Gotta disagree with you about "100% Fun" Shawn. Most people say "Girlfriend" is Matthew Sweet's best album, but it's too long, and starts to drag around the halfway mark. "100% Fun" by contrast, is much shorter, has good variety, and is a great listen from front to back. I've spun that one a ton over the years. Great album.
Homie, I love that you commented on this. Reviewing dozens of albums for this segment, I came upon 100% Fun and was like "man I used to love that album" and assumed it had aged poorly just because of my perception now that Matthew Sweet is kind of lame and generic in general. I went back and took a fresh listen to 100% Fun and I do agree that it is a strong power pop album. I agree that it is superior to Girlfriend and I have always felt that way. I don't think I will ever listen to this album regularly like I did back in highschool, but it is indeed better than I remember. Sick of Myself, Come to Love and Super Baby are my favorite tracks.
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