On this episode of Sound Opinions, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore iconic sophomore albums that not only matched but surpassed their debuts, defying the so-called 'sophomore slump' through bold artistic ambition. From Black Sabbath’s genre-defining Paranoid to Phoebe Bridgers
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