Bach's Bottom (studio album)
by Alex Chilton
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Alex Chilton bestography
Bach's Bottom is ranked 4th best out of 15 albums by Alex Chilton on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Alex Chilton is High Priest which is ranked number 20768 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 49.
(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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Bach's Bottom track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (9 out of 10 tracks have been rated).
Bach's Bottom rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Dankel | Top 40 Music Albums of 1981 | 33/40 | 1 |
| 2025 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 76/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  meccalecca | Top 80 Music Albums of 1981 | 51/80 | 2 |
| 2022 |  bonafini | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 90/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 71/100 | 2 |
| 2022 |  flamingyesdept | Top 23 Music Albums of 1981 | 21/23 | 1 |
| 2022 | bonafini | Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 | 20/25 | 1 |
| 2021 | Johnnyo | 10 albums that changed my life: Matthew Sweet | 4/10 | - |
| 2014 | Rovers | Top 42 Music Albums of 1981 | 39/42 | 0 |
| 2012 |  lancashirearab | Top 43 Music Albums of 1981 | 20/43 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 25 | |||
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Bach's Bottom ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/05/2022 21:03 | dhbarrett | 8,153 | 65/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2020 03:48 | bonafini | 1,805 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2019 18:44 | Dankel | 2,579 | 76/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2018 00:26 | TodFitz | 27,301 | 63/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2016 13:01 | IvanKazachkov | 4,216 | 55/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.3/100, a mean average of 62.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.3.
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These recordings were among the first Chilton made after the dissolution of Big Star. Actually most Big Star members contribute to the album. Even Chris Bell has a brief solo on the 1993 reissue on the track "All of Time". In addition, Big Star acquaintances like Richard Rosebrough (drums), Andy Hummel (Keyboards), John Lightman (bass), along with producer Jon Tiven (guitars) are recurring characters on the recordíngs. Only Jody Stephens of the original Big Star line-up seems to be missing.
The best recordings, both sound like Big Star and have the Big Star qualities. "Close My Eyes," "All of the Time", "Free Again", "Jesus Christ" and "Singer Not the Song" and to a certain extent "Take Me Home and Make Me Like It" are welcome additions to the Big Star catalog.
The rest of the tracks some or less sound kike unserious rehearsal and have much of a bootleg touch. Loose jams mixed with studio chatter.
The best recordings come a natural extension of "Sister Lovers" and even though half of the album can only appeal to hardcore fans, the best is so good that you ( as a Big Star fan) would not do without it.
For the 1992 reissue Jon Tiven has remixed and made new overdubs. In most cases this is done well, although I prefer the tracks without count-ins and studio chatter.
Moreover the great 1977 single "Bangkok"/"Can't Seem to Make You Mine" along with rare studio-outtakes have been added.
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