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1973
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1964
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"This is actually the best version of "Hotel California". Side One (on CD) is flawless. Like having honey poured on your ears and Elle MacPherson licking it off, slowly. Shame the honey runs out on CD2 but you can't have everything."  Reply
- mostlymor | 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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1980
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"Kiss was fun...that's it...no politics or social conscious... get laid and maybe you'll get the clap or get whipped ! and possibly both...I love the sleazy nerve of the "Christine Sixteen" narrative....other favs. "I Stole Your Love", "Shock Me" and the title track...had to include something by t..."  [+]  Reply
- jojoexile | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 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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1977
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1991
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"Few albums in the 90's start as strongly as this gem from the Providence, RI trio called Small Factory. The first two songs evoke such incredible angst with controlled power. This album never gets old. The third and fourth cuts are a little calmer and provide a good transition to the rest of the ..."  [+]  Reply
- jlinville | 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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1994
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1992
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2005
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1993
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5. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
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