I agree about Adult's lack of energy, though I think it's because its because they specifically were going for a sort of refined, overproduced sound and that lead to all of the songs sounding slick but not having any sort of spontaneous energy.
Generally, I think Kyouiku and Adult are TJ's artiest albums, but Sports and Dai-hakken are a much more mainstream, accessible type of pop/rock. Even though I place Kyouiku and Adult in higher regard, I have listened to Sports more simply becuase it's more enjoyable to listen to while doing other things, like background music.
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