The Dharma At Big Sur / My Father Knew Charles Ives (studio album)
by John Adams
John Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur/My Father Knew Charles Ives
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The Dharma at Big Sur/ My Father Knew Charles CD by John Adams (2006, Nonesuch)
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The Dharma At Big Sur / My Father Knew Charles Ives 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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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 30,593rd | 2000s rank: 5,786th | 2006 rank: 587th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 74/100 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Top 80 Music Albums of 2006 | 30/80 | 3 | |
| 2025 | jdizzle123456 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 2000s | 61/99 | 8 |
| 2024 | Top 7 Music Albums of 2006 | 3/7 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Top 50 Music Albums of the 2000s | 23/50 | 11 | |
| 2022 | minimal music | 60/100 | - | |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 27 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/16/2019 21:57 | 8,159 | 67/100 | |
| ! | 04/26/2018 13:47 | 6,424 | 70/100 | |
| ! | 11/10/2017 14:44 | 415 | 74/100 |
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JoaoMoreira 11/10/2017 14:45 | #201114
The Dharm at Big Sur is a great composition with an amazing electric violin's tone and work by Tracy Silverman.
My Father Knew Charles Ives is interesting but a midrange contemporary work. It doesnt really surprises.
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