Most overlooked LPs in the last 20 years


I thought this would be a good conversation starter. Try to keep the sonic aspect out of it, just a purely musical basis would be preferred. I'm going to limit my choice to (one) right now which I'm currently listening to, The Pretenders "Last of the Independents".
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The Pretenders?

Hmmm, I thought you were looking for something unusual, like Rockhouse Annie and the M&M Girls "Live At The First Street Alley" or Toots & The Maytals "Reggae Got Soul".

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Whoa, slow down! There's no need to overreact to a good natured poke.

However, look at your own thread title - it says "Most Overlooked LPs..."

I like the Pretenders and Chrissie Hynde just as much as most other people, but never considered them particularly "overlooked" and this album had at a single in the Billboard top 20 in 1994 to boot.

Guess we define "overlooked" differently.

;-)
Slaw, you seem to have taken a difference of opinion on a subject and turned it into a personal affront. That's not what was intended.

When someone talks about "overlooked" music albums, I tend to think of material that is bit further off the beaten path than The Pretenders. Even the Rolling Stones have some albums that have sold better than others, but I wouldn't call any of those overlooked either.

As others have noted, when one is in a discussion on a public internet forum, the subject can quickly take on a life of its own. There are just certain inherent risks when one throws out a topic for discussion,

Hope your day improves.
Slaw, no need for an apology. You started the thread with a specific perspective. It brought something else to mind for me and some others.

No big deal and all pretty mild in terms of internet forum discussions.

My LP copy of Toots & The Maytals is Island Records ILPS9374. Fun stuff. It happened to be on my mind as I'd converted it to digital for my music server last week.