Overall Chart
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"Really enjoyed "Pendulum", "Ominous Cloud", and "Before We Begin" along with other songs. Overall good album but started losing momentum for me towards the end." Reply
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theethereal91 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2003
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"I used to own this album back in the day as a kid who listened to hair metal. I don't think I played it much as I don't remember too much about it, maybe the odd thing, bringing on the headache and the great instrumental track. It does sound decent now though, a good nwobhm record, I guess I woul..." [+] Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1981
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"This album demands time and attention, but my goodness it rewards it. Some songs initially sound like aimless wailing and take time to reveal their melodies, but when they do they're absolutely gorgeous. Indeed the whole album is transcendent. The person who described it as sounding like Coldplay..." [+] Reply
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2020
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"Recently bought the vinyl reissue on Gnome Life after listening to it for a while on a poorly-ripped mp3 copy I downloaded from the 'net. And it sounds absolutely gorgeous. You'd have to have a heart of stone not to appreciate the beauty and emotions that leaps off Basho's guitar strings, and eve..." [+] Reply
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Jimmy Dread | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The music scene in Amherst/Northampton, Massachuetts, back in the late eighties and early nineties has to have produced more great bands per capita than any other in history. J Mascis is one of rock history's greatest under-the-radar guitar gods, underrated perhaps because his extravagant soloing..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1991
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659
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"After more than two years and nearly a hundred listens probably, this still feels extremely fresh and invigorating. Almost as good as immaculate Little Earthquakes, and a truly perfect album. If I didn't have my one-album-per-artist rule, this would be around #8 on my chart." Reply
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Applerill | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1998
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659
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"At this point, Phil Collins is the master of his pop/rock craft. He brings back his signature, hard-hitting drum sound, Daryl Stuermer and enlists a few different guests this time around, including eric clapton (on affecting "i wish it would rain down"), david crosby (on socially-aware "another d..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1989
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658
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"One of the great live albums, completely under-rated on this site." Reply
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Goliath | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1977
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"Title track provided an inkling to his genius and would've fit in well with any of his later 80s albums. Controversy weaves through this synth-funk delight climaxing with the final track, "jack u off"." Reply
- paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1981
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"Dylan's last album of original material up to 2016. Again, it's got a similar feel to all his recent records. It's got some good stuff on here, and some not so good. Best tracks are the lovely, soon after midnight, the angry, pay in blood, and the excellent, scarlet town. Thankfully, Dylan, keeps..." [+] Reply
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2012
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 708 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,415 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,599 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,729 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,960 | 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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,006 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 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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