Bang (studio album) by James Gang

Bang by James Gang
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 29,798th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 14 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (373rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (3,347th)
Award Best albums of all time (29,798th)

James Gang bestography

Bang is ranked 3rd best out of 13 albums by James Gang on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by James Gang is Rides Again which is ranked number 14237 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 79.

James Gang album bestography « Higher ranked (15,260th) This album (29,798th) Lower ranked (45,350th) »
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76/100 (from 14 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 78.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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90/100
From 10/15/2021 18:20
It's not The James Gang with Joe Walsh. It's with Tommy Bolin on guitar and vocals. And it's easily the best album in The James Gang catalogue. It's rock, it's melodic, and Bolin's guitar playing is incredible.
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From 11/30/2018 20:37
This forgotten gem easily sits quietly as one of the best in the James Gang discography. Bolin's guitar work is impeccable, the songs are both varied and high quality, and the deliver is solid all the way around.
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Best Albums of 1973
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
3. Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
4. Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
5. Quadrophenia by The Who
6. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
7. Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings
8. Raw Power by Iggy And The Stooges
9. Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
10. Future Days by Can
11. (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd
12. Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
13. For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
14. Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
15. Closing Time by Tom Waits
16. Berlin by Lou Reed
17. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen
18. Artaud by Pescado Rabioso
19. Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
20. Catch A Fire by The Wailers
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