Bitches Brew
by Miles Davis
Miles Davis bestography
Bitches Brew is ranked 2nd best out of 126 albums by Miles Davis on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Miles Davis is Kind Of Blue which is ranked number 37 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 21,423.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 87 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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| 05/19/2026 00:40 | golrab67 | 173 | 91/100 | |
| 05/12/2026 09:57 | David100net | 3 | 98/100 | |
| 04/22/2026 08:48 | Timooosterink | 847 | 72/100 | |
| 04/15/2026 08:32 | Liks_on_music | 603 | 81/100 | |
| 03/21/2026 23:51 | djirons | 748 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 84.2/100, a mean average of 83.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
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Maybe a tad long, but very interesting!
JoaoMoreira 02/09/2024 00:52 | #301833
Very ethereal and entranced.
A way more interesting Miles than Kind of Blue-era for sure.
Its like its trumpet is painting the landscape the band's creating.
VictorVale 09/19/2022 23:01 | #289809
Mais uma virada de carreira em uma deliciosa viagem lisérgica. Toda vez que eu ouço eu caio em algum lugar diferente, descubro novas maravilhas.
I hear something new every time I listen to this record. Wonderful jazz fusion!
This album is an absolutely great experience and journey, great funky jazz from srart to finish.
rockbluesfolkjaz 04/14/2022 16:10 | #284239
A different trip every listen. This album is incredible!
A fantastic and very important album in the history of music and you have to applaud the experimentation of his compositions. It is a genius recording that is packed full of great performances from everyone on the album. Obviously Miles himself is fantastic but you have to give so much credit to McLaughlin as his guitar playing makes this jazz fusion record what it is. Pretty much all of his solos are stunning and really give that extra edge to an album that was already very edgy. It is very difficult to listen to this album and not respect the musicianship and quality that is being played for you and at times you can easily feel overwhelmed by it all. This is mainly due to the erratic and vibrant nature of the album. However, I do think there are issues with this release and I don't think it is his best or most consistent work. For example, it is far to long and does drag as it is a very bloated album. There is a few songs that could be cut down and even though they are two of my favourite tracks, the first two songs could really do with being shortened, especially Pharaoh's Dance. It can also be to slow at times and you do find your concentration drifting away from the album as it is a very tough album to listen to all the way through. Furthermore, I find the musicianship to be a little weaker on the second side compared to the first. Overall, a brilliant display of musical talent that could do with a bit of refining to truly be amongst the elite but it is still a great album.
Jbalbinolr 05/02/2021 23:52 | #269277
Pretty long, but with enough substance to stand on his own.
Quite a long noodling psychedelic jazz album that shatters the Earth when it came out. The atmosphere is almost a fever dream to handle, from soothing, to funky, and sometimes, frightening. Not a thing for me at first, but patience is always the key.
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