Yeah, but it depends what you mean by "not much cop", and what the benchmark is in terms of what's considered as 'much cop'...
For example, I much prefer the stripped-back, 'fresh', slightly edgy sound of early Beatles albums, to the 'super-slick/smooth' (for me overly-polished/produced) sound of those of Steely Dan;)
Note that I'm talking here purely, sonically, not musically. 'Rubber Soul', for example, for me, sounds stunning!
Marco.