The Parable Of Arable Land
by The Red Crayola With The Familiar Ugly

The Parable Of Arable Land by The Red Crayola With The Familiar Ugly
Year: 1967
Release date: 1967-06-00
Overall rank: 1,321st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 227 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1967 (25th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (137th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,321st)

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The Red Crayola With The Familiar Ugly bestography

The best album by The Red Crayola is The Parable Of Arable Land which is ranked number 1321 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,298.

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The Parable Of Arable Land
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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 1,321st | 1960s rank: 137th | 1967 rank: 25th
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2026 NowhereManTop 31 Music Albums of 196731/310
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 196727/1004
2026 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 196764/1002
2026 arthurbittencourtTop 100 Greatest Music Albums93/1008
2026 arthurbittencourtTop 65 Music Albums of the 1960s19/6514
2026Steppenwolf666Top 99 Music Albums of 196746/993
2026 PurplepashTop 38 Music Albums of 196736/380
2026 EyeKanFlyTop 38 Music Albums of 196724/382
2026joathomeTop 36 Music Albums of 196735/360
2026LittleM1971Top 75 Music Albums of 196729/753
2026 DommeDamianTop 62 Music Albums of the 1960s12/6216
2026boyd94Top 100 Greatest Music Albums31/10070
2026 Patman360Top 71 Music Albums of 196770/710
2026Rm12398Top 74 Music Albums of 196772/740
2026 DommeDamianTop 31 Music Albums of 19672/315
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 90 Music Albums of 196731/903
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s82/1004
2026 RockyRaccoonEarly Psychedelic Rock78/100 -
2026 AfterHoursTop 100 Greatest Music Albums11/10088
2025JohnnyoPsychedelia Albums of the 60's61/62 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 183
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,298
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 227 votes)
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03/29/2026 14:51 evo  Ratings distribution  24772/100
 
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12/23/2025 08:31 Purplepash  Ratings distribution  4,83375/100
 
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12/12/2025 02:14 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
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06/17/2025 15:14 thepardunk  Ratings distribution  2,57669/100
 
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05/24/2025 16:27 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,33449/100

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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.2.

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85/100
From 07/11/2023 20:53 | #298075
New to me, I liked it.
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40/100
From 01/25/2021 21:35 | #265104
Makes me nervous. I just don't get it
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Rating:  
85/100
From 09/27/2020 19:11 | #258781
It's like flying through a tube, watching reflections of future. An absolutely amazing and unique album. After listening to it you will be a different person.
It's unbelievable that this album is released in 67, I wouldn't be surprised if these guys claimed that they achieved time travel technology.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 06/08/2020 14:26 | #253067
One of the harder albums to get a rating on because it doesn't do it justice. Chaotic and unpredictable but fascinating. There are sounds on this record that are beyond imagination at the time and still confound me even given the half a century of context that I have. The actual songs are really interesting and somewhat accessible at times. The stereo effects are mind-bending. The Free Form Freak-Outs are so dense and disheveled that it's hard for me to come up with anything to say about them other than they are intensely gripping. This album is unlike anything that I've ever heard. It pushes every boundary.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 08/12/2018 12:07 | #219604
Some might find the free form freak-outs off-putting, but personally I love how they sit between the proto-punk ballads that are at least a decade ahead of their time. I love how well suited the cover art is to the music; listening to this album is like wondering through a carnival, overwhelmed by the flood of sound and colour, and every so often finding yourself at the same stage with the mysterious band that you were sure you were just walking away from ...

Most of this is copied from the description of the album in my overall chart, do check it out if you have the time!!
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Rating:  
85/100
From 12/07/2017 23:05 | #202798
A work of impish, madcap genius.
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15/100
From 10/27/2017 22:48 | #200167
I'm sorry, I usually dig psychedelia but for me this was just dross.
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100/100
From 01/18/2017 11:17 | #183199
Creo que, junto con "The Velvet Underground & Nico", "Trout Mask Replica" y "Kind of Blue" (entre otros), este es el álbum más importante e influyente de todos los tiempos.
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From 09/16/2014 11:42 | #122038
I liked this album. Very psychedelic/avant-garde, without being too pompous or overbearing.
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70/100
From 10/07/2013 19:50 | #87848
The songs here are actually quite good. On the other hand, the freepart stuff makes my ears bleed.
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1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
3. The Doors by The Doors
4. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5. Forever Changes by Love
6. Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
7. Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
8. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd
9. Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
10. Strange Days by The Doors