The Evil One (studio album) by Roky Erickson

The Evil One by Roky Erickson
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 12,286th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 21 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (181st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,725th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,286th)
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76/100 (from 21 votes)
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02/05/2024 19:52 OldToad  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,20174/100
 
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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 76.1/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.

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One of the most underrated albums I know of. Beautifully recorded, one excellent song after another, rocking and bleeding with emotion, his voice sounds incredible. I think that documentary did him a disservice, made him look like an idiot, which, if you listen, he most definitely wasn't. Rock and roll right here.
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt [Computer World] by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
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