From The Lion's Mouth (studio album)
by The Sound

From The Lion's Mouth by The Sound
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 1,627th   
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 171 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (23rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (251st)
Award Best albums of all time (1,627th)

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From The Lion's Mouth is ranked as the best album by The Sound.

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From The Lion's Mouth track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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From The Lion's Mouth rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,627th | 1980s rank: 251st | 1981 rank: 23rd

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From The Lion's Mouth ratings

Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 171 votes)
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11/18/2025 03:06 Exist-en-ciel   4,26270/100
 
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07/05/2025 21:20 jnmayles   2,02573/100

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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 79.2/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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85/100
From 03/31/2021 07:53 | #268007
This is amazing. I don't understand how I'd never heard of them before or how they were never huge. To me it sounds like if U2 were a little bit more like the Bunnymen, Joy Division or Faith-era The Cure. It sounds very commercial and not very post-punk to me, so give it a listen rock fans. It has a hidden track at the end!
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From 01/13/2019 19:58 | #229632
I'd buy it just for the beautiful gatefold cover!
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90/100
From 10/14/2014 17:14 | #124495
For cuss sake. That closer, man. Cuss.
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70/100
From 03/27/2014 16:42 | #107785
it's not what i would call "post-punk" - in my opinion it's more likely gothic-wave. but nontheless it's a fantastic collection of gloomy, wistful and at the same time uplifting songs. the often i hear it, the better it is.
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90/100
From 01/26/2014 15:58 | #101565
Certainly one of the greatest ever post-punk albums. An under rated gem!
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From 01/10/2013 03:01 | #60893
Very underrated. I'd think that many forum users would highly enjoy this album.
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From 05/18/2011 16:24 | #21956
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95/100
From 05/18/2011 14:15 | #21955
you want high quality post Punk ? listen to this album !
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
7. Faith by The Cure
8. Dare by The Human League
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