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"Distance to Here lightens the tone from Secret Samadhi with lyrics about dolphins and dancing. Already preachy, they had some corny to the lyrics. I mean look at some of these song titles; Where Fishes Go, Children's Song, Feel the Quiet River Rage, Voodoo Lady?? Run to the Water is a stand out a..." [+] Reply
"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
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"Some of these songs are among Bob Mould's best. I think this album is unfairly overlooked." Reply
"This new Marillion album doesnt disappoint. have some great songs" Reply
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"Imagine if MF DOOM was a gangsta rapper instead of an abstract one. You pretty much get this. "das some good shit right there das some good shit"" Reply
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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
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"An album that's just fine. Sounds crazy to say but it seems too long. Some flashes of talent here but overall nothing mind-blowing." Reply
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mdbaxter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Amazing how they play sax and trumpets as it would be guitars. Listen to the final part of Now That You've Gone - it's arranged almost like Led Zeppelin. But there's trumpets instead of guitar :)" Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,425 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,410 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,599 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,745 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,950 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 822 | 8% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 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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5,015 | 50% | |
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2,650 | 27% | |
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430 | 4% | |
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335 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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133 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1966 | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Beach Boys | |
| 3. Bob Dylan | |
| 4. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. Frank Zappa | |
| 7. The Mothers Of Invention | |
| 8. Nina Simone | |
| 9. The Kinks | |
| 10. John Coltrane |
