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937:Live albums
804:Fred Sablan
794:Ginger Fish
789:Andy Gerold
784:Wes Borland
739:Gidget Gein
723:Gil Sharone
717:Reba Meyers
704:Tyler Bates
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385:rock'n'roll
328:culture war
254:Sean Beavan
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1738:1996 songs
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1624:Hell, etc.
1293:Coma White
1055:Tourniquet
824:Paul Wiley
816:Daniel Fox
624:2011-07-13
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