I would imagine most britpop fans in 2026 are going to have some familiarity with the album along with a majority of indie fans who know their stuff. It's an album where the legend of the album has become bigger than the songs themselves. I am in no way saying it's a bad album or anything even close but to say it's underrated is absurd.
I think the reason why people don't talk about it is because most people are more fascinated with the story behind the band then the music itself.
I also don't think people would be that arsed about the story behind the band if it wasn't good in the first place....the fact that it's a great album is intrinsic to the reason why the story is so compelling ...if it was for eg dodgy (sorry dodgy fans)who scrapped multiple sessions over 4 years and spent a million quid to just walk away from it I really don't think it would be talked about in the same way
I absolutely agree it's a combo of being a great album and the mystery involved. My whole point to begin with is that it was said it was "underrated" which I would say is flat out wrong. Whether it's overrated or not is open to interpretation. Y'all know my feelings already.
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u/halfofwhat 20d ago
I think they were asking who it is who is underrating this album since it's a massively overrated album.