Several Shades Of Why
by J Mascis
J Mascis bestography
Several Shades Of Why is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by J Mascis on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by J Mascis is Tied To A Star which is ranked number 7809 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 161.
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Several Shades Of Why track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 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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| 12/15/2025 13:38 | TonySayers61 | 24,214 | 64/100 | |
| 09/21/2025 23:22 | dhbarrett | 8,387 | 65/100 | |
| 07/01/2025 04:34 |  Nacho212 | 1,881 | 72/100 | |
| 04/30/2025 02:33 | PapaShiz86 | 11,235 | 79/100 | |
| 01/30/2025 05:13 | jnmayles | 2,145 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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The album where J proves that he can do more than just make walls of noise. He'll always be one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
J turn off the amps and wrote these stunning songs with acoustic guitars.
zdwyatt 10/24/2013 19:12 | #89092
The guy just knows how to craft a tight track. It's a restrained affair; it almost sounds like a Dinosaur Jr. demo tape. Whether or not that's a good thing probably depends on whether you prefer your rock songs to pack a little more punch. I kinda dig the acoustic take.
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