Which Of You Favorite Artists.........

[Jesse]

... Has Gone The Longest Without Making A Good Album?

I'm looking for artists who are still active and still making albums..... just not good ones.
This is tough, because, after 2 or 3 shit albums, I usually stop buying or even checking out an artists new work no matter how much I liked them in the past.
A few that come to my mind:

Yes. Was never a huge fan, but I did go through a period where I very much liked their '70's staples as well as '80's hits and found myself liking several of their Trevor Rabin-era non-hits. 1994's "Talk" was the last Yes album that I found anything I really liked on. "The Ladder" and "Magnification" were boring as shit. Haven't bought anything of theirs since, but haven't heard anything good from them since either.

Heart. Was a huge fan of Heart at one time, still like them a lot. While 1993's "Desire Walks On" was disappointing, it still had it's moments. "Jupiter's Darling" sounded like a demo to my ears. I keep hearing praise for some of their other more recent albums, but I've yet to hear anything I need in my collection.

Metallica. 1996's "Load" was their last good album and it wasn't even that good.

ZZ Top. Was never as much of a 'Top fan as I was of the others here, but I am getting into them lately. Still haven't heard anything beyond 1990's "Recycler" that I care for.

Ted Nugent. Love Ted! Hasn't made a good album since "Spirit Of The Wild" in 1995.

[Picklehead]

Jul 9, 2018 20:05:25 GMT -5 Jesse said:

... Has Gone The Longest Without Making A Good Album?

I'm looking for artists who are still active and still making albums..... just not good ones.
This is tough, because, after 2 or 3 shit albums, I usually stop buying or even checking out an artists new work no matter how much I liked them in the past.
A few that come to my mind:

Yes. Was never a huge fan, but I did go through a period where I very much liked their '70's staples as well as '80's hits and found myself liking several of their Trevor Rabin-era non-hits. 1994's "Talk" was the last Yes album that I found anything I really liked on. "The Ladder" and "Magnification" were boring as shit. Haven't bought anything of theirs since, but haven't heard anything good from them since either.

Heart. Was a huge fan of Heart at one time, still like them a lot. While 1993's "Desire Walks On" was disappointing, it still had it's moments. "Jupiter's Darling" sounded like a demo to my ears. I keep hearing praise for some of their other more recent albums, but I've yet to hear anything I need in my collection.

Metallica. 1996's "Load" was their last good album and it wasn't even that good.

ZZ Top. Was never as much of a 'Top fan as I was of the others here, but I am getting into them lately. Still haven't heard anything beyond 1990's "Recycler" that I care for.

Ted Nugent. Love Ted! Hasn't made a good album since "Spirit Of The Wild" in 1995.

I agree with all of those..I would also add Tom Petty, I love the first 3 albums, but ever since the 80's he lost me. Nazareth also lost me before and after Hair of the Dog, although HOLIDAY was a good song. Foghat from the 80's and beyond blows. My wife likes Lenny Kravits but his last few (last 10 years) sound unfinished, more like demos. The SWEET after "Love is like Oxygen" lost me..should have stuck with Desolation Bvd and Give us a wink type stuff. Alice Cooper's last 20 years have just went in one ear and out the other. Should have stuck with the original band. The Rolling Stones havent done anything good since 1981 in my opinion.

[duojett71]

Heart I agree on....I had the self titled album from the mid 80's and the follow up 'Bad Animals'....both of those albums had a few good songs but it did not come close to the original band from the 70's.

Van Halen I didn't care for after Roth left....'A Different Kind of Truth' was a really good comeback album though....

Metallica-The first 4 albums are where its at for me. I bought the Black album when it came out and got into it....but then I started comparing it to the albums before it and it didn't hold up. I still like some songs on that one though. Hated the Load era albums...I did think 'Death Magnetic' was a step in the right direction and 'Hardwired...' I do like

Tesla I kind of have given up on tham with their new albums.....I really liked the 'Reel 2 Reel' covers album they did about 11 years ago.....but their new stuff bores me. They really hadn't put anything out that I liked since Tommy Skeoch was in the band.

I haven't listened to much Dokken past 'Beast From The East'. I loved the first two Lynch Mob albums and the Don Dokken album 'Up From The Ashes'. I loved the first 4 Dokken albums.

Deep Purple-love the Mark II lineup with Gillen and the 'Burn album with Coverdale. I really got into them when they reunited with the Mark II version in the 80's. After 'House of The Blue Light'...I tuned out. without Blackmore it doesn't do much for me. I am curious about the Deep Purple album with Joe Lynn Turner....but what I have heard sounds more like Rainbow....which actually is a good thing.

[Jesse]

Jul 11, 2018 0:58:34 GMT -5 duojett71 said:

Deep Purple-love the Mark II lineup with Gillen and the 'Burn album with Coverdale. I really got into them when they reunited with the Mark II version in the 80's. After 'House of The Blue Light'...I tuned out. without Blackmore it doesn't do much for me. I am curious about the Deep Purple album with Joe Lynn Turner....but what I have heard sounds more like Rainbow....which actually is a good thing.

I thought 1996's "Purpendicular" was excellent. "Slaves And Masters" (the Joe Lynn Turner album) I didn't like at all when I first got it. I've come around on it somewhat.. Still doesn't sound like Deep Purple to me, but the song "King Of Dreams" is quite awesome.