Dust Bowl Ballads (compilation album)
by Woody Guthrie
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Dust Bowl Ballads is ranked as the best album by Woody Guthrie.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 11/12/2025 14:52 |  LedZep | 4,849 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2025 02:52 | Proto | 3,807 | 33/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2025 00:11 | Toffuey | 479 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2025 09:59 | cicadelic | 11,417 | 73/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2025 22:56 | TastyandTemptin | 2,920 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 78.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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teague 08/25/2021 19:33 | #272839
One of the most historically significant albums ever recorded. It's strange to think that at some point in time this whole coronavirus pandemic will be nothing more than history much like the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
Graeme2 04/15/2019 21:17 | #235027
"this machine kills fascists". Read the small print if you can though, I think it's a disclaimer and says "as long I don't have to use real machines to kill real fascists".
Dust bowl blues is genuine and powerful at times but it limited by repetitive lyricism and themes.
Montpejo 02/25/2019 02:12 | #232575
Standouts: Do Re Mi, I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore, Talking Dust Bowl Blues
Least Favorites: The Great Dust Storm, Dust Pneumonia Blues, Dust Cain't Kill Me
jdenny2018 05/17/2018 22:15 | #215067
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A great album from the man who is perhaps the greatest America poet.
kinda where it all begins...many artists influenced by woody.
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What a treat, Guthrie's rugged honesty is irresistable. Dylan fans in particular will appreciate this early folk album. Guthrie is every bit Dylan's equal when it comes to cheeky indignation, even if the latter has a leg up in overall songwriting ability.
Phrasing gets a bit old in a listen all the way through for me. Poetry is spot on, and there's some great standouts on here. Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues is my favorite.
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