[Shaun]

Some albums fail to live up to expectations. Is that their fault? No. But god damnit I'm an entitled blogger and I will express my opinions! Here are five albums that probably should've delivered more.


#5 - "BEYONCÉ (Platinum Edition)" - Beyoncé
DO NOT GET ME WRONG - The original Beyoncé album dropped at the end of 2013 was glorious. Her best yet. Wonderful. But when rumours surfaced around summer that the lady herself would once again drop a follow-up, and potentially feature Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and another Nicki Minaj track... well some of us got our hopes up. What was delivered? A bunch of remixes and the hideous 7/11. Upsetting.


#4 - "Sonic Highways" - Foo Fighters
It's not that Sonic Highways was terrible, it's just that it drastically pales in comparison to 2011's Wasting Light. Perhaps if less time was spent on trying to make it a landmark album (recording each song in a different city), it might've had more than one stand-out track.


#3 - "Songs of Innocence" - U2
OK, a lot's already been made of the controversial release technique, but it's not exactly a new phenomenon to hate on U2. The problem here was that they usually have the decency to put out a good, or at least decent, record with each wave of hate.


#2 - "48:13" - Kasabian
There had never been a bad Kasabian record prior to this. Even the artwork lacks imagination.


#1 - "Supermodel" - Foster the People
In a way I shouldn't have been surprised: a debut packed full of infectious hooks at the very peak of indie-pop's chart dominance was always going to be difficult to follow. But at least try