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"The Long Ryders debut made a lot of waves in the underground scene of the 1980s. The band brought about a rockabilly revival, inspired by the folk rock of the Byrds and the lyrical depth of R.E.M. Their debut "Native Sons" was a major influence on independent folk and Americana bands. Aside from ..." [+] Reply
"A Yes album in all but name - shame that there's no Chris Squire, but this is a hell of a lot better than the jarring car crash of 'Union'. The 80s weren't too kind to Yes, but bookended by this and Drama they just about survived the decade." Reply
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"The album starts on an excellent high note and continues strong until about halfway through when it starts to lose itself. Really excellent lyricism throughout, and the concept of reflecting on past actions/livelihood in response to the world ending is a very intriguing way to tie the album toget..." [+] Reply
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ledaero | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"It took me a few listens but I'm there now ... this really is a good album Opener and title track the Fiona Apple-esque "Hell-On" is great as is album highlight the wonderfully compelling duet "Curse of the 1-5 Corridor" and "Last Lion of Albion" Unfortunately a couple of tracks don't work in the..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is a great album with some classic Crazy Horse numbers like Loose Change and Slip Away and Big Time, probably the best song on the album. It's also got an amazing Neil Young ballad called Music Arcade that is a stunner. I heard all of these songs played for the first time in a small bar call..." [+] Reply
"Heavy, but melodic. Sprawling, in a manner more progressive than noodly. Some singing, some growling, mostly music." Reply
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zdwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Every single song is a blues classic, I would give 110/100 to this if I could. :)" Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This was the second best selling album that year after Police "Synchronicity"....It sold 4 million in the US." Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 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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