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"I wasn't too sure about "Deep deep feeling" at first. But serious listening in the dark changed my mind: a superb musical ride, the equivalent of a cubist painting to my ears. And totally on his own! The rest of the album? Very enjoyable, and likely to be a serious grower with time. We're lucky t..." [+] Reply
"The title track alone is reason to own this classic" Reply
"I've been a big fan of the Arctic Monkeys and Turner's songwriting for a while now, and the other day I heard that they scored a movie called Submarine(Which is a brilliant film by the way). After watching it, I instantly downloaded the album and went on a walk in a snowy park with my ear buds. I..." [+] Reply
"Clearly The Replacements were just trying to make a fun record here, and they succeed. But musically it isn't strong. Its significance is that it alerted people to what would become one of the biggest alt-rock bands of the 80s." Reply
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"holy shit such great, original songwriting. Manchester is one of the best song i've heard lately" Reply
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CaptainFicus | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"His worst of the 70s. Still a fine record. Like a Hurricane is the obvious highlight. Hold Back the Tears, Bite the Bullet, and Will to Love being less obvious, but still great in their own right." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1977
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311
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"Great, great memories with this one. It never gets old and I always enjoy it a lot. It also has one of my favourites ever: 'Send me An Angel'. What a great way to end a classic album" Reply
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ponkine | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I really liked this one. Loved "Take On The World"!" Reply
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llibnanoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Tackling the huge Fall catalogue can be an intimidating prospect but 'Bend Sinister' is a great place to begin , IMHO its their best album . So many great tracks to enjoy: "Shoulder Pads 1 and 2" , the cover of "Mr Pharmacist" , "Bournmouth Runner" and "US 80's-90's" are personal favourites This ..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Album Rating: 77.18 (849/11) A Flock Of Seagulls (AFoS - UK - Apr 82) - A Flock Of Seagulls 09.04.1982 'I Ran' and 'Space Age Love Song' are two of the best tracks of the 80s, which the rest of the album can't live with, but what could. Still a great debut album, although I marginally prefer 1983..." [+] Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,422 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,401 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,599 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,747 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,960 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 822 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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5,010 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 27% | |
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430 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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218 | 2% | |
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155 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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