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"An album that I've been listening to for a few months. I was blown away on my first listen at how well the album flowed from song to song. Skylarking is a true masterpiece of Pop, Psychedelia and Baroque tinged songs while having a unique Pastoral feel." Reply
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1986
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4,459
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"Influenced by my favourite rock band SDRE. Totally, this album is a masterpiece along with the 1995 debut." Reply
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1997
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4,435
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"Wait, what happened to the 2014 chart!?!?" Reply
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makerofbuckets | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2014
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4,413
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"Great album but liked R.E.M the college radio band more than the mainstream. Gained millions of fans worldwide who never really appreciated their early stuff" Reply
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1991
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4,410
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"Tough to decide if this is better than Agaetis Byrjun. This album feels much more consistant, soaring and piano led, but rarely hits the heights Agaetis Byrjun gets from moments like the repeated "bongs" on Svefn-g-englar or the strings and horn arrangements in Staraflur - but Takk is short(er) a..." [+] Reply
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2005
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4,409
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"If you ask me, this is their best. It's less focused on being a "songs" album and is more focused on being an experience. The first couple (or five) times you hear it, it's hard to appreciate. The tracks are long and kind of muddle together after awhile. But after more listens, each piano note an..." [+] Reply
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babyBlueSedan | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2002
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4,400
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"The last time I was this floored by an album on my first listen was when TPAB came out. MBDTF and TPAB were the only other albums to make me give a perfect score on first listen. I didn't think I would ever feel this feeling again, but Fishmans did it. This masterpiece is joining the crowd. What ..." [+] Reply
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Anti | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (8 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1999
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4,391
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"There is some beautiful instrumentation on this record that does a great job of creating a soothing and calming atmosphere that is so enjoyable to experience. It is nice to be able to see the combination of these 3 artists on one release and they all are such brilliant instrumentalists and vocali..." [+] Reply
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1969
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4,356
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"Tremendous album. Maggot Brain is obviously a standout track but Can you get to that, Hit it and quit it, You and your folks, and Super stupid are all fantastic jams. I get a little restless during Wars of Armageddon but it has its place. Slightly better album than One Nation Under a Groove." Reply
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1971
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4,351
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"This just blow my mind, still have pieces of my brain in the ground." Reply
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VitorHugoP | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 299 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,417 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,396 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,596 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,746 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,979 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 821 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 36 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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5,023 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 27% | |
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428 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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154 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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