Massachusetts (studio album)
by Scud Mountain Boys
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Massachusetts is ranked as the best album by Scud Mountain Boys.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/18/2023 05:25 |  MadhattanJack | 5,407 | 65/100 |
| ! | 07/15/2022 11:23 |  CellarDoor | 8,086 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/04/2021 18:05 | markc19 | 1,761 | 87/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2020 22:32 |  buzzdainer | 3,338 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/01/2018 12:27 | Imaybeparanoid | 7,312 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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buzzdainer 03/18/2017 19:52 | #187633
It can be tough to keep track of Joe Pernice's discography, as he has released three albums with the Scud Mountain Boys, one as Joe Pernice, several as the Pernice Brothers, and a few more on side projects such as Chappaquiddick Skyline and Big Tobacco. This body of work is all recognizably Pernice, as his musical style remains consistently within the space between alt-country and low-fi, and his lyrical content is reliably depressing, morbid, even a little misanthropic. But the way it's presented, rather than feeling dull and gloomy, often has a lushness and devotion to harmony that feels spacious and inviting. Of all his releases, I think Massachusetts is best. This one contains what might be his best known song, "Grudge Fuck," but my preference is for the album's closer "Knievel," a literally and metaphorically soaring exploration of the psyche of one of our greatest daredevils.
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