Shady Grove
by Quicksilver Messenger Service
Quicksilver Messenger Service bestography
Shady Grove is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by Quicksilver Messenger Service on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Quicksilver Messenger Service is Happy Trails which is ranked number 2888 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 530.
(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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Shady Grove track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Shady Grove rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 38 Music Albums of 1969 | 32/38 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Early Psychedelic Rock Pt. 3 | 69/100 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  seb7 | Top 45 Music Albums of 1969 | 11/45 | 4 |
| 2025 | seb7 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 3/100 | 20 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the 60’s (101 - 200) | 56/100 | - |
| 2025 | seb7 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 87/100 | 13 |
| 2022 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 80/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 41 | |||
Shady Grove collection
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Shady Grove ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/14/2026 20:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,796 | 70/100 | |
| 08/21/2025 03:35 | MrsHippy | 89 | 68/100 | |
| 03/13/2025 17:52 | RockyRaccoon | 6,875 | 84/100 | |
| 12/20/2024 21:01 | seb7 | 1,520 | 80/100 | |
| 03/18/2023 00:48 | dhbarrett | 8,356 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.7.
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My favorite album from this band Edward the mad shirt grinder is A blazing tune. A bit of scratchy singing I think Dino could have done a better job but too bad he was in jail at the time. NeverthelessGreat song writing and great playing I think it's a wonderful album.
Jboy56 03/15/2023 14:49 | #295036
I do not get this album at all, not for me. Did not click
Nicky Hopkins once said something to the effect that all he could remember of this period was that the band was never in tune.
Too bad, because I felt like the album was quite alright, finally giving us a record of the actual quality and distinctiveness of the band. "Edward" is entirely bonded to Hopkins' memory, but "Too Far" and "3 or 4 feet" and "Flashing Lonesome..."
seb7 01/06/2021 01:01 | #263892
Great album with clever songwriting and a killer finale
seb7 12/02/2020 17:08 | #261812
Edward, the Mad Shirt Grinder is an insane song.
Don’t really get why there isn’t more love for this album. Some stunning musicianship going on here.
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