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Staind The Illusion of Progress

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Release Date: 2008
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4.5 superb

Brabiz | November 17th 20

This album is genuinely beautiful sometimes with a lot of bright melodies and clean, blues-y guitar work. The Pink
Floyd inspired ‘The Corner’ absolutely works if you’re willing to accept Staind doing Floyd. This is a super
melodic and sweet sounding rock album and it has enough strength and creativity to make it stand above a lot of
contemporary rock bands doing similar things. This is how you make a radio-friendly hard rock album. Not a
weak track.

Bump

4.0 excellent	KManoc1 \| April 26th 17
Instead of giving us an album even heavier than "Tormented", they give us an album that's very bluesy and reminiscent of Pink Floyd. Bump

4.5 superb	pencils3 \| February 1st 11
This is sheer quality from beginning to end. Raining Again, Pardon Me, and the stratospherically beautiful Tangled Up In You make this indisputably amazing. Bump

2.5 average

CutMan | February 19th 10

Staind continue to be average. Not bad, not good, but average. Occasionally painfully so, especially when a lot of these songs have serious potential for being good. One moment, it's a half-decent modern rock song, and it feels like something impressive is being built up to... But the verse or bridge will end, and we wont get a soaring passage, a solo, a breakdown, or anything to make that build feel worth it. We'll get one more chorus.

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2.5 average	Dylan620 \| November 21st 09
It's a decent album, even though I nearly fell asleep listening to it. Break the Cycle is much better - I'm not terribly fond of the soft direction Staind are taking with this album, but it's decent. Recommended tracks: "This Is It", "Believe" Bump

3.0 good	ivantoar \| August 28th 08
Preety good, many instrument improvement esp. at opening, good vocals but sometimes song can sounds similiar like in the previous albums. Bump

