This Is Big Audio Dynamite
by Big Audio Dynamite
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This Is Big Audio Dynamite is ranked as the best album by Big Audio Dynamite.
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This Is Big Audio Dynamite track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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This Is Big Audio Dynamite ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/16/2026 21:52 | Devilwoac | 1,405 | 97/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2026 08:58 | Finky | 1,539 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 18:53 | willtoshower | 1,545 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 23:52 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2025 09:03 | JamesMowbray | 5,615 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.2/100, a mean average of 70.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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TheDude85 06/26/2021 16:11 | #271062 | TOP COMMENT
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I can't compliment this album, nor criticise it. To me it seems pretty middle of the road after the explosive stuff Jones did with The Clash.
This debut album is arguably their best, and it provided alt rock stations plenty of songs to play. That includes, of course, the excellent "The Bottom Line".
An album very much of it's time sonically, electronics and sound effects. Vocals aren't great but that's not really the point I suppose. E=mc2 is a great track, the rest are OK. Not bad, for an old fella like me it helps recall the 80's but probably not likely to set anyone elses pulse racing.
RoundTheBend 04/30/2016 23:54 | #164913 | TOP COMMENT
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BAD II is better.
this album's great
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