A Sailor's Guide To Earth (studio album) by Sturgill Simpson

A Sailor's Guide To Earth by Sturgill Simpson
Year: 2016
Release date: 2016-04-15
Overall rank: 1,922nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 274 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2016 (29th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (314th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,922nd)
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 274 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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75/100
From 02/09/2020 17:58
A Sailor's Guide To Earth is solid country album. The narrative of giving his son advice is well executed and meaningful. The instrumentalist fusions with soul give this album a unique sonic texture. I suppose my biggest criticism is while everything on this album is good, I don't think this album ever becomes truly great.
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From 09/24/2019 18:23
This album blew my mind. I grew up my entire life thinking I hated country music. A friend showed me this album and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. This album defies genre. The lyrics are incredibly meaningful, without being cheesy. And when the band decides to turn up the energy, they truly shift into another gear. Call To Arms is as punk rock as a country song could possibly get.
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70/100
From 05/22/2018 12:01
I do not really listen to Sturgill Simpson that much but this album is alright
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75/100
From 01/01/2018 06:11
Some great tracks, including the cover of Nirvana's Bloom.
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From 04/05/2017 09:33
Starts off really strong, but tends to wail on a bit and repeat the same sound - in parts that it doesn't it is uninteresting.

Definitely some good parts though and worth a listen. The opener is great.
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From 01/12/2017 19:21
The first country album I ever listened to. I love the sound and the passion in it. Sturgill Simpson writes a beautiful letter to his newborn son. It is a brilliant welcome to the world with messages to people of all ages about the world we live in and the best ways to fully experience life. I love the Nirvana cover, it is a fantastic reimagination of a classic song. The sailing themes and sounds tie the album together so it sounds very cohesive. The album flows perfectly. It transitions from slower tempos to fast-paced tracks seamlessly many times, without being jarring or awkward at any times.
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70/100
From 10/03/2016 03:08
Not as strong as the previous album, but still intriguing. The In Bloom cover is cool, the songwriting is as strong as ever, but it sounds a little over-produced. It's like the Waylon Jennings sound went a little like 80s country instead.
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From 06/30/2016 01:08
That Nirvana cover OMG
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From 06/27/2016 03:33
I admire this album. I appreciate the genre-bustin'. But It's still got that modern country singing thing going on. Makes me wonder if someone can unlearn that way of singing.
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From 05/10/2016 19:45
The album cover looks exactly like how the music sounds.

Favorite tracks: Welcome To Earth (Pollywog), Breakers Roar

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