I’m not sure why there’s any shock, surprise or anger. Much of the stuff on this list isn’t necessarily all terrible (most is though). These are primarily bands who sold millions of copies back when this was possible. Today it’s a miracle to sell tens of thousands.
Back to the crap list. It definitely contains numerous flavor-of-the-month acts from the Eighties and Nineties, the golden age for CDs and cassettes. The upside of downloadable music is how the bins will be less polluted with the likes of Katy Perry, Nickelback and Lady Gaga.
This reminds me of a story in the mid-Nineties involving my friend Sonia’s roommate. The roomie tried to scrape up some cash by selling her used CDs. She had returned to the apartment a bit miffed over the place (the now long gone Technophilia) rejecting her stuff. I glanced at her stash, noticed one album was that overrated, boring Eric Clapton Unplugged schlock. Being younger and meaner then, I explained…”Everybody and their mother has half the stuff you’ve got and most are trying to unload it too.”
My point? I don’t remember. I just found the picture hilarious and I have no shame in owning the complete works of the Eagles circa 1971-1980 because mine is the rare, remastered, numbered boxed set. A mere 20,000 copies were made. I also skip “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane” every time.