Hard To Cover
by Barrelhouse
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Barrelhouse bestography
The best album by Barrelhouse is Who's Missing which is ranked number 77816 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5.
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Overall rank: 77,816th | 1970s rank: 6,836th | 1977 rank: 685th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  CaptainPain | Best Album of 1977 | 1/1 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 1 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5 | |||
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| ! | 06/26/2026 07:57 | CaptainPain | 3,414 | 61/100 |
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CaptainPain 06/26/2026 08:11 | #315070
CaptainPain 06/26/2026 08:11 | #315070
The album was recorded live at Amsterdam's Melkweg Club on May 28 and June 30, 1977. The Exalto Mobile studio was responsible for the sound, and the final mix was done at Zeezicht Studio (Haarlem). The release was released by the Munich Records label (catalog number BM 150.214).
The main feature is the atmosphere of a live performance. Here, the energy of the hall, the improvisations of the musicians and a slightly more "raw", natural sound are heard better than on studio recordings. At the same time, the band shows how they can interpret other people's compositions in their own way: the track list contains many covers by famous authors (Davis, Reed, Bonner, Turner, Cash). Barrelhouse does not just copy the originals, but skips the songs through their own style — blues-rock with instruments characteristic of the band (accordion, piano, dense guitar parts).
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