3.0 good

exciter | March 8th 24

1.5 very poor

InfernalDeity CONTRIBUTOR | January 23rd 24

3.0 good

elry2k | October 27th 23

2.0 poor

LastRites442 | October 18th 23

2.5 average

Middle18 | October 1st 23

3.0 good

gordodustin | September 28th 23

2.0 poor

Broonist996 | September 25th 23

2.0 poor

StephenMusic | September 17th 23

2.5 average

Thamse79 | September 12th 23

5.0 classic

Kbarnard22 | August 22nd 23

2.0 poor

itsalargeboat | April 19th 23

2.5 average

bellovddd | February 6th 23

4.0 excellent

gregsanz182 | January 9th 23

2.5 average

pizzamachine | December 18th 22

3.0 good

PickleVai17 | November 15th 22

2.5 average

altmjw | October 8th 22

1.5 very poor

Tomcat13 | August 19th 22

2.5 average

DylanPowers92 | July 21st 22

2.0 poor

WildCardboiii | June 18th 22

2.5 average

SaturatedCowFeces | March 13th 22

2.5 average

peartnoy | January 27th 22

2.0 poor

AlexMichels | November 17th 21

2.0 poor

FrozenFirebug | November 13th 21

4.0 excellent

Mattimeo13 | October 26th 21

3.5 great

YankeeDudel | September 4th 21

2.0 poor

LilPeep | August 19th 21

2.5 average

blakeguitarist2 | August 2nd 21

2.5 average

Zakusz | June 29th 21

4.0 excellent

JeremiahBullfrog | April 27th 21

3.0 good

bde1314 | April 12th 21

1.0 awful

gocsa666 | March 27th 21

1.5 very poor

BlitzPhoenix98 | March 27th 21

3.0 good

golfandcars2 | March 17th 21

2.5 average

Oobaloo | January 28th 21

2.5 average

Shamzus | December 9th 20

3.0 good

Metalglenn22 | July 12th 20

3.0 good

bananatossing | July 11th 20

2.0 poor

STIGMATIZED | July 3rd 20

2.5 average

sfoat9 | July 3rd 20

2.5 average

Sowing STAFF | June 10th 20

2.5 average

WesternRex | May 28th 20

2.5 average

Halez | April 29th 20

3.0 good

RoderickINM | March 19th 20

2.0 poor

mEyck07 | November 21st 19

3.5 great

MrRomphf | November 15th 19

2.5 average

Nathan Flasher | August 11th 19

2.5 average

Confessed2005 | July 28th 19

2.5 average

xxm | June 25th 19

2.0 poor

0GuyMan0 | June 16th 19

2.5 average

nsarver | May 29th 19

1.5 very poor

El Olam | February 27th 19

3.5 great

Matthias812 | February 22nd 19

2.0 poor

spatulagrass | February 14th 19

1.5 very poor

Nick Kempster | January 22nd 19

2.0 poor

StonedManatee | December 31st 18

5.0 classic

itsallgood05 | December 30th 18

2.0 poor

Tyler White STAFF | December 28th 18

2.0 poor

Resident Metalhead Piranha | December 25th 18

1.5 very poor

Assemblage | November 12th 18

2.0 poor

swipenet | August 1st 18

1.5 very poor

Lee Whear | July 26th 18

3.0 good

grizzlys54 | July 24th 18

5.0 classic

iliescu | July 16th 18

1.5 very poor

dapbroman505 | July 4th 18

2.5 average

Trey STAFF | June 30th 18

1.5 very poor

Camiot | June 25th 18

2.0 poor

kintups55 | April 16th 18

3.0 good

Sandblasted | March 29th 18

3.0 good

C1ntReW | January 17th 18

2.0 poor

ElSomni | December 30th 17

1.0 awful

Elynna | December 12th 17

2.0 poor

bigchinko | November 4th 17

1.5 very poor

solrage | October 31st 17

2.5 average

AlphaZoey2008 | October 16th 17

2.5 average

thenewdisease | October 5th 17

2.0 poor

BlackFugazi | July 24th 17

2.5 average

William21 | July 12th 17

2.0 poor

rockandroll982 | June 23rd 17

2.0 poor

6chris15 | May 20th 17

2.5 average

Branden William Byrd | May 1st 17

3.5 great

NickRF | April 21st 17

2.5 average

InfernoChicken | April 17th 17

2.5 average

voodman | March 24th 17

2.0 poor

wtabor | March 14th 17

5.0 classic

Zxyvuwaqy | January 17th 17

2.0 poor

Flashmobba | January 5th 17

2.0 poor

SchornsForm | December 29th 16

3.0 good

jpjpablo | December 15th 16

2.0 poor

Wolfe | November 29th 16

2.0 poor

wojodta | November 24th 16

3.5 great

Stormy Smiley Face | November 17th 16

3.0 good

Ambrisa | October 30th 16

3.0 good

cman23kid | October 23rd 16

3.0 good

Sputnik's Slamotologist | September 29th 16

2.0 poor

soulxstlr | August 23rd 16

2.0 poor

rodrigo90 | August 14th 16

3.5 great

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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3.5 great

BeZar84 | May 16th 16

5.0 classic

Darkones | May 12th 16

1.5 very poor

BHAR | May 10th 16

1.5 very poor

SandwichBubble | April 23rd 16

2.5 average

Shamus248 CONTRIBUTOR | April 18th 16

3.5 great

LosProfetas | March 30th 16

5.0 classic

crossfade22 | March 26th 16

2.0 poor

Metro0092 | February 28th 16

3.5 great

TheFourthCircle25 | February 24th 16

3.0 good

MrTurdminator5 | February 16th 16

2.0 poor

MaggieG | February 10th 16

3.5 great

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

JimBonJovi | November 24th 15

2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

ryanfabermi | September 28th 15

2.0 poor

IAmWarhol | August 29th 15

2.5 average

Wav0fmutilation | August 11th 15

3.0 good

gib91688 | July 10th 15

3.5 great

RockRetard | June 29th 15

1.0 awful

Stereochrome1 | June 17th 15

2.5 average

Mrjohnsini | May 12th 15

3.0 good

SanchZ93 | May 4th 15

2.0 poor

Chromatic | April 24th 15

4.0 excellent

Wiiwillrockyoup | April 16th 15

4.0 excellent

meteora89 | April 16th 15

2.0 poor

hobblepot | April 11th 15

2.5 average

keshahatecrew | April 4th 15

1.5 very poor

NervousBreakdown | April 4th 15

2.0 poor

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1.5 very poor

Jared Floryan | March 19th 15

2.0 poor

Celtics2448 | December 17th 14

2.0 poor

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2.5 average

TooManyRiffs | November 11th 14

2.5 average

Handyman003 | October 15th 14

2.5 average

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1.5 very poor

Governator | September 23rd 14

2.5 average

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2.5 average

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1.0 awful

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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3.5 great

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

VOTED most underrated user (2016, 2020) | May 7th 14

3.0 good

Skullz930 | April 17th 14

3.5 great

KriegdemKriege | March 5th 14

3.5 great

devin0 | January 26th 14

3.5 great

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3.0 good

Thibs | January 17th 14

3.5 great

Flyscream | January 15th 14

4.0 excellent

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3.0 good

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1.5 very poor

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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4.0 excellent

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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3.5 great

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

TheThirdChildren | June 1st 13

3.0 good

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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5.0 classic

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3.0 good

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2.5 average

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5.0 classic

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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3.0 good

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1.5 very poor

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1.5 very poor

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1.0 awful

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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3.5 great

