Musical Turkey: disappointing albums of 2015
As they traditionally do to honor Thanksgiving, various shows feature what they call “Turkeys of the Year.” These undesirable birds are failures that occurred in whatever field the program covers, much to the chagrin of those responsible.
Perhaps the most well-received of these involves the world of sports, where ESPN’s Sorry for the interruption shows fifteen minutes of bloopers of the year. The show’s hosts, reporters Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, add some humorous comments along with the video clips.
In the world of music, the best segment of “Pavos” can be found on National Public Radio’s Solid opinion. The hosts of the show are Jim Rogatis and Greg Kot, who take turns identifying the albums they found the most disappointing during the year.
Among his choices for the 2015 Turkeys were albums by some legendary artists. One host lamented Rolling Stones co-founder Keith Richards’s solo album titled Cross-eyed heart. They didn’t like the latest Prince record Hit and runThey didn’t even care about Mark Robson’s Uptown funk.
Neil Young’s were also criticized. The Monsanto years, which the hosts regarded as one of the weakest endeavors in the extensive folk rocker discography. Young’s contemporary, Bob Dylan, also made the list. Tea Solid opinion The presenters concluded that Dylan singing the Frank Sinatra classics was a disappointing album, Shadows in the night.
Here are five other albums that could qualify for turkeys of the year, having been disappointing efforts by great artists.
Mobile orchestra by Owl City
After two stellar albums and a third showing growth, Adam Young’s latest endeavor was too spiritual. It was a strange sensation when the first voice heard on the album was not Young’s, but hip hop artist Aloe Black’s.
Playland by Johnny Marr
No one can question Marr’s musicality, but his guitar magic only goes so far to disguise mostly trivial lyrics that make Smith fans really long for an unlikely reunion of Marr and Morrissey.
Therefore, there by Ben Folds
The yMusic ensemble backs Folds on this album, and “Phone in the Pool” was a promising first single. The rest of the songs lacked the generally trustworthy wit of the Folds, and some were even based on nasty humor about minorities and the obese.
What a terrible world, what a beautiful world by The Decemberists
The indie darlings took a step back in 2011 The king is dead so many fans hoped that the long hiatus would allow them to regain the magic of The Crane’s Wife Y Picaresque.
Poison season by Destroyer
Dan Bejar’s contributions to New Pornographers are always solid, but most of his stuff with the group he leads sounds inferior. The album includes a couple of quality songs, so perhaps it should have been released as an EP rather than the mostly forgettable dozen tunes on this record.