For The Sake Of The Song
by Townes Van Zandt

For The Sake Of The Song by Townes Van Zandt
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 9,686th   
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 49 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (128th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (700th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,686th)

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Townes Van Zandt bestography

For The Sake Of The Song is ranked 6th best out of 33 albums by Townes Van Zandt on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Townes Van Zandt is Townes Van Zandt which is ranked number 725 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,400.

Townes Van Zandt album bestography « Higher ranked (9,290th)
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For The Sake Of The Song
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For The Sake Of The Song track list

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For The Sake Of The Song rankings

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Overall rank: 9,686th | 1960s rank: 700th | 1968 rank: 128th

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For The Sake Of The Song ratings

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73/100 (from 49 votes)
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From 03/31/2016 13:31 | #163044
By far my favorite songwriter of all time. With amazing ability to write lyrics that aren't trite, but completely other-worldly and eternal. And at the same time, inventing melodies that are original, and natural, and beautiful.
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From 08/19/2015 15:13 | #148010
There's a reason Townes rerecorded most of these songs on other albums. It was a bit of stumble out of the gate but hes still an incredible songwriter.
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From 11/27/2011 19:22 | #31529
Fails to ever take off which makes Talkin' Karate Blues the strongest track because of it's comic value.
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