Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 59,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com! (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"What an absolute joy it was to finally here this album which could well be the most underrated historically significant rock album of the 70’s. Simply look at the roll call of guests who contributed a veritable who’s who of rock stardom in the early 70’s - George Harrison - John Lennon - Paul McC...""What an absolute joy it was to finally here this album which could well be the most underrated historically significant rock album of the 70’s. Simply look at the roll call of guests who contributed a veritable who’s who of rock stardom in the early 70’s
- George Harrison
- John Lennon
- Paul McCartney
- Billy Preston
- Marc Bolan
- Robbie Roberson (The Band)
- Nicky Hopkins
- Garth Hudson
- Klaus Voorman
- Lon & Derek Van Eaton
- Harry Nilsson
- Linda McCartney
Ridiculous
It’s important because its the first and only time all 4 Beatles would appear on the 1 album even if it isn’t on the one track or tracks. One can speculate what The Beatles MAY have sounded like post 1970 if still together
It’s also important because it sold like crazy making Ringo a star in his own right reaching number 1 in Canada , Spain and Sweden , number 2 in US and Australia and top 10 around the globe. Further, single release a cover of “Your Sixteen” would hit number 1 on the US Charts and be a global smash. Who knew ?
And finally, it’s actually good , really good chock full of great tunes and harmonies all performed with tongue firmly planted in cheek with the highlights including “I’m The Greatest” , single “Photograph” (check out the video on YouTube), “You And Me (Babe) and the CD additional track which should have Ben on the album proper “It Don’t Come Easy”
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"I've listened to this album more than any other since its release in 2013. It's a criminally underrated record, though I understand that not all listeners will identify with it as much as I do. It's the only record I've ever heard that attempts to capture--and does so brilliantly--what it was lik...""I've listened to this album more than any other since its release in 2013. It's a criminally underrated record, though I understand that not all listeners will identify with it as much as I do. It's the only record I've ever heard that attempts to capture--and does so brilliantly--what it was like to grow up in rural New England in the eighties. Thank you, Will Sheff, for telling the story of my childhood, and doing it with such grace, humor, and sensitivity. "Down Down the Deep River" is the obvious highlight here, but it's just one of several outstanding tracks."[+]Reply
"This album is one of the outstanding masterpieces of the late sixties and Eric Burdon one of the era's creative figures as well as one of its greatest vocalists. Blues, raga and jazz elements combine to create a work that is refined musically as it is dark politically and socially."Reply
"60 to 70/100 (This is a very impressive collection of many cool individual ideas and songs of distinct type that somehow never forms into a very cohesive whole. Still, some really cool songs and really interesting mix of styles, just somehow the whole is less than the sum of its parts - or howeve...""60 to 70/100 (This is a very impressive collection of many cool individual ideas and songs of distinct type that somehow never forms into a very cohesive whole. Still, some really cool songs and really interesting mix of styles, just somehow the whole is less than the sum of its parts - or however that saying goes.)
Weird stuff. Why, you ask? Well, I've listened 3 times, and yet I still can't put my finger on why I kind of like this album but mostly am indifferent. After their 2018 debut which wasn't amazing but definitely had a certain fire and certain grit that I quite liked, I was looking forward to this album to more-or-less high degree. And I was hoping for a couple things: That theyd develop more and experiemnt with new sounds and that they would find their own identity or de=istinct somethingness that would be all their own. They acheived the first thing - this album is a massive expansion in sound and muscianship. They tackle so many genres, elements of Baroque pop, electronica kinda stuff, art pop, subtly psychedelic stuff, stronger melodies, and a really beauitiful array of moments and modes. BUT the second thing I was hoping for was not at all achieved to my ears. I don't think they have formed an identity all their own at all. I think they went backward in that regard. Despite this album having many moments of inspired songcraft and beautiful sounds, none of the moments and songs are fully fleshed out or particularly memorable. They seem to have thrown many good ideas out onto one slightly overlong album without taking the time to weave all the elements and sounds together.
So, while I think songs like "Badibaba", "Anxiety Feels", "Pest", "Bang" and Where Do We Go?" are all quite good, they are lost in a set of other less good (but still solid) songs that each go in such different directions and none of those directions are followed very far before they turn around and then wander a few feet down another path and then turn around, etc etc, you get the metaphor I hope.
The album is good, its fine. Its got the individual elements (the lyrics, the vocals, the harmonies and bass playing and vocals etc) to make a really fucking awesome album. Somehow though none of these parts coalesce with the others and we have here a good but pretty forgettable indie rock/art pop/neo-psychedelia gumbo of fair-to-good."[+]Reply
"Absolutely insane album. The lyrics are dark, cryptic, and over the top in the best way possible. The vocal performances are powerful and the songs display a heavy ferocity. The production blends all of the sounds together in a way that makes the listener feel as though they are trapped in a stor...""Absolutely insane album. The lyrics are dark, cryptic, and over the top in the best way possible. The vocal performances are powerful and the songs display a heavy ferocity. The production blends all of the sounds together in a way that makes the listener feel as though they are trapped in a storm of guitars."[+]Reply
"Despite containing the instant Fall classic Bill Is Dead, this album took quite a while to stand out for me. Sing Harpy kicks things off in a promising fashion, soon after we have the aforementioned Bill Is Dead with MES actually singing! This track is one of their best tracks of the 90's and was...""Despite containing the instant Fall classic Bill Is Dead, this album took quite a while to stand out for me.
Sing Harpy kicks things off in a promising fashion, soon after we have the aforementioned Bill Is Dead with MES actually singing! This track is one of their best tracks of the 90's and was the only Fall track to top John Peel's Festive 50 whilst Peel was still alive anyway. Telephone Thing is pretty good, it doesn't really go anywhere but it is slightly different for the Fall, And Therein is very good but a few tracks here do seem a little murky and unremarkable."[+]Reply
"It feels oddly oxymoronic to call "The Symbol Remains" a "return to form" for a band that hadn't released an album anyway in nearly 20 years, but that's exactly what this is for Blue Oyster Cult: a modern take on their classic rock roots without the bloat of the mid-to-late 80s releases, and with...""It feels oddly oxymoronic to call "The Symbol Remains" a "return to form" for a band that hadn't released an album anyway in nearly 20 years, but that's exactly what this is for Blue Oyster Cult: a modern take on their classic rock roots without the bloat of the mid-to-late 80s releases, and with song-writing effort superior to the uneven Heaven Forbid and Curse of the Hidden Mirror records.
Long-time fans will find familiar-sounding musical and lyrical motifs splattered all over the canvas of nostalgia, while those unfamiliar with BOC's weird obsession with sci-fi and vampires and stuff will still find it unflinchingly (and surprisingly?) charming (read: not at all cringe-worthy).
I love this album. I hope that people give it a shot despite classic rock sound/sensibilities being all but totally irrelevant in 2020. These guys can still f***ing play and deserve the renaissance they have carved out for themselves with The Symbol Remains."[+]Reply