John PrineBest John Prine Albums Ranked
7.8
Avg Score
16
Opinions
11
Albums
7
Reviewers
Summary from 16 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated John Prine's catalog across 11 albums from 16 opinions, with an overall average of 7.8/10. The top-rated John Prine album is John Prine (1971) with a 8.5/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by The Tree of Forgiveness and Storm Windows. The discography on Wavelength spans 1971 to 2018. Angel From Montgomery ranks as the highest-rated John Prine song on Wavelength with a 9.4/10 average.
The Missing Years
“The Missing Years, John Prine’s first studio album in five years and his best since Bruised Orange, from 1978, is filled with idiosyncratic delights. The presence of a stellar cast of supporting singers (Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Bonnie Raitt) and players (David Lindley, Mike Campbell, Albert Lee) reflects Prine’s reputation. Yet the subtle production of […]”
The Tree of Forgiveness
“The songwriter’s first album of new music in 13 years is wise and economical. At 71, John Prine is a virtuoso at understatement, finding the joy in the mundane, and writing about what it means to be alive.”
The Tree of Forgiveness
“John Prine's age and experience work to his benefit on his first album of new songs in over a decade.”
The Singing Mailman Delivers
“Before John Prine’s 1971 debut got him dubbed the next Dylan, he was a Chicago mailman playing his homespun folk tunes at an open mic. These two discs contain a radio appearance and a live set right before he went national (the title is the headline of a review by Roger Ebert). It’s a fine […]”
Fair and Square
“Eight years on from battling cancer, Prine sounds in peak form for his first album of new songs since 1995’s Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings. On Fair and Square, Prine takes the production reins and plays right into his own wily strengths. The result is an excellent set of songs full of rootsy warmth and […]”
In Spite Of Ourselves
“John Prine often sings like he’s doing nothing more urgent than chewing on a blade of grass while lazing away a mid-August afternoon. His laconic tone is deceptive, because he’s one of the most sharply observant storytellers the post-hippie folk-country scene has produced. Though In Spite of Ourselves includes only one Prine original — the […]”
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