Savage Eye
by The Pretty Things

Savage Eye by The Pretty Things
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 66,354th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 15 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (605th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (5,926th)
Award Best albums of all time (66,354th)

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The Pretty Things bestography

Savage Eye is ranked 12th best out of 30 albums by The Pretty Things on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Pretty Things is S.F. Sorrow which is ranked number 995 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,754.

The Pretty Things album bestography « Higher ranked (63,612th)
Bare As Bone, Bright As Blood
This album (66,354th)
Savage Eye
Lower ranked (67,103rd) »
Rage Before Beauty

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Savage Eye rankings summary
Overall rank: 66,354th | 1970s rank: 5,926th | 1975 rank: 605th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 15 votes)
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From 03/13/2026 01:43 | #313527
Savage Eye is a solid but uneven rock album that reflects a transitional period in the history of The Pretty Things. It has not become a classic of the genre, but it remains valuable to fans of the band due to:
Phil May's charismatic vocals;
igh-quality instrumental parts;
Norman Smith's production finds.
Rating: 7/10 - an album worth listening to for individual tracks, but does not claim a place in the pantheon of rock masterpieces. (Edited)
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