I Bet On Sky (studio album) by Dinosaur Jr.

I Bet On Sky by Dinosaur Jr.
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-09-18
Overall rank: 4,322nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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75/100 (from 114 votes)
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Award Top albums of the 2010s (778th)
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I Bet On Sky is ranked 6th best out of 22 albums by Dinosaur Jr. on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Dinosaur Jr. is Bug which is ranked number 1444 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,184.

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 114 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.

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From 03/04/2021 20:43
After their third come-back; Dinosaur Jr released 4 albums and they were all spot-on and all are amongst the favorite albums of one of my favorite bands and so is this third album in that series. It is a bit special in the sense that it's a bit more calm then their others (a bit like Where You Been) and that is not a bad thing because J mascis's guitar still roars anyway of course especially on the absolute highlight Watch The Corners.
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From 10/23/2013 17:42
It's still the same simple songs played loudly, and it's still the signature sleepy vocal delivery. But it feels a touch more open than 2009's Farm. And like everything they've done since getting back together, it's really solid.
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From 07/16/2013 23:52
No flops and a unique punk/pop/80's/modern-day sound make this a unique album.
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From 07/10/2013 01:30
Dinosaur Jr. is one of those bands that, when they release an album, you know what you’re going to get. They’ve been together since 1984 and they’ve always remained true to themselves. They’ve been through hair metal, grunge, 90s alternative, those awkward, like, five years that emo was popular, they’ve been through it all and they’ve continued to sound good. “I Bet On Sky" is not their best album, it’s not something earth-shattering that is going to make Dinosaur Jr. fans say that this is their best. However, this album is quite good. Dinosaur Jr. just always sounds good, no matter what. Now there are songs here and there that aren’t so great, and they can get slightly formulaic, but overall the album is still the same gritty, punching guitar-driven music that we’ve all come to know and love from Dinosaur Jr. And as usual, J Mascis’ guitar playing is superb.
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90/100
From 12/17/2012 17:58
A great release from Dinosaur Jr. . One of my favorites of theirs. Watch The corners is def one of the best Rock tracks of 2012
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From 12/15/2012 16:11
Not a bad album, but a touch generic in what it does. Doesn't bring anything "new" to the table if you know what I mean. (Of course you do)

Watch the Corners was my fav track.
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