10 Most Hated Classic Rock Albums (From Great Bands)

10. Pop - U2

U2 were one of the greatest rock forces throughout their 80's run. With each record breaking new ground, everything climaxed with The Joshua Tree, whose classic songs still hold up today. Even after the 90's reshaped rock going forward, the band proved they were worth sticking around with their drastic left turn album Achtung Baby.

It seemed that the band's more experimental side was actually going to work, so they doubled down on it with Zooropa. Then they started to get a bit carried away...which brings us to Pop. Then again, this album is not the most unlistenable thing a band of U2's ilk have ever made. This seemed to be the logical next step after experimenting with more electronic samples on tracks like "Zoo Station," except the execution falls flat this time.

Instead of defining the trends of the time, this record sounded like U2 playing catch up with the trends of alternative and EDM music. With half of their fanbase still used to the more straight ahead rock style, these backing tracks feel like half-forgotten demos from a Prodigy record. This record may not have been great, but it did give the band incentive to get back to basics, which they went on to beautifully on their bounceback record All That You Can't Leave Behind.