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"After the slight disappointment of the, you're the one, album, Paul Simon returns six years later with an excellent record. Surprise, is probably Simon's most challenging album to date, featuring, according to the credits, ' sonic landscape' by Brian Eno. There is certainly a more ambient feeling..." [+] Reply
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"I'm not a big fan of The Swans but on this side project, Michael Gira is at his best and the "country" tracks here sound even more ominous and dark than on his main bands heaviest darkest song. On most of the tracks he takes his time to arrive at a satisfying and in many case manic ending. The hi..." [+] Reply
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dihansse | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A pairing one wouldn't think would work - but it does, it Really does!" Reply
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TheDude85 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"to me this is one of he greatest rap albums of all time. a classic masterpiece of east coast brilliance, underrated record by the masses." Reply
"A solid late Macca. Not as good as Chaos and Creation, by a longshot, but there's some strong material that stands up to anything from that album. It's just that there's also some tracks I don't like very much. However, it's still an enjoyable listen, and with songs like Mr Bellamy, Ever Present ..." [+] Reply
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"If I had to summarize it in the most crass reductionist terms possible, I might describe it as Broadcast meets David Lynch meets Cyndi Lauper. But I'm not going to do that because this album just surprises me with something new and unexpected at every turn. "Oh cool, a cute upbeat surf-rock song ..." [+] Reply
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SquishypuffDave | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Yeah...no. I will admit that there are a few tracks I do like off this album. The intro for Jack Gell was a nice interlude intro. Also love the hell out of Susan Axelrod. Probably the best track that plays to the strengths of the qualities this album has. Also thought Murray De Pillars was also g..." [+] Reply
"The ballads on this album get really mushy, especially on the banal "Photograph" ("When it gets hard/You know it can get hard sometimes/ is the only thing that makes us feel alive") and the cliche-riddled "Thinking Out Loud" (Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars), but when Ed wishes to bra..." [+] Reply
"Never considered a classic and a real shame for that. This LP takes the original Tubular Bells template, changes the melodies and updates the production values but keeps the structure intact, producing a wonderful facsimile of the pioneering 1973 album. This time around, the tracks are split up i..." [+] Reply
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DJFresh-Rock | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,425 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,410 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,599 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,745 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,950 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 822 | 8% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 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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5,015 | 50% | |
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2,650 | 27% | |
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430 | 4% | |
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335 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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133 | 1% | |
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