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"It's monolithic. A massive, unique sound (punk quartet plus orchestra) that mostly lives up to the ambition of the songs. It feels conceptual too, like a Grand Statement. I love some songs more than others but the good ones are seriously good. Pain Killer is in my Top 10 songs of the year so far." Reply
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PlasticRob | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2018
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"The Softies (1979) Aka Boys who pack an extra sweater. (Just in case! ) Love is just destruction under another name – Broken dreams have left you scarred beyond repair - Are u a Hardee or a Softie? I’m a softie. I like hugs. Playing D&D with my kids. Open bags of Doritos. That kind of stuff. BUT,..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This isn't a disaster or anything but it's not at the same level as Little Creatures, no way." Reply
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lightmyway | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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"Heaven 17's greatest moment. This politically heavy album is one of the classic electro pop records of the early eighties. Fascist groove thing, is an excellent opener on an album full of strong cuts. Underrated." Reply
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1981
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"Blah blah, it's not as good as the best stuff they've done, blah blah it's not this or that. How about what it is rather than what it's not? There's moments on this as good as anything released this year. When they arrive they still make me feel. Not the best album they've made. Not the best albu..." [+] Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Kicking against the pricks, is one of those rare covers albums, where instead of sounding like an indulgent karaoke record, here, it actually sounds like an LP. Opener, muddy water, is possibly the best song here, just like he does on most of the tracks, Cave really makes it his own. By the time ..." [+] Reply
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"I have always enjoyed Metheny..check out "James" and "Bat"..the solos on "James" are amazing, so many great albums, check out "First Circle"and "the Pat Metheny Group"(ECM-1-1114)he was great in concert as well." Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"An intense and sprawling experience. The music is both heavy and delicate while the vocalist has a very raw, emotional characteristic that really pushes the album along strongly throughout its duration." Reply
"Beautiful. Like standing on top of a mountain and looking at a breathtaking view of the landscape." Reply
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Necharsian | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Silhouettes is an amazing song and takes up 1/4 of the album’s runtime. If the whole album were like it this would immediately make my top 50. Unfortunately the rest of the album is just OK. EDIT: Rest of the album wound up growing on me quite a bit" Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,602 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,724 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,965 | 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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5,001 | 50% | |
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2,656 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana |
