A Series Of Sneaks
by Spoon
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A Series Of Sneaks is ranked 9th best out of 14 albums by Spoon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Spoon is They Want My Soul which is ranked number 670 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,568.
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A Series Of Sneaks 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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| ! | 05/29/2026 03:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,463 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2025 03:50 |  AAL2014 | 4,171 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2025 11:12 | TonySayers61 | 25,264 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2024 22:28 | dougcummings | 2,027 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2024 04:57 |  slatsheit | 2,042 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.7.
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You can easily notice the transition between the bar scene punk/grunge rock of Telephono and the more restrained sounds and mature songwriting of Girls Can Tell on this album. It's an interesting milestone in Spoon's discography as it's both their own album but also very drenched in 90s hard rock/soft rock scene.
I felt that the 1:30 songs like Chloroform and Staring At The Board are unnecessary and almost took me out of the album, which is the main contributor to the 75 score. I can tell Spoon is finding its footing in terms of sound and production, but it isn't quite at the level of the rest of its catalogue.
Best songs: Utilitarian, Reservations, June's Foreign Spell
Don't believe anyone saying that you can skip this album!!! It is an awesome album, strong from beginning to end.
The guitar tones are really tasty, each and every song is great and the overall vibe of this album is simply awesome.
I cannot stress it enough: don't dismiss this album if you're a Spoon fan! You can easily hear the genius of Britt Daniels and Co, their level of talent is very evidently on display on "A Series Of Sneaks".
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This album is still somewhat rough compared to the rest of Spoon's catalogue (excluding telephono), but that doesn't mean it's not a good album. Although there's only four songs that reach the 3:30 mark, all songs have a very good melody that is comparable to modern Spoon, and the songs all have a great vibe, catchy vibe that is very timeless to it. A definite listen for those who have digested the rest of Spoon's discography; this one will take a bit to grow on you though.
Vastly underrated. Perhaps simply forgotten?
Series of Sneaks is a cool album name. But that's about it. This and Telephono can be skipped unless you are a die hard Spoon fan.
They are starting to figure it out here but it's at Girl Can Tell that follows next where Spoon hits their swing
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