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Moods
Acerbic
Overview
Albums
Songs
Acerbic Song Highlights
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Lose Yourself
Jeff Bass
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Marshall Mathers
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Luis Resto
Eminem
Street Fighting Man
Mick Jagger
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Keith Richards
The Rolling Stones
Sunny Afternoon
Ray Davies
The Kinks
I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Ohio
Neil Young
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
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Neil Young
Maggie's Farm
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Time
David Gilmour
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Nick Mason
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Roger Waters
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Richard Wright
Pink Floyd
I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
Tony Banks
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Phil Collins
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Peter Gabriel
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Steve Hackett
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Mike Rutherford
Genesis
Black Hole Sun
Chris Cornell
Soundgarden
Who Needs the Peace Corps?
Frank Zappa
The Mothers of Invention
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Frank Zappa
Take It Easy
Jackson Browne
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Glenn Frey
Eagles
Rebel Without a Pause
Carlton Ridenhour
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Norman Rogers
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Eric "Vietnam" Sadler
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Hank Shocklee
Public Enemy
Everybody's Happy Nowadays
Pete Shelley
Buzzcocks
Life Begins at the Hop
Colin Moulding
XTC
Sorted for E's & Wizz
Nick Banks
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Jarvis Cocker
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Candida Doyle
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Steve Mackey
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Russell Senior
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Mark Webber
Pulp
Steps
Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
Pump It Up
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin
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Serge Gainsbourg
Long Distance Runaround
Jon Anderson
Yes
Cowgirl in the Sand
Neil Young
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Genesis
Genesis
Carol
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Desolation Row
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Astronomy Domine
Syd Barrett
Pink Floyd
Paradise City
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Wonderboy
Ray Davies
The Kinks
Creator Has a Master Plan
Pharoah Sanders
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Amosis Leontopolis Thomas
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Leon Thomas
Pharoah Sanders
Lithium
Kurt Cobain
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Dave Grohl
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Krist Novoselic
Nirvana
Mother
John Lennon
John Lennon
Air
Cecil Taylor
Steve Lacy
Hey Nineteen
Walter Becker
/
Donald Fagen
Steely Dan
Hard to Explain
Julian Casablancas
The Strokes
All Tomorrow's Parties
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground
Left to My Own Devices
Chris Lowe
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Neil Tennant
Pet Shop Boys
This Is a Low
Damon Albarn
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Graham Coxon
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Alex James
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Dave Rowntree
Blur
Going Back to Cali
Rick Rubin
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James Todd Smith
LL Cool J
The Cruise of the U.S.S. Codfish
Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
50ft Queenie
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Ether
Dave Allen
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Hugo Burnham
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Andy Gill
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Jon King
Gang of Four
Allah U Akbar
Lorenzo Dechalus
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Derek Murphy
Brand Nubian
That's Really Super, Supergirl
Andy Partridge
XTC
Piano Man
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
Taste of Cindy
Jim Reid
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William Reid
The Jesus and Mary Chain
You Trip Me Up
Jim Reid
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William Reid
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Big New Prinz
Steve Hanley
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Craig Scanlon
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Marcia Schofield
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Mark E. Smith
The Fall
Hip Priest
Steve Hanley
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Marc Riley
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Craig Scanlon
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Mark E. Smith
The Fall
Margin Walker
Brendan Canty
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Joe Lally
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Ian MacKaye
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Guy Picciotto
Fugazi
Flower
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Here
Stephen Malkmus
Pavement
Moods Similar to Acerbic
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Cynical/Sarcastic
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