Decoration Day
by Drive-By Truckers
eBay
Condition: New
eBay
Condition: Brand New
Drive-By Truckers bestography
Decoration Day is ranked 2nd best out of 23 albums by Drive-By Truckers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Drive-By Truckers is The Dirty South which is ranked number 2174 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 748.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Listen to Decoration Day on YouTube
Decoration Day track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Decoration Day rankings
Tamthebam
covecove
cestuneblague
Repo
zags7000
Patman360
paladisiacDecoration Day collection
Showing latest 20 members who have this album in their collection | Show all 40 members
Decoration Day ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 109 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/13/2026 19:04 | tmurf | 52 | 77/100 | |
| 02/25/2026 22:10 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 | |
| 12/30/2025 01:03 | Proto | 4,111 | 33/100 | |
| 12/28/2025 04:02 | MaxStorm98 | 3,798 | 89/100 | |
| 10/01/2025 15:25 | cicadelic | 12,298 | 73/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
Decoration Day favourites
Showing all 10 members who have added this album as a favourite
Decoration Day comments
Showing all 6 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
PATTERSON HOOD: Something's Got to Give Pretty Soon
MIKE COOLEY: When the Pin Hits the Shell
JASON ISBELL: Outfit
I just love the way this groups writes songs as they are so good at creating stories and this record isn't an exception to that. Every song has something to explore behind it with the better songs being just a thing of beauty. They then use this classic southern rock vocal on top which deliver these words perfectly. Musically, the record can be a little simple at times but it is very effective on the bigger tracks with it getting stuck in your head especially on the choruses. I love the guitar playing as well with some of the solos being exceptional to listen to. However, I do find this record to contain quite a lot of filler that could be taken out. None of the songs are bad but they just aren't up to the level of the other tracks, they are pretty average in my opinion. It is a very bloated release as well and the music doesn't justify the run time, unlike on other records. Overall, not as good as their other releases but still worth a listen as there are some truly phenomenal songs on this album.
Brad1770 02/16/2022 23:42 | #281418
I do like me some home spun southern alt-country (in moderation) and this ones a good un with lyrics and song titles that paint a thousand pictures such as “Hell No, I Ain’t Happy”, “You’re Daddy Hates Me”, “When the Pin Hits the Shell” and of course “Loaded Gun in the Closet”
buzzdainer 10/04/2016 17:01 | #176311
One of the things Drive-By Truckers do best is to examine life in the American South from a variety of perspectives, an approach that works so well on Decoration Day because of the strength of three enormously talented singer-songwriters in Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, and Jason Isbell. I can remember an argument I had with some guy about the meaning of these lyrics from Jason Isbell's "Outfit": "Don't call what you're wearing an outfit / Don't ever say your car is broke." Should a Southern man refrain from saying his car is "broke" because the diction makes him sound like a dumbass redneck? Or because it implies that he can't fix his car himself? It's important.
zdwyatt 10/18/2013 17:35 | #88712
It's a shame that the Truckers don't enjoy a wider audience. They have a truly impressive catalogue, and this one is the absolute peak: three singer-songwriters at the top of their game. The lyrical content alone makes this a must-own.
Romanelli 02/12/2012 21:55 | #36790
Darker than the previous DBT albums, Decoration Day benefits from fine songs by Jason Isbell, as well as some different takes on subject matter, from incest to suicide to Southern feuds. Souther rock is alive and well, thank you!
Your feedback for Decoration Day
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
