Album Releases by User Score
701.
Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition
by Murs
March 23, 2004
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702.
Our Endless Numbered Days
by Iron & Wine
March 23, 2004
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703.
Kick Up The Fire And Let The Flames Break Loose
by The Cooper Temple Clause
February 24, 2004
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704.
Shadows Collide With People
by John Frusciante
February 24, 2004
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705.
Bows & Arrows
by The Walkmen
February 3, 2004
Although lumped in with the New York garage-rock scene, The Walkmen (which includes members of defunct bands Jonathan Fire Eater and The Recoys) stand out by incorporating a wider range of influences and instrumentation. (Plus, they own their own New York recording studio, which puts them about as far from an actual garage as you can get). This is the band's second LP, which follows their acclaimed 2002 debut 'Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone.' |
706.
Margerine Eclipse
by Stereolab
January 27, 2004
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707.
Folklore
by Nelly Furtado
November 25, 2003
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708.
blink-182
by blink-182
November 18, 2003
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709.
The Black Album
by Jay-Z
November 14, 2003
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710.
Love Is Hell, Part 1 [EP]
by Ryan Adams
November 4, 2003
Love Is Hell, Part 1 is one-half of the planned 'Love Is Hell' full-length that Adams had intended as his official follow-up to 2001's 'Gold' until Lost Highway refused to release it intact (instead encouraging the singer to record a more upbeat LP, 'Rock n Roll'). John Porter (The Smiths) produces. |
711.
The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
by Explosions in the Sky
November 4, 2003
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712.
Room On Fire
by The Strokes
October 28, 2003
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713.
The Lemon Of Pink
by The Books
October 14, 2003
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714.
Birth Of A Prince
by The RZA
October 7, 2003
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715.
Chicken & Beer
by Ludacris
October 7, 2003
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716.
Singing Bones
by The Handsome Family
October 7, 2003
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717.
Transatlanticism
by Death Cab for Cutie
October 7, 2003
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718.
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
by Outkast
September 23, 2003
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719.
Stumble Into Grace
by Emmylou Harris
September 23, 2003
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720.
Grand Champ
by DMX
September 16, 2003
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721.
Ima Robot
by Ima Robot
September 16, 2003
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722.
Thirteenth Step
by A Perfect Circle
September 16, 2003
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723.
Heavier Things
by John Mayer
September 9, 2003
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724.
It Still Moves
by My Morning Jacket
September 9, 2003
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725.
Seal IV
by Seal
September 9, 2003
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726.
Show Me Your Tears
by Frank Black & The Catholics
September 9, 2003
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727.
The Meadowlands
by The Wrens
September 9, 2003
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728.
Take Them On, On Your Own
by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
September 2, 2003
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729.
1972
by Josh Rouse
August 26, 2003
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730.
Reconstruction Site
by The Weakerthans
August 26, 2003
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731.
Haha Sound
by Broadcast
August 12, 2003
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732.
It's All In Your Head
by Eve 6
July 22, 2003
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733.
Keep It Together
by Guster
June 24, 2003
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734.
I Am The Fun Blame Monster
by Menomena
June 20, 2003
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735.
Decoration Day
by Drive-By Truckers
June 17, 2003
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736.
Happy Songs For Happy People
by Mogwai
June 17, 2003
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737.
Hail To The Thief
by Radiohead
June 10, 2003
Not quite the return to the "rock" side of Radiohead as originally believed (although pretty close), the band's sixth album (produced again by Nigel Godrich) retains some of the experimental electronica elements of its predecessors Kid A and Amnesiac. Note that each of the tracks on the album has an alternate title, as does the album itself (aka 'The Gloaming'). |
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738.
Sumday
by Grandaddy
June 10, 2003
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739.
Out Of The Vein
by Third Eye Blind
May 13, 2003
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740.
Think Tank
by Blur
May 6, 2003
The veteran Britpop outfit's first new album in four years is the result of tumultuous recording sessions in Morocco with producer Fatboy Slim, which saw a growing dispute between co-founders Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon culminate in Coxon's departure from the band. Fatboy Slim only wound up producing two tracks, with William Orbit handling some of the others. |
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741.
Say You Will
by Fleetwood Mac
April 15, 2003
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742.
Sleeping With Ghosts
by Placebo
April 1, 2003
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743.
The Remote Part
by Idlewild
March 25, 2003
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744.
