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2014
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1971
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1999
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1971
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"Trip hop suits these moody technicians perfectly. Other than that, the album opens with some synthpop, and on the third track they flaunt their house skills, on "Superhuman" a jazzy bass pattern forms the basis of a track that can only be described by "electronica"; it seems that they have abando..."  [+]  Reply
- Boltzmann | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1999
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"It may not feature his most famous songs, or his most emotionally charged, but I’d argue there is no better record to demonstrate who John Prine is as an artist. This blend of heart, humor, honesty and creativity could have come from no one else."  Reply
- Droophus | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1973
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"This album has all the raw passion and intensity of previous Astbury vehicles ( Death Cult) but with a marked shift toward the classic rock stylings that would characterize the second wave of gothic rock. It's more or less the missing link between positive punk tribalism and the dark rock the Sis..."  [+]  Reply
- LittleONegative | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1984
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1958
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1998
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"Let’s start with I love Jethro Tull. Ignoring their great albums; I.e thick as a brick, aqualung, passion play, minstrel in the gallery, songs from the wood, heavy horses, bursting out, and stand up. I feel you are left with the 2nd tier albums such as: this was, benefit, too old to rock n roll a..."  [+]  Reply
- Simon_bramhall | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1979
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