Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man (studio album)
by Guadalcanal Diary
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Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man is ranked as the best album by Guadalcanal Diary.
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Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 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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| ! | 07/14/2025 14:06 | rfowler | 443 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2025 15:55 | JamesMowbray | 5,222 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2024 20:10 | RemainInLight | 3,113 | 36/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2024 13:48 | cicadelic | 11,160 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2023 10:42 | TonySayers61 | 22,904 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.3/100, a mean average of 70.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.1.
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dihansse 03/02/2021 21:12 | #266899
An album and band I already wanted to discover a long time, not in the least because of that peculiar band name. And it was worth it. There are a lot of resemblances to R.E.M. but that doesn't matter because they do have an own sound which sounds soundly sound. Especially the first tracks are very good.
I am still stunned that this album didn't change the landscape of popular rock in the mid eighties. It was so much more catchy and lycically important than REM; less self righteous than U2; and just plain better than what other trash was being heaped onto non-college airways.
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