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Live
"Bowie's best live album captured during the Berlin era. Contains a better version of Breaking Glass than the original on Low, most of the tracks stay true to the originals. Also contains 5 tracks from Ziggy Stardust and a great version of Alabama Song. The remastered version on 2 C.D.'s puts the ..."  [+]  Reply
- Tamthebam | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 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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1978
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"I wish the bass playing was a bit more adventurous, like on the song Black Rice. Another complaint I have for this album; it's a bit short. I like short albums, Unsilent Death is one of my favorite albums ever. But this one felt like it had a lot more to give than it actually gave. That being sai..."  [+]  Reply
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2008
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1981
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"I actually find this to be this album to be his most consistent. He sticks to the themes from beginning to end and I like how he expanded to a more rock based sound on songs like Deathcamp and the title track. Week points are Run and Okaga where he tries something different with his vocals. Overa..."  [+]  Reply
- shanelovesyou1111 | 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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2015
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Blue Haze 
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1954
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161
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1996
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"In my eyes, Sam Cooke is the greatest male singer of the 20th century. He had more soul than anyone I've ever heard, and this album bears no exception to that gift."  Reply
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1960
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1946
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"For fans of this artist (me) and this album (me) there’s a wonderful 10 year anniversary edition to enjoy featuring the original 7 tracks followed by 7 cover versions of those tracks featuring IDELS, Lucinda Williams, Australia’s Courtney Barnett and none other than Fiona Apple. A wonderful tribu..."  [+]  Reply
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2010
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1988
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