Worst song from your favorite band/artist...

[RoeDent]

Dream Theater - Just Let Me Breathe

[Stadler]

Mine:

Kiss: Shandi; Hooligan (won't go to school again)
Yes:  Arriving UFO; Circus Of Heaven
Genesis: More Fool Me; That's All
Led Zeppelin:  The Crunge; Hat's Off To Roy Harper
ELP:  Benny The Bouncer
Maiden: Eeesh... Mother Russia (there are worse songs, but that was the biggest fail, IMO); Quest For Fire
Rainbow:  Black Sheep Of The Family (how's that for irony)
Beatles: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

[The Walrus]

Maiden: Eeesh... Mother Russia (there are worse songs, but that was the biggest fail, IMO)

RUSSIA!!! 

[Evermind]

Dream Theater - This Is The Life (first one to come to mind, although I might be able to argue a couple others)

You know, there was this Top 10 songs from Mangini era poll in the DT section of this forum, and this was one of the songs I picked. Still one of my favourites from ADTOE along with BAI and BTS.

[The Walrus]

Dream Theater - This Is The Life (first one to come to mind, although I might be able to argue a couple others)

You know, there was this Top 10 songs from Mangini era poll in the DT section of this forum, and this was one of the songs I picked. Still one of my favourites from ADTOE along with BAI and BTS.

I get why some people like it, but I can't fathom putting it in the top 10; I despise everything about that song especially the lyrics. BTS however is one of their best ballads imo, that's a home run.

[Freeze]

Rush - Rivendell

[Cruithne]

When I put together a playlist on Spotify that's all the Rush studio albums I only left one song off - Tai Shan.

the Wildhearts - She's All That. If she is then why did you write such a flat sounding song about her?

Queensryche - Wot We Do. Fucking hell.

[Stadler]

Dream Theater - This Is The Life (first one to come to mind, although I might be able to argue a couple others)

You know, there was this Top 10 songs from Mangini era poll in the DT section of this forum, and this was one of the songs I picked. Still one of my favourites from ADTOE along with BAI and BTS.

I get why some people like it, but I can't fathom putting it in the top 10; I despise everything about that song especially the lyrics. BTS however is one of their best ballads imo, that's a home run.

Katt, not as argument, but just as a data point, if I did my Top Ten DT songs, "TITL" is the only Mangini era song to make the list.  BY FAR my favorite song since September, 2010.

[TAC]

TITL won’t make my MM Era Top 10, but it is a damn near perfectly written song. Excellent on all fronts.

[The Walrus]

TITL won’t make my MM Era Top 10, but it is a damn near perfectly written song. Excellent on all fronts.

TAC continuing to be wrong. 

Stadler, I saw that coming while I was writing that post 

[TAC]

Kattelfail

[The Walrus]

Kattelfail

Hope you got better names in your TACkle box 

[bosk1]

Space Dye Vest

I'll give you that one.  But for my mileage:

Dream Theater - Prophets of War

[bosk1]

Dream Theater - This Is The Life (first one to come to mind, although I might be able to argue a couple others)

You know, there was this Top 10 songs from Mangini era poll in the DT section of this forum, and this was one of the songs I picked. Still one of my favourites from ADTOE along with BAI and BTS.

I get why some people like it, but I can't fathom putting it in the top 10; I despise everything about that song especially the lyrics. BTS however is one of their best ballads imo, that's a home run.

It's not anywhere near my top 10.  In fact, it ranks near the bottom on the album for me.  That said, it's still pretty awesome, and I can't fathom anyone despising it.

[SoundscapeMN]

I enjoy many tunes mentioned in this thread, Spitfall, Dog Years, Rivendell, You Not Me.

I do follow Just Let Me Breathe and I'll add The Dark Eternal Night, I probably find to me more annoying now. Although I don't know if either are candidates for their worst song.

Marillion: Lucky Man
The Dear Hunter: Go Get Your Gun
Kevin Gilbert: Making Kristy Cry (Kaviar)

[Crow]

oh yeah that's a good pick for TDH
Though I havent listened to act 5 much because I find it very consistently mediocre

[pg1067]

Rush:  The Body Electric, Red Lenses, Emotion Detector, Mystic Rhythms, Prime Mover, Tai Shan, High Water, Scars, Hand over Fist, Roll the Bones and Virtuality.

