Sound & Fury
by Sturgill Simpson
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Sturgill Simpson bestography
Sound & Fury is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by Sturgill Simpson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sturgill Simpson is A Sailor's Guide To Earth which is ranked number 1834 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 924.
(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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Sound & Fury track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 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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| ! | 07/11/2026 06:44 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,519 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2026 17:19 | jon5417 | 4,103 | 68/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2026 06:48 | cicadelic | 13,788 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 22:43 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2026 07:16 | Proto | 4,263 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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Very different from his prior work. Given the interviews I have heard from him where he talks about how much he is a rocker and doesn't like being pigeon holed as a country artist, I am not surprised by the direction this album took. Still, I miss the Sturgill of Metamodern.
Turn up the volume on this one and maybe check out the animated video version :)
Best track - Sing Along
Heard this album playing in my record shop.
Bought a vinyl copy and therefore my first introduction to Sturgill Simpson on my Hi-fi.
Fine album.
Will now explore his other materials
Sturgill Simpson showed excellent songwriting skills on Metamodern Sounds and Sailor's Guide to Earth. Unfortunately, this follow-up is lost in heavy production.
Track Pick: Sing Along
Sound & Fury is obviously a huge shift for Sturgill Simpson. Its sort of a throwback record to 80s rock, but there are some other elements in there too. Good album to play loud. I just found there are only 3-4 songs on the album that are memorable at all. Its a change that doesn't bother me, but I hope it isn't one that sticks either.
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