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1962
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FLCL: Original Sound Track No. 3 
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2005
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1989
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2010
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1959
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"all the songs on the album are good, but the last one (which is said to be David's last ever) is a masterpiece that could be included on a Pink Floyd album..."scattered""  Reply
- StreakyNuno | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2024
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"the right kind of experimental. Each song sounds like it's honestly trying to find a new sound for hip hop. A sound for hip hop that you would probably find on an UFO, but no one else is trying what they're trying and it doesn't sound shitty. Like what Odd Future or Death Grips try to do, but bet..."  [+]  Reply
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2014
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"Pin ups, is David Bowie's covers album. Similar to Bryan Ferry's, these foolish things, but where as that was pop as well as rock, pin ups, is set in the late sixties rock scene. Featuring versions of The Who, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, and, The pretty things, it's all enjoyable, with the cover of Th..."  [+]  Reply
- garycottier | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1973
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"This is really underrated. Alright, it's not their best, but it does contain, leaving new York, a genuine REM classic. One complaint i hear is that the album is too plodding, but I think that adds to the experience of it, instead of taking it away. There are some really good songs here. I've alre..."  [+]  Reply
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2004
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2010
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