Dream Theater:  Innocence Faced, The Mirror, New Millennium, The Great Debate, Disappear, Repentance and The Best of Times (and, if you want to count them, pretty much all of the FII reject songs)

Fates Warning:  Shades of Heavenly Death

Yes:  Five Per Cent for Nothing, Arriving UFO, White Car

Iron Maiden:  Twilight Zone, Back in the Village, Infinite Dreams, The Clairvoyant

That's all for now.

[pg1067]

Yes: And You And I (these lyrics, oh dear me, no), all of Tales From Topographic Oceans

You Heathen!

[KevShmev]

While neither Dog Years nor Superconductor is a standout, I will take both over I Think I'm Going Bald, which is pretty blah.  I'd put Time and Motion and Rivendell way down there as well.

[King Postwhore]

Yes: And You And I (these lyrics, oh dear me, no), all of Tales From Topographic Oceans

You Heathen!

 

And You and I is my favorite Yes song!

[pg1067]

Yes: And You And I (these lyrics, oh dear me, no), all of Tales From Topographic Oceans

You Heathen!

 

And You and I is my favorite Yes song!

It was played during my wedding reception (and our first dance song was the cassette single version of "Quartet, iv. I'm Alive" by ABWH).

[Stadler]

Rush:  The Body Electric, Red Lenses, Emotion Detector, Mystic Rhythms, Prime Mover, Tai Shan, High Water, Scars, Hand over Fist, Roll the Bones and Virtuality.

Dream Theater:  Innocence Faced, The Mirror, New Millennium, The Great Debate, Disappear, Repentance and The Best of Times (and, if you want to count them, pretty much all of the FII reject songs)

Fates Warning:  Shades of Heavenly Death

Yes:  Five Per Cent for Nothing, Arriving UFO, White Car

Iron Maiden:  Twilight Zone, Back in the Village, Infinite Dreams, The Clairvoyant

That's all for now.

Not just you, since your opinion is the more popular one, but I still can't fathom the lack of respect for Back In The Village.  I LOVE that song.  It's on my favorite album side in the Maiden catalogue, and I would venture it's my favorite song on said side.

Also, one of the FII reject songs (Cover My Eyes) is in my DT top ten and Prime Mover is in my Rush top 20 (that BASSLINE!)

[Setlist Scotty]

Rush:  Emotion Detector, Mystic Rhythms, High Water, Scars, Hand over Fist

Dream Theater:  The Mirror, The Great Debate, Disappear

Iron Maiden:  Infinite Dreams, The Clairvoyant

You Heathen!

You most certainly are!   

[The Walrus]

Oh, I have a good one, and it even has a music video.

Toto - All Us Boys

This song singlehandedly ruins an otherwise awesome album. Why? Nobody thought this was a bad idea at any point during the writing, recording, and shooting processes? Nobody had second thoughts?  How much cocaine were people doing in the late 70s?

[Ruba]

Not just you, since your opinion is the more popular one, but I still can't fathom the lack of respect for Back In The Village.  I LOVE that song.  It's on my favorite album side in the Maiden catalogue, and I would venture it's my favorite song on said side.

The one argument against Back in the Village I've heard is that it has a very repetitive chorus. Yeah, I can see your point but it's hardly the worst offender in Maiden's discography and I don't really mind it. Great song.

Fates Warning:  Shades of Heavenly Death

Probably my favourite FW song. 

[pg1067]

Rush:  The Body Electric, Red Lenses, Emotion Detector, Mystic Rhythms, Prime Mover, Tai Shan, High Water, Scars, Hand over Fist, Roll the Bones and Virtuality.

Dream Theater:  Innocence Faced, The Mirror, New Millennium, The Great Debate, Disappear, Repentance and The Best of Times (and, if you want to count them, pretty much all of the FII reject songs)

Fates Warning:  Shades of Heavenly Death

Yes:  Five Per Cent for Nothing, Arriving UFO, White Car

Iron Maiden:  Twilight Zone, Back in the Village, Infinite Dreams, The Clairvoyant

That's all for now.

