Several Shades Of Why (studio album) by J Mascis

Several Shades Of Why by J Mascis
Year: 2011
Release date: 2011-03-15
Overall rank: 8,252nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 49 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2011 (186th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,624th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,252nd)
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 49 votes)
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01/30/2025 05:13 jnmayles  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,74474/100
 
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03/07/2024 20:43 asimpkins  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,47269/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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From 04/15/2018 14:38
The album where J proves that he can do more than just make walls of noise. He'll always be one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
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From 04/24/2016 19:02
J turn off the amps and wrote these stunning songs with acoustic guitars.
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From 10/24/2013 19:12
The guy just knows how to craft a tight track. It's a restrained affair; it almost sounds like a Dinosaur Jr. demo tape. Whether or not that's a good thing probably depends on whether you prefer your rock songs to pack a little more punch. I kinda dig the acoustic take.
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