Directstep (studio album) by Herbie Hancock

Directstep by Herbie Hancock
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 13,314th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 9 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (173rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,838th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,314th)
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Herbie Hancock bestography

Directstep is ranked 11th best out of 42 albums by Herbie Hancock on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Herbie Hancock is Head Hunters which is ranked number 498 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,534.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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11/19/2024 21:26 Hyggevinyl  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,58373/100
 
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From 01/03/2024 08:24
Too much vocoder, otherwise quite decent but not earthshattering
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From 08/05/2019 19:17
Japan only album. Cracking rhythm provided by Alphonse mouzon and Paul Jackson. Also featuring Bennie maupin. Nice versions of tracks featured on other albums he made. Excellent version of I thought it was you.
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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
11. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
12. Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
14. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
15. The B-52's by The B-52's
16. Specials by The Specials
17. Armed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
18. 154 by Wire
19. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks
20. Setting Sons by The Jam
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