Of Natural History
by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

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Of Natural History by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-11-02
Overall rank: 7,639th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 21 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2004 (119th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (1,331st)
Award Best albums of all time (7,639th)

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Of Natural History is ranked as the best album by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.

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Overall rank: 7,639th | 2000s rank: 1,331st | 2004 rank: 119th  Overall chart history
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Of Natural History ratings

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From BestEverAlbums 10/25/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5476): By SquishypuffDave
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“(1) Well this is a unique album if I've ever heard one. It sounds like a combination of King Crimson, Mr. Bungle and Devin Townsend, maybe a bit more on the avant-garde metal side. With loads of weird, often home made instruments and unusual song structures, this has at the very least piqued my…”
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This band has the honour of the best band name origin story in the history of band name origin stories. Based on an early 20th century anti-humanist organisation called the Sleepytime Gorilla Press, their music is equally strange and incredibly accomplished. They even invent their own instruments (one of which is tastefully named The Sledgehammered Dulcimer).
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