Soul Mining
by The The
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Soul Mining is ranked as the best album by The The.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/02/2026 03:12 |  imacgill | 2,608 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2026 00:29 | This_is_handsome | 769 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2026 16:33 | philschmil | 30 | 94/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2025 18:21 | Jakor | 5,029 | 68/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2025 02:07 | Olli | 6,754 | 63/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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The greatest David Bowie album not made by David Bowie. 9/10!
A dark and introspective listen that also has flourishes of colour and has some very high quality sounds that are fresh to this day. The soundscape we are treated to is this gritty classic 80's synth style sound that has these flares of instrumentation which adds little tangents to the music. This makes the tracks feel grand and very in depth and makes them ahead of its time. To this day the music still sounds phenomenal as it is just so clean and it flows brilliantly which is primarily down to the production. This makes for a smooth listen for us which allows us to just sit back and enjoy his musical stylings. Lyrically, it is a joy to explore and the vocal, while limited, shines on several occasions where it is a nice contrast to the lighter moments. Overall, a very good record that gives you the classic 80's sound but with a unique twist that makes it an extremely enjoyable experience.
Jboy56 01/26/2022 14:34 | #280117
Very interesting album varied stuff, not boring. Relisteneable..
major beat prog piano
jwammo12 08/02/2021 14:20 | #272132
Two outstanding tracks. The rest is down to personal taste.
This is an excellent alnum which even in 2019 sounds fresh, well it does to me!
Production is first class, favourite track has to be 'Uncertain Smile' where Jools Holland provides some excellent piano.
While occasionally vocally limited, the introspective nature of soul mining compels it to success.
Very good record. Just a little behind, Infected, in my opinion, but still a wholly unique album. Good.
Such an underrated album. I can't believe it's ranked number 18. One of the best albums from the new wave/post punk era. The music is dark, but beautifuly arranged and interesting. Please give it a try.
This is music perfection this album.
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