Not Of This World
by Pendragon
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Pendragon bestography
Not Of This World is ranked as the best album by Pendragon.
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Not Of This World track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Not Of This World rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Junomoogmello | Top 38 Music Albums of the 2000s | 1/38 | 20 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Floydian | 82/100 | - |
| 2024 | Junomoogmello | 100 Amazing Progressive Albums | 54/100 | - |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 70 Music Albums of 2001 | 34/70 | 3 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 93/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | Highhopes | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 96/100 | 1 |
| 2022 | Junomoogmello | Top 3 Music Albums of 2001 | 1/3 | 5 |
| 2020 | Junomoogmello | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 13/100 | 35 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 21 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 121 | |||
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Not Of This World ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/29/2025 12:24 | TonySayers61 | 25,873 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2023 14:37 | LosWochos | 47,686 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2023 16:49 | MW19704U | 6,986 | 59/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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It's a wet and miserable January morning in 2018, 17 years after the original issue of this album. I lower the needle of my Rega P3 and wait in excited anticipation. The opening synth textures and lead guitar work are reminiscent of Floyd's Shine On but the break comes much sooner delivering an altogther top notch track. The timeless digital bell synth sample on the opening of Dance of the Seven Veils provides the foundation for another blistering Prog track. I love the blend of Nick Barrett vocals, lead guitar and rhythm section on All Over Now. I have read different perspectives on NB's vocals and I have to say that for me the vocals fit the music perfectly and it is easy to distinguish every word in the meaningful lyrics. NB is a truly underrated guitarist. In time I can see this album gaining classic status like Wish You Were Here! I've got to get Masquerade Overture on vinyl now.
If you are one of the people who Mourns the loss of Genesis and Pink Floyd you can take this and Marillion's Marbles for a spin. (Edited)
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