Ted Leo and the PharmacistsBest Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Albums Ranked
8.2
Avg Score
11
Opinions
7
Albums
2
Reviewers
Summary from 11 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Ted Leo and the Pharmacists's catalog across 7 albums from 11 opinions, with an overall average of 8.2/10. The top-rated Ted Leo and the Pharmacists album is Hearts of Oak (2003) with a 8.9/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by The Tyranny of Distance and The Hanged Man. The discography on Wavelength spans 2001 to 2017. Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone ranks as the highest-rated Ted Leo and the Pharmacists song on Wavelength with a 9.1/10 average.
The Tyranny of Distance
“Dear bosom friend,Kindly trust me that it is in your best interest to go buy the new Ted Leo record. It's called *The Tyranny of Distance*, and it's one of the best pop albums of the year. You won't be able to stop whistling the first song. And that's all you have to say to a bosom friend. But I wanted to tell more people about this album, so I decided to write my first *Pitchfork* review in nine”
Hearts of Oak
“Leafing through *The Complete Pitchfork Works of Rob Mitchum, Year One*, I've noticed that the prime recipient of my venomous ire has been the insidious "Return of Rock!" movement spawned by those over-enthusiastic Brits. Chock-full of worthless style-first bands, the whole phenomenon has left me cold from the get-go-- partially because my definition of rock isn't entirely confined to the *Nuggets”
The Brutalist Bricks
“After the slight letdown of Living With the Living, Ted Leo's new LP is hopeful, purposeful, direct-- an improvement on every level.”
The Hanged Man
“On his first album in seven years, Ted Leo faces down private and public upheaval, as personal tragedy and political calamity fuel the most expansive, emotionally devastating music of his career.”
Living With the Living
“More expansive and prettier than anything this D.C. band has done yet, the group's fifth album sounds most like a step on from 2001's The Tyranny of Distance, which was the sound of R.E.M.-style jangle pulled taut until it turned to punk.”
Shake the Sheets
“Can you feel yourself getting old? Can you feel yourself getting jaded? There's nothing you can do to stop it. Your once-torrid show-going pace has slowed to a crawl, you can no longer stand sitting through opening acts, you start wishing for anti-smoking legislation instead of bumming cigarettes, your back hurts. Older tracks begin to infiltrate your iPod, new albums have a shorter grace period b”
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