Yank Crime
by Drive Like Jehu
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Yank Crime track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 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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| ! | 05/23/2026 05:26 | ScottJones | 122 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 11:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,306 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2026 10:36 |  LedZep | 5,082 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2026 21:13 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2026 23:36 | CharonBri | 1,051 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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The odd and rapidly shifting time signatures are pretty interesting, and there's some very intricate guitar interplay. The album has a lot of impressive moments instrumentally in the first half. I felt the lack of better songs and hooks holds the album back, and it failed to sustain my interest on a few tracks due to lack of a melody or a sense of progression within the track. I think the album is still good overall for what it is, but I would revisit the first half only.
Jboy56 03/16/2022 10:56 | #282895 | TOP COMMENT
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Not for me, again a band that does not know how to end a song....
Favorite Tracks:Golden Brown
JulianR 10/06/2017 03:17 | #199168 | TOP COMMENT
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Everything works on this album. The guitars are sharp and angular because that's how they should be. The vocalist screams because it furthers the music, not because that's what he's supposed to do (I'm looking at you black metal)
Such a great album. A sound many bands tried but could not duplicate.
meccalecca 05/05/2014 01:32 | #110831 | TOP COMMENT
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Stabbed in the gut with a shiv, the pain is so severe that the brain releases potent toxins to relieve the sensation.
meccalecca 09/09/2013 20:26 | #85560 | TOP COMMENT
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Immediately launching into attack, the guitars of Rick Froberg and John Reiss converge relentlessly, building a case for one of the all time great math rock/punk records. It's technical without being showy. Songs suffocate when they need to, and also breathe when necessary.
NubbinBased 04/03/2013 22:59 | #71263
This album would have been way better if it were just shorter. This album gets gradually worse. I thought the first half was amazing.
Applerill 07/10/2011 02:24 | #24209
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