Mirror Ball (studio album)
by Neil Young
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Mirror Ball is ranked 19th best out of 95 albums by Neil Young on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Neil Young is After The Gold Rush which is ranked number 84 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,722.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 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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| ! | 09/29/2025 01:29 |  OldToad | 1,283 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2025 00:38 | Proto | 3,798 | 33/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2025 19:10 |  djrodo | 960 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2025 07:46 | RemainInLight | 3,152 | 36/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2025 02:40 | CharlesSimone | 194 | 82/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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VictorVale 01/30/2021 00:43 | #265277
Álbum que cresce a medida que é escutado novamente. O Pearl Jam acrescentou bastante.
teague 06/20/2020 01:53 | #253959
Mirror Ball is loud and blown out (all thanks to Young’s choice of backing band for the project, Pearl Jam), like a mini Ragged Glory. It’s not nearly as great, but it still has its moments (Downtown, Peace and Love, Throw Your Hatred Down). I did expect a little more from Pearl Jam as they were known for being energetic and they're playing is a little rudimentary here.
Not necessary to the listening experience, but I recommend attaching Pearl Jam's Merkin Ball EP to the end of this when listening digitally. It's a nice little addition.
llibnanoon 06/08/2020 13:16 | #253062
Pleasantly surprised after revisiting this one after many decades.
It's not bad, although a little samey. You really want Pearl Jam to explode but they just kind of competently chug along. It's okay, but nothing really stands out. Not bad.
One of the best of the Neil '90 era.
Pearl Jam at their best with Jack Irons.
Some copyright problems (PJ doesn't apper on the credits!)
sssvnnn 06/11/2014 10:28 | #114255
That`s a good album with nice songs.
It has just one problem: neil Young did lot`s of good albums and i listen to this one very rarely.
sszwalbenest 02/23/2014 00:02 | #104078
This album was fun to listen to. Strong melodies and music, and while not much besides "I'm the Ocean" is remarkable, I still found it to be a great experience.
It's the grungy element that I love. Crazy Horse are great but Pearl Jam really take it to another place on this album.
Graeme2 12/13/2013 18:21 | #97484
Don't agree with other comment. Can't get into this and I think its down to the soulless backing. Tight as hell but lacking that spark. Just like pearl jams back catalogue. Give me crazy horses amateur playing anyday over this lot.
A great album made with one of the best backing bands that Neil has ever worked with.
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