a cult following by creating commercial music. Some of them were crafted before a band found its true sound, while others came long after key members parted and the band had no earthly reason to still exist. A huge percent of them were sad victims of horrid Eighties production choices, most notably the dismal period from 1985 to 1988, when cheeseball synths and shotgun-blast snare drums created a sound that has aged worse than a tuna fish and sardine sandwich left in the sun."
'Rebirth' was #24
Kanye's West's 'Ye' was #1
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Says Rolling Stone's Andy Greene: "Some of these albums were the products of way too much cocaine. Some of them came from label pressure to move beyond a cult following by creating commercial music. Some of them were crafted before a band found its true sound, while others came long after key members parted and the band had no earthly reason to still exist. A huge percent of them were sad victims of horrid Eighties production choices, most notably the dismal period from 1985 to 1988, when cheeseball synths and shotgun-blast snare drums created a sound that has aged worse than a tuna fish and sardine sandwich left in the sun."
'Rebirth' was #24
Lil Wayne is a hip-hop genius. But he learned the hard way with 2010’s Rebirth that his skills did not transfer over to the world of rock and roll. He was coming off a long winning streak with three consecutive Tha Carter albums and had been all over Top 40 radio with hits like “Lollipop” and “Got Money.” That didn’t mean, however, that his fans wanted to hear what he’d sound like paired with rock guitars and drums, even if Eminem and Nicki Minaj were along for the ride. “He splutters and wails over tracks stuffed with aggro stomp and bland riffage,” Rolling Stone’s Christian Hoard wrote. “it sounds like he’s been holing up with a bunch of Spymob and Incubus records. Wayne growls like an Auto-Tuned Kid Rock on the swaggering ‘American Star.’ But the hyperclever Wayne we know is missing in action on the anguished chest-thumper ‘Runnin’.’ He stretches his croak past the breaking point on ‘I’ll Die for You,’ like some 21st-century version of Trans-era Neil Young: a vocally challenged genius stuck in limbo.”
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