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"Listen to the production on this thing. Its simple, yet genius at the same time." Reply
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Lukeanaderdude | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 18
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2017
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"Danny Carey's drumming on this album alone is enough to make this album a stone-cold masterpiece, but everything else is executed perfectly. The lyrics are as tortured as Undertow but nearly as cerebral as Lateralus It's been my favorite metal album since the middle of Highschool, and I'm about t..." Reply
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1996
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"For an electronica album, this sounds awfully like soft rock. The balance between the two genres is perfect, however, and bears repeated listening. It is a testament to the staying power of this LP that it was released in 1998 yet sounds as fresh today as it did upon release. Part of that is the ..." Reply
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IanFrance | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 2
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1998
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6,661
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"Death Grips, weather you like them or not, are a necessary band for the evolution of Hip-Hop. Very rarely, a band has such a unique sound and philosophy, it could change the way the next generation approaches a genre entirely. That time has not arrived yet, but I don't doubt it will. For years, r..." Reply
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2012
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6,656
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"Easily Billy Joel's best album. The stranger, sees Joel at the peak of his songwriting powers, in a record that contains all that's great about an incredibly underrated songwriter. Movin'out, kicks the album off in superb style. The title track, another Joel classic, precedes one of his most cele..." Reply
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1977
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"This is actually a terrific record. I avoided it for years, thinking it was an "early period" Beatles album. Now I know it is a "middle period" Beatles album. In fact, it's their best album before Sgt. Pepper. Listen carefully, and you'll hear a record that coheres better than either Rubber Soul ..." Reply
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1965
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"It is easily one of te best albums ever. The second half is brilliantly constructed, with six classics and one interlude (Security of the First world)" Reply
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1988
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"It's fine, but I don't really see what the big deal is. Then again, I didn't really enjoy Remain in Light too much either, so maybe I just don't like the band. Which sucks cause they seem really cool and I'd love to love them, but I just can't really get into them." Reply
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Space-Dementia | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 3
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1979
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"vampire weekend blatantly rip off paul simon (or peter gabriel, as name-dropped) and maybe a little police as well. And like those artists, nearly every song sounds like a hit on this album. i love the shimmering guitars, off-kilter drumming and violin on "mansard roof". "oxford comma" is preppy ..." Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 3
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2008
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"Great music from Zappa, whatever genre of jazz or experimental rock it fall under. For a guy so well known for his comedic personality later in his career, he sure does make a good instrumental album with only one track of singing from Captain Beefheart. The guitar parts are spectacular, especial..." Reply
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Cojo7 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 3
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1969
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 32 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,409 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,393 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,595 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,730 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,988 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 839 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 42 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 36 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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5,030 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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427 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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156 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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