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The post-break up/divorce albums and how often they suck
Divide by Zero:
I'll name some examples off the top of my head.
FatBoy Slim's Palookaville had a couple good songs, but lacked any real energy for most of it. That's a problem he never recovered from, in my opinion.
Weird Al's Bad Hair Day wasn't so much bad as cruel. That's the album with "The Night Santa Went Crazy" and his most mean-spirited Polka ever.
Voltaire's Boo-Hoo tried to be self-mocking but for me just came across as whiny. And yet somehow I own a signed copy because he gave it to my mother when they met at BookExpo on her break from minding the Red Wheel/Weiser booth.
Raquy and the Cavemen's Mischief didn't suck, but most of the attempts at joy in the rhythms felt empty somehow. That wasn't helped by Raquy's newly ex-husband being the band's producer and head "caveman."
the_pied_piper:
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago was just pretty bland, i thought.
BlahBlah:
Yeah, I know, Blood on the Tracks is just awful.
michaelicious:
Cursive's Domestica pretty much makes up for all the crap out there.
Divide by Zero:
--- Quote from: BlahBlah on 24 Jan 2009, 08:20 ---Yeah, I know, Blood on the Tracks is just awful.
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I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, but I said "often" and not "always." I highly doubted that the thread would last five posts without somebody pointing out an exception.
You do bring up an excellent point, though--one I meant to bring up but couldn't think of an example. It's always possible that an artist can use the breakup/divorce to fuel the creative fires and produce excellent work.
But then again, we're talking Dylan here. Is it possible for the guy to make a bad album?
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