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The list of music considered the worst consists of albums or songs that have been considered the worst music ever made by various combinations of music critics, television broadcasters (such as MTV), radio stations and public polls. A piece of music needs to have been notable, popular, or memorable to be deemed the "worst ever", or it would be unlikely to top all-time public polls a few years after it was released. As such, a piece usually needs to have had a high profile at the time of its release, such as an unexpected hit that was highly disliked outside of its fanbase. Scholarly accounts of the "worst music ever" are rare. Most polls or critical lists are light-hearted in nature, especially in pop music. Magazines reflect the preferences of their readers, and if polls are influenced by too small a group of readers or critics, they provide unreliable results. Most "worst ever" lists do not aim to take into account all music ever created, but are limited to certain time periods, styles of music, and geographical areas. Furthermore, individual tastes can vary widely, to the point where very little consensus on a worst song can be achieved; the winning song in a CNN e-mail poll received less than 5 percent of the total votes cast. There are a handful of scholars who have done more in-depth analysis of music perceived to be bad, including Irwin Chusid, Barry Hansen (better known by the stage name Dr. Demento) and Darryl W Bullock, author of the 2013 book ''The World's Worst Records''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The World's Worst Records )〕 ==Albums== Due to their longer playing time than songs, albums contain material that most people, apart from fans and professional critics, will not have heard and have serious flaws. Therefore, "worst-ever" lists usually contain albums that many readers or viewers have not heard in their entirety, or the "worst" or most disappointing albums by well-regarded artists. An artist's actions or reputation might also influence the results. Such lists are harder to compile in the form of a public poll, unlike singles or music videos, which will usually have been heard or seen even by non-fans of the artist. ;''Philosophy of the World'', The Shaggs (1969) : The Shaggs, who had previously had minimal exposure to music, recorded this album at the behest of the band members' father, Austin Wiggin; the album achieved wide release in 1980, long after the band had disbanded and Wiggin had died. Chris Connelly wrote for ''Rolling Stone'': "Without exaggeration, (of the World'' ) may stand as the worst album ever recorded." Debra Rae Cohen, also writing for ''Rolling Stone'', was so impressed by the album's poor quality that she referred to it as "the sickest, most stunningly awful ''wonderful'' record I've heard in ages". ;''Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends'', Screaming Lord Sutch (1970) : This supergroup led by Sutch, a man with dubious musical talent but a pioneer in the horror rock genre, included a list of some of Britain's best known rock musicians, many of whom disowned the record when it was released. It was mentioned as the worst record ever released in a 1998 BBC poll.〔''The Top 1000 Albums of All Time'', Colin Larkin〕 A negative review published in ''Rolling Stone'' called Sutch "absolutely terrible" and lamented that under the restrictions of the project, the collection of talented musicians on hand were made to sound "like a fouled parody of themselves". ;''Having Fun with Elvis on Stage'', Elvis Presley (1974) : The album was a recording of an Elvis Presley concert that contained almost no actual music, consisting only of banter and jokes from between numbers, compiled in a seemingly incomprehensible manner. It ranked No. 1 in Jimmy Guterman and Owen O'Donnell's list of the worst rock and roll albums in the 1991 book ''The Worst Rock and Roll Records of All Time'', duly noting the lack of rock and roll on the album.〔Guterman, Jimmy and O'Donnell, Owen. ''The Worst Rock n' Roll Records Of All Time'' (Citadel Press, 1991.)〕 ;''Metal Machine Music'', Lou Reed (1975) : A deliberately "unlistenable" album, consisting entirely of guitar feedback loops, ranked No. 2 in the 1991 book ''The Worst Rock 'n' Roll Records of All Time'' by Jimmy Guterman and Owen O'Donnell. In 2005, ''Q'' magazine included the album in a list of "Ten Terrible Records by Great Artists", and it ranked #4 in ''Q'' ;''Two the Hard Way'', Allman and Woman (1977): This was the only significant collaboration between the husband-and-wife team of Cher (who had recently divorced from Sonny Bono) and Gregg Allman, the surviving namesake of the recently broken-up Allman Brothers Band. Reviews of the album, the genre of which is difficult to define, were resoundingly negative, with a review in the ''Rolling Stone Record Guide'' labeling the album "worthless", "bottom of the barrel" and the most "inappropriate combination (imaginable)". The unsuccessful Two the Hard Way Tour, marred by financial losses and the return of Allman's alcoholism, led to the couple's breakup. Cher, who acquired the rights to the album, has refused to allow it to be rereleased in any form. ;''Soundtrack to ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'''', The Bee Gees with Peter Frampton and others (1978): A glam rock and disco Beatles cover album, the release was named "worst ever" by ''Maxim'' in April 2000— in a top 30 list which mostly contained pop albums from the '70s to '90s.〔("Maxim: 30 Worst Albums of all time" ) Mombu.com. Retrieved Dec 29, 2011〕〔("Maxim Magazine's 30 Worst Albums of All Time" ) Listsofbests.com. Retrieved Dec 29, 2011〕 The soundtrack proved a disaster in the career of the Bee Gees and the other artists involved in the soundtrack, except for Earth, Wind & Fire, whose well regarded cover of "Got to Get You Into My Life" sold one million copies and reached the Top 10 in the United States when issued as a single. It was the first album in history to "return platinum" as stores took over four million copies of it off of their shelves to ship back to their distributors. The RSO Records organization destroyed hundreds of thousands of copies, providing the company with a huge financial hole from the soundtrack's failure. ;''Elvis' Greatest Shit'', Elvis Presley (1982): A posthumous bootleg compilation album, consisting largely of outtakes and a selection of Elvis' movie soundtrack songs of the 1960s, was deliberately made to highlight the worst of his career. Critics largely agreed that the pseudonymous compiler of the record succeeded in picking Presley's worst work.〔 ISBN 978-0-316-33297-2〕〔Compare (Cover photo at discogs.com )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Elvis' Greatest Shit — first pressing and second pressing )〕 ;''Thank You'', Duran Duran (1995) : A cover album, named the worst ever album by ''Q'' magazine in March 2006.〔("Q Magazine's 'The 50 Worst Albums Ever!'" ) Listsofbests.com. Retrieved Dec 29, 2011〕〔("Q - The 50 Worst Albums Ever! ) Rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved Dec 29, 2011〕 ;''Playing with Fire'', Kevin Federline (2006) : The only album recorded by the ex-husband of Britney Spears: Kevin Federline. This album also holds the distinction of being the lowest-scoring album on Metacritic, with a score of just 15.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/playing-with-fire )〕 It was also a commercial failure, with second-week sales of only 1,500.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=VH1.com )〕 ;''Eoghan Quigg'', Eoghan Quigg (2009) : Quigg's début album has been "widely described as the worst album ever" according to the ''Belfast Telegraph''. Peter Robinson in ''The Guardian'' called it "the worst album in the history of recorded sound." ;''Streets in the Sky'', The Enemy (2012) : Awarding the album an unprecedented 0/10, John Calvert of Drowned in Sound labelled ''Streets in the Sky'' as "a low point in British guitar music", as well as a "reoccurring nightmare" which marks "some of the worst songwriting in major label history". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of music considered the worst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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