The funniest ever Album Review from a rock critic ever in history. Ever.

GTR were a short-lived rock band founded in 1985 by former Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Howe and former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. These guys were SERIOUS players. They released an album and it blew.

Here is how JD CONSIDINE in Musician eloquently described their self-titled album:

quote:

---

GTR. SHT.

---

That's it. Two "words". Sometimes less really is more .

quote:

---

GTR's self-titled debut album was released by Arista Records in May 1986. The album went gold, hit No. 11 on the album charts, and spawned a hit single, "When the Heart Rules the Mind" (#14), which stayed in the charts for 16 weeks.[3] Another single, "The Hunter", received some video coverage and modest airplay, peaking at No. 85. While the album was a chart success, it was (and has remained) a work with a mixed and highly debated reputation among rock fans, especially supporters of Genesis and Yes. Some claimed the album contained substandard filler material beyond the two singles, and there was some criticism directed at Max Bacon's strident tenor. J.D. Considine's infamous review of the album (in Musician magazine[4]) read simply, "SHT".[5] (Considine later said it was the most famous thing he'd ever written in his three decades as a critic, while Hackett claimed the review actually helped sales of the album.)

---

What made it so great in the actual magazine, was that it was surrounded by these long reviews. And then this two word review. OUCH.


The video LINK