Mirror
by Emitt Rhodes
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Emitt Rhodes bestography
Mirror is ranked 3rd best out of 5 albums by Emitt Rhodes on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Emitt Rhodes is Emitt Rhodes which is ranked number 5993 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 225.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Mirror track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Mirror rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | 1971 10th chart | 6/12 | - |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top 65r albums (62), #0501-0600* | 85/86 | - |
| 2025 |  flamingyesdept | Top 66 Music Albums of 1971 | 65/66 | 0 |
| 2023 | paladisiac | 1970s 65rating (62), #001-100* | 91/91 | - |
| 2022 |  Tha1ChiefRocka | Top 70 Music Albums of 1971 | 63/70 | 1 |
| 2022 | Johnnyo | 1971 nuggets | 2/50 | - |
| 2022 | gussteivi | Top 53 Music Albums of 1971 | 14/53 | 4 |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2020 | Rovers | Top 67 Music Albums of 1971 | 47/67 | 2 |
| 2016 | seanie542 | Top 41 Music Albums of 1971 | 30/41 | 1 |
| 2012 |  psertzel | Top 39 Music Albums of the 1970s | 27/39 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
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Mirror ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/09/2022 08:31 | TonySayers61 | 25,341 | 64/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2022 22:35 | HotZappsBoogaloo | 1,270 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2022 10:59 | flamingyesdept | 2,944 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2021 21:23 |  eddieWilson | 687 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2020 09:53 | LosWochos | 47,374 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.1.
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There is no denying that Emitt Rhodes' third album is something of a disappointment: especially if you compare it with his first two albums - the fine "The American Dream" and the excellent successor "Emitt Rhodes".
Rhodes was in 1971 under pressure with coming up with new songs and new recordings. "Mirror" is marked by the fact that Rhodes did not have the necessary time to come up with a worthy successor to the classic "Emitt Rhodes". Although the sound and instrumentation is very similar to its predecessor, the songs simply do not have the same high standards.
The album which has a pretty short playing contains less than a handful of songs that keep the standards of his 1970 album.
The few highlights include the McCartney inspired "Better Side of Life" and "Side We seldom Show".
The slighly funky title-track also is one of the better numbers. The absolute highlight is "Love Will Stone You" - which like most of Rhodes' recordings bears a very strong resemblance to the Beatles' sound.
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