Static & Silence (studio album) by The Sundays

Static & Silence by The Sundays
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 7,331st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 45 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (125th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,234th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,331st)
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The Sundays bestography

Static & Silence is ranked 3rd best out of 3 albums by The Sundays on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Sundays is Reading, Writing And Arithmetic which is ranked number 978 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,836.

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Static & Silence track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Static & Silence ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 45 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 14% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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60/100
From 10/01/2020 08:44
It was clear from moment one that the labels dream pop and jangle pop didn't apply anymore; they went straight to soft pop/adult contemporary/folk rock. I feel like they were still trying to make their old stuff but just lost their edge so much that this became the result; I don't feel like they really went for this sound a 100%. I would've loved it if they just doubled down on cheesiness and mellowness.
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From 08/24/2016 11:08
Good easy listening, Wheeler's voice has definitely been refined by now and is a lot more sweeter to the ears. Production value has also come up.
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From 04/23/2013 19:06
I agree. This album isn't nearly as strong as their others, but I definitely remember Summertime being all over the radio that year.
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From 04/23/2013 18:47
Oh, I never recoginized it at all. When I heard 'Here's Where The Story Ends' I was immediately thrown back into my childhood. It was a surprise blast of nostalgia. Plus the rest of the songs were stroger. I prefer the album to this one.
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From 04/23/2013 18:06
an_outlaw, "Summertime" was totally a hit!!!

but yeah, "Reading Writing & Arithmetic" and "Blind" were better records
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From 04/23/2013 18:00
No superhit. Calm and pleasurable. Thinks back too tough times and holds in the tears. A thoroughly human album.
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From 12/19/2011 12:41
Beautiful and timeless. My favourite album.
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