Boulders
by Roy Wood
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Boulders is ranked as the best album by Roy Wood.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Birmingham | 17/87 | - |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Leonard | Painted Covers | 7/21 | - |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1973 | 96/100 | - |
| 2025 | TrekkiELO | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 96/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 18/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | TrekkiELO | Top 29 Music Albums of the 1970s | 25/29 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 24 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 58 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 6 hours ago | Leonard | 6,641 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 12:33 | Philly28 | 961 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2025 13:33 | TrekkiELO | 226 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.1.
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Much of the "Boulders" was recorded while Roy Wood was still in The Move, and quite a lot of the music actually sounds like this group and could well have been released in that name. Roy Wood, however, is behind just about everything, and in that sense it is uniquely a solo album. Also, there is a lot to playfulness with the songs, which hardly would have been allowed on a Move album, although in the band too there was room for both experiments and fun whims.
Overall, "Boulders" obviously oozes musicality and a desire to play with the music. Wood is clearly a wizard in the studio and he really gets around in his music. He often puts his listener to the test, and you never quite know if he is serious or just trying to tease. The opening number "Song of Praise" is a good example of this. Is this a serious bid for a gospel number ??. "Wake Up" is a fine ballad in classic Move sound, with flute and strings etc.; but also water splash sounds throughout? "Rock Down Low" is like a Move rocker; heavy as "Brotosaurus" and "When Alice Comes Back From Farm" "Nancy Sing Me a Song" - if you didn't know better, you'd probably think this was a forgotten Move track - in the very best "Blackberry Way" style; a personal favorite. "Dear Elaine" is another great ballad, with a fine lead vocal from Wood; Here, however, he plays a lot with the music, and so the neatness is challenged. "All the Way Over" is another fine "Move" rocker. "Miss Clarke and the Computer" is a quiet and somewhat strange song where Wood's vocals are almost unrecognizable. "When Grandma Plays the Banjo" is an unpretentious blue-grass pastiche.
At the final medley Wood brings us through some of the pop-rock flocks of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. An exciting album where you are not likely to get bored along the way.
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A hidden gem! A must-have for everyone who likes The Move. (Edited)
"Songs of Praise" features a gospel-style chorus made up of Wood's sped-up, multi-tracked voice overdubs. He originally wrote the song for the New Seekers, whose version reached the final six for the British entry to the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest. (Edited)
A hidden gem! If you like The Move, this album is a must-have for you!
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