Static & Silence
by The Sundays

Static & Silence by The Sundays
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 7,255th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 51 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (123rd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,166th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,255th)

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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 945 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,832.

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Static & Silence track list

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Static & Silence rankings

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Overall rank: 7,255th | 1990s rank: 1,166th | 1997 rank: 123rd

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Static & Silence ratings

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75/100 (from 51 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.

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From 10/01/2020 08:44 | #258891
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 04/23/2013 19:06 | #74273
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 18:06 | #74267
an_outlaw, "Summertime" was totally a hit!!!

but yeah, "Reading Writing & Arithmetic" and "Blind" were better records
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From 12/19/2011 12:41 | #33290
Beautiful and timeless. My favourite album.
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