#5...... "dissapointing" things

these are all albums that just didn't quite cut it for me (and for good measure, I'll throw in something from the halcyon days)...

My Morning Jacket's "Evil Urges"
1 song, Highly Suspicious threw me for a loop, sounds too much like a Korn song for me. Unfortunately it's early in the tracklist (#3) and it left a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the album. I loved the last album, Z, maybe a little too much and wanted more...
Here's Off the Record from their last album "Z":

My Morning Jacket |MTV Music

The Hold Steady "Stay Positive"
Let's start with the art work...
Which do you like better THIS or THIS
It's no contest really.
I still really enjoyed the album but I had trouble getting past the drab cover.
Also, they put one of the best songs as a hidden/bonus track at the end of the last track! Franz pounds out the horn part nicely on the keys, though.
"Boys & Girls..." was the perfect album at the perfect time for me but I think with time "Stay Positive" will grow even better.
Here's You Can Make Him Like You from "Boys & Girls..."


those were 2 rock albums, now let's move on to a few hip-hop/rap albums...

Devin the Dude "Landing Gear"
Maybe he shouldn't have left Rap-a-lot records...
Here's Lacville '79 from "Just Tryin..."

...this albums was not-good enough that I need another, Georgy from his 1st self titled album:


Lil Wayne "Tha Carter III"
I don't know what I was expecting... but this wasn't quite it. Comfortable & Let the Beat Build got multiple spins, but nothing else really stuck with me... outside of Lollipop.
Here's Mr. Carter freestyling over Beyonce's Upgrade:


I guess I was expecting 08 to be huge because of those albums. They were all pretty damn good though (except Devin... seriously Dude who the F is Dee-Rail!??!?) and there were plenty of others that I was happy about with a few surprises too.

anybody out there? what do you think?