Graham ParkerBest Graham Parker Albums Ranked
7.3
Avg Score
10
Opinions
11
Albums
2
Reviewers
Summary from 10 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Graham Parker’s catalog across 11 albums from 10 opinions, with an overall average of 7.3/10. The top-rated Graham Parker album is The Real Macaw (1983) with a 8.0/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Burning Questions and The Mona Lisa's Sister. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1982 to 2018.
12 Haunted Episodes
“Inconsistently brilliant, Graham Parker has soared (Howlin’ Wind, Squeezing Out Sparks) and slumped (The Real Macaw) ever since starting out as a bardic pub rocker in 1976. His best work in years, 12 is also his subtlest. On "Pollinate," the writer famed for trenchant sarcasm sings "People think I’m filled with hate/They got it wrong, […]”
Burning Questions
“She walks past but you can’t form a whistle," Graham Parker sings on "Platinum Blonde," one of thirteen tracks on Burning Questions. "Even her lips look artificial/You wanna follow her but you can’t swallow her act." Only a handful of contemporary artists — Elvis Costello, for one — could write a lyric so briskly cynical […]”
Struck by Lightning
“There aren’t many singer-song-writers who hit their creative stride fifteen years into their career, but then again there aren’t many singer-songwriters like Graham Parker. And as his exquisite new album, Struck by Lightning, makes utterly clear, we sure could use a few more just like him. Howlin’ Wind — Parker’s 1976 debut — introduced […]”