The Horses And The Hounds
by James McMurtry
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James McMurtry bestography
The Horses And The Hounds is ranked 3rd best out of 13 albums by James McMurtry on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James McMurtry is Complicated Game which is ranked number 9793 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 125.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Horses And The Hounds track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Horses And The Hounds ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/25/2025 06:26 |  sssvnnn | 8,437 | 67/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2023 19:50 |  Stanleykurosawa | 1,700 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2022 08:17 | jonny5244 | 8,460 | 63/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2022 01:15 | Moondance | 20,792 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/01/2022 16:36 | cronadigallina | 2,973 | 67/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.5/100, a mean average of 71.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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The Horses and the Hounds was my most anticipated album of 2021, and I daresay it remains my top favorite. James McMurtry has been kicking around since his 1989 debut on Columbia, and has consistently put out good, albiet overlooked, material since that time. The Complicated Game LP in 2015 really raised the bar and hit you in the gut like none of his other albums had done before. That record featured beautiful portraits of common people with their emotions, sorrows, and gripes about our ever changing world.
The follow-up, The Horses and The Hounds, is probably McMurtry's most assesible albums. McMurtry arranges his masterful story-songs with lovely melodies, gorgeous hooks, fine production that compliment the songs really nicely. The title track is one of the most catchy songs we have ever heard from McMurtry.
This obscure artist is criminally overlooked, and he has certainly earned a seat at the head of the table of Texas folk singer-songwriters, many of the legends came and left this world long ago. McMurtry carries that legacy with a keen eye on love, loss and the wonders of life.
Highly Recommended.
A-Side: The Horses and the Hounds
B-Side: Vaquero
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