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2831.

Follow The Leader 

 Eric B. & Rakim

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"Rapping records in the late 80s came out, it seemed, on a near weekly basis that upped the game on the last. The lead single and title track on this, just like the first single on the debut, upped the game to such an extent that it just left all competition destroyed. Well, competition is none eh...""Rapping records in the late 80s came out, it seemed, on a near weekly basis that upped the game on the last. The lead single and title track on this, just like the first single on the debut, upped the game to such an extent that it just left all competition destroyed. Well, competition is none eh. I'd listen back and memorise that single that much I nearly wore the tape out. The first 3 tracks on the album are as good as any album, in any genre, ever. Yep, too many instrumentals but the actual rapping cuts, especially the first three are fucking jaw dropping. Why the fudge do you think he is so revered? I think I bought it the day it came out. What's with that strange fade before the end of lyrics of fury though? Never understood that. Anyways, what the fuck is it with rating it 20 and shit like that? You don't like the rap? Why listen? Weird."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

548

Rank in 1988:

37

Rank in 1980s:

422

Overall Rank:

2,831

Average Rating:

 78 (134 votes)

Comments:

10

2832.

Into The Labyrinth 

 Dead Can Dance

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""The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (a newly arranged Irish ballad from the 18th century) is beautiful because of the self-assured but modest performance of Lisa Gerrard. It is particularly deserving that music that deviates strongly from contemporary time and culture, thereby losing its popularity..."""The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (a newly arranged Irish ballad from the 18th century) is beautiful because of the self-assured but modest performance of Lisa Gerrard. It is particularly deserving that music that deviates strongly from contemporary time and culture, thereby losing its popularity and threatening to disappear forever in the past, is brought to the attention again. But at the same time DCD also challenges its listeners. This song is again very fatalistic and seen from the complete album yet another story about saying goodbye and about the sour taste of sadness about what is irrevocably lost. It is hard to argue about the beauty and symbolic emotion of the text, but the a cappella performance does oblige the listener to empathize with a ballad that originated during the earliest history of the Irish struggle for independence, and with that much is demanded of the listener. "Yulunga" (Spirit Dance) reminds me a lot of the songs from "The Serpent’s Egg": the music is repetitive and pure, the framework for the vocal line minimal, but unfortunately here the track tends to be boring. The venous edge is no longer present. The mysterious and flawlessly performed vocals cannot save the song. The percussion that gives color to the second part of the track is rather corny. Fortunately that cannot be said of the fantastic “The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove”. This song has lyrics that are about a conflict that can hardly be disentangled and an inevitable farewell, but the song is floating on a very catchy "groove" and a peculiar sound atmosphere. Of all the vocal parts on the album, that of "Mr. Lovegrove" is by far the most convincing. The narrator gives the listener a subjective insight into a relationship that has gone wrong. He places the blame on the counterparty and does not shy away from the harsh words and accusations. I have no idea if Perry refers to the broken relationship with Gerrard (or the quarrel with Peter Murphy?). There is a strong pop sensibility to the song (the track was released as a single by the way) but there is also a hard to define dark pulse to it. The choice of exotic instruments is particularly successful and ensures a wonderful, transparent balance. I think this is the song that saves the record. It abstains from sadness and fatalism and remains entertaining. "Tell Me About The Forest" unfortunately fails despite the good vocals of Perry. This song has neither the identity nor the charm that many other earlier DCD songs do have. The track “The Spider’s Stratagem” also doesn't appeal to me. The formula with repetitive percussion lines shows wear and the arrangements are skilled, but can no longer surprise. It's a shame to have to determine this, but the magic is gone and the song also lasts way too long. "Emmeleia" is a gem that strongly relies on multilayer vocals and bears witness to technical mastery, but the emotion and powerful rendition of the similar "Echolalia" on "The Serpent's Egg" are completely absent and only a cool, even uninterested kind of detachment remains. The unexpected and the sense of the experiment seem to be gone completely. "How Fortunate the Man With None" doesn't convince me either. Admittedly: the lyrics have a certain charm, but again the song falls prey to the success formula that made DCD such a wonderfully adventurous band. "The Carnival Is Over" doesn't interest me either. Perry has already composed several similar songs, but this track does not reach the high level of the previous albums. What intrigues me is the fact that Perry literally quotes Joy Division in his lyrics ("The procession moves on ..." from the song "The Eternal"). Is it a tribute or theft? No. Brendan Perry is a very honest musician and it is certainly not theft. But you never really know for sure, do you? "Saldek" is an excursion from Lisa Gerrard, but she too makes too much use of mannierist interventions that conceal a lack of originality. Again: for a fan it is painful to find out how this album only contains a few good songs. "Towards the Within" is good. Not that this track is full of inspiration and originality, because here too DCD falls back on a formula that has been used too often, but all components have a clear identity here and can convince this time. I dare not say for sure, but it is as if the record is suffering from the break between two lovers (Gerrard - Perry) who experience that it is difficult to keep everything professional and to work together as usual. However, the record company still believes in the band and although production is not really nagging, it seems that the momentum is gone."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

547

Rank in 1993:

43

Rank in 1990s:

483

Overall Rank:

2,832

Average Rating:

 78 (119 votes)

Comments:

4

2833.

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New Skin For The Old Ceremony 

 Leonard Cohen

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"An underrated album. New skin for the old ceremony, isn't quite in the same class as his first three albums but it's still a very good record. It features some fantastic songs such as opener, is this what you wanted, the excellent, Chelsea hotel, and, lover, lover, lover, and that's just the firs...""An underrated album. New skin for the old ceremony, isn't quite in the same class as his first three albums but it's still a very good record. It features some fantastic songs such as opener, is this what you wanted, the excellent, Chelsea hotel, and, lover, lover, lover, and that's just the first three tracks. Elsewhere, there's other strong cuts in, there is a war, who by fire, and, field commander Cohen. An overlooked classic. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

547

Rank in 1974:

45

Rank in 1970s:

503

Overall Rank:

2,833

Average Rating:

 79 (201 votes)

Comments:

5

2834.

