2022 Worst ALBUMS

By Stewart Lucas

 

“Tiss a mere scratch”. Yes, a fractured pelvis and a couple of chipped vertebrae are not getting in the way of me producing the only TOP 100 Albums Countdown of the year that is worth sniffing at. The driver of the articulated lorry may well have tried to stop it, but ladies and gentlemen we are back. On November 21st I will start the hallowed countdown, but as always for we do that we have admin to deal with.  As usual, I give you some aperitifs in the shape of a rundown of the albums that almost made it, a rundown of the albums that were exempt (because they were compilations, live albums, or just too darn short), and start with the albums that languish right down at the bottom of the list. Yes, the albums that have made me despair or, in several cases, the ones I gave up on after three tracks (and a quick shuffle through the rest of it), as to be honest my brush with mortality taught me that life’s too short for shite music. So, these are the duds, the dregs, and the downright dreadful. I have listened to over 500 records to create my list this year and these ones all languished at around 500 or even higher. Come bath in the horrendousness.