American Band
by Drive-By Truckers
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American Band is ranked 5th best out of 23 albums by Drive-By Truckers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Drive-By Truckers is The Dirty South which is ranked number 2154 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 759.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/16/2025 20:20 | BlueNote | 959 | 69/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2024 05:16 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2024 14:35 | jon5417 | 4,031 | 68/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2024 11:17 | cicadelic | 11,679 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2023 04:19 | dhbarrett | 8,279 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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DBT return to the fray, this time writing about political/ human rights events that America faces in the 21st century. There are a lot of political pleas here. I don't think they want us to change any minds here, they just want us to listen and think about what is going on in current events. The two primary songwriters are in good focused form here, and though this record can't compare to their classics in the early 2000s, it's still worth while for any casual fan, no matter what political opinions you hold dear.
Track Pick: "What it Means"
cestuneblague 10/10/2016 06:41 | #176639
Their first album since their Isbell-assisted days to bring back memories of their heavier, tougher, more immediate songwriting of their heyday, American Band has both a clarity of vision as well as a driving, rootsy edge that gives both gravitas and emotional power to what's perhaps their most overtly political album to date. A catchy but bruising rallying cry against the rather sorry state of the nation, and their best work in over a decade.
A modern observation of America with classic Southern Rock lyricism and instrumentation. Great song writing. One of the most politically charged albums of the year.
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