The Nature Of The Beast
by April Wine

The Nature Of The Beast by April Wine
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 13,374th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 56 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (191st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,837th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,374th)

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April Wine bestography

The Nature Of The Beast is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by April Wine on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by April Wine is Harder.....Faster which is ranked number 13237 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 87.

April Wine album bestography « Higher ranked (13,237th)
Harder.....Faster
This album (13,374th)
The Nature Of The Beast
Lower ranked (24,147th) »
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Overall rank: 13,374th | 1980s rank: 1,837th | 1981 rank: 191st

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 56 votes)
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05/22/2024 04:44 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,10733/100
 
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From 08/13/2020 17:30 | #256992
Loved this! Rating (80.00)
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From 12/15/2017 17:39 | #203161
I can remember Sign of the Gypsy Queen being aired on the Saturday Afternoon Rock Show back when this album was released. I already owned Harder Faster and went out and bought Nature of the Beast. I would say that NOTB is more radio friendly. Personally I prefer Harder Faster. Some of the album has a cheesy feel about it. SOTGQ and Future Tense are favourites for me.
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From 11/16/2017 01:46 | #201408
found the vinyl in a local thrift shop for 2 bucks it took me back to high school
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From 01/11/2017 18:47 | #182252
Mainstream rock band April Wine went full on radio friendly with this one, but somehow held it together overall--sure, there's some serious cheez whiz, but there's also some very good songs as well. It's a testament that this group was able to sell out without fully going down the drain here.
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From 01/02/2012 18:44 | #34218
Big dumb Classic Rock as good as any of the era. Some songs still hold up just fine, thanks. Myles Goodwyn is an underrated vocalist. This was the third album of their peak, before they started to fade.
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
7. Faith by The Cure
8. Dare by The Human League
9. Damaged by Black Flag
10. Deceit by This Heat
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19. Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
20. Movement by New Order
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