Pig Lib
by Stephen Malkmus
March 18, 2003
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745.
Transfiguration Of Vincent
by M. Ward
March 18, 2003
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746.
Magnolia Electric Co.
by Songs: Ohia
March 4, 2003
Jason Molina rocks out a bit more on this latest offering, which finds the singer-songwriter backed by the same musicians on the 'Mi Sei Apparaso Come Un Fantasma' live album. Steve Albini produces, and to quote the official press release, "This is the first Songs: Ohia record with more than one song that could be played at a strip joint or monster truck show." |
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747.
The Power To Believe
by King Crimson
March 4, 2003
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748.
Neon Golden
by The Notwist
February 25, 2003
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749.
Sleep And Release
by Aereogramme
February 18, 2003
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750.
You Are Free
by Cat Power
February 18, 2003
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751.
100th Window
by Massive Attack
February 11, 2003
The first of two planned 2003 releases for the far-from-prolific Bristol-based electronica collective sees the group pared down to one original member: Robert "3-D" del Naja (although Grant "Daddy G." Marshall intends to return to the group for the next disc). Horace Andy returns to provide vocals on several tracks, and Sinead O'Connor also guests on two songs. |
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752.
Life On Other Planets
by Supergrass
February 11, 2003
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753.
Mary Star of the Sea
by Zwan
January 28, 2003
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754.
Does This Look Infected?
by Sum 41
November 26, 2002
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755.
Evil Heat
by Primal Scream
November 26, 2002
Bobby Gillespie and co. follow 2000's widely acclaimed 'XTRMNTR' with a similar blend of Stooges-style rock and electronica, thanks to the production work of semi-official Primal Scream member Kevin Shields (formerly of My Bloody Valentine) and Andy Weatherall. Tracks include first single "Miss Lucifer," "City," a remake of a Gillespie-sung track on David Holmes' most recent album, and "Some Velvet Morning," sung as a duet with supermodel Kate Moss. |
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756.
Steal This Album
by System Of A Down
November 26, 2002
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757.
Twoism [EP]
by Boards of Canada
November 26, 2002
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758.
Brainwashed
by George Harrison
November 19, 2002
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759.
More Than You Think You Are
by Matchbox Twenty
November 19, 2002
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760.
Original Pirate Material
by The Streets
October 22, 2002
This is the debut album by the London garage (or in this case, bedroom) band, which consists solely of 21-year-old Mike Skinner. Whether or not this style of music (very English rapping over garage/house beats) will translate well overseas remains to be seen, but garage (and especially Skinner) is the current flavor of the month with the UK music press. |
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761.
Happyness
by The Aluminum Group
October 15, 2002
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762.
Power In Numbers
by Jurassic 5
October 8, 2002
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763.
Sea Change
by Beck
September 24, 2002
Which Beck is it? The party-loving Beck of 'Odelay' and 'Midnite Vultures,' or the more serious, singer-songwriter Beck of 'Mutations.' On this latest release, it is the latter, as Beck reunites with Mutations' producer Nigel Godrich (Radiohead) for a set of darker, atmospheric, more acoustically-oriented tracks. |
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764.
The Creek Drank The Cradle
by Iron & Wine
September 24, 2002
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765.
Believe
by Disturbed
September 17, 2002
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766.
Blacklisted
by Neko Case
August 20, 2002
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767.
Kill The Moonlight
by Spoon
August 20, 2002
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768.
One Beat
by Sleater-Kinney
August 20, 2002
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769.
Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
by Bright Eyes
August 13, 2002
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770.
Highly Evolved
by The Vines
July 16, 2002
2001 gave us The White Stripes and The Strokes; 2002 gives us The Hives and The Vines. This Australian four-piece outfit is the latest rock band to be hyped to stratospheric proportions (and an instant major-label contract) by the UK rock press, who compared the Vines to Nirvana (the band, not the concept). But although the Aussies did indeed get their start as a Nirvana cover band, there is a bit more to their debut album 'Highly Evolved' than Grunge, Part 2. |
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771.
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
by The Flaming Lips
July 16, 2002
The Oklahoma band finally returns with a follow-up to perhaps their strongest effort to date, 1999's 'The Soft Bulletin.' Here, the Lips venture even more into electronic territory, working once again with producer Dave Fridmann (Mercury Rev). Yoshimi of Japanese band The Boredoms guests on vocals on one track and lends her name to part of the album's title (the "Yoshimi" part, not the "Pink Robots" part). |
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772.