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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1.5 very poor

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2.5 average

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3.5 great

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3.5 great

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3.5 great

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1.5 very poor

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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3.5 great

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3.0 good

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1.0 awful

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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1.5 very poor

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3.5 great

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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1.5 very poor

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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4.5 superb

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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3.0 good

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3.0 good

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3.0 good

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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1.5 very poor

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1.5 very poor

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

gallus90 | August 4th 11

3.0 good

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3.0 good

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3.0 good

jmal789 | July 20th 11

3.5 great

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

Xeltos | June 6th 11

3.0 good

Kharon | May 27th 11

4.5 superb

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2.0 poor

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3.5 great

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3.5 great

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

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4.0 excellent

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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1.5 very poor

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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4.5 superb

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4.0 excellent

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

cb123 | November 11th 10

3.5 great

lostsociopath | November 7th 10

4.0 excellent

caprio4us | October 30th 10

3.0 good

MangyBum | October 30th 10

2.0 poor

fr33convict | October 19th 10

2.5 average

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5.0 classic

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1.0 awful

literalsurrealist | October 9th 10

2.5 average

Makemebad35 | October 4th 10

3.5 great

Nostigex | September 27th 10

3.5 great

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3.0 good

ottevaere | September 22nd 10

2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

drasticaction74 | September 1st 10

2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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4.5 superb

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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4.0 excellent

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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3.0 good

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2.5 average

Clarky | April 2nd 10

1.5 very poor

Andy H. B. | February 23rd 10

2.5 average

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2.5 average

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4.0 excellent

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

avalanche07 | January 21st 10

2.5 average

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3.5 great

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2.0 poor

greg84 EMERITUS | December 14th 09

5.0 classic

voidoffate719 | December 10th 09

2.0 poor

mallen | November 10th 09

1.0 awful

LegalDuck | November 8th 09

2.5 average

RyanStagno | October 29th 09

3.0 good

guitarplaya3eb | October 27th 09

1.5 very poor

alsid | October 27th 09

4.5 superb

budokai01 | October 27th 09

2.5 average

ThePalestMexican | October 15th 09

3.0 good

renny48 | October 14th 09

3.5 great

nmcollins05 | October 7th 09

3.5 great

breakingbending | September 23rd 09

4.0 excellent

bbgreen11 | September 22nd 09

2.5 average

ckypro3 | September 22nd 09

4.0 excellent

csi24 | September 17th 09

3.5 great

Ryan17 | September 13th 09

3.0 good

Asiatic667 | September 8th 09

3.5 great

westcoast | September 5th 09

3.5 great

Radioinahole | September 5th 09

2.5 average

dawnclover | September 3rd 09

2.5 average

Austintatious | August 24th 09

4.0 excellent

outburst | June 18th 09

2.5 average

stuartdfc | June 5th 09

2.5 average

Toradeth | June 4th 09

3.0 good

Riverperson | May 23rd 09

1.5 very poor

jingledeath | May 3rd 09

3.0 good

RKO300 | April 28th 09

2.0 poor

alexanjah1 | April 13th 09

2.0 poor

macLOFFlyn | April 12th 09

2.0 poor

Klekticist | April 3rd 09

2.5 average

Hastetheday09 | February 26th 09

2.5 average

laralan77 | February 18th 09

1.0 awful

jamiecoughlan | February 13th 09

2.0 poor

ssgongon7 | January 22nd 09

3.0 good

YouAreMySilence | January 21st 09

3.5 great

llaurelie | January 2nd 09

2.5 average

kygermo | January 2nd 09

2.0 poor

demo321 | December 29th 08

2.5 average

CokeZero | December 29th 08

3.0 good

Tom2704 | November 13th 08

3.0 good

llama122 | November 3rd 08

2.5 average

TonberryKing | October 26th 08

4.0 excellent

jah7910 | October 22nd 08

1.5 very poor

72haha72 | October 14th 08

2.5 average

CoreySzn | October 5th 08

4.5 superb

Pattydurango | September 26th 08

3.0 good

ShatteredSoul | September 24th 08

3.5 great

sneasy | September 10th 08

2.0 poor

runner | September 9th 08

4.0 excellent

nebg11 | September 5th 08

2.0 poor

MichaelRocker | September 5th 08

2.5 average

TheDistantFuture | August 29th 08

3.5 great

gt1315 | August 24th 08

2.0 poor

SHOOTME | August 24th 08

2.0 poor

DanE3005 | August 23rd 08

3.5 great

pjotro | August 23rd 08

3.0 good

lateoctober | August 20th 08

2.0 poor

tom960 | August 19th 08

3.0 good

JimmyPopAli | August 19th 08

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