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2,020 Albums You Must Hear Before the World Ends
(1748 items)list by ToonHead2102
Published 7 years, 8 months ago
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100 Greatest Electronic Albums
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Published 15 years, 11 months ago
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My 600 Favorite Albums Of All Time
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Published 10 years, 9 months ago
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The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s
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Published 4 years, 10 months ago
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Uncut Magazine - 200 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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Published 6 years, 8 months ago
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14 years, 7 months ago at Oct 1 4:51
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Suicideโs self-titled first album, from the vantage point of 2009 when I first heard it, sounds so hugely influential that it's hard to believe there was ever a time that this was looked at curiously. The synth-punk/dark electro-alternative rock of the entire affair sounds exactly like something straight off the radio. Where would Nine Inch Nails be without the dark drum-and-synth notes of โGh... read more
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This remarkable debut album, released a full seven years after the group had formed, was still way ahead of its time back in 1978. Suicide--Alan Vega on vocals and Martin Rev on keyboards and drum machine--are one of the most original acts in the history of popular music. They're often called the first synthpop act; synth-punk is closer to the truth--their music was far more edgy and menacing than that of any of their followers, with the notable exception of Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle, et al. Suicide drew on the right protopunk influence (Nuggets-type stuff, Velvets, Stooges) and came out of the same Mercer Arts scene t
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Manufacturer: Mute U.S.
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0724596910429 UPC: 724596910429
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0724596910429 UPC: 724596910429
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"SUICIDE (1977) SUICIDE Review coming soon... FAV TRACKS: "Frankie Teardrop"; "Ghost Rider"; "Cheree"; "Rocket U.S.A."; "Johnny"; "Che"; "Girl" "
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