Cold Fact
by Rodriguez
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Cold Fact is ranked as the best album by Rodriguez.
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Cold Fact track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 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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| 02/13/2026 22:40 | Gedi | 153 | 84/100 | |
| 01/15/2026 00:47 | This_is_handsome | 769 | 79/100 | |
| 01/09/2026 06:04 |  Tamthebam | 22,936 | 69/100 | |
| 01/05/2026 00:23 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,706 | 70/100 | |
| 12/16/2025 14:45 |  Milhaud | 1,840 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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A great selection of songs. My favourites are Crucify Your Mind, I Wonder and Sugar Man. Last 4 tracks are a bit forgettable though, there's a big drop off after I Wonder.
This album is absolutely brilliant. The lyrics are phenomenal. 10/10
Got to check this album out after watching the Sugar Man documentary on Netflix. Really good album, criminal that this didn't sell even remotely as well as it should have.
Cargusbralem 09/28/2019 17:23 | #243145
Well ain't this a hidden gem. The songs do feel like 1970 but the production feels 1960, which somehow works pretty well! The lyrics are consistently entertaining, and it all feels a little Bob Dylanish minus a harmonica.
Favorites: Sugar Man, Only Good for Conversation, Crucify Your Mind, I Wonder
PS: Cold Play?
TheDude85 04/17/2019 16:04 | #235127
Not the hidden treasure it has been purported to be. It's okay. "Cold Play" contains some rudimentary comparison to Dylan, James Taylor, Cat Stevens and other singer/songwriters of the time. I'm from the Southwest Detroit area where Rodriguez plied his trade. There are still plenty of street poets roaming the same streets where Rodriguez roamed. I don't find his lyrics that revelatory of 60-70s street life. What is most endearing about this album is the production and the contributions of the Funk Brothers second wave.
I heard the music before I saw the movie so I have a more unbiased view of the album, and I must say it deserves all the praise it gets. The songwriting is spectacular, and Rodriguez’s lyricism is on par with Bob Dylan’s. I especially love the forlorn imagery that the last song paints. I wonder how different music would be now if this was more popular back in the day. Also, a shame that Gamorrah is on this album as it is the only trash song he ever wrote.
Medelsvensson 12/01/2017 14:33 | #202446
One who should've been classic. Just like Forever Changes, massively underappreciated. Endless amound of masterpiece songs. Crucify your mind and Inner city blues are the best
This is awsome. Really fucking good.
Graeme2 09/13/2016 11:42 | #174876
I don't think it's the lost classic it's portrayed as by some. No I've not seen the film and watching that I'm sure helps you appreciate him more. I've been aware of him since David Holmes and andy votel had the first two tracks in their mixes, and both are fantastic cuts. Hate street dialogue and rich folks hoax are very good too. But I was expecting more considering that and the fact it features the funk brothers. Also it's nothing like Dylan. I can see the Donovan comparison though but if he'd had the same team play on his stuff from this period then I guess it would be a lot better. I think we can use the O word. I'm off to play some Donovan. Feel free to click unhelpful.
poppmusic 06/23/2015 14:34 | #144434
Like the rhythms of the inner city enclaves that permeate here, wish that prevailed over the Dylan imitations.
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