Building The Perfect Beast (studio album) by Don Henley

Building The Perfect Beast by Don Henley
Year: 1984
Overall rank: 5,393rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 133 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1984 (84th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (790th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,393rd)
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Don Henley bestography

Building The Perfect Beast is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Don Henley on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Don Henley is The End Of The Innocence which is ranked number 4971 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 276.

Don Henley album bestography « Higher ranked (4,971st) This album (5,393rd) Lower ranked (15,936th) »
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68/100 (from 133 votes)
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80/100
From 01/24/2017 15:05
Tier List for my preferences of the tracks on this album:

Top: 6
High: 1, 2, 7, 9, 10
Neutral: 3-5, 8, 11
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75/100
From 03/17/2016 10:31
This album is easy to trash. The production sounds dated and it's about 50% filler material. That said there are some great tracks on here. Mr. Henley should have spent more time refining the rest of the record.
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60/100
From 01/20/2016 03:51
Meh... It's alright, but short of a great single, there's not much else. All She Wants To Do Is Dance is grating.
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From 09/08/2014 02:56
Best Track: The Boys of Summer
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From 04/10/2014 19:40
awfully filled single.
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From 10/29/2013 14:40
Completly different from the Eagles sound. Some nice tracks.
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70/100
From 02/02/2013 06:26
Not really sure how this was a hit album. A couple decent songs, but overall pretty weak.
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65/100
From 08/17/2012 16:13
This album is baffling. One minute he offers a solid song like "the boys of summer" or "sunset grill", and the next a batsh|t awful song like the title track or "you're not drinking enough" (oh, the irony!). It's like he was intermittently sniffing markers or 10w40 or somethin'... Anyway, his misguided ideas do their best to kill some album tracks (like the harmonies at the end of "drivin' with your eyes closed). Overall, i guess i should give him some points for not sticking to rock template (although john fogerty wants his "boys of summer" track back), but holy uneven album batman!
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From 05/22/2011 23:46
Another 80's album that has not aged well. The keyboards alone are worth knocking off a half star.
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Best Albums of 1984
1. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
2. Ride The Lightning by Metallica
3. The Smiths by The Smiths
4. Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
5. Let It Be by The Replacements
6. Hatful Of Hollow by The Smiths
7. Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen
8. Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
9. Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü
10. Powerslave by Iron Maiden
11. Treasure by Cocteau Twins
12. Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen
13. The Unforgettable Fire by U2
14. Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers by Bob Marley & The Wailers
15. Reckoning by R.E.M.
16. Diamond Life by Sade
17. 1984 by Van Halen
18. Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
19. Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets
20. E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching
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