Harder ..... Faster (studio album)
by April Wine

Harder ..... Faster by April Wine
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 13,056th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 27 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (175th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,796th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,056th)

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April Wine bestography

Harder ..... Faster is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by April Wine on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by April Wine is The Nature Of The Beast which is ranked number 12997 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 88.

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Harder ..... Faster track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Harder ..... Faster rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 13,056th | 1970s rank: 1,796th | 1979 rank: 175th

Harder ..... Faster collection

Harder ..... Faster ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 27 votes)
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10/26/2022 11:36 TonySayers61   23,05664/100

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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.

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From 01/05/2019 14:04 | #229018
The last of April Wines pure rockers before going 80s, this makes for a very good listen.
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From 09/03/2017 20:27 | #197196
Saw these guys on The Old Grey Whistle Test on New Years Eve back in my teens. Was hooked from then on, I still have the vinyl copy which sounds superb through a Riga deck and B & W speakers, their version of 21 Century Schizoid Man does King Crimson proud
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From 01/11/2017 18:49 | #182253
Nice middle-of-the-road rock album. Nothing regulatory or ground-breaking, but nothing cringeworthy either. A solid rock listen.
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80/100
From 07/02/2015 22:05 | #145016
Typical late '70s rock band. Can't say I was a huge fan, but I didn't turn the radio station when they came on, either. I Like to Rock is one of my all-time favorites, however.
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From 09/29/2012 04:10 | #51413
A worthy swan song to 70's cancon glam pop. Tonite is another example of how this band is underrated if you only look at the radio staples they pounded out.
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65/100
From 09/28/2012 17:38 | #51368
I'd hardly call them genius... but they're a straightforward classic rock band, better than most of their peers.
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From 08/28/2012 12:26 | #49422
Genius album/band!
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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
11. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
12. Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
14. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
15. The B-52's by The B-52's
16. Armed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
17. Specials by The Specials
18. 154 by Wire
19. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks
20. Setting Sons by The Jam
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