Worst Album Cut From Each Album

[Qvist]

Suffer Little Children
Meat Is Murder
Cemetry Gates (what's wrong with just turning spellchecker on, FFS?)
Unhappy Birthday

Dial-a-Cliché
The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye (but so many to choose from)
We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (I can't believe so many people have picked Fatty. Philistines!)
Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning (the worst of an excellent bunch)
Dagenham Dave
Roy's Keen
America Is Not The World
I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now
You Were Good In Your Time

The problem with turning on spellchecker in 1986 is that it didn't exist. We were still relying on real, actual knowledge back then. Dark, dangerous times.

 

[the raytownian]

I see a lot of people judge songs as "worse" when they are in a style that is unusual, either to them or to the artist. I always loved the song "Golden Lights" and thought it was funny, touching, and I like the arranged vocal harmonies. It's very different but it didn't even stand out enough that I looked to see it was a cover.
I see the same thing with songs like "Harsh Truth of the Camera Eye." I always liked it. The words are strange and funny and it has a nice vocal melody. It's not a long song. I can't think that I'd be in a rush to skip it.
I think doing a different and unusual style is different than the song not being good.

A+

Mine?

The Smiths - Reel Around The Fountain... I think it has something to do with it being at the end of a mixtape I had in my car for ages... It cut off half way through the song, so I constantly heard the first half. I just got burned out after hearing the first part so often, waiting to hear the second half when playing the album proper just doesn't seem worth it these days.

MIM - Barbarism Begins At Home

TQID - Never Had No One Ever

SHWC - "Last Night..."

Viva Hate - Alsatian Cousin... Not bad, but never made a huge impression on me. Has its moments.

Kill Uncle - Asian Rut... f***ing boring. A brief song that seems to drone on forever.

Your Arsenal - Seasick, yet Still Docked... Sometimes, I feel like it fails to have the emotional impact it intends to.

Vauxhall & I - Spring-Heeled Jim... Can't really explain it, but it's lost my favor over time (in terms of Morrissey songs in general, not just the songs on V&I). I guess it just became boring to listen to after X number of times. It sorta just drones on compared to the rest of the album.

Southpaw Grammar - "Pupils"... though it's not bad. It's not my first choice for a Morrissey song, either. The length has little to do with it, though I think it could have afforded to be condensed down into its best parts.

Maladjusted - Sorrow Will Come In The End... Sounds like a bad reinterpretation of "Harsh Truth", plus the keys are so cheesy and fake-sounding. Ambitious Outsiders has the benefit of making cheesy ROMpler voices sound good through good composition and some interesting samples, whereas "Sorrow" comes off as gaudy filler.

YATQ - America Is Not the World... This song in particular suffers from excruciatingly poor writing (I have no problem with the views expressed, but, holy hell, it is so badly written that it just comes across as retarded notebook ranting from some circa-2004, 15-year-old suburban punk who listens to too much Saddle Creek music).

ROTT - Dear God Please Help Me... Don't particularly dislike it, though it's probably my least favorite from ROTT.

Years of Refusal - Something Is Squeezing My Skull... Seems like it tries to be all raucous and energetic, but it just falls flat for me.

 

[Cornflakes]

The problem with turning on spellchecker in 1986 is that it didn't exist. We were still relying on real, actual knowledge back then. Dark, dangerous times.

I win: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spell_checker

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

OK, this should be fun, here goes:

Viva Hate - Alsatian Cousin
Kill Uncle - The Harsh Truth of the Camera Eye
Your Arsenal - 0 (cannot do it, love them all on this one)
Vauxhall and I - Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning
Southpaw Grammar - Southpaw
Maladjusted - Papa Jack
You Are the Quarry - Mexico
Ringleader of the Tormentors - I Just Want to See the Boy Happy
Years of Refusal - I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris

 

[Qvist]

I win: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spell_checker

Fair enough. But this was still highly specialised equipment that was not in widespread use or easily accessible. The standard equipment for text processing, even in business life, was still the typewriter. If they had wanted to check the spelling of the song title, the most obvious and accessible solution available to them would have been to pull a dictionary out of the bookshelf.

