(Andy Synn kicks off his annual week-long take-over of the site with a round-up of albums that he couldn’t, in good conscience, include in either his “Good” or “Great” lists)
Webster’s Dictionary defines “disappointing” as “failing to meet expectations“… and that’s what we’re here to talk about today, not the albums we don’t like, not the artists we hate (there’s more than enough room for that sort of negativity elsewhere on the internet, I’m sure), but those releases from 2025 which just didn’t quite make the cut this year.
And let me be clear about something, every one of these artists/albums featured here today is one that I was either already a fan of, or was hoping to become a fan of, prior to each of these releases, so what I’m not looking for is for people to use this as an excuse simply to bash bands, or their fans, just because they’ve got some weird grudge against them.
Rather, this is a place for us to express our sense of disappointment, to air our feelings about those artists/albums who failed to live up to our standards (or, indeed, their own), so that we can move on to better, brighter things over the next few days as I round-up all the “Good” and “Great” albums I’d like you all to check out (if you haven’t done so already).
Before then, however, prepare yourselves… the only way out is through!
