Completely disagree on Naked. With the possible exception of "The Democratic Circus" every track on that album is gold. I understand that people don't like it because it's very different from where the band started out (especially the last four tracks, which sound like a completely different band, but an amazing band nontheless), but it's a terrific and terribly underrated album with some of the most sophisticated songwriting and best lyrics of their career. Hell, just pay attention to the very subtle sonic transitions weaving their way through "The Facts of Life" and you have to at least admit that the production on the album is fantastic.
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