Help Us Stranger (studio album) by The Raconteurs

Help Us Stranger by The Raconteurs
Year: 2019
Release date: 2019-06-21
Overall rank: 5,994th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 95 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2019 (84th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,153rd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,994th)
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The Raconteurs bestography

Help Us Stranger is ranked 3rd best out of 5 albums by The Raconteurs on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Raconteurs is Consolers Of The Lonely which is ranked number 1417 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,224.

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73/100 (from 95 votes)
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90/100
From 06/11/2020 15:00
Album no 140 from 2019 for me to listen and still I could find such a masterpiece! Absolutely great!
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80/100
From 06/09/2020 07:58
As a Raconteurs fan, I love everything album they make. However, this one needed a few listening sessions. Best songs: Only Child, Bored And Razed, Shine The Light On Me, Sunday Driver
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50/100
From 11/16/2019 05:50
Sounds like a Black Keys tribute album except Jack White-tified

If you’re interested in Jack White and his schlock then check this album out otherwise give it a miss
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95/100
From 10/07/2019 00:45
This album is just what I wanted as a Raconteurs fanatic, after 11 years. It may not be as good as Consolers of the Lonely, but neither is almost every album ever recorded.
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From 07/30/2019 22:28
Remember the energy that made Consolers of the Lonely so damn fun? Yeah, most of that is gone.
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40/100
From 07/30/2019 21:40
Almost boring. Poor album.
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75/100
From 07/22/2019 10:40
Doesn't make my pulse quicken. Sort of average guitar music.
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80/100
From 06/26/2019 13:40
Consistently good album. I don't know if it has the highs that Consolers of the Lonely had, but a very good album after a 10 year hiatus.

Key tracks: Bored and Razed, Help Me Stranger, Don't Bother Me, Somedays and Sunday Driver
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From 06/22/2019 18:33
Pretty disappointing
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