Election Special
by Ry Cooder
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Ry Cooder bestography
Election Special is ranked 12th best out of 37 albums by Ry Cooder on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ry Cooder is Paris, Texas which is ranked number 6131 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 215.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Election Special track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 02/21/2026 21:24 | cicadelic | 12,625 | 73/100 | |
| 12/18/2023 00:23 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,187 | 74/100 | |
| 06/03/2022 08:30 |  Purplepash | 4,816 | 75/100 | |
| 04/22/2021 07:56 | Pluto11 | 12,142 | 72/100 | |
| 02/22/2021 05:07 | Moondance | 20,354 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.0/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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Sandrof1969 02/24/2018 21:25 | #209506
Ry Cooder torna ad armeggiare con chitarre acustiche e mandolini ma soprattutto ( anche ) col blues come faceva quarant'anni prima. La scelta di utilizzare stilemi musicali più vicini alla tradizione del suo paese ha un senso, visto che questo disco è realizzato per festeggiare l'elezione di Obama a Presidente degli Stati Uniti. Non si era mai visto un Cooder così politico ed un po' mi ha sorpreso, così come mi ha sorpreso la buona qualità del risultato finale, seppur ovviamente distante dalle sue cose migliori.
One of Ry's best albums for years. Excellent record.
This is a political album. One doesn't have to agree with him, but it's bold to make such an album.
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