Writing about a great albums can be pretty easy because you hear something that ignites your spirit, it moves you and you just need to put that into words. The same can be said for the stinkers. The vitriol just pours out with ease. It is actually the "Ok-Good" albums that really stump you, because that is where most of the releases wind up and they test you as a writer, but the bad ones? Oh man they are fun.
My favorite early review of crizzzap was this one about Tarantula AD's release Book Of Sand. Holy pompous nonsense, this release didn't sit well from the first moment we checked out the album art.
The next review of a turkey we will revisit is also back from the early days of writing for the site when we reviewed Imogen Heap's album Speak For Yourself. While this wasn't as laughable as Book of Sand, it was pretty light and silly, especially for an artist who was being pumped to the heavens in England and pushed heavily on MTV shows here. The songs were light, airy and instantly forgettable, but while the "Brittney puke" line may have been harsh, I was very surprised to learn Imogen had some vocal fans.
You may notice I put my actual old email address on the bottom of my reviews when I was writing for the site and this one got me my first load of hate mail. The first one was fun to respond to, by the tenth I just let them come in unread. We are all free to voice our opinion, I just don't need to engage.
The last one I will highlight for this post is actually from an acclaimed guitar player who has played with both Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen, this is a guitarist who people love...and who also made a clunker of an album. This review of Nils Lofgren's grossness of a disk, Old School.
Some fine playing, but what a horrible lyric.
There have been others but these stick out as some of our favorite "bad" reviews. Man I hope some more come out soon, these are so fun to write. Thanks to Shane and the gang at Glide for the opportunity to review these turkeys and thanks for reading all these years.
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