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"First class album. Very frustrating to see a rating of just 5%. I mean come on...obviously you haven't listened to the album or simply detest this genre; either way posting scores like that give an artificially low overall rating for those of us who do enjoy it." Reply
"From the opening lyrical salvo, "they say misery loves company. / we can start a company and make misery. / *frustrated incorporated*" on lead track "misery", you have a fair idea what awaits you. soul asylum, fresh off a hit single ("runaway train"), put out another alt-rock album with a lot of ..." [+] Reply
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"This is the only piano-driven I can really think of and it's really successful in the end. If you love the piano (like I do), you will love this album." Reply
"It's not earth-shattering. It's just a good album of decent songs." Reply
"My favorite contemporary folk duo returned in 2024 with their first new material in over ten years. This record is packed with incredible folk songs with production that really supports the sparseness of the core duo. A real winner! Track: The Bells and the Birds" Reply
"Wildly underrated on this site. He is the modern Canadian equivalent of Woody Guthrie or Pete Seeger lyrically - but he is a musical genius and one of the world's greatest guitarists to boot. I can only say that the ratings for him reflect more on the ignorance of Canadian music of the people usi..." [+] Reply
"A synth pop opera of emotional shipwrecks!!!" Reply
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"In my perfect world Bryte Side is on high rotation on all commercial radio stations and stays in the top 40 till the end of time" Reply
"Less experimental and more pop sounding. At least 5 tracks became classics, but some of the unknown ones are very interesting. Not a masterpiece and not impressive at a first listen, but a strong album nonetheless." Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 708 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,415 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,725 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 823 | 8% |
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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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,999 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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