Laid (studio album) by James

Laid by James
Year: 1993
Overall rank: 2,044th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 144 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1993 (33rd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (371st)
Award Best albums of all time (2,044th)
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Laid track list

  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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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 144 votes)
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30 hours ago imacgill  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,53980/100
 
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02/02/2024 17:13 pedro1976  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,41971/100
 
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01/19/2024 03:39 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 10,05375/100
 
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01/11/2024 16:54 mids  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 82180/100
 
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12/11/2023 21:46 ThuramThugood  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,66266/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.

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95/100
From 01/13/2024 19:47
amazing record, just gorgeous... great stuff.
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From 12/11/2023 20:18
Album Rating: 88.38
(1,149/13)

27.09.1993

James (UK): Laid

1.Out To Get You. 100
2.Sometimes (Lester Piggott). 90
3.Dream Thrum. 98
4.One Of The Three. 88
5.Say Something. 83
6.Five-O. 98
7.P.S. 97
8.Everybody Knows. 83
9.Knuckle Too Far. 74
10.Low Low Low. 78
11.Laid. 92
12.Lullaby. 91
13.Skindiving. 77
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75/100
From 12/30/2021 17:39
Can't believe how low this album is ranked on the overall chart. Such a classic indie album. I love the singer's voice. My highlights are Sometimes (one of my favourite songs ever), Laid, Five-O, PS and Say Something. I would rank this a bit higher but there are a few filler tracks that I can't get into and therefore lower the overall score - Lullaby, Dream Thrum, Knuckle Too Far.

"My therapist says not to see you no more, she said you're like a disease without any cure" - Laid. I love the lyrics in this song.
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75/100
From 06/23/2016 00:55
Favoritas: Out To Get You, Sometimes, Say Something, Laid
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From 02/19/2016 04:47
A beautiful, dreamy album only let down by 'Low Low Low'
Makes me drift away.......
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From 09/10/2014 21:18
Quite simply, for me, one of the top 10 best albums ever made - how it has gone under the radar I do not know. It is superb, lyrically & sonically. Brian Eno was working with the band in this era and you can hear it come through in the music, it's subtle, emotional and takes the listener on a dreamy trip. Fantastic !
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From 05/04/2014 22:06
The paranoid delusions that cripple a relationship.
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From 04/17/2013 18:09
A album overlooked by the prejudice that James are a one hit wonder whose only good song is "Laid". This album totally blew me away after I lifted my own prejudice against it.
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