State Of Our Union (studio album)
by The Long Ryders
The Long Ryders bestography
State Of Our Union is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by The Long Ryders on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Long Ryders is Native Sons which is ranked number 8353 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 148.
(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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State Of Our Union track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (9 out of 15 tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/29/2025 14:07 | Jantje | 598 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2024 20:58 | cicadelic | 11,456 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2023 20:56 | TonySayers61 | 23,231 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/04/2023 08:29 |  Igtonumama | 10,790 | 63/100 |
| ! | 06/03/2022 15:43 | dhbarrett | 8,213 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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The second of the Long Ryders' eighties trilogy continues their excellent string of roots rock with mostly tasteful lyrics.
Unfortunately, they are most known for their most can't be song ever: Looking for Lewis and Clark. But put aside that song and another called WDIA, and you have a high energy roots rock album that was nearly unmatched in its time, though they would perfect their style on the next record, titled Two Fisted Tales.
Recommended.
Track Pick: Lights Downtown
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