Eve Of Destruction
by Barry McGuire

Eve Of Destruction by Barry McGuire
Year: 1965
Overall rank: 19,957th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 14 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1965 (118th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (1,265th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,957th)

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Overall rank: 19,957th | 1960s rank: 1,265th | 1965 rank: 118th  Overall chart history
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From kokkinos 10/19/2022 21:46 in I'm going back to the start
“Everyone knows Barry McGuire from the self-titled track, he really strikes home with that one, he perfectly captures the zeitgeist of the early-mid ‘60s, using folk music as a means to protest against war, social injustice, etc., in the style of countless artists of his time, Bob Dylan and Phil…”
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