This is a great point, Arbogast, and the reason why I like this board so much. It's OK to talk about stuff we don't like as well as stuff we love. Elvis is by far my favorite artist, but there are albums I just don't play that often. And there are songs--I'm looking at you, Dr Luther's Assistant, and you too, Broken--that I think are entirely naff. Everything can't be a winner.Arbogast wrote:BA...
I, for one, wholly approve of (occasionally) polling people on "worst"s in regard to EC, or any artist. A while back I'd asked the Wiki crew to name his three worst songs, and I got some really indignant responses. My attitude has always been that, yes, this is a fan's site and we're all here because we love EC. However, that doesn't preclude discussing the good and the bad, critiquing and analyzing from ALL directions. It gets boring, and is unedifying, to read rave after rave about everything. At a certain point people go beyond being fans to being "marks," and that's intellectually bankrupt. And dull as hell.
With that being said: I'm shocked that you view WIWC as a not-so-good album; I actually think it's a highlight of the past 25 years. Tons of great tunes (WIWC, Alibi, My Little Blue Window, Daddy Can I Turn This, Dissolve, and oh my God, Episode of Blonde). River in Reverse made much less of an impression on me; seems like more of a novelty than anything else.
Weakest albums IMO: Goodbye Cruel World, Momofuku, Look Now. Mighty Like a Rose, Spike
For the record, I'd rate River in Reverse over When I Was Cruel. I'm not a big fan of the production on the latter, but there are some great songs on it.
And Momofuku a weakest album? Oh dear, we just can't have that...