I don't mean CDs that you thought were cool, came around to bad, and are now kind of cool again in an ironic or nostalgic way; I mean fully embarassing. That's why, for me at least, you won't find the likes of Metallica or even AC/DC, which are thoroughly enjoyed today.
I've got some good ones (none of which my possession now), mainly because I grew up here. Here's what I came up with, in my personal ranking of #1 being the most mortifying. No offense to anyone who might love what I loathe - to each his own, of course!
1. Amy Grant: A Christmas Album. What, you didn't know I used to like Amy Grant? Her's was the first concert I ever went to (with my parents, age 12). Plus, it's Christian Christmas music!
3. Rob Roy Soundtrack. Bought right after coming back from a college trip to the UK, starry-eyed over Scotland. And, oh the cover! It's so bad!
4. Counting Crows: August and Everything After. Suckered in by the early '90s Adam Duritz. He dated Courtney Cox ... what's with the "Friends" theme I have going here?!
5. Bile: Suckpump. At the height of my overwraught industrial phase; I even saw them live. Wow.
6. Hate Dept.: Meat.Your.Maker. Another really bad industrial offshoot; the singer spit on us when we saw them at The Warehouse in LaCrosse, WI.
8. Kate Bush: Hounds of Love. Ah, the Kate Bush phase. See also Tori Amos and Siouxie Sioux (although they didn't quite make this list).
What are yours?
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MY DAD STILL PLAYS THAT AMY GRANT ALBUM! Every. Single. Christmas.
I think I've gotten rid of most of my embarrassing albums, but I'll get back to you once I get home. I did a major purge last year, though, and now I'm far less ashamed of my CD collection!
good call on Live that was a bad one. I think in the same time period I would have to pick Bush.
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