Best Albums of 1977
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"A very under appreciated classic. A straight up, old school rock and roll record. Chinese Rocks, Born to Lose, All By Myself...this is "nothing fancy taken to the highest level." Reply
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"Second album from the Stranglers, no more heroes, is another superb record. Great sneering and sarcastic songs from Hugh Cornwell and co. I feel like a wog, something better change, and the superb title track are a few of the standouts. The Stranglers were great at this point." Reply
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1977
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"By far his most underrated album. Even Cohen himself was dissatisfied with the production, yet I can't help be notice his trademark sadness still perpetuates itself through Spector's large scale production. Memories is one of his best songs, I can't get over it. And I can see why (according to Co..." [+] Reply
"The best Neil Young compilation as it features his essential years and doesn't stray into the wobbly eighties. Including Buffalo Springfield as well as solo tracks it features all the songs you would expect(although the choices from, On the beach, are arguably the weakest songs on the album, and ..." [+] Reply
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"This record pretty solidly exceeded my expectations. Definitely anticipated a good blues record and it’s that for damn sure, but these songs are simply mighty. Tons of good energy to these songs, some of which is captured through in-studio howls or post-tracking banter. The band and production he..." [+] Reply
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AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Essentially the same band as on Agharta/Pangaea, this is a great album, but not quite as great as the others as the band had not yet fully coalesced." Reply
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"Though not quite as good as DA, still a worthy follow up. Love how sylvan song leads to dream of the archer. Love the photo of Ann/Nancy on cover." Reply
"A very mixed album in terms of quality. 'Will To Love' and 'Like A Hurricane' are a fine pair of tracks, but the rest of the album doesn't really come close." Reply
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"This album needs to be in the top 500 for sure, for me top 200. For the power album that it is...top 100 for sure." Reply
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VADERBREWING | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Solid record all the way thru with lots of classic tracks and no filler." Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 of 100
Best Albums of 1977 composition
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| Various Artists | 10 | 1% | |
| Fela Kuti | 7 | 1% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 0% | |
| The Runaways | 3 | 0% | |
| Status Quo | 3 | 0% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 0% | |
| Klaus Schulze | 3 | 0% | |
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385 | 39% | |
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208 | 21% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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Best Albums of 1977 chart changes
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