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Ex Microsoft Exec Releases Awful Solo Guitar Album

by Terrence O'Brien on March 23, 2009 at 04:19 PM


Look, we all have hobbies, so we're not surprised to learn that former Microsoft executive Jim Allchin plays a little guitar in his down time. What we didn't expect was that someone smart enough to climb his way to the top of the largest software company in the world would be bold enough to release an album this terrible on the world.

Someone with a great sense of humor at Apple even put Allchin's new album 'Enigma' in the "What We're Listening To" section in iTunes, which is great for Allchin's pocket, but bad for his ego. Reviews have poured in and most sound something like this:
"This is literally one of the, if not THE, worst albums I've heard. I'd say it's the 'Ishtar' of music, but that would be doing a grave disservice to 'Ishtar'. I cringe when I hear this, and I'm at a loss for words to describe why it's so bad."

After giving most of the album a brief listen at Allchin's official Web site, we'd say the aforementioned reviewer was being too nice. Someone (probably Allchin's PR rep) called 'Enigma' "Claptonesque" in a review on iTunes, which is about as accurate as saying urine is similar to a fine wine. Sure, they're both liquid, both technically drinkable, but even if you were dying of thirst in a desert, you still probably wouldn't put one of them to your lips. [From: The Business Insider]

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Tags: business, enigma, funny, humor, jim allchin, JimAllchin, microsoft, music

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