Hollywood Town Hall
by The Jayhawks
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Hollywood Town Hall is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by The Jayhawks on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Jayhawks is Tomorrow The Green Grass which is ranked number 1667 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,012.
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Hollywood Town Hall track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 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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| 02/28/2026 16:15 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 | |
| 02/11/2026 22:20 | traistboar | 1,637 | 79/100 | |
| 01/04/2026 00:00 | matterhornrider | 4,946 | 81/100 | |
| 08/27/2025 17:15 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,742 | 82/100 | |
| 06/13/2025 11:27 | Invader666 | 2,623 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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The Jayhawks have made some fine albums but this is the best and in my top 30 of all time. an absolute classic.
Repo 03/25/2018 13:48 | #211675
After "No Depression" by Uncle Tupelo, this was the most important Alt Country recording released at the time and superior to Uncle Tupelo's March 16-20, 1992 of the the same year which oftentimes sounded like a bunch of college students trying to channel their inner Woody Guthrie.
Instead we're treated to the sweet spot of Power Pop & Alt Country which The Jayhawks would continue to mine with titillating results for the rest of their career. Bit this is one of their highlights, and THE most important alt country album of 1992!
Essential.
File Under: Alt Country Essentials.
Sandrof1969 02/18/2018 19:49 | #208743
Cosa c'entravano i Jayhawks con Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Pavement, oppure con Massive Attack, Red Hot Chili Peppers e tanti altri che avrebbero segnato indelebilmente gli anni novanta ? Quasi niente. Il loro era un rock di stampo classico con profonde radici nel country rivisitato di Gram Parsons, molto fisico e servito con una perfezione formale anche quella in stile seventies che però non soffocava mai la sostanza. Disco bellissimo alla riuscita del quale contribuiscono la produzione di George Drakoulias e l'apporto di gente come Benmont Tench, Nicky Hopkins e Charlie Drayton: non tizi qualunque. Una via al rock dal sapore country parallela a quella tracciata nello stesso periodo dagli Uncle Tupelo...
My favorite record overall by The Jayhawks. Not a poor tune here to these ears. "Two Angels" is my favorite track "Clouds", "Waiting In The Wings" "Witchita". I don't ever skip tracks on this album. The harmonies of the 2 singers just work well together. I listen to this one regularly. MEZ
rogue 10/06/2014 12:11 | #123500
great record by another great minnesota artist. reminds me of the late 90s and being in college.
An excellent record. Great tunes of an alt-country vein, but rock and roll. The Louris-Olson harmonies are wonderful. Recommended.
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