From Weezer to Missy Elliott 10 of the best difficult second albums
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Dismissed at the time for being pretentious, bloated or way too WTF, these are the second albums that deserve return visits
Released five years after the Madchester pioneers’ era-defining debut, Second Coming has become synonymous with difficult second album syndrome. Battling high expectations, crippling self-doubt and, in the end, themselves, it’s an album that mirrors its difficult gestation, with songs often hampered by superfluous noodling. The good still shines through, however, not least in the lovely Ten Storey Love Song and lead single Love Spreads. Continue reading...
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