Not Fragile
by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
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Not Fragile is ranked as the best album by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/21/2026 14:59 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 17:04 |  UofTBlues | 3,636 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2025 03:05 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,299 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 07:32 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2025 11:27 |  Tamthebam | 23,206 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 72.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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Nothing particularly original about BTO but I don’t care. Great heads down, no nonsense boogie. As someone else said, what’s not to like.
Definitely their zenith in their whole career
UofTBlues 12/20/2019 16:59 | #245838
Basic 3 chord rock w/a tone deaf singer.
A good solid record from a classic 70's band. What's not to like?
Not my favorite, but I always liked BTO. No-nonsense, guitar-based rock n' roll. I know the "critics" weren't BTO fans, but to hell with them. These guys rocked and though I'm sure they didn't plan on it at the time, several of their songs have been used for commercials since they were first recorded (Takin' Care of Business, You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, Roll On Down the Highway, Hey You), making them a ton in royalties.
Straight ahead rock, nothing fancy. But with the hooks for pop success. The critics will look down their noses, but the people will boogie. this album came out when I was in my early teens, it was perfect for the time.
junodog4 01/22/2015 03:33 | #132175 | TOP COMMENT
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Decent guitar-based classic rock, and permanently etched in Canadiana.
On this album BTO not only managed a follow up with another hit track, they also produced an album full of gems. Favourites are Not Fragile, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, Sledgehammer and Second Hand.
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