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"Though her subsequent work often leaves me cold, O'Connor's debut is a brilliant, eclectic collection in which even the love songs, such as the gorgeous "Just Like U Said It Would B," sound fiery and raw. "Troy," one of the finest songs of the decade, is a devastating entreaty to an ex-lover she ..." [+] Reply
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1987
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1,317
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"(Cool alt/indie rock album. Ellie on the vocals is the star, but the band is solid throughout.) I say this a lot but it’s particularly true here: I don’t have much to say about this. It’s a very solid and at times gorgeous indie rock album. It bounces so often from one sound to another, I can’t p..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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"It sounds like they've actually thought about every single element of their music and presentation. Pulling elements from every decade and as many different genres as they can. It's probably the best thing I've heard from a new band/artist since Arlo Parks debut and the best record of 2024...so far." [+] Reply
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2024
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1,311
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"A bad acid trip. This album ventures out into pretty frightening territory, while combining a vast variety of musical style. This is a complex nightmarish psychedelia. Listening will cause you to become tense, lost in darkness, paranoid. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS RECORD WHILE ON ACID!" Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (12 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1979
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"Radiohead makes a very original album just to experiment with new sounds and people say it's groundbreaking, but when M.I.A. does it, she's trying too hard and it's originality for the sake of originality. Well, I liked Arular. It displayed a completely fresh sound, and I congratulate M.I.A. for ..." [+] Reply
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9999 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (9 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2005
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"After several listening, I find this still their best after all, and Into the Labyrinth and Aion come second among all their works, but this record is unparalleled in terms of atmosphere on the score arrangement. The only things I don't like about it are the utter separation into 4 tracks by Bren..." [+] Reply
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ilovelctr | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1987
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"The most awesome mix of 70s hard rock, prog rock and proto metal. Influential and cool beyond words. Fav tracks: Dreamer Deceiver/Deceiver, Tyrant, Victim Of Changes, Ripper... all really, every single song is great" Reply
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LedZep | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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1,307
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"Super-incredible instrumental virtuosity everywhere! More challenging than Yes' most classic albums, but no less musical. I find it awesome that for this album, they dispensed with any attempt whatsoever to make something with broad listening appeal and go for the absolute pinnacle of blow-your-m..." [+] Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1974
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"I think this is still moving up my list as time goes on. Not only is it a solid, consistent album, you are starting to see its influence on others. There's an 80s-ish feel to this maybe but it's also truly contemporary. Nary a bad track." Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2010
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1,300
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"what the hell i've listened?! pure creativity, genuine and magical creativity. Nico's avantgarde is everywhere, polished by ambient electronic, free jazz echoes and art pop music at its best. By far, my personal favourite album from 2018." Reply
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Genga009 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2018
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 708 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,416 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,723 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,968 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 823 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 26 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,997 | 50% | |
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2,658 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana |
