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2371.

Era Vulgaris 

 Queens Of The Stone Age

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"When I think about misunderstood albums, this is the one I always think of. Perhaps that’s because of what QOTSA where when the recorded this album; Songs for the Deaf is one of the all-time best straight rock albums, I’d recommend it but chances are you already have it. Era Vulgaris is not a str...""When I think about misunderstood albums, this is the one I always think of. Perhaps that’s because of what QOTSA where when the recorded this album; Songs for the Deaf is one of the all-time best straight rock albums, I’d recommend it but chances are you already have it. Era Vulgaris is not a straight rock album at all. Era Vulgaris is offbeat, ugly and clunky. Era Vulgaris is also a record that I adore to pieces. This album however needs a fair bit of explaining. The title means “common age” and refers to the decadent, self-absorbed culture of today. Josh Homme is rarely his charming rocker self, instead taking the role of a spoilt, modern brat and sarcastically ripping them with their own tongue. If you will, this album is a satire of the YouTube generation. The lyrics have a very Tom Sawyer-ish feel about them. “I’m Designer” is a blast if you get this concept. The drums are clunky on this track, the guitar screeches repeatedly while the lyrics efferminately declare “We all have our own style and bag-age, why hump it yourself?”. In the chorus Homme’s true voice comes out, calling the verses “lies” and bemoaning his plastic existence. The sound is appropriately off-beat; the chords sound like they were devised with random rolls of dice. This isn’t a metal album at all, but the sound is robotic and mechanical melody certainly wasn’t one of the priorities, focusing on repeating weird noises until they have dug so far into your brain they work. QOTSA have always been a hypnotic band too, I mean c’mon, they named an album “Lullabies to Paralyze”. Era sees a lot of this, the opening track “Turning on the Screw” has on odd solo (?) where Homme declares “you sound like this” before all the instruments repeat the same sustained sound over and over. It’s witty and odd stuff, the kind of thing I can see people really hating if they aren’t into some good old fashioned sound lashing. On “Battery Acid” the drums just pound the same beat over and over, the only difference is they get louder and louder as the band ramp up the intensity. Also “Robots! Robots! Brain Washed Babies!” Is the greatest hook ever. Era is an eclectic mix too. Track 7 drastically changes gear to a straight blues song, in text slang of course, “Make It Wit Chu”. Josh is back on his charming sexy self and is a welcome return. Overall though QOTSA tongue is firmly in their cheek, I fear I have made this sound too arty when infact it is big, dumb noisy fun with a brainy twist. This album is a divisive choice; I know people who despise it and people who love it. You won’t know which one you are until you try it yourself. Worse comes to the worse, it’s a cool bit of album art to have on you iPod."  [+]  Reply

- Captain Spacker | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

679

Rank in 2007:

38

Rank in 2000s:

387

Overall Rank:

2,371

Average Rating:

 75 (421 votes)

Comments:

26

2372.

Venus And Mars 

 Wings (UK)

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"I've heard some people call this better than Band on the Run. Can't say I agree, but it is a damn good record that is a high point for Wings. Particularly the first 6-7 tracks are fab. And it's immaculately produced. There's a great article about Paul being a pop auteur, and I think I can get beh...""I've heard some people call this better than Band on the Run. Can't say I agree, but it is a damn good record that is a high point for Wings. Particularly the first 6-7 tracks are fab. And it's immaculately produced. There's a great article about Paul being a pop auteur, and I think I can get behind that. Even on his lesser work, there's always glimmers of genius. On this one, I'd say more than a glimmer. It's not a masterpiece, but it is consistently enjoyable."  [+]  Reply

- indieshins | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

191 charts

Rank Score:

679

Rank in 1975:

38

Rank in 1970s:

431

Overall Rank:

2,372

Average Rating:

 76 (296 votes)

Comments:

14

2373.

Go Bo Diddley 

 Bo Diddley

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"One of the most important artists in the development of modern Western music. Definitely deserving of more acclaim."  Reply

- BozoTyrannus | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

679

Rank in 1959:

16

Rank in 1950s:

70

Overall Rank:

2,373

Average Rating:

 74 (95 votes)

Comments:

5

2374.

The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We 

 Mitski

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"A real interesting switch up in mood and sound from last year’s ‘Laurel Hell’ and dare I say it punches just as much as an overall piece of work…"  Reply

- jbentley3997 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

678

Rank in 2023:

18

Rank in 2020s:

131

Overall Rank:

2,374

Average Rating:

 76 (156 votes)

Comments:

4

2375.

Chronic Town 

 R.E.M.

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"R.E.M.'s best release. The only weak cut is "Stumble". The rest is basically perfect. The songs are energized (even on the sections where things seem to be quiet) to the point where it all sounds psychotic. Stipe's hooks are wonderful and always unpredictable, and Peter Buck's riffs are so good t...""R.E.M.'s best release. The only weak cut is "Stumble". The rest is basically perfect. The songs are energized (even on the sections where things seem to be quiet) to the point where it all sounds psychotic. Stipe's hooks are wonderful and always unpredictable, and Peter Buck's riffs are so good they defined what Jangle Pop would sound like for the next 5+ years. "Carnival of Sorts" might be the band's best song now that I think about it. "  [+]  Reply

- Lacobra | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

677

Rank in 1982:

43

Rank in 1980s:

353

Overall Rank:

2,375

Average Rating:

 78 (238 votes)

Comments:

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2376.

The Impossible Kid 

 Aesop Rock

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"I'm not much of a hip-hop fan, but this album had me straight up addicted for a long time. I'd listened to aseop in highschool during the "none shall pass" era, but stopped for years. When I looked him up and found this newest album I was blown away by how someone I thought had perfected his craf...""I'm not much of a hip-hop fan, but this album had me straight up addicted for a long time. I'd listened to aseop in highschool during the "none shall pass" era, but stopped for years. When I looked him up and found this newest album I was blown away by how someone I thought had perfected his craft had improved so vastly. Every day I'd listen to it start to finish until I knew every lyric to my favorite tracks, not that I'd claim to understand the meaning behind every bar. Still my favorite in his catalog. Although Skelethon and Malibu Ken have some bangers, there's not a single skip on this track list. That's impossible."  [+]  Reply

- TUFFwith2Effs | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

677

Rank in 2016:

35

Rank in 2010s:

377

Overall Rank:

2,376

Average Rating:

 78 (152 votes)

Comments:

8

2377.

It'll End In Tears 

 This Mortal Coil

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"Released in 1984, this album had a profound impact on my burgeoning music tastes. Not necessarily because it’s particularly good (I’ll get to that) but rather how it opened my eyes and ears to the world of 4AD which in turn lead me to artists such as Big Star, The Cocteau Twins, Belly, Bauhaus, D...""Released in 1984, this album had a profound impact on my burgeoning music tastes. Not necessarily because it’s particularly good (I’ll get to that) but rather how it opened my eyes and ears to the world of 4AD which in turn lead me to artists such as Big Star, The Cocteau Twins, Belly, Bauhaus, Dead Can Dance which in turn lead to the world of the alternative sound and later The Pixies, Pale Saints , Throwing Muses just to name a few Hearing ‘It’ll End in Tears’ for the first time in the mid 80’s was like hearing something from another planet. It sounded weird, ethereal, intense and powerful all rolled into one. It wasn’t until years later that I learnt six of the twelve tracks are actual covers being: 1. “Kangaroo”: Big Star 2. “Song to the Siren”: Tim Buckley 3. “Holocaust”: Big Star 4. “Fond Affections”: Rema-Rema 5. “Another Day”: Roy Harper 6. “Not Me”: Colin Newman And here’s where I have a problem with this album - these cover versions are easily the best tracks here. Hell “Song to the Siren” and “Another Day” blow the original songs out of the water. Unfortunately though the TMS original tracks are largely laborious and uninteresting which is such a shame but fortunately corrected on the next release ‘Filigree & Shadow’ in 2 years time Impact on my life: 100/100 Cover Versions: 90 /100 Originals: 55/100 (Meh) "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

676

Rank in 1984:

38

Rank in 1980s:

354

Overall Rank:

2,377

Average Rating:

 77 (154 votes)

Comments:

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2378.

