What It Takes To Move Forward (studio album)
by Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)

What It Takes To Move Forward by Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-09-29
Overall rank: 18,661st   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 16 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2009 (355th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (3,454th)
Award Best albums of all time (18,661st)

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Overall rank: 18,661st | 2000s rank: 3,454th | 2009 rank: 355th

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From 02/13/2018 21:58 | #208048
fans of good emo/alternative music will be fans of this, so long as they can tolerate the lead singers vocals. Reminiscent of American Football, and near identical to TWIABPAIANLATD
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Great pseudo-American Football record.
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