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"A messy call-back to her earlier days, mixing in her swampy vocal tracks with her spacious ambient soundscapes that are more subtly foreboding than they seem on the surface. Often fascinating, it ultimately falls a bit short of making a real statement, but at least plays as a far more exciting li..."  [+]  Reply
- cestuneblague | 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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2017
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1999
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"A marvellous record by the "godfather of bossa nova", with his trademark acoustic guitar and very precise voice _ he'd be the best rapper ever if he ever rapped. His version of then recently released but today classic "Águas de Março", by Jobim, might be the best there is. Very sophisticated, but..."  [+]  Reply
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1973
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"Someone commented that this album is not essential, peoples with "Britney Spears" in their personal collection should not have the right to comment, this album is a classic, for all those who love electric guitar, the drums simply does the correct in a kind of sound that the guitar will always be..."  [+]  Reply
- CollectorNoName | 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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1990
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1967
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""Fin de Siecle" was the last studio album that The Divine Comedy recorded for the label Setanta Records. Even though it features two of Neil Hannon's must catchy and commercial songs "Generarion Sex" and "The National Express "it is generally a rather dark and ambitious album. Big orchestra arran..."  [+]  Reply
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1998
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"Revolutionary. Those who appreciate electronic music really should give this album credit, and lots of it. It's a great shame that the work of Stockhausen isn't near the very top of the all-time rankings."  Reply
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1963
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1944
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1980
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