10 Worst Sellout Rock Albums Of All Time
3. Notes on a Conditional Form - the 1975
Looking back now, it's weird to think of how simple the 1975 were in the early days. With the release of their eclectic debut in 2013, the band had a firm handle of a pop hook, which could both tug at your heartstrings and make you want to sing along every time they came on. That mentality hasn't really changed, but the band have been getting way too grandiose for their own good ever since.
Being the most recent entry on this list, Notes on a Conditional Form is one of the most misguided albums to come out of the rock world in recent memory. Standing at a colossal 21 tracks, this album will put you through the wringer more than a few times trying to get all the way through. It wouldn't matter if every song was good, but the amount of interludes across the runtime kneecap the album at every turn.
Make no mistake, there are some phenomenal cuts on this record like the opener People and the sentimental closer Guys, but the added fluff just sounds like the band wanting to gain some streaming revenue rather than make a heartfelt album from back to front. The 1975 have been rumored to be going on a break in the near future, but let's hope that they've got their lofty ambitions out of their system once they come back to the fold.