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2024
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2008
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"Warm, open-hearted, and playful...I don't know if Rahsaan was like that, but he must have been; his music is. It's imaginative and care-free, not avant-garde or cutting edge. Feel-good music from a guy who can pull that off; it's a shame so many people can't get into it, judging by the ratings, b..."  [+]  Reply
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1965
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"Before Pearl Jam, there was Mother Love Bone. Fronted by flamboyant singer Andrew Wood who died shortly before the scheduled release of "Apple", Mother Love Bone was a part of the local Seattle scene. They had that something extra that led them to be the first local band to sign with a major labe..."  [+]  Reply
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1990
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"What I'm most impressed with on this is that many electronic albums have a repetitive base upon which they build... I never felt that way with this - the dynamics and unique beats/samples, etc. were seemingly so effortlessly mixed together, yet were masterful."  Reply
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1997
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1969
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1981
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"Good album. Best 10 songs average is 86,2/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Besides good and very good songs are also some slight below-average songs included. However I like Offspring anyway. Best song is "Gone away" 95/100, closely followed by "Me & my old lady" and "Amazed" both 90/100 an..."  [+]  Reply
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1997
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1989
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2002
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Overall Chart composition

Best Artists of 1963
1. Charles Mingus
2. Bob Dylan
3. The Beatles
4. James Brown
5. Sam Cooke
6. Thelonious Monk
7. The Thelonious Monk Quartet
8. The Beach Boys
9. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
10. Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach
11. Jorge Ben
12. John Coltrane
13. Kenny Burrell
14. Oscar Peterson Trio
15. Oscar Peterson
16. Roy Orbison
17. John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
18. John Coltrane Quartet
19. Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
20. Jimmy Smith