Long Season
by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

Long Season by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]
Year: 1996
Release date: 1996-10-25
Overall rank: 304th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
85/100 (from 513 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1996 (6th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1990s (58th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (304th)

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フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] bestography

Long Season is ranked as the best album by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans].

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This album (304th)
Long Season
Lower ranked (370th) »
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Long Season track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 87 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Long Season rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 304th | 1990s rank: 58th | 1996 rank: 6th

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Long Season ratings

Average Rating: 
85/100 (from 513 votes)
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02/25/2026 19:34 Map  Ratings distribution  49881/100
 
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02/15/2026 09:28 Scrabbler  Ratings distribution  25778/100
 
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02/03/2026 20:11 JR  Ratings distribution  1,08781/100
 
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02/01/2026 21:30 sweetness  Ratings distribution  1,07279/100
 
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01/30/2026 08:45 jinglebellis  Ratings distribution  2483/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 84.9/100, a mean average of 84.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.

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From 01/27/2025 13:13 | #307261
Album Rating: 90.00
(450/5)

フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] (LS - JAP - Oct 96) - Long Season

25.10.1996

If Track 3 wasn't on the album it would probably be my top 3 favourite albums of all time.

1.フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] (LS - JAP - Oct 96) - [Untitled] Track 1. 99
2.フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] (LS - JAP - Oct 96) - [Untitled] Track 2. 98
3.フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] (LS - JAP - Oct 96) - [Untitled] Track 3. 67
4.フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] (LS - JAP - Oct 96) - [Untitled] Track 4. 87
5.フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] (LS - JAP - Oct 96) - [Untitled] Track 5. 99

Ranked in order:

* フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] (LS - JAP - Oct 96) - [Untitled] Track 5. 99
* フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] (LS - JAP - Oct 96) - [Untitled] Track 1. 99
* フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] (LS - JAP - Oct 96) - [Untitled] Track 2. 98
* フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] (LS - JAP - Oct 96) - [Untitled] Track 4. 87
* フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] (LS - JAP - Oct 96) - [Untitled] Track 3. 67
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Rating:  
95/100
From 04/11/2024 22:52 | #302944
What a beautiful experience of an album is this, I almost feel that my bond with nature grows stronger while listening to this piece of art. The only thing holding it back from being a 10 for me is this part in the middle when something keeps falling into water for a bit too long.
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Rating:  
40/100
From 10/02/2023 19:13 | #299336
Hard album to judge. While I love that enchanting piano loop, when that's pretty much the whole album it does get a bit boring and overused. Part 3 is terrible filler, and Part 4 is nice. The other three tracks are more or less the same song. Which I like. But when I listen to an album I expect a little more variety. If the Rolling Stones released an album that was just Gimme Shelter 9 times all slightly different would that be the best album ever?
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From 09/20/2023 21:44 | #299188
great album, but am i the only one who thought someone was taking a shit in the middle of this album?
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From 09/16/2023 20:42 | #299138
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Rating:  
95/100
From 10/10/2021 14:01 | #274846
This thing is pretty darn masterful. Amazing feel, inventive textures, and largely gripping the whole way through.

Long Season drips with color and emotion with a structure that ensures a massive pay off for the listener. Get caught up in this beautiful whirlwind as soon as you can.
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Rating:  
100/100
From 07/19/2021 23:07 | #271736
A beautifully crafted piece of just pure brilliance. It is 35 minutes of bliss and it is difficult to get to the end of the album and not feel like you have been transported to a completely different variation of reality. Long Season is a must listen for anyone with even a slight interest in music.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 05/17/2021 14:34 | #269873
Incrível viagem eletrônica
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Rating:  
95/100
From 02/06/2021 22:27 | #265932
Beautiful
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Rating:  
95/100
From 06/18/2020 23:10 | #253857
Where can I find another album like this? Nowhere? Cool.
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