Albums that ended up surprising you in a positive way

[Phoebe 7,527]

What albums did you expect to be worse than hell, but you ended up being surprised that they are actually good? 

For me:

• Madonna - Rebel Heart: when I heard Living For Love for the first time I didn't like the song at all + the leaks for Holy Water, Wash All Over Me... were utter shite and I thought it'd be another Hard Candy or MDNA mess. But no, when the album came out I was impressed by it. I still don't like Living For Love tho (the fact that she/her team chose it to be the first single is way beyond me ). Top 5 from that album: Iconic, Messiah, Rebel Heart, HeartBreakCity, Ghosttown.
• Michael Jackson - Dangerous: when I first started to get into MJ (in 2014 I think), I started from Off the Wall -> Thriller -> Bad. Off the Wall and Thriller were great, but Bad was pure filler (except the singles) from start to end. But after listening to Dangerous, I was left wigless. His best album. He did THAT btw! Normally, I wasn't a big fan of new jack swing but this album proved me wrong. Top 5: Who Is It, Give Into Me, In the Closet, Jam, She Drives Me Wild.
• Mariah Carey - E=MC²: My first impression of Mariah was that she was a ballad singer only. But a few days ago, I decided to listen to some of her music and I chose Rainbow ( couldn't have picked a worse album btw). But then I went on YT and decided to give Touch My Body a try. And the good sis was a whole bawp so I said let's give this album some streams. Bitch, I did not expect that at all. Pop, R&B, disco, hip hop...  (and some ballads here and there btw ). But the album as a whole snatched me. A 8.6/10.  Top 5: Migrate, Touch My Body, I'm That Chick, Side Effects, I'll Be Loving U Long Time.

Share yours sistrens.

[Lachlan 18,471]

Rainbow is like... 10x better than E=MySecondWorstAlbum but anyway...

Tell Me You Love Me is something that comes to mind. Demi has never had an album with more than like 4 good songs so to release an album that is almost all quality I was a bit surprised.  

[Phoebe 7,527]

Just now, Lachlan said:

Rainbow is like... 10x better than E=MySecondWorstAlbum but anyway...

[mommy did her thing 1,856]

Camila's debut tbh

[Guest]

22 minutes ago, Lachlan said:

Tell Me You Love Me is something that comes to mind. Demi has never had an album with more than like 4 good songs so to release an album that is almost all quality I was a bit surprised.  

This tbh.

[Merryem 8,076]

thought Camila's ST album would just be havana + citc-esque filler. turns out all the songs are really solid, especially real friends. 

[Kuba 14,372]

Ultraviolence

I remember I downloaded Born To Die at some stage, but I really didn't like it so it was deleted after a month. When UV came out, some weird force came over me and I was like "you know what, I'll give it a go." It ended up being one of the best albums I've ever heard, so yeah, I was surprised! 

 

 

[Madonna 46,043]

40 minutes ago, EvilRegal said:

What albums did you expect to be worse than hell, but you ended up being surprised that they are actually good? 

For me:

• Madonna - Rebel Heart: when I heard Living For Love for the first time I didn't like the song at all + the leaks for Holy Water, Wash All Over Me... were utter shite and I thought it'd be another Hard Candy or MDNA mess. But no, when the album came out I was impressed by it. I still don't like Living For Love tho (the fact that she/her team chose it to be the first single is way beyond me ). Top 5 from that album: Iconic, Messiah, Rebel Heart, HeartBreakCity, Ghosttown.

Messiah is her worst ballad and most try-hard moment ever. Rebel Fart (song) sounds underdeveloped. Living for God is the best lead single they could have chosen from this album.

40 minutes ago, EvilRegal said:

What albums did you expect to be worse than hell, but you ended up being surprised that they are actually good? 

For me:

• Michael Jackson - Dangerous: when I first started to get into MJ (in 2014 I think), I started from Off the Wall -> Thriller -> Bad. Off the Wall and Thriller were great, but Bad was pure filler (except the singles) from start to end. But after listening to Dangerous, I was left wigless. His best album. He did THAT btw! Normally, I wasn't a big fan of new jack swing but this album proved me wrong. Top 5: Who Is It, Give Into Me, In the Closet, Jam, She Drives Me Wild.

