A Piece Of The Sky (track) by Swans
A Piece Of The Sky appears on the following album(s) by Swans:
- The Seer (track #10) (this album) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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85/100  | 02/10/2024 21:23 |  AAL2014 | | 79/100 |
70/100 | 01/24/2024 11:37 | Kali | | 74/100 |
100/100 | 01/18/2024 05:38 | yummybuds | | 96/100 |
100/100 | 07/29/2023 00:07 |  LedZep | | 88/100 |
90/100 | 05/11/2023 15:10 | Aaron98 | | 90/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.1/100, a mean average of 87.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 16.6.
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Beautiful song
AvalancheGrips 09/14/2020 02:19
This has become my favorite track of all time over the years. From the noisy zither section to the post-rock jam session to the lullaby ending, this is one of Swan's greatest songs. Also the lyrics are S tier.
Onater 10/28/2017 22:00
The final 5 minutes are the climax of all 30 years of Swans' discography.
Starts with the sound of either rain or fire, both of which fit the album so I'm not sure. 'Ahhhhhh's come into the song, but not Gira's 'aaaaaah's, more choir-like. Slow violins replace them, and the song is quite drone-y for a bit, before chimes come in. And then, about ten minutes into the song, it completely changes. Not by slowly changing as Swans songs usually do, becoming entirely different before you've realised they have, rather everything just instantly changes to guitars, drums, bass and a different type of bell, more Jingle Bells-type of thing. A piano plays a very improvised-sounding melody, and around 15 minutes into the track, we finally get some vocals. Here we get one of the most memorable lines on the album along with 'LUNACY, LUNACY, LUNACY, LUNACY' and 'I see it all, I see it all': 'In the blood of the swans, as the sun fucks the dawn.' Gira sings an outro, and the song ends.
One of the best tracks on the album.
This belongs in Soundtracks For The Blind, and it's the 2nd strongest track on this album
SuedeSwede 05/07/2014 20:11
Very pretty! The first 15 minutes are great! The ending is very nice too, adds a lot to the prettiness. I don't see how only 4 out of 19 minutes of enjoyment makes a song 85/100 for you, but okay.
Mother Nature's Son 03/25/2014 17:44
Not sure the first 15 minutes were necessary, but the actual song is great!
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