On The Turning Away (track) by Pink Floyd
Year: 1987
From the album A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (track #5)
On The Turning Away appears on the following album(s) by Pink Floyd:
- Delicate Sound Of Thunder (track #7) (1988)
- A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (track #5) (this album) (1987)
- Shine On (track #57) (compilation) (1992)
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90/100  | 08/24/2025 19:22 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
90/100 | 06/13/2025 04:35 | jtc91 | | 82/100 |
80/100 | 05/16/2025 18:44 | SD100852 | | 77/100 |
75/100 | 12/01/2024 11:57 | Jboy69 | | 78/100 |
85/100 | 10/31/2024 20:51 |  talinhosgameplay | | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.9/100, a mean average of 83.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.6.
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This track is the album's one saving grace
Squonk007 06/15/2021 09:19
This wouldn't be out of place on Wish You Were Here, fabulous track.
Goliath 07/24/2020 09:11
The best post Waters track.
Just absolutely stunning, beautiful guitar playing and sounds here. Truly masterful.
Based on traditional Wild Mountain Thyme melody.
One of the best on the album.
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