 

[dirtee rephlex]

Viva Hate : "Everyday is like sunday"

Kill Uncle : "Found found found"

Your Arsenal : "Seasick, yet still docked"

Vauxhall And I : "The more you ignore me the closer I get"

Southpaw Grammar : "Do your best and don't worry"

Maladjusted : "Alma matters"

You Are The Quarry : "I'm not sorry"

Ringleader Of The Tormentors : "You have killed me"

Years Of Refusal : "All you need is me"

 

[H.Caulfield]

The Smiths - I don't Owe You Anything
Meat is Murder - Meat is Murder
The Queen is Dead - The Boy With a Thorn in His Side
Strangeways Here We Come - Death at One's Elbow

Viva Hate - Margaret on the Guillotine
Kill Uncle - Found Found Found
Your Arsenal - You're The One For Me Fatty
Vauxhall and I - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
Southpaw Grammar - Do Your Best and Don't Worry
Maladjusted - too many options, right now, He Cried
You Are the Quarry - How Could Anyone Possibly Know How I Feel
Ringleader of the Tormentors - To Me You Are a Work of Art
Years of Refusal - Black Cloud

 

[Harsh Truth]

Viva Hate : "Everyday is like sunday"

Kill Uncle : "Found found found"

Your Arsenal : "Seasick, yet still docked"

Vauxhall And I : "The more you ignore me the closer I get"

Southpaw Grammar : "Do your best and don't worry"

Maladjusted : "Alma matters"

You Are The Quarry : "I'm not sorry"

Ringleader Of The Tormentors : "You have killed me"

Years Of Refusal : "All you need is me"

These tunes could very well make up about one third of a concert these days, aside from the fact that he won't play anything from KU ever again in concert, in his words: "as long as blood runs through these veins." Which, in light of recent health news, may actually warrant reexamination and confirmation.

 

[Iarwain]

Can't believe how many people dislike Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning! I absolutely love that song, his voice is so entrancing, the lyrics so morbid, "Please don't worry, please don't fuss, she was nobody's nothing".

Viva Hate - Margaret On the Guillotine
Bona Drag - Ouija Board Ouija Board
Kill Uncle - The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye
Your Arsenal - Glamorous Glue (very hard to pick one from this album)
Vauxhall & I - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get (impossible to pick for this album, it's pretty much perfect)
Southpaw Grammar - Best Friend On The Payroll
Maladjusted - Wide To Receive
You Are The Quarry - I Like You
Ringleader of the Tormentors - I Will See You In Far Off Places/At Last I Am Born
Years of Refusal - You Were Good In Your Time

 

[JJKelsall]

Can't believe how many people dislike Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning! I absolutely love that song, his voice is so entrancing, the lyrics so morbid, "Please don't worry, please don't fuss, she was nobody's nothing".

Completely agree with you there; the first time I listened to Vauxhall, Lifeguard was one of the tracks that really stood out for me. It's akin to Jack The Ripper, which is funnily enough a fan favourite. Kind of wish there were more of these quirky little tracks around.

 

[Amy]

Viva Hate - Margaret on the Guillotine
Bona Drag - Lucky Lisp
Kill Uncle - Found Found Found
Your Arsenal - You're The One For Me, Fatty
Vauxhall & I - Spring-Heeled Jim
Southpaw Grammar - Do Your Best and Don't Worry
Maladjusted - Ambitious Outsiders
You are the Quarry - All the Lazy Dykes
Ringleader - The entire album is God-awful
Years of Refusal - Sorry Doesn't Help

 

[troubleluvsme]

Viva Hate - Dial-A-Cliche
Kill Uncle - The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Line or I'm The End Of The Family Line
Your Arsenal - You're The One For Me Fatty
Vauxhall and I - Lifeguard Sleeping or Used To Be A Sweet Boy
Southpaw Grammar - Do Your Best And Don't Worry
Maladjusted - Papa Jack
You Are The Quarry - America Is Not The World
Ringleader Of The Tormentors - The Father Who Must Be Killed or I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now
Years of Refusal - You Were Good In Your Time or Sorry Doesn't Help

My choices do not necessarily mean that they are bad songs.

It's ok. They are bad songs.

 

[wontshareyou]

It's ok. They are bad songs.

Probably when compared with the rest of his output but when compared to whatever crap is at the top of the charts like Mumford and Sons, there is no way any of these songs can be considered "bad".