Spirit
by Spirit
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Spirit bestography
Spirit is ranked 2nd best out of 25 albums by Spirit on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Spirit is Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus which is ranked number 2013 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 835.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Spirit track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Spirit rankings
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Spirit ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/26/2026 07:39 | Olli | 7,809 | 62/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 09:13 | cicadelic | 13,689 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2026 12:15 | Philly28 | 956 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2026 00:58 | Proto | 4,245 | 33/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2025 16:21 |  EyeKanFly | 8,848 | 65/100 |
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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 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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One of the first jazz rock records—predating Chicago. (Edited)
Inventive psychedelic/early-prog album that never stays in one place too long. A little bit of everything on this record, especially on standouts like Fresh Garbage, Uncle Jack, Mechanical World, and Taurus. Clearly an influence for many--obviously already much has been made about the similarities between Taurus and Stairway to Heaven, though I also hear some of Wishbone Ash's Capture the Moment in the long finale Elijah. Solid album worth exploring.
The first start side starts out strong with "Fresh Garbage" and "Mechanical World"; the second side is more typical of psychedelic rock, though with a distinctive "Gramophone Man", and ends with each band member taking turns to solo ("Elijah").
IlMala 02/03/2022 15:32 | #280541 | TOP COMMENT
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I'd say my favourite from this unfortunately almost forgotten band: at least 4 very good albums (this, Dr.Sardonicus, Cleas, The Family...)
Very unique vibe this album. Good album.
Sandrof1969 02/13/2018 21:09 | #208023
Azzeccata la copertina di questo disco, a simboleggiare che la musica degli Spirit era un insieme delle influenze musicali dei cinque componenti e che non c'era un vero leader, almeno in quei primi anni. Questo primo omonimo album contiene alcune delle loro cose migliori tra cui "Gramophone man", il lungo strumentale "Elijah" e quella "Taurus" da cui Jimmy Page prese "ispirazione" per creare "Stairway to heaven".
This record is overshadowed by "Dreams" but in many ways this is better album.
Good album. Scary album cover.
"mechanical world" is one of the finest science fiction rock epics of all times......OF ALL TIMES!!!!!!!!!
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