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6211.

Call The Doctor

Sleater-Kinney

"S-K's amazing and best punk album. The riffs here are uniquely brilliant with Tucker and Brownstein inventing their unique way of interlocking vocals and guitar lines "Call the Doctor", "Hubcap" "Taste Test". Aggressive feminism tracks "I'm not Waiting" and 'Taking Me Home" really hot home. Macfa..." [+] Reply

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

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

143

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6212.

João Gilberto (1973)

João Gilberto

"A marvellous record by the "godfather of bossa nova", with his trademark acoustic guitar and very precise voice _ he'd be the best rapper ever if he ever rapped. His version of then recently released but today classic "Águas de Março", by Jobim, might be the best there is. Very sophisticated, but..." [+] Reply

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

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

35 charts

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143

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6213.

Les Chants Magnétiques

Jarre

"The first JMJ album I bought. I purchased this on the back of the ravings about Oxygene from a French student who stayed with my family one hot eighties summer. Couldn't get hold of Oxygene at the time. Still enjoy listening to this, not my favourite album by JMJ but the sort of album you end hum..." [+] Reply

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

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

143

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6214.

Woodstock

Portugal. The Man

"Honestly, this album is slowly growing on me. I don't like it as much as Evil Friends, but the highlights easily rival some of the bands earlier material which I love." Reply

phantom1305 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

143

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6215.

Master And Everyone

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

63 charts

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143

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6216.

Grrr!
Compilation

The Rolling Stones

"Between this and 40 licks, I've listened to 40 licks far more, but there are some really nice and crucial tracks missing from that compilation that are present here. I ended up finding this on vinyl and paying a pretty penny for it, but it was so worth it. Of course, the best Rolling Stones great..." [+] Reply

- plasmicmist | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

18 charts

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143

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6217.

God Ween Satan - The Oneness

Ween

"This album is just so...strange. It's absurd and messy. But when I listen to it, I have this weird urge to keep on listening to see what happens next. I would say it's similar to something that you'd find on Adult Swim, maybe like 12 oz. Mouse: the quality is far from polished, nothing seems to m...""This album is just so...strange. It's absurd and messy. But when I listen to it, I have this weird urge to keep on listening to see what happens next. I would say it's similar to something that you'd find on Adult Swim, maybe like 12 oz. Mouse: the quality is far from polished, nothing seems to make sense, and it almost feels like everything was hastily thrown together at the last minute. But at the same time, it has this bizarre charm that draws me in and takes hold of my attention. At its core, it’s really just two dudes goofing off and messing around. Some of the vocals and lyrics feel completely improvised, and a lot of the songs feature Gene Ween rambling in a way that sounds pretty similar to that one voice Adam Sandler always does. For some reason, I like that! What really keeps this project interesting is Ween's ability to jump across a wide variety of genres - a talent that they would later become known for. Some tracks could probably be classified as punk or avant-garde. You have reggae on “Nicole” and funk on “L.m.l.y.p.” You have “I’m in the Mood to Move,” which feels like some weird messed up line dance song, and “Up on the Hill,” which starts off like some twisted version of a gospel song and ends with distorted guitars. Some of my favorite tracks include the shoegaze inspired “Birthday Boy,” the rhythmic guitars paired with odd vocals on “Nan,” “Don’t Laugh (i Love You),” “Tick,” and “Hippy Smell” (which is on the anniversary edition). This album does have it’s short comings though. Of course, when you have 26 songs on an album (29 on the anniversary edition), some of them are gonna be weaker than others. As a result, it tends to drag here and there for me, especially on the 8+ minute songs. The whole thing is about an hour and 15 minutes long. If you’re listening to it for the first time, it might be hard to get through the whole thing in one sitting. For me, the low point is definitely “Blackjack.” I don’t really mind that the instrumentation is sparse and experimental, but the lyrics get a yikes from me. I get that most of these songs aren’t meant to be taken seriously and are meant to be jokes, but even with that in mind, this lyrics still just feel questionable/problematic to me…and to be honest, maybe a little racist. Not trying to be a hater or stir up controversy here, I just wanna be honest with how I feel. All in all, this album is a bit of an enigma. I could see how someone might love this album and think it’s amazing. I could also see how someone might hate this album and think it sucks. As for me, I find this album both chaotic and entertaining, and I enjoy the absurd journey that it takes the listener on. It’s pretty impressive that on their first record, Ween already knew who they were as a band. A fitting beginning for Ween’s eccentric and fascinating music career." [+] Reply

sguy157 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

143

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1,020

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6,217

Average Rating:

76 (121 votes)

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6218.

Letter From Home

Pat Metheny Group

"I haven't listened to this tape (yes, a tape!) in over 25 years! I dug it out of my tape collection (which I thankfully kept) this evening, it sounds as good, if not better now, than it did all those years ago. At that time it got a lot of play in the car stereo! Listening to it on a quality audi..." [+] Reply

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

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

143

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895

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6,218

Average Rating:

78 (43 votes)

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6219.

Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters

Robert Calvert

"This amazing concept album will give fans of Hawkwind, Arthur Brown, and any hard-acid rock fans an insight into the genius of Robert Calvert. Give it a listen !" Reply

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

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

21 charts

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143

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6220.

Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Part 2

Foals

"In the 60’s it wasn’t uncommon for artists to release 2 albums of new material in the same year with The Beatles (twice !) , Dylan and The Doors all achieving this feat. Whilst it is less common these days it still happens with artists such as King Gizzard and Guided By Voices but the the differe..." [+] Reply

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Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

49 charts

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143

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	3	0%
1940s	2	0%
1950s	180	2%
1960s	666	7%
1970s	1,536	15%
1980s	1,387	14%
1990s	1,612	16%
2000s	1,771	18%
2010s	1,986	20%
2020s	857	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	36	0%
The Rolling Stones	33	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
Various Artists	30	0%
Miles Davis	26	0%
Pink Floyd	24	0%
Genesis	23	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	4,952	50%
	2,628	26%
	427	4%
	350	4%
	223	2%
	160	2%
	145	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,717	97%
Yes	283	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,713	97%
Yes	287	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,884	99%
Yes	116	1%

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