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Closing Time

Tom Waits

"A most unusual debut album for Waits- hardly indicative of his material to come, though perhaps topically relevant. Pretty much in every subsequent album, Waits sounds as if he's getting drunk at a bar. Here, he's already been there and done that- the album's title "closing time" couldn't be more..." [+] Reply

poppmusic | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

432 charts

Rank Score:

3,055

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

125

Overall Rank:

561

Average Rating:

80 (564 votes)

Comments:

562.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

"The only album I'll practice witchcraft to" Reply

- | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

419 charts

Rank Score:

3,054

Rank in 1981:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

562

Average Rating:

80 (454 votes)

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563.

Jar Of Flies

Alice In Chains

"I can't believe how underappreciated Jar Of Flies is. A hard rock borderline metal band strips down for an almost entirely acoustic album and pulls it off beautifully. Love the sound of this album." Reply

pearljammer13 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

3,042

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

563

Average Rating:

82 (645 votes)

Comments:

564.

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

"seriously? "fall out boyish"??? what a horrible thing to say. i dont hear it." Reply

The Gollux | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

543 charts

Rank Score:

3,042

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

564

Average Rating:

78 (653 votes)

Comments:

565.

10,000 Days

Tool

"The more I listen, the more magnificent it becomes. 75/100 is unbelievably low for this record. The Pot, Vicarious, Right in Two, and Jambi are all instant classic Tool songs. But what makes this album great is the duo of Wings Part 1 and 2. I'm a firm believer that 10,000 Days (Wings Part 2) is ..." [+] Reply

AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

391 charts

Rank Score:

3,027

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

565

Average Rating:

79 (677 votes)

Comments:

566.

Talking Heads: 77

Talking Heads

"I apologise to everyone on behalf of the last reviewers overly-long, rambling, boring comment about other bands." Reply

InsanityPrawnBoy | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (6 helpful | 2 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

596 charts

Rank Score:

3,023

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

126

Overall Rank:

566

Average Rating:

82 (876 votes)

Comments:

567.

The Mollusk

Ween

"Everyone who dislikes this always just dismisses it as a comedy record even though it's so much more. It's absolutely gorgeous. Buckingham Green is lyrically a send up of pretentious prog rock but the music is incredible, the guitar solo is amazing, and the orchestral accompaniment is beautiful, ..." [+] Reply

- | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +15 votes (15 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

368 charts

Rank Score:

3,019

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

567

Average Rating:

82 (516 votes)

Comments:

568.

Tea For The Tillerman

Cat Stevens

"Someone here commented "A gospel choir has to cover this entire album at my funeral", really without exaggeration, this album seems to be spiritual, it's like a compilation due to the quantity of great songs, with a difference, it's a portrait of a specific moment, without the coldness of a colle..." [+] Reply

- CollectorNoName | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

545 charts

Rank Score:

3,010

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

127

Overall Rank:

568

Average Rating:

81 (694 votes)

Comments:

569.

Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

"(47 minutes of minimalist spiritual jazz-meets-classical-meets subtle electronic touches. I, at first, honestly thought this would probably be something that made me think I just didn't "get it" but by the end of the 1st listen and certainly by the end of the 2nd, I did feel a certain calm come o...""(47 minutes of minimalist spiritual jazz-meets-classical-meets subtle electronic touches. I, at first, honestly thought this would probably be something that made me think I just didn't "get it" but by the end of the 1st listen and certainly by the end of the 2nd, I did feel a certain calm come over me and a certain wonder at the beauty of the music and life in general. Its a delicate, stirring, touching album that I highly recommend.) I am so set on listening to music in search of hooks, interesting riffs, drum fills, showy bite-sized solos, lyrical snippets, word plays, melodic bits, walls of sound, and many many other ear-catching and immediate and tangible things. I listen to most music and it provides what it is quick and there is something distinct and bright and loud and up front to latch on to. Very rarely does an album come along that stops me and slows me and makes me just BE. Occasionally an ambient or new age album will do it, or a more minimalist jazz album, but I listen to those albums so rarely sometimes I forget what it's like to be given a gentle "shhhh" by an album. Obviously, as I am commenting on Promises - this recent collab between electronic artist Floating Points (who I had zero previous experience with), jazz legend Pharaoh Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra - I must be indicating that this was one of those rare albums that made me stop overthinking and stop bloody fidgeting and just experience music. And, yes, you figured me out. That is exactly what I am getting at. This album on first 2 tries was rejected by me. I was up and about and getting ready for work and I put this on, and it was like my whole body and mind just said "nope" and I couldn't do it and I stopped it and put on probably a loud Grindcore or Post Punk album instead. Then a week or so later I tried again and yet again I felt like I just couldn't give this piece the time and peace it deserved. Finally today, Monday the 12th of April, after a long and stressful weekend of work, I woke up and played this album and almost the same response happened. I heard those same 7 notes played over and over and 4 minutes in I was close to just writing it off as something I just personally "don't get" or "it's not made for me". Then something happened. I told myself to just shut up, be still for a bit and just experience the music. Don't check twitter, don't play some stupid game on your phone, don't do it. Don't look online at other reviews, don't read news stories, don't start reviewing the album track by track, etc. Instead, just be still and listen to the music, the minimal and repetitive electric piano, the soulful and sad and yet peaceful and perfect saxophone "speeches" from Sanders, listen to the subtle orchestral bits swelling and waxing and waning underneath the 2 main musical instruments, listen and observe those subtle changes and the way they slowly grow and then shrink and then grow again. As I did this, I admit I started feeling myself relax and enjoy not just the music more but also I started to appreciate my current situation, I started smelling the proverbial roses. And when the album ended I enjoyed the silence for a few moments and I thought about what I had heard. I started writing this and pushed play again on Promises. My experience perhaps will be mirrored or at least similar for many other music fanatics that generally don't listen to this type of cerebral, slow and building music. There are no major pay offs in terms of large walls of sound and fury like you'll hear on many other jazz and classical and post rock pieces/albums. The start of the piece may seem familiar for many music fans, but outside of some increased intensity on Movement 6, this album isn't one to build and build until an inevitable loud and intense resolution. This work seems more to be a rumination all the way through. It takes these subtle, minimal elements and themes and rides with them and creates a quiet chamber where the listener can simply Be with the music and think of promises, life, future, past, people you know and people you may yet come to know. It's, for me anyway, a 47 minute piece of music I can put on to gather myself. That's not say that one can't also listen to this and hear some vibrant and tangible details. Because, there are dozens of moments when I was listening when I heard a particular saxophone melody that was gorgeous and clear, there are moments when the subtle electronic synth part sticks its head out and plays about with something, there are symphonic swells that can make you misty-eyed and inspired, and those are excellent moments. In the main, however, for me anyway, this is an album less involved in moment-to-moment highlights and more involved in creating its own space in this wild world we live in, a space where we can take stock, relax, ruminate and Be ourselves. It does this near-flawlessly and all musicians involved in Promises contribute what they have to creating this atmosphere with no one (not even the legend Pharaoh Sanders) ever seeming to be showy or stealing the show intentionally. Every note and little detail is there to create the atmosphere of the music. I'd be lying if I said this was 100% my style, or if I said this album alone has sold me on the virtues of minimalism and this sort of slow building atmospheric music. I doubt I will listen to this for a week non-stop or come to the conclusion this is my favorite album of the year. I doubt I will go and do one of those funny music nerd things where I research everything I can on this style and listen to almost exclusively this sort of music for months. I still prefer, given 2 or 3 options before me, a wild and loud and hook-filled album over a slow work of minimalist Third Stream or whatever this is. I will say though, that my expectations were surpassed by this and I have been enriched by having listened to this album a couple times. And, yes, its one of the better albums I've heard this year. And I suspect I will be coming back to it for years to come, If the genre description or the way this album is spoken of is possibly turning you off or making you think its an abstract and perhaps pretentious album and so you are thinking to avoid it, I recommend going ahead and clearing out 47 minutes of your life and listening. I was in the same boat as those of you who thought it wouldn't connect, and yet it did as you can see from this rambling and pointless little write up. If you finish the album and you don't feel at least a little more at peace and a little more enriched, well, 1.) I will be surprised and 2.) you can move on from the album and listen to your usual jams whatever those may be (There is nothing wrong with that either.)." [+] Reply

Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

397 charts

Rank Score:

3,002

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

569

Average Rating:

79 (317 votes)

Comments:

570.

Permanent Waves

Rush

"This is one of Rush's most consistent . . . and best ... albums. Along with the "hits" (Spirit of Radio, Freewill), there is the concise but brilliant 'Entre Nous,' and possibly the group's most intelligent and greatest epic length cut, 'Natural Science.'" Reply

Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

464 charts

Rank Score:

3,000

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

570

Average Rating:

81 (634 votes)

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	35	0%
1950s	302	3%
1960s	709	7%
1970s	1,426	14%
1980s	1,414	14%
1990s	1,601	16%
2000s	1,730	17%
2010s	1,956	20%
2020s	825	8%

Artist	Albums	%

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	%

	5,008	50%
	2,657	27%
	431	4%
	335	3%
	221	2%
	157	2%
	134	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,729	97%
Yes	271	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,737	97%
Yes	263	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%

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