The Big Heat (studio album) by Stan Ridgway

The Big Heat by Stan Ridgway
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 10,979th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 34 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (163rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,586th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,979th)
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 34 votes)
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06/04/2024 11:00 DommeDamian  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6,50949/100
 
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06/18/2023 20:49 LosWochos  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 44,95775/100
 
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04/24/2023 15:35 EyeKanFly  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6,88666/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.1.

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From 02/17/2018 10:08
L'esordio solista dell'ex Wall of Voodoo Stan Ridgway; un album di canzoni a metà tra il metropolitano e la tradizione americana, un personaggio che si pone come un cowboy moderno.
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Unfortunately this album is very overlooked, but it's very good. The highlights are The Big Heat, Pile Driver, and Camouflage, and the song Walkin' Home Alone is the best on the album. I'd say it's worth a listen if you want to hear something that has been unfortunately forgotten.
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