Coming From Reality (studio album) by Rodriguez

Coming From Reality by Rodriguez
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 3,132nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 104 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (64th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (561st)
Award Best albums of all time (3,132nd)
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Coming From Reality is ranked 2nd best out of 4 albums by Rodriguez on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Rodriguez is Cold Fact which is ranked number 1330 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,312.

Rodriguez album bestography « Higher ranked (1,330th) This album (3,132nd) Lower ranked (6,090th) »
Cold FactComing From RealitySearching For Sugar Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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79/100 (from 104 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.6/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.

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85/100
From 03/24/2023 15:56
A stunner
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90/100
From 03/16/2023 06:02
I remember playing this album (Coming From Reality) & Cold Fact repeatedly while living in the western suburbs of Sydney from late 74 onwards. I loved (& still love) both albums. I didn't know that outside a few countries (notably Australia & South Africa), Sixto was a relative unknown and his lack of commercial success led him to move away from the music industry by the time I was really getting into him. I did wonder every now & then what happened to him as I would play CFR & CF several times a year as the years rolled by. Then (more than 35 years later), 'Searching For Sugarman' happened in early 2010's and all was revealed ~ I recall sitting in the darkened cinema and watching SFS, singing along (quietly) with tears of joy streaming from my eyes - such a beautiful story. Then, the icing on the cake for my personal journey with Sixto, was being in NYC on 9 October 2013 and seeing him perform live at the Barclay Theatre, Brooklyn. While CFR & CF are both exceptional albums, two songs on CFR (I Think Of You & Silver Words) tilt the balance (for me) towards Coming From Reality.
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55/100
From 01/23/2022 19:57
Beautiful album. Shame we only got two studio albums from this guy - he's a genius. The bonus tracks from the re-release are great too (Street Boy, I'll Slip Away). My favourite off the album is To Whom It May Concern.
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From 02/15/2020 06:51
this man is a genius, an amazing lyricist and poet on the same level as dylan. glad to see him getting some recognition
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From 08/15/2019 18:49
There is a version of this album that includes Street Boy and Can't Get Away. Which makes this as good as Cold Fact. Without them, it's still a marvel of musical ingenuity. Rodriguez is just one of a kind.
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From 04/05/2019 06:59
Absolute brilliance! I often wonder what the world would be like if the rest of the world outside of South Africa and Australia had been listening to Rodriguez all these years!
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90/100
From 12/04/2017 11:14
They are but bonus tracks my friend
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From 12/04/2017 10:00
Where is cant get away and street boy? Aren't they on this album? WTF
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From 01/20/2017 00:36
As good as Cold Fact
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70/100
From 11/26/2013 09:19
Sandrevan Lullaby is a beautiful song also a terrific album
. Coming From Reality lives in the shadow of the much better COLD FACT
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Meddle by Pink Floyd
8. Tago Mago by Can
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Imagine by John Lennon
16. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
17. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
18. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
19. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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