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1993
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475
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"Don't know if religious people are downrating the album because of the pagan, iconoclastic, witchy imagery, but this album, imo, deserves a much higher rating. It's a stunning work if you like your electronic, pulsating pop music dark and brooding."  Reply
- Benz74 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help 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.
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2021
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474
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"This man is the glue that holds Crosby Stills and Nash together, the other two gents write a little too sickly sentimentally for my taste, but when Stills brings his blues dimension (and a suggestion of country music) to proceedings they are the incredible unit we know and love, listen to this al..."  [+]  Reply
- badfaith | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help 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.
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1970
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"I'm not a Willie Nelson fan or a country music fan, but a friend of mine took me to the Hollywood Bowl a few years ago to hear Willie Nelson play this album in its entirety. I was shocked at how much I enjoyed that show, and so I went out and got the album. These are covers of some classic Americ..."  [+]  Reply
- Finky | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help 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.
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1978
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3215.
Alive! 
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"One of the best albums of all time, a great "capture" of a bombastic live rock and roll concert. Some great guitar work from Ace Frehley and the Peter Criss drum solo is epic. One of my favorite albums!"  Reply
- Spookyfoot | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help 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.
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1975
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473
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1985
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"Nebraska, Ghost of Tom Joad, Devils & Dust... it seems each decade Springsteen eschews the easy route and puts out a non-commercial curveball, to varying degrees of success. The Ghost of Tom Joad was released in 1995 in the middle of an economic boom in the U.S., at probably the lowest point in S..."  [+]  Reply
- EveryCheapHood | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help 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.
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1995
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"Not as good as the previous Green River and Cosmo's Factory but still a good album with great songs. John Fogerty doesn't write bad songs as his style is deeply rooted on traditional americana. The foundation is always solidly strong and grounded as an oak."  Reply
- | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help 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.
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1970
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"It's a really great album. Synth-Pop at it's best. "Here Comes the Rain Again", "Right By Your Side", "Who's That Girl", "Cool Blue" - Heavy and light, cold and warm, such a diverse album."  Reply
- Grymer | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help 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.
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1983
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1975
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Overall Chart composition

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