Overall Chart
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"This was supposed to be a B-Sides or EP. The album didn't even want to release it. It is subdued, varied, and less accessible than Odelay. It is a preview of the melancholy of Sea Change, and the funk of Midnight Vultures. An underrated album in a brilliant catelogue." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1998
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"You know, I've probably heard Stayin Alive a thousand times in my life but the funny thing about that song is that it actually rocks. Jive Talkin, You Should Be Dancing, Night Fever... there was a reason this was so huge: because it really was quite good." Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1977
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1,066
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"So much of this years music has been a struggle to listen to, not this one, difficult second album it is not, spilling confidently from one track to another. Sounding distinctly more Alternative than last years Dogrel, a more morose tone is struck. Grian’s vocals are once more an oasis of origina..." [+] Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2020
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"Perhaps one of the greatest things about music is its ability to showcase the intimate portions of the human experience without sounding invasive. People have an obsession with watching other people, an obsession with voyeurism (to a point), seeing what other people do in what are typically priva..." [+] Reply
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RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2014
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1,066
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"I have been listening to the track Ruined since it dropped and it hasn't left my head since. Looked forward to the album dropping and it did not disappoint. Song for song, Adrianne Lenker makes it sound so easy and hard at the same time. I love her voice and the words she puts together. Her new v..." [+] Reply
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2024
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1,065
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"My favorite female record ever. A singer songwriter record, with softly spoken words about loving someone till it hurt them, with bitter sweet pain, songs about feeling solitude, about being in a violent relationship." Reply
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1987
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1,064
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"WINTER THAWS Something happened. What is not clear. But something happened in between Treasure and Victorialand. Some of my sources (& I have many) tell me that Guthrie & Frasier rekindled their love. Others tell me that bassist Simon Raymonde, who was absent for this session & not missed in the ..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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""Ewww, this album is so /simple/ and /country/! Gross!" Ugh. That irritates me so much. BEA's typical bias against anything that sounds remotely southern and simple. This is a fantastic album that has many moments of brilliance. Sure, it's not the typical proggy Decemberists sound, but it is uniq..." [+] Reply
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2011
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1,062
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"This was the perfect follow up to Reign in Blood. They were never going to top the fury of that album, but by taking it down a notch they showed a different side and it worked well." Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1988
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"Architecture and morality, OMD's second album, is by far their best. It's a stunning electro pop record that still sounds absolutely fantastic today. The beautiful, souvenir, and, Joan of arc, are the most famous and accessible tracks, but there is a lot more interesting and challenging music to ..." [+] Reply
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1981
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,725 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,964 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 825 | 8% |
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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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5,002 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1960s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 6. The Beach Boys | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
| 8. The Doors | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Rolling Stones |
