Energy (studio album)
by Operation Ivy

Energy by Operation Ivy
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 2,966th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 157 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (37th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (451st)
Award Best albums of all time (2,966th)

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Overall rank: 2,966th | 1980s rank: 451st | 1989 rank: 37th

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75/100 (from 157 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.2.

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From 11/02/2020 11:55 | #260084
Great hardcore/ska punk record. Classic.
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From 06/27/2019 19:00 | #238482
So much fun!

Favorites: Take Warning, The Crowd, Bad Town, Caution, Big City.
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From 04/09/2013 01:02 | #72110
The holy grail of 90s third wave ska and also the most successful blend of hardcore and ska. Elegantly written and savagely played.
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From 02/05/2012 23:22 | #36507
One of my favorite albums. This was part of the whole punk ska movement. The songs are so fast and catchy. Several members later formed Rancid.
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From 05/11/2011 16:28 | #21568
Absolutely essential if you like your loud punk music! Probably as good as the myths you heard about it. If you are in any posistion to get this album, get it. So very hard to find yet so good. Knowledge and Vulnerability are my favorite.
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From 01/27/2009 09:32 | #2481
Despite an awfully bad production quality, this 1989 East-Bay album is awesome. It's considered as THE first ska-punk record and I believe it will go down in history as one of the greatest album of the genre. But even if you're not a huge fan of that type of music, you can still enjoy the energy and the enthusiasm that are present in every song. Anyway, this record is among my favorites, and if you like the musical style (and if the sound quality doesn't really matter to you) it should also be among yours too. These guys are real and passionate and you can definitely feel it by listening to the record. It's called Energy, and trust me, it really is.
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