Making Music So You Don't Have To
by Fred (IE)
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Making Music So You Don't Have To is ranked as the best album by Fred (IE).
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Making Music So You Don't Have To track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Making Music So You Don't Have To rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 11,755th | 2000s rank: 2,078th | 2005 rank: 213th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (65), #0401-0500* | 6/30 | - |
| 2025 | kickerofelves | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 3/50 | 94 |
| 2024 | paladisiac | 2000s 65rating (65.42-65), #001-100* | 20/21 | - |
| 2024 | Moondance | My top 100 artists/albums: Ireland | 55/100 | - |
| 2023 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2022 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 49/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 99 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/14/2023 08:26 | Moondance | 19,979 | 72/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2020 16:00 | thebronze14 | 227 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2019 17:25 | paladisiac | 7,286 | 65/100 |
| ! | 09/23/2018 20:16 | TodFitz | 27,325 | 63/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2017 16:37 | GBlazeMan | 752 | 67/100 |
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From kickerofelves 05/29/2016 18:53 | #167183
A timeless, totally original album. Possibly the best entry point into Freds music. There's a lot of variety here, even within the first couple of tracks it goes from the indie rock sound of October, to the quirky prog of Djin Djin, then the sunblushed acoustic pop of Summers Coming. It never sounds like a hodge podge though, these tracks somehow tie together beautifully. The thing that really blows me away about Making Music is the arrangements. Vocal harmonies, string sections, brass, layered percussion, great basslines it's all here. Listen to the close harmony at the start of Lets Get It Wrong, it's not just following along on the 3rd there's a whole other melody there! Or the syncopated piano in Topography, or the totally insane bass riff in Djin Djin. I could give a dozen more examples, there's so much to hear.
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