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1980
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1959
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1988
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"Emerging in the creatively fertile Bristol scene of the late 1970s on the heels of The Pop Group, Rip Rig were fronted by vocalist Neneh Cherry (step-daughter of jazz trumpeter Don Cherry). 'God' is a brilliant combination of experimental afro-funk, freeform jazz, soul, avantgarde classical and p..."  [+]  Reply
- hairymarx1 | 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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1981
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"The true problem with this album is that while listening to it, i'm thinking about how much better rhythms and melodies would fit in better, but no making it a rehash of something else already released makes more money."  Reply
- awesomness425 | 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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1956
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Quarantine The Past 
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"This may be sacrilege to some, but I'm fine with Pavement as a "singles band" as it were. I've never found anything especially unique about the experience of listening to any given album, but I love the tracks!"  Reply
- Mozart | 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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2010
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"An example of what a debut should be like for any upcoming rebel group. The riffs and speed in the guitar while the drums pound away past this day and the next. The guy behind the skins on this album gives this album one of its strengths. Funny I should say that as strength is one thing this albu..."  [+]  Reply
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1998
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1989
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"Shadow Gallery's third album is a concept album about a defense worker's search for meaning after becoming disenchanted with his job. The music is somewhat softer than it was on Carved in Stone, but has much the same sound and the same intricate production. Guest vocalists James LaBrie of Dream T..."  [+]  Reply
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1998
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