"Strange Boutique"
by The Monochrome Set
The Monochrome Set bestography
"Strange Boutique" is ranked as the best album by The Monochrome Set.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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"Strange Boutique" 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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"Strange Boutique" ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 11/12/2025 20:40 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 | |
| 03/19/2025 06:59 |  LedZep | 4,930 | 79/100 | |
| 12/16/2024 00:05 |  cestuneblague | 8,033 | 80/100 | |
| 09/19/2024 03:20 | dhbarrett | 8,356 | 65/100 | |
| 04/25/2024 13:25 | JamesMowbray | 5,376 | 69/100 |
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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 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
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drstuey 03/28/2021 02:54 | #267850
Excellent album though it suffers a bit for not being a collection of their best songs, or versions of songs, with so much only available on singles, label compilations, or tapes from the radio passed around. The Monochrome Set theme song is definitely more vital and energetic on the 1979 single (first collected on the 1996 best of album). The stand-out tracks are Love Goes Down the Drain, and the title track Strange Boutique. The instrumental songs, (especially the Etcetera Stroll), or instrumental passages within lyrical songs are also a highlight.
I dare anyone not to have a blast listening to "Love Goes Down the Drain".
lancashirearab 05/07/2012 07:41 | #41704
The Monochrome Set, Monochrome Set, Monochrome Se-e-e-et!
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