Spleen And Ideal (studio album) by Dead Can Dance

Spleen And Ideal by Dead Can Dance
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 3,282nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 137 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (42nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (502nd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,282nd)
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Dead Can Dance bestography

Spleen And Ideal is ranked 4th best out of 13 albums by Dead Can Dance on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Dead Can Dance is Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun which is ranked number 1349 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,291.

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77/100 (from 137 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

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This superbly orchestrated album is full of imposing and intense arrangements that merge Slavic-style hymns, Gregorian liturgy, Celtic folk music, Tibetan chants and Renaissance Madrigals. The stately symphonic overtones evoke early King Crimson with a modern twist.
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