Telephono (studio album) by Spoon

Telephono by Spoon
Year: 1996
Overall rank: 15,254th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 43 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (312th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (2,555th)
Award Best albums of all time (15,254th)
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Spoon bestography

Telephono is ranked 10th best out of 14 albums by Spoon on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Spoon is They Want My Soul which is ranked number 704 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,580.

Spoon album bestography « Higher ranked (7,178th) This album (15,254th) Lower ranked (48,793rd) »
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Telephono track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 43 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.2/100, a mean average of 68.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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From 09/04/2023 15:41
An underrated debut by a great band
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From 03/04/2021 14:46
Woefully underrated. This is not the Spoon of 2017, 2010, 2007, or even 2001, but what is here is a collection of gripping, rocking, Pixies-esque post-punk tunes played by the same guys who would eventually bring you Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga and others. It's Spoon at their most raw, their most angry, and their most unique (relative to themselves).
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From 05/19/2020 19:55
Kind of a cross between Nirvana and Everclear.
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From 02/24/2019 04:35
I disagree with anyone saying that this album isn't worth a listen. It might be Spoon's least good album (I'm not even sure though), but it's still really good!

A real violent record, raw and very creative. We can definitely hear the potential of the band. "Telephono" is a must-listen for any Spoon fan!
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35/100
From 04/28/2016 17:35
Spoon's debut isn't much. It is pretty rough and raw. They don't know their identity yet.

Start listening at Girls Can Tell. Maybe spin this once or twice if your a band fan to see the development of a great band
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75/100
From 05/21/2015 03:02
by far the weakest album by Spoon, however it has some grittiness in the way Britt's vocals scrape up against the guitars which is good
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