Flash Light (studio album) by Tom Verlaine

Flash Light by Tom Verlaine
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 26,024th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 16 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution   Average rating historyAverage rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (328th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (3,390th)
Award Best albums of all time (26,024th)
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Tom Verlaine: Flash Light (CD 1987 I.R.S.)
Condition: Very Good


eBay
eBay
Tom Verlaine Flash Light (CD 1987 Fontana) Television German Import
Condition: Like New


eBay
eBay
Tom Verlaine - Flash Light - I.R.S. Cassette Tape - 1987 Tested
Condition: Very Good


  My favourite store:  

Tom Verlaine bestography

Flash Light is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by Tom Verlaine on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Tom Verlaine is Tom Verlaine which is ranked number 19683 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 52.

Tom Verlaine album bestography « Higher ranked (23,196th) This album (26,024th) Lower ranked (34,006th) »
DreamtimeFlash LightCover

Upcoming concerts

Apr
03
Wed
19:00
Celtic Woman
The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater, Syracuse, United States. United States
Tickets from $22.50 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
May
05
Sun
20:00
Sheer Mag, Pile
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Thea, Somerville, United States. United States
Tickets from $20.00 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Apr
26
Fri
18:00
Slaughter To Prevail
Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, United States. United States
Tickets from $43.50 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Flash Light on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Flash Light track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by
#
Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Rating: 77 (2 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
2.
Rating: 77 (2 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
4.
Rating: 76 (2 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
6.
Rating: 76 (2 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
7.
Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify

Flash Light rankings

Flash Light collection

Showing all 5 members who have this album in their collection

Flash Light ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 16 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 16 ratings for this album.

Sort ratings
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
85/100
 Report rating
03/15/2024 15:37 cicadelic  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 5,14873/100
 
70/100
 Report rating
05/19/2023 15:01 MickLord  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,96970/100
 
75/100
 Report rating
01/29/2023 16:28 LosWochos  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 41,30375/100
 
75/100
 Report rating
09/03/2022 03:20 dhbarrett  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6,25965/100
 
85/100
 Report rating
02/09/2021 12:25 redfred  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 25382/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.8.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Flash Light favourites

Showing all 1 members who have added this album as a favourite

Flash Light comments

Showing all 2 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
75/100
From 02/17/2018 09:43
Innanzitutto la mia canzone preferita di Verlaine del dopo "Marquee moon" sta proprio qua ( "The scentist writes a letter" ), poi, oltre alla qualità ottima di altre canzoni, mi piace il tono rilassato dell'album, l'apparente non avere più bisogno di dimostrare di non soffrire per l'ingombrante paragone con "Marquee moon".
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
90/100
From 09/26/2016 19:57
A superlative solo album that reveals itself over time. Songs like Annie's Tellin Me and One Time At Sundown are marvelous psychedelic gems whose genius is only exposed under the right conditions.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Flash Light

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1987
1. The Joshua Tree by U2
2. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
3. Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
4. Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths
5. You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.
6. Document by R.E.M.
7. Bad by Michael Jackson
8. Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode
9. Sister by Sonic Youth
10. Hysteria by Def Leppard
11. Substance 1987 by New Order
12. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by The Cure
13. Kick by INXS
14. Louder Than Bombs by The Smiths
15. Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Come On Pilgrim by Pixies
17. Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim
18. Diesel And Dust by Midnight Oil
19. Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac
20. Tunnel Of Love by Bruce Springsteen
Back to Top