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"I’ve been a huge fan of these guys for a significant number of years and incredibly Doug Martsch and co are still releasing cracking albums after all this time. Some critics have claimed this one’s amongst their best work, I wouldn’t go that far but its a banger none the less" Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Wow! I wish I had known about this back in 2007. I would of been one of my favourite ever back then. 'Giving up On Love' sounds much more angry than all those bands that think screaming the vocals makes them angry. The album holds up well through out and is really enjoyable with song after song. ..." [+] Reply
"A beautiful lost folk masterpiece, featuring something of a who's who of English folk musicians amongst the credits (Richard Thompson, Keith Christmas, arrangements by Robert Kirby - of Nick Drake fame). In a similar vein to Vashti, Shelagh disappeared without trace soon after, although more do t..." [+] Reply
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Jimmy Dread | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"My favourite Pete Townshend album." Reply
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"(Sappy, sentimental, at times painfully dependent on nostalgia and a certain childish affectation, and yet... I like this a lot. There are some tracks here that make my whole being feel great. The best Emo-Pop-Punk album of the year.) This album is overly long and trails off (to my ears) toward t..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Swing out Sister's music is happy and uplifting imo. There are some great tracks here, Breakout, Surrender and Fooled by a Smile are particular favourites. Most tracks are underpinned by really simple yet effective electric bass lines. As fresh today as when it was released in the eighties." Reply
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"Don't understand the hate for Creed, as far as I'm concerned this is a pretty good album and I actually like Scott's voice." Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 708 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,416 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,723 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,968 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 823 | 8% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 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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4,997 | 50% | |
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2,658 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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