Ten albums that were dramatically dissed by the artists who made them

The Who – It’s Hard

You might have thought we were about to hear the last of The Who after their 1982 album It’s Hard came out. Pete Townshend left the band a year afterward, and perhaps the backdrop of this album contributed to that. Yet Townshend and Roger Daltrey were both still playing gigs as The Who last year. 

The pair had huge arguments and rows during the recording of It’s Hard. Neither seemed fully committed to the album, but contracts and the record label drove the need to release it.  Both were unhappy with the album. Daltrey revealed more when The Who had reunited to play at Live Aid in 1985. During their performance, he explained to the huge audience what he’d said to Townsend about the album.  “Pete, this is just a complete piece of sh*t and it should never come out!'”

The Rolling Stones – Their Satanic Majesties Request

Let's add one of the biggest bands ever to the list. Given their substance abuse over the years and many stories of arguments, it’s perhaps no surprise to see The Rolling Stones included. Their self-produced 1967 album Their Satanic Majesties Request is perhaps not their only album that might fit here. It’s also not just the view of one of the band in pointing a finger at the record. 

Mick Jagger talked of it containing a lot of rubbish, most of the songs being nonsense and bemoaned the lack of a producer to drag them back to the task.  Bill Wyman hated the chaotic and disorganized studio sessions. Brian Jones commented on not being ready to release it on time and rushing edits at the end to make it happen. Keith Richards bluntly describes it as a load of crap.  Astonishingly that's close to 60 years ago now, and the band is still touring and releasing number one charting albums. 

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