Internationalist
by Powderfinger

Internationalist by Powderfinger
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 3,646th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 56 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (63rd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (607th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,646th)

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Powderfinger bestography

Internationalist is ranked 2nd best out of 13 albums by Powderfinger on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Powderfinger is Odyssey Number Five which is ranked number 2728 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 568.

Powderfinger album bestography « Higher ranked (2,728th)
Odyssey Number Five
This album (3,646th)
Internationalist
Lower ranked (6,735th) »
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Internationalist track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Internationalist rankings

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Overall rank: 3,646th | 1990s rank: 607th | 1998 rank: 63rd

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72/100 (from 56 votes)
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95/100
From 06/20/2019 00:54 | #237909
A great album by this Aussie band from Brisbane. Passenger stands as one of my all time favourite songs.
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From 11/09/2018 02:18 | #224159
Powderfinger's 'Internationalist' is a tale of 2 sides

Side A is all but perfect that crackles with energy and fizz with tracks such as "Hindley Street" , "Belter" "Passenger" and "Don't Wanna Be Left Out"

Flip the record and it's as if the energy has been sucked out and feel's languid in part's being quite the let down following the Side A high . "Trading Places" , "Private Man" , "Over My Head" , "Capoicity" and closer "Lemon Sunset" some how feel out of place and brings things to a whimper close

The 2018 20th Anniversary re-issue with B-sides and bonus tracks reveals a lost opportunity as there are a handful of tracks that could have and should have been included

I would recommend the following revised track order

Side A
No change - perfect !

Side B
Maxwell's Great Mistake (B-Side)
Polly (B-Side)
Celebrity Head
Ironical (B-Side)
Corner Boy (B-Side)
That Old Trick (B-Side)

Original Issue: Side A 100/100 , Side B 40/100
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