The Silver Gymnasium (studio album)
by Okkervil River

The Silver Gymnasium by Okkervil River
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-09-03
Overall rank: 6,259th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 50 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2013 (131st)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,198th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,259th)

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Okkervil River bestography

The Silver Gymnasium is ranked 3rd best out of 13 albums by Okkervil River on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Okkervil River is Black Sheep Boy which is ranked number 3031 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 496.

Okkervil River album bestography « Higher ranked (3,992nd)
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This album (6,259th)
The Silver Gymnasium
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The Silver Gymnasium 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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The Silver Gymnasium rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,259th | 2010s rank: 1,198th | 2013 rank: 131st

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72/100 (from 50 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.2/100, a mean average of 71.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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From 11/27/2021 23:58 | #276791
John mellencamp??? Ahahaha
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From 02/07/2016 00:25 | #158913
I've listened to this album more than any other since its release in 2013. It's a criminally underrated record, though I understand that not all listeners will identify with it as much as I do. It's the only record I've ever heard that attempts to capture--and does so brilliantly--what it was like to grow up in rural New England in the eighties. Thank you, Will Sheff, for telling the story of my childhood, and doing it with such grace, humor, and sensitivity. "Down Down the Deep River" is the obvious highlight here, but it's just one of several outstanding tracks.
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Down the Deep River is a brilliant song. Honestly, that song alone is worth giving the album a shot.
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From 09/29/2013 00:12 | #87125
Okkervil River's version of the Suburbs, and only fails by virtue of it being 2nd. Amazing record nonetheless.
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