The Desired Effect (studio album) by Brandon Flowers

The Desired Effect by Brandon Flowers
Year: 2015
Release date: 2015-05-19
Overall rank: 7,500th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 60 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2015 (154th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,482nd)
Award Best albums of all time (7,500th)
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Brandon Flowers bestography

The Desired Effect is ranked 2nd best out of 2 albums by Brandon Flowers on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Brandon Flowers is Flamingo which is ranked number 7464 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 168.

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The Desired Effect track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 60 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.2/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.

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From 12/15/2017 19:59
I absolutely love this album. For me it’s 3rd from Brandon (after Sams Town and Hot Fuss respectively). The hooks are irresistible and all the songs are good. Even if you go in skeptical, by the end of every song you’ll be tapping your foot. This is perfect pop music. nuanced, fun, and meaningful. Brandon sure knows how to write a pop number
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80/100
From 10/30/2017 18:56
Feels more fresh and interesting than some of the lesser Killers albums and Flowers'first solo record. It's short and sweet with lovely variety and some irresistible hooks.
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From 07/12/2017 14:13
Great underrated album. Best project from Flowers since Hot Fuss. Not a single bad track, and there are even some great ones.
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90/100
From 06/17/2016 05:34
Feel it was a nice step up from both his last solo album and the last killers album. Nice production, fairly good song variety, and lovely production.
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From 09/25/2015 23:11
Has some standout tracks, but then everything else on the record is pretty average.
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75/100
From 08/02/2015 00:04
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From 05/19/2015 04:17
For fans of glittery 80s pop, this is heaven on earth. Crisp, modern production combined with sounds reminiscent of the greatest of the 1980s lends to an incredibly satisfying listen. It's a strikingly consistent record, one that repeatedly blasts tunes blessed with an inherent joyful swagger.

Definitely top 10 of 2015.
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