Houdini 

 Melvins

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"Sludgy, Sabbathy, Doom Metal. This album rocks. Definitely the Melvins "big record company" album, but still very enjoyable. However, don't buy into the idea Kurt Cobain had much to do with this album... It was basically all Buzz and Dale."  Reply

- elo269megv | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

676

Rank in 1993:

38

Rank in 1990s:

414

Overall Rank:

2,378

Average Rating:

 77 (198 votes)

Comments:

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2379.

Street-Legal 

 Bob Dylan

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"This is one of Dylan's most underrated albums, at least in my opinion. I think it gets kind of forgotten, as it comes after the high artistic achievements of, blood on the tracks, and, desire, and the forthcoming 'god' trilogy. Opener, changing of the guard's, is great, with some nice E-street ba...""This is one of Dylan's most underrated albums, at least in my opinion. I think it gets kind of forgotten, as it comes after the high artistic achievements of, blood on the tracks, and, desire, and the forthcoming 'god' trilogy. Opener, changing of the guard's, is great, with some nice E-street band sax on it. Pony, is an excellent dirty blues, one of Bob's best twelve bars. Baby stop crying, and, is your love in vain? , are nice pop songs. The best of the bunch though, are, Senor, and, where are you tonight?. The rest is fine too. Street legal has it's own sound with the female backing vocals and the saxes. It's also got a new decent re-mix on the CD. Good album "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

676

Rank in 1978:

43

Rank in 1970s:

432

Overall Rank:

2,379

Average Rating:

 72 (324 votes)

Comments:

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2380.

In The Wake Of Poseidon 

 King Crimson

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""In the Wake of Poseidon" has been criticized for reminding a little too much of its predecessor, "In the Court of the Crimson King." Well, of course, there are similarities but also significant differences. Is it, by the way, that bad to point out a masterpiece like "In the Court of the Crimson ..."""In the Wake of Poseidon" has been criticized for reminding a little too much of its predecessor, "In the Court of the Crimson King." Well, of course, there are similarities but also significant differences. Is it, by the way, that bad to point out a masterpiece like "In the Court of the Crimson King"? A melodic and almost acoustic number like "Cadence and Cascade" is a kind of song you won't find on the predecessor, so already here you will find a difference between the two albums. This song is also one of the group's most moving, and my clear favorite in this album. Overall, the album more is boundary pushing than its predecessor, which, apart from parts on "21st Century Schizoid Man", is relatively accessible. "Pictures of a City" has similarities with that number, but the verse is more entrenched in the blues, while the instrumental part is more experimental. The title track "In the Wake of Poseidon" is probably the track which is immediately recalling "Crimson King" the most; with its grandiose melotron and a slowly flowing melody. The single "Cat Food" might be compared to the Beatles' "Come Together" - obviously a little more jazzy and experimenting. The long instrumental "The Devil's Triangle" is for hardcore fans, I think, and obviously not the song you introduce to your friend first. Three short tracks titled "Peace" are scattered throughout the album - quite nice, but apart from "Peace - an End" too short to really make any difference. Two bonus tracks are the single version of "Cat Food" and the b-side "Groon", which is a jazzy instrumental."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

226 charts

Rank Score:

676

Rank in 1970:

52

Rank in 1970s:

433

Overall Rank:

2,380

Average Rating:

 77 (417 votes)

Comments:

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Overall Chart composition

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Decade	Albums	%
1930s	2	0%
1940s	34	0%
1950s	302	3%
1960s	708	7%
1970s	1,424	14%
1980s	1,416	14%
1990s	1,600	16%
2000s	1,723	17%
2010s	1,968	20%
2020s	823	8%

Artist	Albums	%
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	%
	4,997	50%
	2,658	27%
	432	4%
	337	3%
	221	2%
	157	2%
	134	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,729	97%
Yes	271	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,737	97%
Yes	263	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%