Dragnet (studio album) by The Fall

Dragnet by The Fall
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 5,746th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 73 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (97th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (939th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,746th)
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The Fall bestography

Dragnet is ranked 9th best out of 55 albums by The Fall on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Fall is This Nation's Saving Grace which is ranked number 906 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,930.

The Fall album bestography « Higher ranked (4,539th) This album (5,746th) Lower ranked (6,349th) »
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Dragnet track list

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 73 votes)
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07/25/2024 08:46 Banner  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,82380/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

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From 06/22/2016 10:45
For me Dragnet is a vast improvement on Live At The Witch Trials, it quite simply has better songs.

Spectre Vs Rector towers over anything they recorded in the late 70's, a classic tale of exorcism set to an eerie guitar line.

Flat Of Angles is also worth a mention as it is as catchy as the Fall could hope to be on only their second LP.

Psykick Dancehall is also quite infectious and was one of the few tracks of yesteryear that made a live comeback in the early 00's.
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80/100
From 06/18/2016 20:24
One of the best Fall albums. Even more raw and punky than, witch trials, and is none the worse for it. Printhead, dice man, muzorewi's daughter, are just three picks. Uncompromising record.
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From 02/10/2016 14:47
Very stark, and wickedly funny.
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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. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
14. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
15. The B-52's by The B-52's
16. Specials by The Specials
17. Armed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
18. 154 by Wire
19. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks
20. Setting Sons by The Jam
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