Spoon - The First Two Albums [honorable mention]

I think Telephono is probably the better of these two, and it's even possible that it or A Series of Sneaks is actually a 3.5 star album, but the important point, justifying the batch review, is that this sounds like a different, less consequential band, more simple hardcore/punk than whatever they later became. I don't find these albums necessary for a Spoon collection. [Four listens each. I also listened to the EPs Soft Effects and Love Ways three times each - honorable mentions both.]