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1689:Discography
1530:Live albums
1362:Kent, David
732:synthesizer
718:bass guitar
478:rhythm game
1739:Categories
1458:Paul Geary
1443:Pat Badger
1347:2021-08-08
1214:2021-07-16
1160:2022-06-05
1136:2021-08-08
1114:2021-08-08
1087:2021-08-08
951:References
891:"Kid Ego"
804:, New York
802:Masterdisk
780:Production
748:Paul Geary
714:Pat Badger
540:glam metal
500:funk-metal
496:glam metal
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231:chronology
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1699:DramaGods
1694:Van Halen
1644:Hip Today
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1249:August 8,
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1109:Billboard
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1059:March 26,
983:April 16,
920:Accolade
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854:Billboard
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808:Jeff Gold
775:(track 1)
773:harmonica
708:Personnel
599:"Kid Ego"
526:Van Halen
510:Reception
504:hard rock
456:Billboard
295:"Kid Ego"
223:, Extreme
178:hard rock
1364:(1993).
977:AllMusic
917:Country
350:AllMusic
275:Extreme
216:Producer
151:Released
141: by
1637:Cynical
1581:Kid Ego
1566:Singles
1485:Extreme
1417:Extreme
877:Single
867:Singles
447:Extreme
438:Extreme
271:Singles
257:(1990)
248:(1989)
244:Extreme
229:Extreme
209:A&M
144:Extreme
124:Extreme
80:scholar
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880:Chart
818:Charts
728:guitar
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1661:Tours
935:2008
923:Rank
914:Year
888:1989
874:Year
823:Album
752:drums
736:piano
700:45:00
566:Title
490:Music
445:band
273:from
204:Label
160:Genre
87:JSTOR
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1651:Star
1370:ISBN
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1187:2022
1061:2015
1019:ISBN
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833:Peak
786:Mack
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657:4:14
646:3:34
635:3:02
624:4:52
613:4:54
602:4:04
591:3:37
580:3:47
392:6/10
221:Mack
154:1989
59:news
1520:Six
938:US
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860:80
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