Medicine Show (studio album) by The Dream Syndicate

Medicine Show by The Dream Syndicate
Year: 1984
Overall rank: 4,521st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 63 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1984 (70th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (666th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,521st)
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1984 The Dream Syndicate Medicine Show & Live Promo Vinyl LP SP6-4990 - NM
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The Dream Syndicate bestography

Medicine Show is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by The Dream Syndicate on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Dream Syndicate is The Days Of Wine And Roses which is ranked number 1952 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 855.

The Dream Syndicate album bestography « Higher ranked (1,952nd) This album (4,521st) Lower ranked (7,879th) »
The Days Of Wine And RosesMedicine ShowLive At Raji's

Upcoming concerts

Sep
18
Thu
20:00
The Baseball Project Featuring members of R.E.M. and The Dream Syndicate with The Minus 5
Thalia Hall, Chicago, United States. United States
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Sep
23
Tue
20:00
The Baseball Project Feat. members of R.E.M. and The Dream Syndicate
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Thea, Somerville, United States. United States
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Medicine Show track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 63 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.

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95/100
From 01/08/2018 12:56
Stunning album by such an underrated band. One of the best albums of the '80's.
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From 04/16/2015 14:02
Widely canned at the time for venturing boldly into Romanelli territory & not being Days of .. II, Medicine Show is actually a fascinating listen with totally sick guitar leads and a wide open & raucous sound that holds it own. I prefer Days of Wine & Roses, but damn isn't repeat listens to this kicking my ass
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From 03/17/2015 15:10
No comments for an album that has the third best guitar song ever made ("John Coltrane Stereo Blues", after "The fire" and "Marquee moon")? Is everybody sleeping?
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