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"Aging gracefully into his late 40s, Aes is as sharp as ever (sharper even?). His eleventh album takes aim at the blathering corporatespeak that permeates the world of start-ups and VCs, obsoletion over innovation, and the creeping feeling that better technology is making things worse. From my Top..."  [+]  Reply
- ForegroundNoise | 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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2023
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2004
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"I honestly love this album a lot. I picked it up from a CD store when I was a kid cuz I liked Sweetest Girl and Gone til November, and it was a really cool listen. Wyclef is still in Fugees mode on this release, and his storytelling on songs like "Diallo" and "911" are genuinely honest and somber..."  [+]  Reply
- amassini | 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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2000
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1982
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"As the title implies, this is a more urban record. It's also oriented towards both pop and African-inspired rhythms. Not the best by Gil, but there're a few of good tracks here, my favourite being "Sandra"."  Reply
- heybabyxxx | 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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1977
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"This great Album is burnt into my mind, because I joined the according concert in Hamburg, Germany (Große Freiheit 36 i think). It was my first big concert! I was 16. It was outstanding!"  Reply
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1993
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1974
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"Very good and lengthy live album which captures Peter's studio approach in a live setting well, a fine summation of his greatest hits just before his greatest solo masterpiece."  Reply
- paladisiac | 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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1983
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1975
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"Sadly this would be Royal Headaches swan song before disbanding in 2017 leaving a lasting legacy of merely 2 wonderful albums. These guys could have been the saviour of rock and roll but alas it wasn’t to be"  Reply
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2015
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Overall Chart composition

Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Thriller by Michael Jackson
9. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
10. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth