Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy (studio album) by Billy Bragg

Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy by Billy Bragg
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 4,171st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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Award Top albums of 1983 (60th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (618th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,171st)
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Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy is ranked 3rd best out of 21 albums by Billy Bragg on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Billy Bragg is Talking With The Taxman About Poetry which is ranked number 2719 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 570.

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From 01/14/2017 19:58
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.
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From 01/22/2015 04:05
Early gem. May be Bragg's best.
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