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"I owned this before Business As Usual and although the strongest tracks are maybe not quite as strong as the ones on BAU, overall IMO, it is more consistent. BAU had two tracks I thought weakened it, this doesn't have any, therfore this just shades it for me (although they both get 8.5/10)."  Reply
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1983
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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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"Is it a really great band? Almost! They have all the ingredients necessary. Great musicianship, taste and creativity. But somehow they fail on arrangements. Almost every song of this record has tons of instrumentation. I know the band is big but that doesn't mean that everybody should play at all..."  [+]  Reply
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2010
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1946
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2008
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Blue Haze 
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1954
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2013
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1991
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Overall Chart composition

Best Albums of 1988
1. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
2. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
3. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
4. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy
5. ...And Justice For All by Metallica
6. Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
7. Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine
8. Green by R.E.M.
9. Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A
10. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son by Iron Maiden
11. I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
12. Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction
13. Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 by The Traveling Wilburys
14. Operation: Mindcrime by Queensrÿche
15. If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues
16. 16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens
17. Tender Prey by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
18. Viva Hate by Morrissey
19. Starfish by The Church
20. Rattle And Hum by U2