This Is Hardcore (studio album) by Pulp
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Top 20 albums of 1998 (Pulp bestography
This Is Hardcore is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Pulp on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pulp is Different Class which is ranked number 180 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,735.
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This Is Hardcore track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 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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75/100  | 5 days ago | luukvdschepop | | 75/100 |
85/100 | 04/07/2022 12:55 | jwalsh97 | | 81/100 |
85/100 | 03/30/2022 18:25 | CelticBhoy | | 73/100 |
65/100 | 03/25/2022 01:40 | Rm12398 | | 76/100 |
70/100 | 03/23/2022 10:06 |  Peppa | | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Jboy56 03/03/2022 08:28
Best song: Glory Days.
Dark and quite depressing messages, songs are also too long .
teague 07/03/2020 20:00
This Is Hardcore is a bit underwhelming (and overwhelming) after hearing Different Class. Every song seems to try to be Common People, making this a very laborious listen. Pretty much every song overstays their welcome, even the shorter ones seem to meander. And while none of it is particularly bad, it's all very overblown.
Opening half is great and the second half is good for me. But overall a very good album
Favorite Tracks:Seductive Barry
Dark, depressive, and the perfect funeral for Britpop. Glory Days is absolutely phenomenal
nitomano 09/27/2018 04:17
El album en conjunto lo disfruté más que Different Class, que también es muy bueno pero temas como The Fear, This is Hardcore, Dishes y Sylvia son algunos de mis favoritos de la banda. Un Disco bastante recomendable.
Excellent follow up to the epic "Different Class". The songwriting is just as sharp, although with a little less humor.
The follow up to the mega successful, different class. This is hardcore, is a darker twin to the more optimistic predecessor, but songwise it's just as good. The title track is amazing, one of Pulp's greatest songs. Other highlights include, the fear, a little soul, and, Sylvia. This is hardcore, is a fine album, dark with little specks of light shining through. Good stuff.
This album is as brilliant as it is manic depressive. Not like other Orphic Crooners who fall in love with their misery, within the lush and sprawling landscapes of this album there is an unsettling cry for help. It is a beautiful work with a Serge Gainsbourg influence, and is possibly the most uncompromising album I've ever heard. I'm thrilled that it has a following and getting the recognition it deserves
meccalecca 05/04/2014 20:29
Your witty older brother has settled down with a family. His snide remarks generate a tense relationship with the family.
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