Name a great band with a more uneven discography.
Name a great band with a more uneven discography
The melvins
No you hit the nail on the head. Just finished listening to every album today and many are shit but the good ones are very very good.
The funny thing is that they had a good run in the early 70s without Brian. They werent successful but they were making good music. Then they brought Brian back on board even though he wasnt in a fit mental state and it all went to pieces. They also ruined their albums by excluding songs. Surfs Up could have been a classic if they had included a couple of songs left on the cutting room floor.
>included a couple of songs left on the cutting room floor
Which ones would those be?
Fourth of July and Wouldnt It Be Nice To Live Again surely could have been substituted.
sorry, replying to this post
Here another example of a great song that was left off Holland:
Don't forget the fact their greatest hits record sold millions while stuff like Holland or Surf's Up sold peanuts. They abandoned all intentions of continuing down the path of progressive pop/rock when that happened.
I still really like their late 70s stuff though. 15 Big Ones is pretty meh but both MIU and L.A are actually pretty good. It wasn't until the 80s they really started going to shit.
I dont think they liked each other by the late 70s. M.I.U. AND L.A. Lights have good songs but they seem indiffrently recorded. Whilst i really like Love You and the unreleased Adult/ Child album, something during that period spelled the end of the band.
That being said, The Beach Boys have one of the most rewarding bootleg deep dives.