Hard 'N' Heavy (studio album)
by Paul Revere And The Raiders
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Paul Revere And The Raiders bestography
Hard 'N' Heavy is ranked 5th best out of 13 albums by Paul Revere And The Raiders on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Paul Revere And The Raiders is The Spirit Of '67 which is ranked number 13077 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 88.
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Hard 'N' Heavy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hard 'N' Heavy rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 57 Music Albums of 1969 | 22/57 | 3 |
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2020 | Rovers | Top 99 Music Albums of 1969 | 65/99 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 13 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/02/2025 18:01 | duelek | 1,584 | 76/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2025 13:06 | TonySayers61 | 22,957 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2024 01:52 | stevengnz | 2,608 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/14/2021 08:13 | NHGRANITE | 4,702 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2021 06:52 | platus | 5,732 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.2/100, a mean average of 66.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.
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"Hard 'n' Heavy" was Paul Revere & the Raiders' follow-up to the fine album "Something Happening" which consisted entirely of original compositions and which was very nicely produced by the group's singer and songwriter Mark Lindsay. Memorable songs on this album were, among others, "Too Much Talk," "Observations From Flight 285" and "Happening 68".
Without quite reaching the high level of its predecessor "Hard 'n' Heavy" comes as solid successor. Again the group provides eleven new original songs, where Lindsay as songwriter is getting help from the new Raiders members Keith Allison, Freddy Weller and Joe Correro. Musically, the group has moved towards a lighter the more pop-oriented style, with some elements of bubble-gum – this is, however, presented with both charm and a twinkle in the eye, and since the songs are basically well-written you easily live with this.
It is worth noting that the incidentally fine singles "Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon" and "Cinderella Sunshine" are found here in completely different and longer versions. The same applies to the B-side "Without You".
Between some tracks there a short sille sketches which might annoy some, but in a way help to create an unpretentious and easy mood.
While light pop style characterizes many of the songs, room has also been given for a couple of tracks pointing back towards the group's "garage" past; the fine "Time After Time" is the most obvious example of this . A little country style song is also to found; "Hard and Heavy 5 String Soul".
Otherwise, I would highlight the quiet ballad "Trishalana" where Lindsay, accompanies the song on the harpsichord.
Overall it's a solid album without really weak tracks; on the other hand some would probably argue that it has too few really memorable songs.
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