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"Brought me back to hip-hop after I grew tired of the lack of creativity in the late 90s. It's got old-school sampling, great flow, and original beats. Better yet, no cliched lyrics. A triumph of hip-hop that they've been yet to beat." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2000
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"They were invited to the White House, under the guise that they would not play one particular song. They played 'American Woman' anyway, and were kicked out. How badass is that?" Reply
- junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1970
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"where's the love for this album? it's godspeed you black emperor meets lana del rey - what's not to love?" Reply
"It should be made absolutely clear that this is bright shiny disco pop tunes, and nothing but it. If that is your kind of thing, this is a GREAT compilation from start to finish. Only a couple of tracks that could have been omitted, and really just Summer Night City mysteriously missing (probably..." [+] Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1992
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"Twisted Sister are a good time band, ultimately at their best live. This is one of their better studio albums. Enjoy them for what they are...fun !" Reply
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Myke1 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1984
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"Under rated band and album, glam rock/punk in it's infancy." Reply
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cyto | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Nothing particularly special here, but if you're looking to groove to some old school soul, this is a go to album. Imo some of the tracks felt a little empty, but overall it was decent. 7/10 Fav Tracks: Brown Skin Girl, Shine, Twistin' & Groovin', River" Reply
"The best live album of all time (alongside to "Live at Harlem Square"- Sam Cooke; "At Folsom Prison"- Johnny Cash; "Live At The Apollo"- James Brown; "In person"- Ray Charles; "At Fillmore East"- The Allman Brothers Band. Morrison at his vocal peak in standouts redings of "Caravan", "Listen To Th..." [+] Reply
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1974
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"One of the greatest soul albums ever recorded. Shame it's not held up as high as his contemporaries Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, etc." Reply
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1967
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399
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"i looked at the girl on the cover boobie so she yell at me whole album" Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,425 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,415 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,722 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,966 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 824 | 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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4,999 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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