Dear Catastrophe Waitress (studio album) by Belle And Sebastian

Dear Catastrophe Waitress by Belle And Sebastian
Year: 2003
Overall rank: 1,156th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 285 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (23rd)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (179th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,156th)

Belle And Sebastian bestography

Dear Catastrophe Waitress is ranked 4th best out of 20 albums by Belle And Sebastian on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Belle And Sebastian is If You're Feeling Sinister which is ranked number 126 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,142.

Belle And Sebastian album bestography « Higher ranked (924th) This album (1,156th) Lower ranked (1,203rd) »
The Boy With The Arab StrapDear Catastrophe WaitressThe Life Pursuit

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79/100 (from 285 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 79.1/100, a mean average of 78.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.

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100/100
From 05/28/2020 15:36
Probably my favourite BAS offering.Not a bum note on this album.
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90/100
From 10/20/2018 05:32
What a great album. Not a bad song on it and flows well.

I understand why people prefer other Belle & Sebastian albums, but to be this is my clear favorite. Excellent job of balancing the glib with the silly (without being slightly absurd like other B & S songs can get).
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80/100
From 11/22/2016 15:37
Favoritas:Piazza, New York Catcher, I'm a Cuckoo, If She Wants Me, Step Into My Office, Baby
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From 08/09/2016 22:19
This is Belle & Sebastian's key work in my opinion. Lord Anthony is beautiful and If She Wants Me epitomizes their unique style. Most of my favorite songs by them are contained here
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90/100
From 06/13/2016 16:39
A return to form after the slight disappointment of, fold your arms, child. Dear catastrophe waitress is another beautiful and brilliant album from Belle and Sebastian. As always the songwriting is superb, great songs in, if you find yourself list in love, piazza, stay loose, and the title track. Great album from a great band.
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From 07/29/2015 20:26
Belle & Sebastian, after two all-time classics, one really great album, a pretty good album, and an okay album, finally feel enough confidence to start a deviation from their typical sound. It doesn't play off as well here as it does on "The Life Pursuit", but it still works incredibly well.
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70/100
From 06/21/2015 20:26
Easily overlooked, but there's loads of quality here.
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From 04/03/2014 22:48
Has a song about throwing coke cans at waitresses. Sounds all cheery and sad at same time.
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From 10/27/2013 11:56
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From 10/05/2013 10:15
There's this suaveness, this snarky edge, but undeniably boyishness to it. I'm reminded of Pip living in London, learning to be a gentleman. There's a high class presence, but there's still the fragile, infinitely endearing charm and sincerity to Dear Catastrophe Waitress that makes this an essential Belle & Sebastian listen.
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