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"There are a lot of enjoyable songs on this album and I like the way he evenly distributes his song types onto each side. Side 1 is a much more band led and jazz influenced side making it more to my preference and side 2 is a lot more ballad heavy. The feel of the first six songs is just so energe..." Reply
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1959
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1,738
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"Great opening track, but the last half of this album is absolutely sublime." Reply
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2005
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"What the hell did I just listen to??? This will take a few listens to really even begin to understand. I might, just might, like it though" Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 8
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2018
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"September 1998, just after my father died, it was a good friend." Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 5
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1998
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"Raw, nasty and in-your-face....incredibly far ahead of it's time for 1973." Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 5
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1973
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"Having Coltrane's name is for sure a heavy burden, but if you approach this album with reasonable expectations, it will most likely surpass them. The most obvious reason I can think of is it's eastern influences, but this was far more enjoyable than most jazz I've encountered (admittedly it hasn'..." Reply
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1971
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"This is Wilco at their most accessible. The brilliance they displayed on this album in creating meaningful, earnest, alt-country-rock classics enabled them to become more experimental on later albums. You can't argue with the track selection here. Nary a note out of place." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 3
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1996
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"Album Rating: 63.06 (1,009/16) There’s an episode of The IT Crowd (S1 E3 - Fifty-Fifty) where ‘Roy’ (Chris O’Dowd) attempts to convince his date that he’s a lonely loner and a real bad man. This album is the music equivalent. Fake posturing. Fake sincerity. Fake pottymouthery Bonkers that most of..." Reply
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2022
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"Queen's second best after Night at the Opera, the usual focus is on the first two tracks, but there is no filler on this album, (who Needs You gets close), every track is worth listening to." Reply
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Goliath | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 1
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1977
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"This album could worth just by the presence of Cortez the Killer, the best Neil' Song. The other songs? Some are really good, some less." Reply
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1975
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 32 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,410 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,397 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,595 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,728 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,988 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 836 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 42 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 36 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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426 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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156 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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