Inspired by blackbob's recent "acts you think are crap" thread...

Time to confess.

I'm curious to know what are some generally awful acts that somehow -- perhaps through luck, a stint with a great producer, selling their soul to the devil or your own brief illness -- have managed to turn up work that stays in your collection? Among others, I've got...

Nickelback, "If Everyone Cared"

Cajmere, "Time for the Perculator"

Destiny's Child, "Bootylicious"

The Dream, "Falsetto"

Georgio

The soundtracks to Legally Blond, Revenge of the Nerds and Shrek 2

Kelis, "Acapella" remixes

September, "Cry for You" -- actually a great song, but I've got a remix featuring... Lil' Wayne

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Kelis is not crappy.

I have a complete Geri Halliwell CD collection, singles and all. I don't believe her music has gotten the best reviews for some reason.

I'm sure a few of my goth albums from the 90s would be considered crap by many critics.

And then there are the Paisley Park albums by Carmen Electra, Dale Bozzio and Good Question. I drew the line at T.C. Ellis, but still have his "Miss Thang" 12".

Songs: I have a lot of DVDs of mp3 pop hits of the 50s,60s,70s,80s,90s and 00s, so that includes Ke$ha, Martika, Paula Abdul, Atomic Kitten, the early Kylie, 'NSYNC, Enrique Inglesias, etc., and other crappy acts...

Cds: currently, I don't own any crappy albums; but I owned for some years Millenium (BSB), Spice (Spice Girls, and half of that album is great, anyway), August (Eric Clapton), 84-92 Bowie, The Rainbow Children (Prince), Poison's Greatest Hits, and some Manowar...(yuuuckk)

[Edited 11/13/10 9:57am]

Ashlee Simpson, Autobiography

Lindsay Lohan, A little more Personal (Raw)

Glindathegood said:

Ashlee Simpson, Autobiography

Lindsay Lohan, A little more Personal (Raw)

yup thats crappy.

Lammastide said:

I'm curious to know what are some generally awful acts that somehow -- perhaps through luck, a stint with a great producer, selling their soul to the devil or your own brief illness -- have yet managed to turn up work that stays in your collection? Among others, I've got...

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Go ahead and call me a boiling mess

I'm extremely sentimental to everything that came out during 2000-1999,,,,the bad & the good. I bought the last one because I was going through a Mariah Carey obsession at the time and I read somewhere that she wrote a song for them, turned out that I liked everything in the album except that song

Harlepolis said:

Lammastide said:

I'm curious to know what are some generally awful acts that somehow -- perhaps through luck, a stint with a great producer, selling their soul to the devil or your own brief illness -- have yet managed to turn up work that stays in your collection? Among others, I've got...

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Go ahead and call me a boiling mess

I'm extremely sentimental to everything that came out during 2000-1999,,,,the bad & the good. I bought the last one because I was going through a Mariah Carey obsession at the time and I read somewhere that she wrote a song for them, turned out that I liked everything in the album except that song

"Boom like an 808", was cool despite the fact that R.Kelly wrote it.

Harlepolis said:

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I think I can grant you mercy for THAT^ one. They were the proteges of the late Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopez. One of the member even sounds like Left-Eye!

I have 2 singles by Limp Bizkit in my collection somewhere, their version of George Michael's Faith & Nookie.

Harlepolis said:

I'm extremely sentimental to everything that came out during 2000-1999,,,,the bad & the good. I bought the last one because I was going through a Mariah Carey obsession at the time and I read somewhere that she wrote a song for them, turned out that I liked everything in the album except that song

I like "The Thong Song," "What Chu Like," and "808," but there is never an excuse for Nelly.

Harlepolis said:

Lammastide said:

I'm curious to know what are some generally awful acts that somehow -- perhaps through luck, a stint with a great producer, selling their soul to the devil or your own brief illness -- have yet managed to turn up work that stays in your collection? Among others, I've got...

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Go ahead and call me a boiling mess

I'm extremely sentimental to everything that came out during 2000-1999,,,,the bad & the good. I bought the last one because I was going through a Mariah Carey obsession at the time and I read somewhere that she wrote a song for them, turned out that I liked everything in the album except that song

Because I know your overall taste is MUCH smarter than my own, I can't say much. But these are damned bad.

Ive got alot of unknown demos from folx w/ marginal talent, no budget, bad producers, engineers etc. One or two are mine (although I can sing). I always try to give em the benefit of the doubt cuz I know how hard it is when youre trying to get started w/out a clue.

Lammastide said:

Cajmere, "Time for the Perculator"

Harlepolis said:

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Verse two yeah that's for you boo

[Edited 11/14/10 9:52am]

AlexdeParis said:

Harlepolis said:

I'm extremely sentimental to everything that came out during 2000-1999,,,,the bad & the good. I bought the last one because I was going through a Mariah Carey obsession at the time and I read somewhere that she wrote a song for them, turned out that I liked everything in the album except that song

I like "The Thong Song," "What Chu Like," and "808," but there is never an excuse for Nelly.

Unless of course you're one of the millions of pop culture fans that still like THIS track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WYHDfJDPDc

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