10 Most Over-Hated Rock Albums Of All Time
Don't Believe the Anti-Hype.
Fans are by far the most important people in the world of rock music. Regardless of the great music and artists to come out of the genre, the listeners and devotees are the ones who truly keep the movement thriving even when times are at their most dark. Their passion for headbanging extends to each classic album...but it does work the other way around too.
Even though rock fans will defend their favorite music, they will also be the first to call out if a record is bad. Whether it be through sounding inauthentic or just a bad recording decision, no band is safe from the judgement of the fan's decisions. This has led to many albums by gigantic bands being dragged through the mud on various occasions. But are they really that bad though?
For all the bile that has been thrown at these records, there are still some standout moments that most fans seem to forget. Even if its only for a little bit, the bright spots on these records are worth looking over despite their more celebrated flaws. These albums may not be masterpieces, but they definitely warrant more praise than their usual thrashings. It's time to dust these off and see what you've been missing.
10. Pablo Honey - Radiohead
Radiohead have garnered a reputation as one of the most out-there rock groups going today. From their massive dystopian vision on Ok Computer to their experimentation with tape loops and synthetic sounds on Kid A and In Rainbows, the band have never felt comfortable staying in the same sound for too long.
Though most diehard fans have nice things to say about each Radiohead release, their debut Pablo Honey gets shafted by fans as "base-level" Radiohead. Why? Well, seasoned fans are quick to point out that most of the record is just a random run through a bunch of alt rock tunes that don't seem to mix well with the Radiohead aesthetic. Even if it may have the band's big hit "Creep," the record tends to get labelled as the band's weakest effort by far.
Then again, once you look through the track listing, songs like "Stop Whispering" and "Anyone Can Play Guitar" are pretty competent stabs at alt-rock songs while tracks like "Blow Out" hint at some of the more experimental stuff the band would pioneer on their next effort The Bends. This is definitely not the Radiohead release that'll set the world on fire, but not too shabby for a first effort from these rock giants.