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800BEST -simple is the BEST!!-

Mongol800 · 2013

102 min · 22 tracks · indie rock

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

54 /100
Lowland
Higher than 3% of albums we've rated

Its catalog-spanning set includes durable, strong songs, but repeats and shifts between eras make the collection less coherent and less distinctive as an album.

What we noticed

  • The 22-track sequence repeats “face to face” at tracks 4 and 18, then returns to “神様” in both a standard and an instrumental version at the end.
  • “DONʼT WORRY BE HAPPY,” “小さな恋のうた,” and “あなたに” arrive among tracks from across the band’s catalog, so the sequence functions as a survey rather than a continuous album arc.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
4/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
3/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 6/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 DONʼT WORRY BE HAPPY 3:02
  • 2 小さな恋のうた 3:43
  • 3 スコール 7:23
  • 4 face to face 3:47
  • 5 あなたに 3:19
  • 6 琉球愛歌 5:41
  • 7 月灯りの下で 5:04
  • 8 神様 6:15
  • 9 夢叶う 4:46
  • 10 Iʼll be 9:15
  • 11 ヨロコビノウタ 3:59
  • 12 愛する花 3:01
  • 13 ターコイズ 6:35
  • 14 ガジュマルの木 4:00
  • 15 あるがまま 4:30

Disc 2

  • 1 煩悩のブルース 1:48
  • 2 Hokus-o-em 2:59
  • 3 face to face 3:44
  • 4 安里屋ユンタク 2:13
  • 5 snow white 5:05
  • 6 神様 [通常Ver.] 6:20
  • 7 神様 [演奏Ver.] 6:17

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata