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3051.

Planet Waves

Bob Dylan

"30 November 2013 This is a pretty good album. There are some real highlights here, such as "Going, Going Gone", "Hazel", "Forever Young" (the first version :() and, of course, "Dirge". The main problem I have with this is it doesn't commit. For every good song there is, in my eyes, a somewhat lam..." [+] Reply

Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

500

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

533

Overall Rank:

3,051

Average Rating:

72 (305 votes)

Comments:

3052.

Boys And Girls

Bryan Ferry

"I got this album completely wrong the first time around. It took me a while to get into this because the album is mainly based on grooves and feel rather than out and out melody. The melodies themselves are discreet but repeated listens brings them to the fore. All in all, it's a beautiful record..." [+] Reply

- garycottier | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

500

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

453

Overall Rank:

3,052

Average Rating:

75 (135 votes)

Comments:

3053.

Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters

The Twilight Sad

"An album that takes it time to build up and allows its song to come to a complete conclusion. It is a very rewarding album and if you give it the time it deserves the music will demonstrate that to you but it does take some patience to be able to see that. The drums are fantastic and provide a ba..." [+] Reply

- Untitled | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

500

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

516

Overall Rank:

3,053

Average Rating:

75 (75 votes)

Comments:

3054.

Scott 2

Scott Walker

"Although it's not quite as inventive as his later records, this is my personal favorite of Scott Walker's albums. His voice stands out as an incredible force that very few can compare to. Many of the best songs are from the Jacques Brel catalog that Walker borrowed from so often early on, and his..." [+] Reply

meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

500

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

265

Overall Rank:

3,054

Average Rating:

76 (164 votes)

Comments:

3055.

Fine Line

Harry Styles

"If you want to feel how long a decade is play One Direction's 2011 hit 'What makes you beautiful' and then give this a spin. On his sophomore record Harry Styles has cemented his move away from the lowest common denominator pop music that his former band defined just a few years ago. Like his deb...""If you want to feel how long a decade is play One Direction's 2011 hit 'What makes you beautiful' and then give this a spin. On his sophomore record Harry Styles has cemented his move away from the lowest common denominator pop music that his former band defined just a few years ago. Like his debut, we have a carefully made and thoughtful album that still falls a bit short of where his music could be. In the case of 'Fine Line' things go well most of the way through but seem to start tailing off in the last few tracks. The stand out track here is probably 'Lights Up', though there's a few contenders. It's exceptionally rare for a pop track to be so unpredictable in where it's going next. From the light guitars that fade in at the start you don't see the piano breaks or backing singer heavy chorus coming, but instead of coming across as disjointed it feels like clear movements in the same song. What's even more impressive is it does it all in less than 3 minutes. Another of the most ambitious tracks here is the 6 minute 'She'. From the start you have really intriguing lyrics like "A man drops his kids off at school, and thinks of you, like all of us do". These clear up once you're mid way through the track and instead your attention goes to the strange instrumental flourishes and then that guitar solo. It's some of the most exciting guitar driven pop we've heard in years. Unfortunately after this things get substantially duller. The vocals on 'Sunflower' don't sound all that great and the lyrics don't really raise them up. Canyon's a bit too retro. Where a lot of the tracks here feel like they're looking to the past to help create pop music of the future, the sound on 'Canyon' has no legs to have any impact (the whistling is really the last nail in the coffin). 'Treat People With Kindness' is a more experimental failure, the vocals really don't go together and the overall sound doesn't fit very well on the album, but I'd rather see artists take risks than churn out the same kind of stuff over & over. The title track fixes things a bit and acts as a nice closer but I'd rather have just seen the previous 3 tracks scrapped to make for a shorter but better album. Overall though 'Fine Line' really confirms that Harry Styles' solo career is more than a flash in the pan with 'Sign of the Times'. The raw vocals would be great already, but the subtle vocal effects make them even better. The guitar work also goes great with them and most tracks are well structured and written. Let's just hope that he can keep building on this kind of quality to give us a really brilliant album next time around." [+] Reply

- JamesMowbray | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

500

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

504

Overall Rank:

3,055

Average Rating:

71 (123 votes)

Comments:

3056.

Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac

Butthole Surfers

"I stumbled upon a Butthole Surfer set at CBGB on YouTube and was pleasantly surprised. Really dug the set so I decided to check out some of their music. Interesting listen. The album hits a nice stride with Dum Dum Wolly Boly and Negro Observer. The rest is a little too hardcore punk or just plai..." [+] Reply

- Scoott | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

125 charts

Rank Score:

499

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

454

Overall Rank:

3,056

Average Rating:

77 (144 votes)

Comments:

3057.

Singin' The Blues
Compilation

B.B. King

"Everyday I Have The Blues" Reply

RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

499

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

3,057

Average Rating:

74 (71 votes)

Comments:

3058.

Is This Real?

Wipers

"Yes, this is Real and this is Excellent ! simply one of the best albums of the 80s" Reply

cartoken | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

499

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

455

Overall Rank:

3,058

Average Rating:

76 (159 votes)

Comments:

3059.

Supergrass

"Supergrass gets more complex, more groovy, more funky... and more inconsistent. A little more cohesiveness would make this an amazing album. Instead, it's just really good." Reply