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2004
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"A breezy, quirky and endearing record from The Magnetic Fields that sounds like some of the best synthpop artists from the previous decade whilst carrying its own distinctive flourishes. Just as synthpop faded completely once the 90s came around, here's why no-one should have dismissed the genre ..."  [+]  Reply
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1994
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"This is the first CD I ever owned. I'd worked all summer and spent every cent on a hi-fi system that included that new invention, the CD player. It was delivered on Christmas Eve and my brother bought me this album by an artist I'd never heard of. It was played over and over at that point, and ha..."  [+]  Reply
- Bork | 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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1989
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1988
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"This debut is fairly impressive with some memorable songs such as "Early in the Morning" and "If I Had a Hammer". Certainly worth the listen for any fan of Folk music, or music in general."  Reply
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1962
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2011
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1968
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1990
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"Excellent work from the Tangerine Dream heyday. Chris Franke's driving Moog Modular bass rhythms are an underlying feature throughout. Analogue drums also feature heavily, something not heard on Phaedra or Rubycon. The simple yet haunting piano introduction on side 2 is embellished with an eerie ..."  [+]  Reply
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1975
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