Emitt Rhodes
by Emitt Rhodes

Emitt Rhodes by Emitt Rhodes
Year: 1970
Overall rank: 5,720th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 66 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1970 (102nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (924th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,720th)

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Overall rank: 5,720th | 1970s rank: 924th | 1970 rank: 102nd

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 66 votes)
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01/05/2026 06:57 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,73370/100
 
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12/18/2025 00:11 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  88396/100
 
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08/25/2025 15:45 WilliamFrayer  Ratings distribution  1,03380/100
 
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11/18/2024 18:45 Liedzeit  Ratings distribution  2,34874/100
 
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11/18/2024 02:25 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,32481/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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From 03/04/2021 20:28 | #266954
Even the Beatles were not as Beatle-esque as this singer songwriter but that doesn't mean I didn't like the album. It is really good and all the songs have that bit extra-quality.
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From 06/22/2012 20:34 | #45026
Emitt Rhodes' second album from late 1970 is undoubtedly his strongest. The album was released on ABC Records, and Rhodes had recently had a nice hit with the single "Fresh said Daisy." His former record company AM Records took the renewed interest in Rhodes to re-release his first album "The American Dream". This coincidence, with two simultaneous releases in Rhodes' name, meant some confusion among buyers of his music, and his new self-titled album did not sell as well as expected - and deserved.

Nevertheless it is still a milestone in American power-pop. Almost exclusively consisting of well-constructed pop songs in catchy arrangements. Hard to bring forward specific songs since most of them are really great. Still besides the catchy single "Fresh as a Daisy," "Live Till You Die," "Ever Find Yourself Running" or "You Should Be Ashamed" (along with a handful more) all have what a good popsong needs. The short "Lullabye" is another of my favorites.

Rhodes wrote all the songs, played all instruments and co-produced the album; so this is indeed is a solo album. Unfortunately pressure from the company, meant that Rhodes was not given the neccesary time to come up with an equally strong successor, and though his next album "Mirror" has its moments, it never comes close to matching this perfect power-pop album.
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From 01/02/2012 19:57 | #34231
The album that Paul McCartney should have done after The Beatles´ break up.
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From 12/05/2010 16:05 | #16813
really good album, lost in time, but worth a listen.
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