The Trinity Session (studio album) by Cowboy Junkies

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 1,668th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 213 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1988 (25th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (258th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,668th)
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 213 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.

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85/100
From 11/14/2024 20:27
Easily the best version of I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. The opening track is just as haunting, gorgeous album overall.
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80/100
From 02/19/2022 14:35
A fine and very deeply cut music performed soulfully,
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80/100
From 09/22/2021 17:18
Great example of how a single mic can catch magic in the room in a way that polished production often can't.
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75/100
From 07/19/2020 03:39
Arguably the first slowcore album, I love the blend of downcast indie rock and country. I kind of wish this is what all of that sad, classic country stuff sounded like. Everyone here is talking about the cover of "Sweet Jane," which is great but cuts out the best of Reed's cheeky lyrics, and no one is talking about the cover of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" which is very easily better than the original.
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80/100
From 11/27/2019 07:36
A toned, inspired and beautiful album
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From 01/30/2018 04:02
Mind blowing when it was released because there just wasn't anything like it out there. No frills, just beautiful vocals backed by an excellent band. Their version of "Sweet Jane" is amazing.
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60/100
From 07/03/2017 09:26
Morose, one paced alt country lp with a songstress with definite vocal range issues. A catatonic version of Sweet Jane bought them a considerable audience in North America bit I'm feeling somewhat dissapointed by this one.
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95/100
From 07/18/2016 14:45
Recorded with the band circled around a single microphone in Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity, this album's intimacy and immediacy reflects the surroundings in which it was made. The result is a a languid, dreamy, haunting listening experience. The band's sound centers on the custard-smooth voice of Margo Timmins, but there is both great songwriting here and some excellent selections of covers. Their version of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane" is one of the best interpretations of that song, and Michael Timmins' "Postcard Blues" is one of the album's many highlights.
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85/100
From 07/17/2016 19:22
A hauntingly beautiful album, full of superb intimate tracks, including a lovely take on Lou Reed's, sweet Jane. Good record.
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95/100
From 04/15/2016 22:13
Damn is this a good solid album.
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