John HiattBest John Hiatt Albums Ranked
7.9
Avg Score
7
Opinions
6
Albums
4
Reviewers
Summary from 7 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated John Hiatt's catalog across 6 albums from 7 opinions, with an overall average of 7.9/10. The top-rated John Hiatt album is Bring the Family (Remastered) (1987) with a 10.0/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Terms of My Surrender and Same Old Man. The discography on Wavelength spans 1987 to 2018.
Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
“"Damn this town/ I mean it this time," barks John Hiatt on the opening track of his 20th album. That song – a portrait of a middle-aged ne’er-do-well fleeing his dead-end hometown – sums up what Hiatt does best: character sketches of sketchy characters, set to sturdy roots rock, delivered in his craggy country-soulman’s voice. Hiatt’s craftsmanship is as […]”
The Eclipse Sessions
“John Hiatt had as good a run as anyone between 1987-2001, a stretch that yielded eight albums, including some of his best. From Bring the Family through Thank God the Tiki Bar Is Open, Hiatt was in peak form as a songwriter, and a succession of ace backing musicians helped bring his music to life. (Even the critically and commercially unloved Little Head from 1997 is better than its scornful revie”
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