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1985
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"More the work of four individual solo artists than a group, which is why it isn't surprising that despite the huge success of the album that they'd split up less than a year after its release. Regardless, the songs are stellar and some of the acoustic instruments on some of the tracks hinted that..."  [+]  Reply
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1988
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2009
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"Who knew that one of the year's best records would be a Taylor Swift cover album? Ryan Adams exceeds all expectations, and not only makes something better than what was already there, but elevates the material to something emotionally authentic, thoughtfully crafted, and surprisingly powerful. Do..."  [+]  Reply
- HoldenM | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 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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2015
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2011
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"For a long time, this was my favorite album of all time. It has since dropped to lower denominations, but that shouldn't disparage how special this album is. While I love the film it is for (it's my favorite movie ever made,) this stands alone as a collection of songs that talk about starting onc..."  [+]  Reply
- HoldenM | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 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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2007
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"You can really hear Dylan's influence on this album. The glam hasn't really come in yet, but the piano work is amazing as always with Mott, and that Highway 61 organ sound really sounds good."  Reply
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1969
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1994
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2012
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2003
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Overall Chart composition

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