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Michelle Shocked

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All Time

of 150,006

1,057
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  467
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  504
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  1,640
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,292
  
  402
- Folk
  
  of 936
  
  65
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,544
  
  244
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  812
- Rock
  
  of 8,167
  
  598

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

2.1205

1990s

2.9282

2000s

1.8543

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Michelle Shocked is ranked overall as 2.4337 out of 4 stars

2.4337

Michelle Shocked Album Rankings

Michelle Shocked scores a combined 3.3104 out of 4 stars for Short Sharp Shocked

Short Sharp Shocked (3.3104)

Michelle Shocked is asked in the song "Anchorage," "What's it like to be a [New York City] skateboard punk rocker?" Perhaps it takes a flashback likeShort Sharp Shockedto fully answer the more interes ...more

10.62

to

13.99

from (5) sources

Mercury Poise: 1988-1995 by Michelle Shocked

Michelle Shocked scores a combined 2.8957 out of 4 stars for Mercury Poise: 1988-1995

Mercury Poise: 1988-1995 (2.8957)

With a title that plays onGraham Parker'scorporate-venomous song and EPMercury Poisoning, the disc skims a dozen layers of feminist-folk-punk cream from three eclectic albums (folk-rock, swing-jazz, a ...more

19.95

to

28.59

from (2) sources

Michelle Shocked scores a combined 2.7633 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Traveler

Arkansas Traveler (2.7633)

Michelle Shocked never did know what she wanted to be when she grew up: a skateboard punk rocker, an anarchist squatter, a hippie folkie or simply an adult woman. ...more

9.49

to

13.99

from (6) sources

Michelle Shocked scores a combined 2.2237 out of 4 stars for Kind Hearted Woman

Kind Hearted Woman (2.2237)

A decade before Ani DiFranco emerged as this generation's hardcore female troubadour, Michelle Shocked escaped the hills of east Texas (via Amsterdam and San Francisco) to play her revolutionary folk ...more

6.75

The Texas Campfire Tapes by Michelle Shocked

Michelle Shocked scores a combined 2.1684 out of 4 stars for The Texas Campfire Tapes

The Texas Campfire Tapes (2.1684)

This disc contains recordings of Michelle Shocked during a serendipitous meeting between English music enthusiast and wannabe record label execPete Lawrenceand Shocked. ...more

Michelle Shocked scores a combined 2.0309 out of 4 stars for Threesome

Threesome (2.0309)

Ablues singer, Walt Disney, a US Customs offical. An old folkie, Donald Duck, an unshaven bandito. A rocker, a Siamese cat, a border patroller. ...more

22.63

to

30.49

from (5) sources

Texas Campfire Takes by Michelle Shocked

Michelle Shocked scores a combined 1.4093 out of 4 stars for Texas Campfire Takes

Texas Campfire Takes (1.4093)

When producerPete Lawrencerecorded Michelle Shocked on his Sony walkman in 1986, the two unknowingly created a field recording that would break Shocked into the spotlight and eventually get her signed ...more