Overall Chart
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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
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1981
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"A tightly packed offering of a few different beautiful stylings of Samba. Great melodies, cool arrangements, unexpected vocal jumps. Can’t imagine this not being an enjoyable listen for a majority of people." Reply
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AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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"Take the hits away and there aint much left to shout about best track here 'Planet Earth'" Reply
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1981
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"I'm sorry, but this is just too messed up for me. And this is coming from someone who sometimes thinks Trout Mask Replica is too mainstream." Reply
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Applerill | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (3 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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1968
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"Great great Dream Theater album. Not a bad track on the album, not even Vacant, in fact it's a brilliant lead in to arguably the greatest instrumental in their catalog, Stream of Consciousness. In the Name of God is one of the best album closers of all time." Reply
- AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is an ok release but feels quite a bit dated today. One of the two songs not included on the previous UK releases are good, the other one is bad." Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1964
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639
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"Enormous, noisy, maddening, and altogether absolutely beautiful. "Pronk" is a terrible, ugly word for what it is (almost "IDM" terrible), but The Cardiacs somehow managed to merge the elements of progressive rock with the spirit of punk without looking like complete idiots. Sing to God is their d..." [+] Reply
"To me, My War is the story of side 2 of Damaged taken to its final bleak conclusion. Not a pretty picture I'm afraid. A lot harder to route for our protagonist at this point. From a completely musical point of view, Damaged is a far more varied and thus to me more interesting. Quite unique to see..." [+] Reply
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1984
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637
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"I really like how minimalistic and raw this feels, paired with the screeching, dissonant VU-esque violins in here every so often, it really has this really great quirky vibe to it. I can imagine just a bunch of friends jamming in a garage and thinking "fuck it, let's get it recorded". Also it's p..." [+] Reply
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SuedeSwede | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (3 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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1979
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637
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"Fantastic album that rewards multiple listens. Be Calm is brilliant, I Wanna Be the One has an infectious hop in its step, Light a Roman Candle With Me is perfected love pop and The Gambler is an excellent use of gospel choirs" Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 720 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,436 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,431 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,612 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,735 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,993 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 731 | 7% |
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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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5,010 | 50% | |
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2,663 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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318 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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