Dusk 

 The The

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"Another album that works fantastically well as a whole. Dark, brooding, lyrically challenging (as was all Matt Johnson's work) - any album to play at the start of a dark winter's night. Great atmosphere."  Reply

- FieryGunHand | 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:

74 charts

Rank Score:

547

Rank in 1993:

44

Rank in 1990s:

484

Overall Rank:

2,834

Average Rating:

 76 (89 votes)

Comments:

7

2835.

Elvis (TV Special) 
Live soundtrack

 Elvis Presley

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"I highly recommend the extended version of this album. THAT'S the one you should buy, not this one..."  Reply

- JasonZaia | 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:

1968

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

547

Rank in 1968:

45

Rank in 1960s:

248

Overall Rank:

2,835

Average Rating:

 75 (78 votes)

Comments:

5

2836.

Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones) 

 Jai Paul

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"Jai Raj Paul appeared on MySpace in 2007 but became famous in 2010, with a contract with XL Recordings. Then there was the leak that changed everything: on Bandcamp, a collection of songs by Jai, the press is excited and announces the release of a long-awaited debut album. In 2019, after seven ye...""Jai Raj Paul appeared on MySpace in 2007 but became famous in 2010, with a contract with XL Recordings. Then there was the leak that changed everything: on Bandcamp, a collection of songs by Jai, the press is excited and announces the release of a long-awaited debut album. In 2019, after seven years, this is the comeback of Jai with the officialy released leak . The choice is really curious, no final version of the work has been published. This leak probably ruined Jai Paul's career or at least thwarted his progress. But behind all that, there is a music: chaotic, inconclusive, but also resolutely brilliant, wonderfully intercultural and inexorably alive. The unfinished beauty of this album, this work in progress requires you to think: if the leak had never occurred ? Would we have the beginnings of a new Prince ? But nothing is more contemporary, current, alive than this unfinished music with an approximate sound mix. A lo-fi that looks like the most sophisticated r'n'b. This is a record revealing very creative ideas, futuristic music, androgynous pop art, intelligent electropop, raw synth-funk. 8/10 Best track: "Jasmine (Demo)""  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 2019:

33

Rank in 2010s:

463

Overall Rank:

2,836

Average Rating:

 75 (121 votes)

Comments:

8

2837.

Piano Bar 

 Charly García

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 1984:

45

Rank in 1980s:

423

Overall Rank:

2,837

Average Rating:

 80 (71 votes)

Comments:

3

2838.

The Blues And The Abstract Truth 

 Oliver Nelson

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"Bill Evans gets a bit overshadowed here; he's great, but he's not mic-ed up great and he's not bringing the harder edges the other players are. Eric Dolphy on this album, oh my god. Check out Yearnin', where he plays the last part of the head with total precision, and then immediately goes wailin...""Bill Evans gets a bit overshadowed here; he's great, but he's not mic-ed up great and he's not bringing the harder edges the other players are. Eric Dolphy on this album, oh my god. Check out Yearnin', where he plays the last part of the head with total precision, and then immediately goes wailing into his best deconstructin'-and-rockin' mode. Nelson himself and Freddie Hubbard keep up stride for stride. The arrangements are great, with George Barrow on baritone sax but taking no solos, just making the head arrangements deeper and sweeter. This deserves the status it has--it regularly makes lists of Greatest Jazz Albums of All Time. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

146 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 1961:

7

Rank in 1960s:

249

Overall Rank:

2,838

Average Rating:

 79 (137 votes)

Comments:

6

2839.

Tomboy 

 Panda Bear

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"i thought this album was engaging, exciting, and kind of incredible"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 2011:

60

Rank in 2010s:

464

Overall Rank:

2,839

Average Rating:

 72 (255 votes)

Comments:

12

2840.

Neil Young 

 Neil Young

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"Highly underrated debut from Shakey, as his style would be more defined by his next album. This record continues Neil's work he contributed to the last two Buffalo Springfield albums (produced separately before the group disbanded). It's beautiful psychedelic folk rock. I'm surprised Kanye West o...""Highly underrated debut from Shakey, as his style would be more defined by his next album. This record continues Neil's work he contributed to the last two Buffalo Springfield albums (produced separately before the group disbanded). It's beautiful psychedelic folk rock. I'm surprised Kanye West or other producers haven't lifted samples from this record, particularly Old Laughing Lady and I've Been Waiting for You. Jack Nitzsche's production on Old Laughing Lady is bombastic and excellent and I recommend this record to anyone who enjoyed his orchestrated songs on Harvest and his psychedelic songs on Buffalos Springfield Again. Look for alternative an alternative mix for Here We Are in the Years. Some LP pressings have a different mix that I prefer because it doesn't have a fade out. Also of note is the opening instrumental has a superior version on his archives set, with lyrics, entitled Casting Me Away From You. Highly recommended. A Side: The Loner B Side: Old Laughing Lady"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

172 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 1968:

46

Rank in 1960s:

250

Overall Rank:

2,840

Average Rating:

 73 (280 votes)

Comments:

9

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Overall Chart composition

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Decade	Albums	%
1930s	2	0%
1940s	35	0%
1950s	302	3%
1960s	708	7%
1970s	1,426	14%
1980s	1,414	14%
1990s	1,601	16%
2000s	1,729	17%
2010s	1,958	20%
2020s	825	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	%
	5,008	50%
	2,657	27%
	430	4%
	335	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%