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1226:Infinity
1007:Revolver
990:1 August
872:(Japan)
782:fretless
759:ambience
546:"Canada"
502:"Olives"
325:ambience
300:Godflesh
147:Producer
106:art rock
64:Recorded
56:Released
46: by
763:samples
364:Release
243:(2003)
234:(2001)
225:(2000)
194:(2003)
185:(2001)
176:(2000)
1275:Empath
1247:Devlab
1240:Terria
1152:Terria
1144:Terria
1126:Oricon
1100:Terria
1075:Terria
1027:Terria
870:Oricon
848:Chart
755:vocals
751:guitar
690:Length
647:Length
494:Length
466:Terria
401:Rating
398:Source
369:Terria
333:Terria
317:Terria
282:Terria
259:Terria
230:Terria
181:Terria
120:Length
72:Studio
29:Terria
1422:Ghost
927:(61).
791:piano
776:drums
733:14:27
720:"Man"
687:Title
668:77:09
644:Title
625:71:54
491:Title
312:Music
137:Label
88:Genre
1197:Solo
1059:2022
992:2018
964:2020
864:125
859:SNEP
851:Peak
785:bass
723:5:12
712:3:17
701:5:57
658:5:55
615:5:30
604:5:25
593:9:12
582:6:54
571:7:16
560:3:43
549:6:53
538:7:34
527:9:35
516:6:32
505:3:21
421:8/10
411:8/10
373:Sony
343:Ween
323:and
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1103:."
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875:81
683:No.
652:12.
640:No.
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598:10.
487:No.
345:'s
321:pop
292:'s
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