Overall Chart
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"Has some great parts, but some mediocre parts drag it down a bit. The bass and drum solos are too long and rambling, yet I would say Ornette's soloing stands out (minutes 10-19)" Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1961
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965
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"This record --- and BB King --- doesn't need me to enhance any reputation. Obviously this is one of the greatest blues recordings ever made." Reply
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swhaze | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1965
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965
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"I'm pretty optimistic that one day Charli XCX will surprise us with a very consistent release, quality wise. She's not there quite yet with Pop 2, having still a few throwaway songs amid some outstanding bangers but I can say with this and her Vroom Vroom Ep last year, that she's on the right tra..." [+] Reply
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Torchlin | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2017
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961
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"To me, this is so clearly Slowdive's masterpiece. It's potent, and has a timelessness to it. If I had heard this, and someone had told me it came out today, I could totally believe that. There are albums from ten years ago that don't hold up as well as this breezy, haunting collection of songs." Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1995
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961
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"Blue Valentine turns whatever you're doing into a movie scene. Something late 70s/early 80s, dark and moody, probably set in New York (though any urban area will do). I get in late from work, throw my Harrington on the hanger and whack this on. Turn the lights on low and pour some wine, and settl..." [+] Reply
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DeusExMackia | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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959
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"I shouldn't like that album and that band but I can't help myself. "The Distance" is great. the texts hilarious, the melodies catchy. And that version of "I Will Survive" on which the singer sounds half dead or full-gone on Prozac. Too lol." Reply
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Robert Anton Wilson | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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958
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"A comprehensive conclusion in catharsis and joy Jim O'Rourke has never ceased to confuse me. The more I learn, the less I know, but I guess that's with anything. I think I first discovered this album through BEA on some random chart I can’t remember. I was, like most, visibly and audibly shocked ..." [+] Reply
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seb7 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1999
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957
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"I have loved the progression Sam Beam has taken from "Creek Drank the Cradle", especially his last two EPs "In The Reins" and "Woman King". He doesn't sound like he's simply writing odes to marshlands anymore. He has some verve and determination and something resembling rock all the while maintai..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2007
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957
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"I would imagine that if a member of Fleet Foxes decided to leave and make their own solo album, it would sound like this album. With a voice that sounds like Devendra Banhart and Lou Reed had a baby, Kurt Vile has created quite an interesting album. A great folk-rock album that has bits of multip..." [+] Reply
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RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2011
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956
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"How can you not love this band? Utterly bonkers, with a great live show. Title track, Sonne, Ich Will, Feuer Frei are all classics" Reply
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2001
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956
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 176 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 718 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,436 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,432 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,610 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,737 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,994 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 731 | 7% |
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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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5,014 | 50% | |
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2,664 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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317 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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