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"I bought this on tape (a really state of the art playing medium at the time!) and played it over and over back in the late eighties, great for driving to. Latterly I have got the CD and more recently what I really wanted, the vinyl. This is a blisteringly good album with some fantastic lead guita..." [+] Reply
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"Great sense of diversity for a hardcore punk record which does not really say much for a style infamous for its minimalism, but the point is this is not one of those hardcore records where it feels its all a variation of the same song (like in the case of Damaged and Minor Threat, no matter how m..." [+] Reply
"To everybody: if you could understand Italian your rating will be very higher. I extremely like this album's sound, but lyrics are even better." Reply
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"This album is a life changing experience for me. When I listen to it in my car, I feel like I am a controller in a NASA mission control station. Am I crazy ? Maybe... But certainly a lover of this piece of art. Favorite tracks: This a concept album. The Other Side is certainly a mastepiece track." Reply
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alexgagne | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is pretty impressive. It's heavy and raw. The vocals don't do much for me. But the guitars do. Really creative effects on the guitars throughout. They just sound all different kinds of heavy on here. At times this reminds me of a dirtier Tame Impala or a much heavier and cleaner Black Lips. ..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The sub-title of this Slash album is "R & FN' R" - which I believe Slash meant to abbreviate "Rock And Formula Roll." The guitarist does accumulate a bunch of top-notch vocalists with whom to collaborate." Reply
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TheDude85 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Crazy to think that this concept came to be from 4chan, after asking users for two genres that might make an interesting blend.. SO GLAD this happened to be a suggestion (black metal / negro music), because it is fantastic. Very Algiers-like, but on the heavier side or course. Would definitely re..." [+] Reply
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Lachapelle | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Leave a Light On is a banger. Love the swirling sound of Summer Rain and La Luna is majestic." Reply
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mayonaise93 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 720 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,436 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,431 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,613 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,734 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,993 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 731 | 7% |
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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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5,010 | 50% | |
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2,663 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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318 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1963 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Charles Mingus | |
| 2. Bob Dylan | |
| 3. The Beatles | |
| 4. James Brown | |
| 5. Sam Cooke | |
| 6. Thelonious Monk | |
| 7. The Thelonious Monk Quartet | |
| 8. The Beach Boys | |
| 9. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane | |
| 10. Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach | |
| 11. Jorge Ben | |
| 12. John Coltrane | |
| 13. Kenny Burrell | |
| 14. Oscar Peterson Trio | |
| 15. Oscar Peterson | |
| 16. Roy Orbison | |
| 17. John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman | |
| 18. John Coltrane Quartet | |
| 19. Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker | |
| 20. Jimmy Smith |
