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"Probably the first great NWOBHM record. A shame they could never follow it up." Reply
"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
"It's a bit too long for its own good. But it's mostly a nice album. Shuffle and Lights Out, Words Gone are my favourites." Reply
"One of the best written albums I've ever heard. Unfortunately, despite the actual music being compelling (a cool mixture of noise pop and dream pop), there are a limited number of flourishes to make this record sound truly distinctive and therefore cannot keep up with the intelligent and extremel..." [+] Reply
"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
"I have to say, this really grew on me." Reply
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"First solo record by Raul (who had led a band and then was working as a producer), and my favourite of his relatively short career (he died at 44 years-old). One of the best Brazilian rock/pop records ever. The mix of different rhythms and styles (sometimes in the same track) is insane. The defia..." [+] Reply
"Is it too early to claim this as my favorite Protomartyr album? Holy cow! Thinking of what to say but can't explain my thoughts very well. I mean it's definitely them but darker and at times heavier and his vocals hit harder than ever before. They almost seem to get better with every release whic..." [+] Reply
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ExTeaSea | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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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
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awesomness425 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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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 | 1,415 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,725 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,999 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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431 | 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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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana |
