Most Monumental Album Flops: No. 1

How come GNR's Chinese Democracy isn't on here? It took like 13 years and 160 million dollars to make and it didn't sell well at all.

Hey, I really like Bob Dylan's "Self Portrait." I don't care what the numbers show or what the critics say.

I'm just glad that Fleetwood Mac wasn't on the list with "Tusk". I guess enough people understood that the band was willing to experiment and build on their sound so the album didn't sound like a bad copy of the untoppable "Rumours"!

Fleetwood Mac "Tusk", the double album that followed their grammy award winning "Rumours".

What genius was expecting an instant classic from Paris Hilton? Did anyone really think that Paris was going to be the next Whitney Houston or something?

And Dylan sucks? Come on... get real. Self Portrait was definitely his critically worst, but I'd rather hear Dylan at his worst than most others at their best.

Mariah Carey's Glitter cd wasn't bad. I think it had some of her best vocals. The release was just bad timing. She did have a great comeback though.

I agree with Clay regarding "Van Halen III". I have to say I have listened to that whole album just once - VERY disappointing. Eddie was doing too much experimenting, and not enough raw, balls-out riffing. And Michael Anthony only played on 3 tracks on that album; Eddie was beginning to phase Michael out.
The 1998 concert tour they did was good - first time they got to do all their old "Diamond Dave" era songs since Dave left or was fired (depepnding on whose account you believe) - but the album - fair to say the only one I will never listen to again.

Dont forget:

1.Wilson Phillips, whose self titled debut album
spawned 5 top twenty hits(3 of them went to #1)
in the early 90s while their "Shadows and
Light" was a major dissappointment.
2.Janet Jackson hit big with "All 4 You" then had
us scratching our heads with "Damita Jo" and
after "20 yr Old", I'm wondering if she still
has it.
3.Madonna had major success with "Music", then
she flipped out on us with "American Life", her
first album ever to not produce a single top 20
hit.
4.And how about MC Hammer's followup to the
massively successful "Please Hammer don't
hurt'em"
That "II Legit to Quit" was horrible!

U2 AND BOB DYLAN THE TWO WORST FUCKIN BANDS/MUSICIANS EVER!!!!!!!!!!! i dont get the obsession with bob dylan hes a horrible singer his only good song was all along the watchtower which by the way jimi handrix played about 8 million times better and u2 just needs to die they are by far the worst band of all time!!!!!!!!

The back cover of Dylan's "Self Portrait" was taken at a road in upstate New York called Peekskill Hollow Road, which is known as "the cursed road". It's called "the cursed road" because there seem to be more accidents on that road (particularly during rush hour) than any other area. So, it seemed only appropriate that Dylan would take pictures on this "cursed road" for what would be his worst album!