"my hot take is that 95% of music is actually at least a baseline good, and the only time music can be outright bad is when the artist either sounds unconfident or uncomfortable, or they sound stale and ingenuine.that doesnt mean that you cant dislike other things but that i find it difficult to call it bad. "'Adore' was, is, and will always be my favourite Smashing Pumpkins album."-IsisScript80 "Alesana's harsh vocalist is the entire charm of the band."-pjquinones747 there are some really killer tunes, Out in the Cold is as good a song as any from their 80s output."-el_newg but for a british band from the 70s, they really nailed that 80s synth glam hollywood hair metal sound better than any of those bands. I think in general it was well received, but critically it usually gets lower ratings. "Turbo fucking RULES and I'd put it in the top half of their discog for sure. "We Were Dead is a top 3 MM album on a good day and vastly more entertaining than TM&A (and obviously Good News lmfao)"-jotw "best thing any indie/alternative band has ever done with electronic is Highvision by Supercar"-jotw "both MBV albums either side of Loveless are superior"-Johnnyofthewell I mostly agree, but they should still mention that their debut will forever go hard."-Josh D. " every once in a while I'll see people on Twitter gang up on Pearl Jam, calling them boring. It's around a 3.5 or 4 and is obviously better than Uh Huh Her at the least"-Ars "PJ Havery's album Hope Six Demolition Project isn't bad apart from a few lyrical hiccups and only has a lowish score because most people rated it after 1 listen the week it was released. "RAM is Daft Punk's best album by far"-StormChaser "Good News is best Modest Mouse, and I'm carrying that torch forever and always."-MarsKid "brokencyde will be revaluated in the light of stuff like 100gecs and seen more positively"-Mort. "Oranssi Pazuzu's first record is their best one"-CugnoBrasso "a 4 or 4.5, definitely not a 3.4."-CugnoBrasso "Misfits got better when Danzig left."-CugnoBrasso "Michael Graves era Misfits is the best incarnation of the band"-rockarolla "Some average cuts but a lot of great stuff as well"-SIMBOLIC "$ilkmoney could outrap anyone in the world right now."-JeetJeet “It’s so bad it’s almost accidentally punk” - fantonioĪttack of the Future Shocked, Flesh Covered, Meatb I believe everyone’s musical journey is incomplete unless they hear this List is digs, will replace with albums you bring up in comments Instead I want to ask: what are some albums that have low averages or get a lot of hate that you think are really good and people should check out? Describe it a little and what's so good about it. That stuff's been going on since forever, hell I'm guilty of it myself, even if joking on my previous list. It seems everyone wants to be the contrarian that says that album X that everyone raves about is shit. Broken Social Scene are more than a collective they're an orchestra for both the slacker generation and the literati.Hey Sputnik: What are your positive hot takes? From here, Broken Social Scene is a simply a rush of mini epics: "Handjobs for the Holidays," "Superconnected," and album closer "It's All Gonna Break" (this could have been a Nada Surf song) showcase how smart, creative, and brilliant this band truly is. Here, Toronto rapper K-Os and Feist vocally find their way through this majestic cinematic backdrop for one of its finest songs. Additional standouts include indie rock moments such as "7/4 (Shoreline)" and the nervy "Fire Eye'd Boy." Handclaps and crowd chatter dosie-do with a sharp rock aesthetic on "Windsurfing Nation," which was the original title. Album opener "Our Faces Split the Coast in Half," which features the Dears' Murray Lightburn, makes a grand entrance with its polished horn arrangements, tight guitar riffs, and hypnotic harmonies. It's artistically untidy without production boundaries. The mix isn't messy in conventional terms. The 14-song set is as bright and moving as the band's previous efforts, but Broken Social Scene holds more charisma, more depth, and surely more complexities. The lush dynamic that carries Broken Social Scene's self-titled third effort is definitely built upon that. When listening to Broken Social Scene, you also get the individual sounds of Feist, Stars, Memphis, Metric, and Apostle of Hustle, among others. The community that surrounds the 15-member-plus band is a family-like atmosphere with its many Canadian artists and musicians. Since wooing fans and critics alike with their 2003 Juno Award-winning album You Forgot It in People, the band's peculiar popularity has made them stars. In Canada, Broken Social Scene is somewhat of a phenomenon.