Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#5416): Spiderland by Slint

Johnnyo — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:55:19 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 10/18/2025 19:55

Loved this album back in 91.

Lost a little of its impact now, which is to be expected, but still a very solid album.

Re: Album of the day (#5416): Spiderland by Slint

DommeDamian — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:04:30 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 10/18/2025 12:04

That punk do be posting with the rock.

Re: Album of the day (#5416): Spiderland by Slint

II — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:20:47 GMT

Author: II

Posted: 10/18/2025 00:20

This record has pioneered so many indie and underground music that it's legacy is insane!
It's kinda slow for post-hardcore, kinda fast for slowcore, slow for math-rock and fast for post-rock, hence, Slint's "Spiderland"'s sound is still unique after over 30 years! It's just six tracks ranging between 5 to 8 minutes and they flow well.
There is a nice use of different time signatures. Such a spiderlandmark! (SPOILERS: Although it can flow well sometimes, "For Dinner..."is an exception i.m.o., since it's quite quiet, so sometimes II prefer listening to "Glenn" from their "Untitled" EP, which turns the album's experience even better i.m.o.)

Re: Album of the day (#5416): Spiderland by Slint

HoldenM — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:05:25 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 10/18/2025 00:05

Hey! That punk be posting!

Track picks
1. Breadcrumb Trail
2. Nosferatu Man
6. Good Morning, Captain

Re: Album of the day (#5416): Spiderland by Slint

MadhattanJack — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:40:30 GMT

Author: MadhattanJack

Posted: 10/17/2025 22:40

Hey, it made the Top 100...! 🤔

It's an interesting record, and I could happily go along with "pioneering" within the post-rock genre, but ultimately I've always considered this album to be overrated — probably due to "first-mover advantage." #100 is just way too high, in my (very much personal) opinion.

Don't all bash me at once!

Album of the day (#5416): Spiderland by Slint

BestEverAlbums — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:00:28 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 10/17/2025 20:00

Today's album of the day

Spiderland by Slint (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1991.
Country:
Overall rank: 100
Decade rank: 19
Year rank: 4
Artist rank: 1 (out of 2 albums on BEA)
Average rating: 84/100 (from 1272 votes).

Tracks:
1. Breadcrumb Trail
2. Nosferatu Man
3. Don, Aman
4. Washer
5. For Dinner...
6. Good Morning, Captain

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"I have six tracks, all over 5 minutes long. I sound like absolutely nothing else in the world almost 20 years after my release. Despite this, I am still hugely influential. I have not a single bad song, but no song is streets ahead of the rest either. All in all, I am a perfect album. Who am I?

If you guessed Laughing Stock by Talk Talk, you are also right."
- weedygonsalez
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About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.