Nellyville
by Nelly
June 25, 2002
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773.
God Loves Ugly
by Atmosphere
June 11, 2002
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774.
Frantic
by Bryan Ferry
May 21, 2002
Fresh off the Roxy Music reunion tour, Bryan Ferry resumes his solo career with this 13-track effort, a mix of Ferry originals and covers (including two Dylan tracks). Ferry has actually been working on this album for parts of the last eight (!) years, and it includes contributions from former Roxy Music partner/nemesis Brian Eno, the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, and Radiohead's Johnny Greenwood. |
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775.
Veni Vidi Vicious
by The Hives
April 30, 2002
One of the first Next Big Things of 2002, Sweden's The Hives follow last year's media darlings The Strokes and The White Stripes in bringing the rock back to alternative rock. The only catch is that the band has been around for over a decade, with this particular album actually dating back to 2000, when it gained a limited U.S. release on a tiny Epitaph imprint. However, the Swedes were able to benefit from the rush to capitalize on the neo-garage/punk-rock movement by scoring a major label deal in early 2002 and a rerelease of this, their second full-length. (They've got The Strokes beat on length, though, managing to release an even shorter album, at just 27 minutes.) |
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776.
Provisions, Fiction and Gear
by Moth
April 9, 2002
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777.
Rings Around The World
by Super Furry Animals
March 19, 2002
This is the fifth album (and a return to English-lanugage songs) for the well-regarded Welsh indie band, now signed to a major label (Epic). It is the first album ever to be released simultaneously on DVD and CD (with the DVD containing a movie and a remix for each track on the album). Paul McCartney and John Cale have cameo appearances on the album. |
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778.
After Everything Now This
by The Church
February 5, 2002
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779.
The Process Of Belief
by Bad Religion
January 22, 2002
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780.
Rock Steady
by No Doubt
December 11, 2001
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781.
Drukqs
by Aphex Twin
October 23, 2001
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782.
Morning View
by Incubus
October 23, 2001
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783.
The Argument
by Fugazi
October 16, 2001
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784.
Tenacious D
by Tenacious D
September 25, 2001
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785.
Love And Theft
by Bob Dylan
September 11, 2001
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786.
Rockin' The Suburbs
by Ben Folds
September 11, 2001
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787.
The Blueprint
by Jay-Z
September 11, 2001
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788.
The Coast Is Never Clear
by Beulah
September 11, 2001
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789.
It's a Wonderful Life
by Sparklehorse
August 28, 2001
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790.
Life On A String
by Laurie Anderson
August 21, 2001
This is Laurie Anderson's first music release since 1994's 'Big Red.' Originally conceived as a studio verision of her recent theatrical production "Songs and Stories from Moby Dick," the thirteen-song album contains only three tracks from that show, supplemented with newer material. Guest musicians include Lou Reed, Dr. John, Bill Frisell, Mocean Worker and Van Dyke Parks. |
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791.
New Favorite
by Alison Krauss & Union Station
August 14, 2001
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792.
Tweekend
by The Crystal Method
July 31, 2001
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793.
White Blood Cells
by The White Stripes
July 3, 2001
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794.
Go Plastic
by Squarepusher
June 26, 2001
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795.
Rooty
by Basement Jaxx
June 26, 2001
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796.
Gorillaz
by Gorillaz
June 19, 2001
Forget concept albums; this is a concept band. Formed by Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Blur's Damon Albarn, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori, and the Tom Tom Club's Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz (with visuals by "Tank Girl" creator Jamie Hewlett), the Gorillaz are a "virtual" hip-hop outfit of cartoon characters based somewhere in the future. Hey, we don't make this stuff up; we just report it. |
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797.
Amnesiac
by Radiohead
June 5, 2001
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798.
God Bless The Go-Go's
by The Go-Go's
May 15, 2001
Believe it or not, this is indeed a brand-new album from L.A.'s Go-Go's -- their first in 17 years, to be exact. The original lineup (including Belinda Carlisle and Jane Wiedlin) is intact for this 13-track outing, produced by Paul Kolderie and Sean Slade (Hole, Radiohead). Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is featured on the first single, "Unforgiven." |
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799.
Black Market Music
by Placebo
May 8, 2001
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800.
Lions
by The Black Crowes
May 8, 2001
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