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"Too late to fall in love with this now, I'm afraid. Back in the day they would've been a great gateway band to The Slits and some cool math rock. Still, the songs sound fresh and convey genuine feeling. And despite the mathy arrangements the grooves are pretty agreeable - they clearly prefer the ..." [+] Reply
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2001
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819
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"* Favorite tracks: Asylum, No Hard Feelings, Wharves, Sauvage, Christine, Heavy Water, Versailles, Remorseless, Smith + Cross * Least favorite tracks: Protoevangelium * Billy’s verses are unsuspectingly layered and poetic * The production matches Billy’s tone perfectly on every song: grand when h..." [+] Reply
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2022
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818
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"U.F.O.F was alright. This is excellent. "Not" is in the running for song of the year." Reply
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LebowskiRams | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2019
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"Scott Walker's first masterpiece. Beautiful songs - almost all originals - incredible arrangements, evocative lyrics and very consistent from start to finish." Reply
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flamingyesdept | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"This album is a beautiful piece of music. The soft and smooth instrumentation allow you to just drift through the songs and take in what you are hearing. The Artist really lets the music speak for itself and creates a serene atmosphere that makes you feel refreshed after listening to it. The imag..." [+] Reply
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1975
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817
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"A album overlooked by the prejudice that James are a one hit wonder whose only good song is "Laid". This album totally blew me away after I lifted my own prejudice against it." Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1993
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"Right as everyone wrote them off as dead after Ricky Wilson's death and the subsequent failure of the underrated "Bouncing Off The Satellites", they came back bigger than ever. I am partial to the earlier records and admit that "Love Shack" isn't one of my fave B-52's songs but as a whole a very ..." [+] Reply
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1989
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816
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"I have approached few albums in my lifetime with as much anticipation as I did this one when it was first released in 1995. At the time I was fully convinced that Jay Farrar was the real talent behind Uncle Tupelo, so when they broke up it was Farrar's work, rather than Jeff Tweedy's, that I most..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1995
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"I will always be biased towards this album. There was a time when this album (and Under My Skin) were EVERYHTING!" Reply
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Vatsal | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2002
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"a stupidly strong debut album that smashes genres and has the best swagger from track to track. amazing lyricism, and a really exciting full-length offering from a wicked new star." Reply
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2020
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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 | 1,729 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,959 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 826 | 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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5,009 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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335 | 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 2000s | |
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| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Arcade Fire | |
| 3. The Strokes | |
| 4. Coldplay | |
| 5. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 6. Muse | |
| 7. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 8. The White Stripes | |
| 9. Wilco | |
| 10. Animal Collective |