Not just you, since your opinion is the more popular one, but I still can't fathom the lack of respect for Back In The Village.  I LOVE that song.  It's on my favorite album side in the Maiden catalogue, and I would venture it's my favorite song on said side.

Also, one of the FII reject songs (Cover My Eyes) is in my DT top ten and Prime Mover is in my Rush top 20 (that BASSLINE!)

I didn't figure my mention of BITV would escape your notice.  I listened to Powerslave last week and really tried to keep an open mind when I got to BITV, but nothing has changed.

As far as the Rush stuff, I'm still of the opinion that a lot of those "synth era" songs are decent songs that were performed and recorded poorly.  The Body Electric is a good example, and I offer this as evidence:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVDDub4UtPU (as a caveat, I haven't watched this particular video, but I saw the same band perform it live in February of this year, and it was awesome).

Fates Warning:  Shades of Heavenly Death

Probably my favourite FW song. 

For me, it suffers by comparison to the rest of No Exit, which is completely epic.

[bosk1]

How much cocaine were people doing in the late 70s?

How much was available?

[The Walrus]

How much cocaine were people doing in the late 70s?

How much was available?

I've never wanted a time machine more than right now.

[pg1067]

How much cocaine were people doing in the late 70s?

From the Wikipedia article about Black Sabbath's Vol. 4 (and sourced to Tony Iommi's autobiography):  "In June 1972, Black Sabbath began work on their fourth album at the Record Plant studios in Los Angeles. . . .  [P] The recording was plagued with problems, many due to substance abuse.  In the studio, the band regularly had speaker boxes full of cocaine delivered."

[Podaar]

True Confessions - Blue Öyster Cult

[WilliamMunny]

Dream Theater - This Is The Life (first one to come to mind, although I might be able to argue a couple others)

You know, there was this Top 10 songs from Mangini era poll in the DT section of this forum, and this was one of the songs I picked. Still one of my favourites from ADTOE along with BAI and BTS.

I get why some people like it, but I can't fathom putting it in the top 10; I despise everything about that song especially the lyrics. BTS however is one of their best ballads imo, that's a home run.

Katt, not as argument, but just as a data point, if I did my Top Ten DT songs, "TITL" is the only Mangini era song to make the list.  BY FAR my favorite song since September, 2010.

I might be with you there. The song, the melody, the actual recording (which plays to James' strengths), the whole thing is just a home run. I rarely listen that whole record, but that song has made onto many non-DT playlists.

[WilliamMunny]

While I hate the idea of 'filler', there are some songs where the band was obviously just f'ing around (Inside off of 5150 always struck me as this).

But then there are songs where the band was obviously trying, and well, they just screwed the pooch.

I've been on a huge Tool kick as of late, and the one song that frustrates me more than any other is "Rosetta Stoned".

It SHOULD be a gem. I mean, there's only like six 'real' songs (you know what I mean!) on 10,000 days, and this ten-plus minute rocker that should be the climax of the album has Maynard babbling on and on over a hodge-podge collection of riffs. I have tried, and tried, and tried to get into this song, and I think I just realized that I never need to hear it again.

[Crow]

Nah rosetta stoned is actually just that boring you're fine

Most of the back half of that album is bland as hell tbh but that's the worst offender for sure

[Stadler]

Not my favorite artist, necessarily, but I'm a big (closet) Dead fan, and I find Pigpen's "Turn On Your Lovelight" to be often very hard to listen to. 

Judas Priest: Evil Fantasies

[Stadler]

How much cocaine were people doing in the late 70s?

From the Wikipedia article about Black Sabbath's Vol. 4 (and sourced to Tony Iommi's autobiography):  "In June 1972, Black Sabbath began work on their fourth album at the Record Plant studios in Los Angeles. . . .  [P] The recording was plagued with problems, many due to substance abuse.  In the studio, the band regularly had speaker boxes full of cocaine delivered."

The album liner notes say "We wish to thank the great COKE-Cola Company of Los Angeles" (the caps are from the original), and on "Snowblind" Ozzy whispers "cocaine", I think it's after the first chorus.  Pretty subtle, huh?