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"The final and best Capitol hodgepodge album. It contains some great tracks, but suffers from inferior sound quality. Fun fact: if you turn the album on its side, Paul is in a coffin."  Reply
- thatbeatleskid1 | 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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1966
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"A sad, heartbreaking masterpiece by "Brazil's Syd Barrett". The former leader of Os Mutantes laments the break-up of his band and the end of his marriage with Rita Lee (who, despite of all that, sings backing vocals in 2 tracks; of the classic Mutantes formation, only Arnaldo's brother Sergio doe..."  [+]  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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1974
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"Stand by my girl was hysterical. Probably lyrically my favorite. The first 4 tracks had some really cool sounds to them from that whole 70s era sounds. Somehow this album didn't really take off for me. Like totally ok, not bad at all, but also nothing special."  Reply
- RoundTheBend | 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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2017
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"I find myself wishing he'd commit to either ambient or post-rock, because the fence-sitting sometimes means the songs only really work as background music. But I'm enjoying it all the same."  Reply
- zdwyatt | 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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2010
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1987
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2024
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2003
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1997
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"Okay so when Fleshwater, a Vein.fm post-hardcore/alternative metal side project, dropped "demo" I was ecstatic. The demo version of "Linda Claire" sounded like the perfect merge of 90s hardcore and late 2010s indie female vocals. With enough DIY muddiness in the mix that it sounded unique and com..."  [+]  Reply
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2022
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