Any prospective Beatles fan doesn't have to look far for gold, but some tunes were definitely some clunkers in their prime.

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Welcome to Defector Music Club, where a number of our writers get together to dish about an album. Today, Israel Daramola, Dave McKenna, Ray Ratto, David Roth, and Lauren Theisen discuss Led ...

The LP, which turned 20 a couple of years ago, features melodramatic songwriting, pop hooks, and unclean screams from Pete ...

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