Keep It Like A Secret
by Built To Spill
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Keep It Like A Secret is ranked 2nd best out of 13 albums by Built To Spill on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Built To Spill is Perfect From Now On which is ranked number 278 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,829.
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Keep It Like A Secret track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Keep It Like A Secret rankings
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Keep It Like A Secret ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 26 hours ago | xhitmanx | 1,522 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/15/2026 02:38 |  imacgill | 2,797 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 17:43 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 19:26 |  LebowskiRams | 1,452 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2026 17:03 |  HaterOfTobyFox | 138 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.1/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Un álbum muy consistente, cada una de las canciones son buenas, principalmente "Carry The Zero" simplemente es una de las mejores canciones que he escuchado en mucho tiempo. Los arreglos de guitarra son interesantes y en general toda la instrumentación es genial, tal vez el único aspecto negativo es el apartado vocal, el cual no está mal pero no destaca en absoluto.
A very consistent album, every song is good, mainly "Carry The Zero" is simply one of the best songs I've heard in a long time. The guitar arrangements are interesting and in general all the instrumentation is great, perhaps the only negative aspect is the vocal section, which isn't bad but doesn't stand out at all.
VictorVale 05/14/2023 17:11 | #296953
Intenso sem ser piegas.
This album has always struggled to truly click with me and I feel the same on this listen. I think this is because the choruses aren't as punchy as on other releases and can sound quite repetitive on some songs. Also, I think it is one of the weakest vocal performances on a Built To Spill album with them sounding a bit dull and boring. There is a few filler tracks present as well which could be cut from the track list. Despite this, I do love the instrumentation which is brilliant and is the main reason I get drawn back to this album time and time again. Some songs on here are fantastic as well, such as the closing track which is brilliant. Overall, not the groups best album but it has its moments and well worth a listen so you can be impressed by the musicianship.
teague 04/16/2020 01:11 | #250002
The instrumentation and songwriting are great on this album, the vocals are not as strong. But overall a great experience.
My favorite Built to Spill album. Perfect From Now On is great but it’s a little harder to digest. These songs are a little more punchy and less dense, but in a great way. A really great record.
Really good album.
Favorites: Center Of The Universe, Carry The Zero, Time Trap
LedZep 05/26/2019 11:56 | #236739
Bad Light is by far the worst rated song here, and it's my favourite from the album. That speaks volumes of the quality of this masterpiece. Perfect From Now On is still a bit better, but that's just nuances.
Charade 03/05/2019 06:41 | #233084
I love Perfect From Now On, but I think this one may be every bit as good.
WaitAndSeer 02/25/2019 21:45 | #232629 | TOP COMMENT
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For me, this album takes the expansive, adventurous sound of Perfect From Now On and compresses it into its most compact, perfect form. Brimming with melodic invention and some of Doug Martsch’s tightest songwriting, every track on Keep It Like a Secret is a knockout in its own way. It hooked me from my very first listen, years ago, and I’m still playing it today. Easily one of my all-time favorites!
I'm not normally a big shoegaze fan, but this album really stands out. Historic, essential and monumental indie for a reason.
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