Share yours sistrens.

I mean duh...the album has 11 songs and 9 (almost 10) were released as singles.

[Madonna 46,043]

34 minutes ago, Lachlan said:

Rainbow is like... 10x better than E=MySecondWorstAlbum but anyway...

Tell Me You Love Me is something that comes to mind. Demi has never had an album with more than like 4 good songs so to release an album that is almost all quality I was a bit surprised.  

What in the...even i as a Moo hater can tell that Rainbow is like...one of her worst albums.

[Dancing Queen 4,441]

I'd give a Stripped go. I wasn't dissapointed tbh. Walk Away, The Voice Within and Cruz snatched me!  

[Phoebe 7,527]

1 minute ago, Ursula said:

Messiah is her worst ballad and most try-hard moment ever. Rebel Fart (song) sounds underdeveloped. Living for God is the best lead single they could have chosen from this album.

You take all of that back or there'll be some serious consequences.

2 minutes ago, Ursula said:

I mean duh...the album has 11 songs and 9 (almost 10) were released as singles.

When I mean singles, I only count the 5 #1s + Smooth Criminal. The others can choke on a micropenis.

 

[Phoebe 7,527]

13 hours ago, Mr. "Legend" Gorgeous said:

I'd give a Stripped go. I wasn't dissapointed tbh. Walk Away, The Voice Within and Cruz snatched me!  

That album is one of the most perfect albums ever recorded. Dirrty, Can't Hold Us Down, Fighter, Infatuation, Loving Me 4 Me, Beautiful, Slay Mine, Slay Yours, I'm OK...

[Hunty Bear 12,485]

the singles leading up to CHVRCHES' Love Is Dead's release ranged from bad to generally misleading, but the album wound up being really good and fun imo and even the singles have grown on me in the context of the album  

[Tomás 23,320]

glitter by mariah. i was scaredT at first but it turned out it has a bunch of cute bops and ballads

[Royale 72,016]

44 minutes ago, Lachlan said:

Rainbow is like... 10x better than E=MySecondWorstAlbum but anyway...

Tell Me You Love Me is something that comes to mind. Demi has never had an album with more than like 4 good songs so to release an album that is almost all quality I was a bit surprised.  

The first statement made me want to downvote your post, but that second one saved you a bit, so I guess I'll let it slide this time. 

[Madonna 46,043]

9 minutes ago, EvilRegal said:

You take all of that back or there'll be some serious consequences.

There will be no Living for Slayage slander in my presence. Messiah is and has always been a filler. Its inclusion on RHT was a disgrace.

9 minutes ago, EvilRegal said:

When I mean singles, I only count the 5 #1s + Smooth Criminal. The others can choke on a micropenis.

 

Leave Me Alone and Liberian Girl are both fantastic songs. The latter has one of the most unique productions of its time and has been sampled in the following bops:

 

 

[Phoebe 7,527]

2 minutes ago, Ursula said:

There will be no Living for Slayage slander in my presence. Messiah is and has always been a filler. Its inclusion on RHT was a disgrace.

Turn on your fucking location right now. We have some punches words to exchange.

[Ghostface 19,720]

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Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto

Ellie Goulding - any (?) album can fit criteria

Erasure - The Innocents

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

OneRepublic - Native

Paramore - After Laughter

The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow, The Queen Is Dead

Tove Lo - any album can fit criteria

 

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[Lachlan 18,471]

52 minutes ago, Ursula said:

What in the...even i as a Moo hater can tell that Rainbow is like...one of her worst albums.



I'm not acting like Rainbow is the opus of her discography by any means but E=MC sucks ass.

[Phoebe 7,527]

8 minutes ago, Lachlan said:

I'm not acting like Rainbow is the opus of her discography by any means but E=MC sucks ass.

Lack of taste jumped the fuck out