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"This is definitely the Residents album to start with if you're new to the group. It's a parody of popular music, with 40 "commercial friendly" condensed one minute songs. The songs are all great due to unique arrangements and great sounding synthesizers. Even non-fans should check this one out......" [+] Reply
"1 December 2013 This is a live album from '74 when Bib Dylan and the Band were touring after releasing "Planet Waves". This was sort of a come back for Dylan. He hadn't toured for 8 years prior to this. I'm not hugely enthusiastic about live albums. I just want to get that out of the way. They ar..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
243
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"If you think taking influence from Blue Oyster Cult and Black Sabbath is generic... than god help you." Reply
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mickilennial | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"All of the sounds come together beautifully and nearly every song progresses into a great finish." Reply
"One of the most joyful breezy listens I’ve had the pleasure to experience in recent times. Just the tonic for the recent global affect. This is the follow-up sound to Person Pitch that was seemingly never going to come. The harmonies and meditative melodic repetition that defined that fantastic a..." [+] Reply
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Strangel | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"First Pressings: 12 Tracks, later pressings often only 10 Tracks. Missing often Tracks: Old Maid, Strange Kisses. Specially 12 Tracks on german Pressing from 1980: Missing 3 Tracks here: The Clock, Someone watching over you, Strange Kisses. Another 3 Tracks here: Crazy Blues, Monkey Song, Purple ..." [+] Reply
"Pure math rock, very exciting record." Reply
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Joeingram | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Ambient, but with a raw blazing energy that's quite unique." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Easy to bash because the movie was a coke-inducted disco nightmare (though its fun for its camp value) but the soundtrack is another story. Both ELO and Olivia were in their prime when this album was made and I personally love both halves of the album." Reply
"This is yet another reason to regret that I always buy the cheapest washing machine." Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 301 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,425 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,412 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,605 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,719 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 825 | 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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4,997 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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158 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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