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1993
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177
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"Pretty strong album from the legendary indie girl group from Edinburgh, Scotland. Strongly influenced by The Shangri-Las and Girls At Our Best! they had a unique sound, thanks to having two drummers, bridging the gap between post-punk and the later jangly twee bands. Sounds a bit like 'Just Like ..."  [+]  Reply
- drstuey | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 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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1986
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177
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1978
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"Adam's first solo record, although in truth it doesn't make hardly any difference considering Marco is still on board. Still, friend or foe, is an improvement on the disappointing, Prince charming. Goody two shoes, and the title track are classic Adam, and, desperate but not serious, something gi..."  [+]  Reply
- garycottier | 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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1982
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"Every song sounds like it can be an album closer. Individually, I love the heaviness to each song! But the vocals kinda spoil it for me... just a little. This would sound great with a heavy growl or something..."  Reply
- Anti | 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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2014
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"Bill Nelson was eminent as songwriter, vocalist and guitarist. A very underrated group and this album has good melodies, surprising breaks and is an interesting listen all through! Modern music , the album that followed it is almost equally good!"  Reply
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1976
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2015
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1983
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1993
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1994
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Overall Chart composition

Best Artists of the 1980s
1. The Smiths
2. Prince
3. The Cure
4. Pixies
5. Talking Heads
6. U2
7. Metallica
8. Kate Bush
9. R.E.M.
10. The Stone Roses
11. Sonic Youth
12. Michael Jackson
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Iron Maiden
15. Prince And The Revolution
16. Tom Waits
17. Joy Division
18. New Order
19. Talk Talk
20. Rush