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"On this album, Isaac Brock manages to sound more pissed off than any punk or metal singer could ever dream of. He's sick of seeing patches of forest being destroyed to build yet another subdivision, sick of seeing Walmart after Walmart putting mom and pop stores out of business, sick of all the p..." [+] Reply
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1997
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7,502
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"My favourite ever album. Complex, and simple, assured but experimental. Done in one session! with the best jazz musicians assembled, they were all on form. You cannot "get" this music, it seems to change and surprise and delight at every playing. Mature, confident, engaging and rewarding. The mor..." [+] Reply
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1969
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7,496
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"cant remember the last time i liked an album this much on the first listen. Lots of really creative song writing, good chord progressions, experimental rhythms, good backing vocals, everything to like." Reply
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1994
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7,472
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"I know taste is subjective and all but, this album being below 7 Radiohead albums just shows how absurd this website is lol Basically Elton's greatest hits album with what is probably one of the best openers of all time. Candle of the Wind, Bennie and the title track are also amazing tunes. Overa..." [+] Reply
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1973
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7,463
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"Microphones is an extraordinary band led by the genius Phil Elvrum who works on the experimentation in the lo-fi music. The very special art of Phil Elvrum and his band reaches its peak on this album of 2001. The sonic research started on "It Was Hot We Stayed in the Water" here reach an impressi..." [+] Reply
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2001
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7,425
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"Kick out out the Jams, motherfuckers! Turns out the MC5 were just the warm up band. Utterly stripped down, Funhouse basks in being lean and young, stalking & swaggering through the city streets. After being restrained by John Cale for platter number one, Iggy Pop turns into a feral beast on this ..." [+] Reply
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1970
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7,382
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"Hard for me to express how much this album resonated on a personal level. Dirt captures the feeling of being trapped, whether from addiction or depression etc. There is something incredibly poignant in listening to Layne Staley on this album, knowing how things would turn out. Them Bones is a fan..." [+] Reply
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Caesar01 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1992
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7,363
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"When will everyone realise the absolute brilliance of Megalomania, Space Dementia and Micro Cuts? And when will Citizen Erased become, rightfully, the highest rated song on the album?" Reply
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Dingerbell | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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"I used to hear this the way other commenters say: great, but a little uneven and not as good as Electric Ladyland. But it has soaked in on me over the years. Now, there's not a single microsecond of this album that I don't absolutely love, and I now think it's the Hendrix album where the voodoo r..." [+] Reply
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1967
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7,324
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"the greatest album called let it be youll ever hear." Reply
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Juan Schwartz | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +17 votes (17 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1984
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7,321
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,413 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,601 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,726 | 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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5,004 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 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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