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"Exceptionally underrated IDM album. Blends the beautiful, weird and harsh in equal measure for an immersive and unsettling experience. In my humble opinion, FSOL's best work."  Reply
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1996
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"I love the Bob Ezrin produced solo records of the mid seventies. This is full of great songs that have a cinematic quality to them. You can hear the vaudeville coming through the speakers."  Reply
- Semjaza | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 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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1976
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2009
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1992
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"This album is awesome, it just happen to be a Mutemath album, so I'd put it 4th on my Mutemath list (after Odd Soul, Mutemath and Play Dead). But it would be first for a LOT of bands! "Armistice" is an amazing song."  Reply
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2009
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1986
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"Every time I listen to this album, I can't help but feel completely overwhelmed by the quality of the musicianship. As an upright bassist myself, I just can't believe how good Edgar Meyer is. And you can say the same thing about any of these 4 masters of their instruments. I'm still having a hard..."  [+]  Reply
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2011
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2012
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1985
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2019
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Overall Chart composition

Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
9. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
10. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
11. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
12. Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
14. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
15. Armed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
16. The B-52's by The B-52's
17. Specials by The Specials
18. Setting Sons by The Jam
19. 154 by Wire
20. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks