Roll The Bones
by Rush
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Roll The Bones is ranked 12th best out of 38 albums by Rush on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Rush is Moving Pictures which is ranked number 162 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,714.
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Roll The Bones track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 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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| ! | 06/21/2026 06:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,453 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2026 13:37 | mizzle | 1,529 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2026 10:39 | TroutMaskGreg | 1,803 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 19:35 | emnasut | 153 | 87/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2026 14:08 | Adhura | 1,700 | 77/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.9/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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AAL2014 06/30/2020 04:28 | #254788 | TOP COMMENT
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Although, not one of my very favorite Rush records, it would probably crack top ten at this point. I feel it gets a bad rep and is underrated. Some very good material here that I was happy to see kept in the live rotation all the way up til the end.
Bravado is absolutely stunning and Where's My Thing has always been one of my favorite Rush instrumentals.
llibnanoon 05/27/2020 19:15 | #252334
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I loved this record when it came out. The only bad bit of this record is the "rap" in the title track. The whole sound becomes more balanced as they hit this point. Guitars, Drums, Bass and Synths all working together brilliantly. Where's My Thing and The Big Wheel are classic Rush. Then there's Ghost Of A Chance. Absolute class
This album sits in a far lower position than it should (well it does in 2020). There aren't any tracks which I don't like. 'Roll the Bones', 'Dreamline' and 'Ghost of a Chance' are the highlights for me. This album and Grace Under Pressure get the most listens out of my Rush collection.
Is there any dissapointing Rush-Album? Here you find outstanding Songs like Dreamline, Bravado & Ghost of a Chance...
LedZep 02/24/2018 13:22 | #209474 | TOP COMMENT
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Everyone who dislikes this thing because of the rapping part in Roll the Bones isn't really a Rush fan. The trio loves and incorporates so much different genres in their music that this shouldn't come as a surprise. They're the coolest guys. Vastly underrated album... (Edited)
Fischman 11/23/2016 19:19 | #178997 | TOP COMMENT
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This is a truly underrated gem in the Rush discography. while it may lack the epic songs Rush is known for, each one of these twelve cuts is skilfully crafted and contains insightful lyrics presented with Rush's usual exemplary musicianship.
The three guys play excellent, again. It's a pleasure just to listen to the instruments and not mind the songs, although there are some pretty good ones on this album.
5 great tracks imo. Dreamline, Bravado, Roll The Bones, Gost Of A Chance & The Big Wheel. I could do without the rest of the tracks though. MEZ
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