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"All time classic. Yes it's great. Obviously, it's James brown live. But it's not the best live album ever. In fact I'd rate it his 4th best live cd. So please please please (ahem) consider checking out his other classic live CDs like love peace power in Paris and the Dallas one. For me two of the..." [+] Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1963
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"I prefer this one to Core. It has more varied and creative songs imo. Not every song is perfect but this is some amazing alt rock/grunge. And it contains the biggest dark horse of the STP catalog, "Kitchenware and Candybars" Favorite tracks: Silvergun Superman, Kitchenware and Candybars, Intersta..." [+] Reply
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micah88800 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1994
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2,707
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"The Kinks 'Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One' is arguably part of rocks greatest album streak bettered only by the Fab 4 . Starting in 1967 with the sublime 'Something Else by The Kinks' , followed in 1968 by 'The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society ' which may well..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1970
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"I'm a Queen fan because of albums like this, and this truly is an excellent album, jam packed with great tracks and hidden gems. It starts with Brighton Rock, which recently had renewed interest due to the Baby Driver movie. It's a top notch track that shows off just how great Brian May's guitar ..." [+] Reply
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InsanityPrawnBoy | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1974
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2,703
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"I have nothing more to say they what has been said. You like The Clash and Dead Kennedys right now? Listen to this right now and don't leave it as long as I did. Great collection of songs indeed." Reply
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1990
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2,695
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"Suicide's self-titled LP is a unique experience. Maybe there's other stuff like this out there that I'm not aware of, but I've never heard anything like this before. Not only is Suicide unique, it's really good too. The arrangements are sparse, yet impactful." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1977
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2,694
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"The first song dictates the whole concept of the album, which is the constant battle we fight inside ourselves; the battle of heart and mind. It's a psychological study about the complexity of human beings in form of an album. I don't even have to say it's the most progressive rock influenced alb..." [+] Reply
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patriciatoledo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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2,692
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"Raw and personal. Not as polished or focused as Cheap Thrills, but much more passionate. The overproduced, saccharine soaked popsters of today could learn a thing or two listening to Janis get every ounce out her voice." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1971
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"Critics hated this, Pink Floyd members themselves hate this, but I (like many fans I guess) love it! The suite is very experimental - and long - but very listenable (for what it is), the three songs by band members are all very good (my favourite is Summer 68 by Wright) and Alan's Pyschedelic bre..." [+] Reply
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1970
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2,681
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"(To Boltzmann) The guy comes here to make a superficial and wrong comment on an album, not that I am fanatic for any artist, but we must have the minimum of consistency when commenting, if you don't have a solid and impartial opinion, better be silent , but how to take seriously someone who says:..." [+] Reply
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1978
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 708 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,416 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,723 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,968 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 823 | 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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2,658 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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