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The fact that this album isn't in the top ten is proof of how criminally underrated it is. It's both the genesis and the pinnacle of New Wave—a truly groundbreaking and masterful work. They took their inspiration from a master like Fela Kuti and surpassed him, a perfect example of the student becoming the master. This is, without a doubt, one of the greatest 'white albums' ever made

This is a good album, but it's a prime example of how many Japanese albums are overrated on this platform. Look, I absolutely believe that Japanese music deserves a critical re-evaluation; we've been living in a media landscape dominated by the US and UK for far too long. However, that isn't a justification for this album to be rated higher than the 'banana album' (The Velvet Underground & Nico) and Fleetwood Mac's Rumours.

One of the few standout albums in recent memory

It's honestly laughable that an album like this can chart at #38 while The Velvet Underground's debut is nowhere to be found in the top 200. What a world. I'm not giving it a zero to balance out the inflated scores; I'm giving it a zero because that's genuinely what it deserves. For an album released in 2022, it is utterly devoid of innovation, just one cliché after another, lazily expanding on a formula lifted directly from VU. It's so painfully contrived, ... read more