Mystery Road
by Drivin' N' Cryin'

Mystery Road by Drivin' N' Cryin'
Year: 1989
Release date: 1989-00-00
Overall rank: 18,976th   
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 21 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (259th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,506th)
Award Best albums of all time (18,976th)

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Drivin' N' Cryin' bestography

Mystery Road is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by Drivin' N' Cryin' on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Drivin' N' Cryin' is Fly Me Courageous which is ranked number 12114 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 96.

Drivin' N' Cryin' album bestography « Higher ranked (12,114th)
Fly Me Courageous
This album (18,976th)
Mystery Road
Lower ranked (50,759th) »
Wrapped In Sky

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Mystery Road track list

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Mystery Road rankings

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Overall rank: 18,976th | 1980s rank: 2,506th | 1989 rank: 259th

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73/100 (from 21 votes)
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From 05/30/2021 18:06 | #270181
Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ deftly combined punk, folk, Southern rock, and country long before other, more successful bands that came out later ever thought of blending the genres into what later became known as alt-country. Kevn Kinney and company could rock as hard as anyone, as shown on tracks such as "Wild Dog Moon" and "Malfunction Junction." But their real strength lay in great melodies and songwriting, as on the the affecting homeage to Southern spring "Honeysuckle Blue" and the outsider singalong "Straight to Hell." The band has always enjoyed a cult following among those in the know, but it's still a little heartbreaking to me that they never really got the love they deserve from listeners and critics. It's the curse of being just a tiny bit ahead of their time.
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