Just For A Day (studio album) by Slowdive

Just For A Day by Slowdive
Year: 1991
Overall rank: 1,479th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 281 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1991 (25th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (270th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,479th)
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Slowdive bestography

Just For A Day is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by Slowdive on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Slowdive is Souvlaki which is ranked number 117 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,806.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Just For A Day ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 281 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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80/100
From 10/19/2024 17:19
Not a bad debut at all from the Reading band and one I'd recommend for anyone trying to get into dream pop/shoegaze but a lot of the ideas presented on the record would go on to be better realised on Souvlaki
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From 09/27/2023 12:13
Good enough for putting on as background music, but it's lacking something special. I see comparisons to The Cocteau Twins and MBV, but I don't hear it. The aforementioned artists gave us songs with hooks and points of entry; these songs just seem to go by like the ever-repeating background visuals in a cartoon chase scene.
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85/100
From 06/29/2023 07:46
Great album, they're clearly inspired by Disintegration, but change this sound into their own. Some songs are really beautiful, especially Spanish Air and Primal. I also love Ceila's Dream and Catch The Breeze.
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90/100
From 06/22/2021 21:05
As with many other debut albums, Slowdive wears their influences on their sleeve on Just For a Day. You can hear Cocteau Twins, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, but there is also a distinct uniqueness. Slowdive don't mess around when it comes to making heavenly music.

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From 05/20/2018 06:20
This rating applies to the double-disc version. Favourite tracks: Catch the Breeze, Slowdive, Morningrise.
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85/100
From 12/27/2016 02:59
Así es como debería de sonar el shoegaze siempre. Brillante.
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90/100
From 10/06/2015 01:54
It's fine, a great record. Nice from start to finish
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From 10/01/2015 20:01
Not quite as layered as "Souvlaki", and feels closer to 90's alt rock. Solid record.
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From 05/07/2014 06:33
Another crazy good album by this masters of beautiful noise. While Souvlaki is definitely these guys shining star, this album is pretty close. Once you hear Spanish Air you know you're into something good
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From 05/04/2014 20:39
An endless daydream washes away all of your cares in the world.
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