Love Junk (studio album)
by The Pursuit Of Happiness

Love Junk by The Pursuit Of Happiness
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 10,070th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 42 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (148th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,455th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,070th)

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Love Junk rankings

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Overall rank: 10,070th | 1980s rank: 1,455th | 1988 rank: 148th

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70/100 (from 42 votes)
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75/100
From 12/30/2019 17:32 | #246135
Good party album my house guests really enjoyed listening to in the late 80's.
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From 07/12/2015 20:06 | #145598
Not bad
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From 02/25/2015 03:25 | #135629
Pop-rock / CanCon joy from the late 80s. Right place, right time - smack in the middle of the Renaissance.
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From 06/15/2012 00:16 | #44457
Great album for anyone who got confused by love. Yet another one of those albums too smart for public consumption.
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From 03/22/2012 14:32 | #38729
This is the debut album from the Toronto quintet "The Pursuit of Happiness". Produced by Todd Rundgren,"Love Junk" is a pure power pop. Tight arrangements. Self-deprecating lyrics. Infectious melodies with an energetic hard rock-pop crunch.

Lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Moe Berg delivers lyrics that are simultaneously literate, wise, poignant and irremediably hornyIt's a lot of fun.
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From 06/15/2010 02:15 | #12899
Fun Canadian 80s power pop produced by Todd Rundgren.
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