Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird (studio album)
by The Tallest Man On Earth

Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird by The Tallest Man On Earth
Year: 2010
Release date: 2010-09-06
Overall rank: 5,553rd   
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77/100 (from 57 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 2010 (99th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,046th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,553rd)

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The Tallest Man On Earth bestography

Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird is ranked 5th best out of 11 albums by The Tallest Man On Earth on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Tallest Man On Earth is The Wild Hunt which is ranked number 702 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,479.

The Tallest Man On Earth album bestography « Higher ranked (4,324th)
Dark Bird Is Home
This album (5,553rd)
Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird
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Overall rank: 5,553rd | 2010s rank: 1,046th | 2010 rank: 99th

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From 12/02/2016 03:31 | #179466
The music is good but his debt with Dylan is so huge that in the end is ridiculous.
A nice listening though.
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From 05/14/2015 23:42 | #141465
Thisartist never disappoints gorgeous songs. 5 stars! MEZ
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From 11/04/2013 17:56 | #90669
The greatest EP. Ever. Pure beauty.

the 5 songs on here are an incredible, flowing tour-De-force of tenderest beauty. It is filled with the most achingly gorgeous melodies and guitar playing and some of the greatest lyrics I've ever heard. The vocals are so true, and plain and perfect throughout. It is truly unbelievable how impeccable this record is. This EP with the full length album of the same year "The Wild Hunt" mark my favorite music by any artist. Ever.
Listen to: "Like The Wheel", and "Tangle in this Trampled Wheat".


(P.S. this record is truly a godsend of musical perfection.)

"And we live so close that we've probably seen
The same bird, the same time
That solemnly screams
One day, I'll find just that friend who can see
All this weird beauty
Thrown right at me"
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