Machine Gun (studio album)
by The Peter Brötzmann Octet

Album
Machine Gun by The Peter Brötzmann Octet
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 2,441st   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 109 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (39th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (222nd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,441st)

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The Peter Brötzmann Octet bestography

The best album by Peter Brötzmann is Machine Gun which is ranked number 2441 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 650.

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Machine Gun track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Machine Gun rankings

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Overall rank: 2,441st | 1960s rank: 222nd | 1968 rank: 39th

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Machine Gun ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 109 votes)
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 !		12/15/2025 03:16 Exist-en-ciel   4,68470/100
 
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 !		07/30/2025 23:25 thepardunk   2,54669/100
 
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 !		04/06/2025 12:43 VictorVale   3,70381/100
 
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 !		03/25/2025 00:56 nocturnes   3987/100
 
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 !		09/01/2024 03:23 baystateoftheart   2,79472/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.4.

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From 04/19/2023 15:35 | #296218
The best free jazz LP!
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65/100
From 01/03/2022 16:47 | #278487
I don't think I've ever before heard a more appropriate title for a song or album
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75/100
From 02/15/2019 21:58 | #231997
Nice
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From 10/28/2018 05:54 | #223411
The musical equivalent to getting raped with a jackhammer.
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80/100
From 06/27/2018 21:11 | #217389
Really liking this, some of the best free jazz I've heard. So AGGRESSIVE
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100/100
From 07/25/2016 05:48 | #171777
Este es un álbum extremadamente insano, inarmónico y duro. Uno necesita estar dispuesto a entrar en ello. No es nada sencillo. De hecho, creo que si no conquistas su sonido en tu primera escuchada, probablemente nunca llegues a disfrutarlo.
Piensa antes en la mezcla musical más esquizofrénica, disonante y radical que creas posible.
Una sola recomendación: escúchalo completo. Al final te quedarás, o con un fuerte dolor de cabeza, o con una inexplicable sensanción de completitud.
Machine Gun es como la guerra, como el silencio; es una maraña de disparos, de emociones desgarradas. Es libertad.
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Rating:  
30/100
From 07/20/2014 01:19 | #117133
Not for me - far too free.
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Rating:  
65/100
From 11/21/2011 03:37 | #30936
I'm sorry, but this is just too messed up for me. And this is coming from someone who sometimes thinks Trout Mask Replica is too mainstream.
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