Exploded View
by Steve Tibbetts
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Exploded View track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Exploded View rankings summary
Overall rank: 25,317th | 1980s rank: 3,177th | 1986 rank: 334th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Jameth | Top 10 Music Albums of 1986 | 6/10 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 78 Music Albums of 1986 | 9/78 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 51 Music Albums of 1986 | 33/51 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 51 Music Albums of 1986 | 51/51 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Arthurknight | Top 99 Music Albums of 1986 | 10/99 | 5 |
| 2025 | Jameth | Top 59 Music Albums of the 1980s | 16/59 | 15 |
| 2022 | PurpleHazel | Top 48 Music Albums of 1986 | 37/48 | 1 |
| 2019 |  guzguzgarbit | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 60/100 | 8 |
| 2018 |  Tha1ChiefRocka | New Additions | 10/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 38 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/08/2025 20:31 | RemainInLight | 3,813 | 36/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2023 01:04 | Skerns | 5,215 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2019 21:31 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,747 | 74/100 |
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baystateoftheart 05/22/2019 03:42 in Get To Know A Top 10: May 2019 Thread - Tha1ChiefRocka
baystateoftheart 05/22/2019 03:42 in Get To Know A Top 10: May 2019 Thread - Tha1ChiefRocka“Dynamic and varied guitar playing and pulsing percussion make this a really great album. I don't have much else to say about it, I find this guy's stuff to be pretty unique. The guitar playing on the first track is definitely Fripp-inspired, and it's amazing. This is great! Really genre-bending,…”
View forum topic (2 mentions) →From baystateoftheart 05/21/2019 22:23 in What album are you listening to right now?
baystateoftheart 05/21/2019 22:23 in What album are you listening to right now?“What album are you listening to right now?”
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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/21/2019 14:10 | #236497
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/21/2019 14:10 | #236497
So the Steve Tibbets is a disc i can really sink my musical teeth into.
He gets the wailing, distortion guitar to mesh perfectly with the strong world music undercurrents. A most excellent musical hybrid. Works for me quite brilliantly. The straight acoustic pieces are also great, and the use of vocals is effective as well.
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