Head Like A Rock (studio album)
by Ian McNabb

Head Like A Rock by Ian McNabb
Year: 1994
Overall rank: 26,146th   
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73/100 (from 9 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1994 (413th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (4,113th)
Award Best albums of all time (26,146th)

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Ian McNabb bestography

Head Like A Rock is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by Ian McNabb on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ian McNabb is Merseybeast which is ranked number 26070 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 35.

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Overall rank: 26,146th | 1990s rank: 4,113th | 1994 rank: 413th

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From 07/08/2025 09:30 | #309976
Love this album.

I was a fan of the Icicle Works (IW) and approached Ian's solo work with a little trepidation. as I do with most artists who were part of bands I loved who go solo. I should not have worried with this.

Hints of the IW but far rockier with great guitar work. Having Crazy Horse as his backing band on a few of the tracks was a stroke of genius. You can feel the spirit of Neil Young flowing through these tracks.

A Great album
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From 03/02/2021 20:58 | #266890
On this album Ian McNabb sometimes sound too much like a preacher (see the long ending track May You Always) but the three opening tracks of which the first two also featuring Crazy Horse (yes thé Crazy Horse) are so good that they make up for that in a great way. The guitars really shine and the songs are really good.
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