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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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305
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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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1986
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305
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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
"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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"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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"Give it 10 years or so, this'll be viewed as one of the best emo albums there is" Reply
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"Raw, explosive and super enjoyable Noise rock/stoner rock music. Highly recomended!" Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 708 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,415 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,725 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 823 | 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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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