Jack Orion
by Bert Jansch

Jack Orion by Bert Jansch
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 5,973rd   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 59 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1966 (50th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (462nd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,973rd)

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Bert Jansch bestography

Jack Orion is ranked 2nd best out of 35 albums by Bert Jansch on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bert Jansch is Bert Jansch which is ranked number 2178 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 750.

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Jack Orion rankings

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Overall rank: 5,973rd | 1960s rank: 462nd | 1966 rank: 50th

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75/100 (from 59 votes)
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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 75.0/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.

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From 08/12/2022 14:38 | #288414
Solid and lonely
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From 02/18/2017 03:42 | #185871
Before people start thinking I'm totally daft, I should point out that the first two tracks on Jack Orion are totally killer. Wagoner's Lad is badass mountain folk that positively rocks. And The First Time I Ever Saw Her Face is a lovely country ballad with heart. I positively love those two songs. It's just the rest of the album that seems to be a bit lacking at least after the first few spins.
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80/100
From 02/15/2017 00:35 | #185595
Let's get this out of the way right from the start. This is nowhere near as essential or awesome as his self-titled debut. That's not really too much a knock. I consider his debut one of the greatest albums of all time, and it could easily sit in my top 100. The guitar playing is awesome (of course), but the sound of the record all feels sort of samey and one-dimensional. Still you can tell that Jimmy Page used this album as a massive crib sheet, and since I'm a huge Zep fan that's really cool. It's certainly not a bad album. Just not one that gets me too excited.

I highly encourage fans of this album to show me the error of my ways!!!

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From 02/02/2016 16:05 | #158496
Recorded before his stint in Pentangle this is a folk album. Most of the cuts are not written by Mr. Jansch but traditional in origin. A nice record when your in the mood for such music.
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
5. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
7. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
8. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
15. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Da Capo by Love
19. Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock
20. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
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