The Brutalist Bricks
by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists bestography
The Brutalist Bricks is ranked 5th best out of 7 albums by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists is Hearts Of Oak which is ranked number 11855 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 100.
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The Brutalist Bricks track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 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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| ! | 06/01/2025 03:22 | dhbarrett | 8,647 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2024 19:22 | asimpkins | 3,118 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2023 04:44 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2021 19:00 | LosWochos | 47,364 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2018 18:57 | jlinville | 895 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.6.
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Best Tracks: Bottled In Cork, Even Heroes Have To Die
mickilennial 07/12/2013 19:44 | #81256
I disagree with Paladisiac to an extent, I think Living with the Living was a little stronger than this one but with that said I think its still a very strong Ted Leo record.
paladisiac 06/28/2012 13:12 | #45499
Ted Leo's interpretation of punk rock is very engaging with minimal attitude, at least minimal attitude slobbering in your face. Sort of a comeback given how cluttered his last album felt, there's no song as great as "me & mia" but this album is packed with upbeat rockers like "the mighty sparrow".
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