Controlling Crowds (studio album) by Archive

Controlling Crowds by Archive
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-03-30
Overall rank: 4,225th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 53 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2009 (68th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (751st)
Award Best albums of all time (4,225th)

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Controlling Crowds is ranked as the best album by Archive.

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-Controlling CrowdsYou All Look The Same To Me

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Controlling Crowds track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Controlling Crowds ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 53 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 78.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.

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80/100
From 05/17/2020 10:44
Nice blend of trip hop and prog rock in a flowing concept album which lasts more than 1 hour but is still able to keep my attention all throughout.
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95/100
From 02/20/2018 01:22
I couldn't agree more, this album is really a gem ! It should be at least in top 500
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From 08/28/2017 22:48
Probably the most underrated album, from the most underrated band in modern music.
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From 02/10/2017 17:50
What's the problem the people have with Archive in this site ? Probably the most interesting group since 20 years with great live performances and excellent work studios. As creative as Pink Floyd were in the 70's...
"Controlling crowds" is my best 2000's LP with innovative sounds and two high lyrical performances : Maria Q in "Collapse collide" and the flow of the rapper Rosko John.
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From 01/22/2017 01:03
I don't understand why this band still remains unknown to thousands of people. "Controlling Crowds" is an epic album, and probably one of the best albums made in XXI century. Everything in this album is stunning: music, lyrics and this extraordinary climax in every song.
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