Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy
by Billy Bragg
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Billy Bragg bestography
Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy is ranked 2nd best out of 22 albums by Billy Bragg on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Billy Bragg is Talking With The Taxman About Poetry which is ranked number 3022 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 507.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 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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| ! | 5 days ago |  baystateoftheart | 2,876 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 02:06 |  imacgill | 2,781 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 20:57 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,614 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2025 16:38 | Gendjar | 4,752 | 56/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2025 14:40 |  Tamthebam | 23,164 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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DeusExMackia 01/14/2017 19:58 | #182742 | TOP COMMENT
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An essence of Punk runs through the veins of Life's A Riot, which may only be 15 minutes long, but manages to be one of the most well packaged and listenable EPs ever made.
Simple at heart, but with excellent lyrics and the distinctive, echoey sound of Bragg's rough guitar, it's a perfect late night cooking companion, or the perfect accompaniment to a quiet Saturday night in.
One of the most essential and charming albums ever made.
junodog4 01/22/2015 04:05 | #132197 | TOP COMMENT
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Early gem. May be Bragg's best.
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