Free-For-All (studio album) by Michael Penn
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Free-For-All is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by Michael Penn on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Michael Penn is March which is ranked number 20456 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 50.
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Free-For-All track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Free-For-All rankings
All 15 charts that this album appears in:
Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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2025 | ![]() | Top 89 Music Albums of 1992 | 75/89 | 1 |
2025 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 49/100 | 3 |
2025 | rkm | Top 32 Music Albums of 1992 | 15/32 | 3 |
2025 | ![]() | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 67/100 | 2 |
2025 | ![]() | Top 99 Music Albums of 1992 | 87/99 | 1 |
2025 | ![]() | Top 56 Music Albums of 1992 | 47/56 | 1 |
2024 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 98/100 | 0 |
2022 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums in January 2022 | 27/100 | - |
2021 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums in April 2021 | 98/100 | - |
2019 | ![]() | Top 40 Music Albums of 1992 | 20/40 | 3 |
2016 | rkm | Melody, Harmony, Jangle & Twang 1967-2009 | 44/72 | - |
2015 | ![]() | Top 72 Music Albums of 1992 | 45/72 | 2 |
2010 | PZ30940 | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 8/20 | - |
2010 | Kothe02 | Top 10 Greatest Music Albums | 6/10 | - |
1992 | WOXY.com | The 97 Best Of 1992 | 60/94 | 2 |
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 16 |
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Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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75/100 ![]() | 07/10/2024 21:39 | BorderFreeAndrew | ![]() | 74/100 |
100/100 ![]() | 05/18/2024 22:18 | newfindings | ![]() | 86/100 |
75/100 ![]() | 10/07/2023 08:31 | ![]() | ![]() | 71/100 |
70/100 ![]() | 01/19/2023 05:24 | Moondance | ![]() | 72/100 |
80/100 ![]() | 07/19/2021 11:25 | ![]() | ![]() | 83/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 70.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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CONTEXT: Penn's 2nd album had no chance at commercial success; it was far too studious for rock radio. It contains the best and worst elements of Penn's craftsmanship.
MUSIC: Nothing on this album is as immediadely gripping as his best work, but the songs are filled with lots of subtle hooks and interesting sounds.
LYRICS: Penn comes up with some interesting phrase turns, but as a whole, the lyrics are impenetrable. Like Cobain's lyrics, there are plenty of unique images among seemingly random verses. Very "interesting", but not the stuff of great rock n roll.
HIGHLIGHTS: Long Way Down (Look What the Cat Drug In), Slipping My Mind
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