A-Z (studio album)
by Colin Newman
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A-Z is ranked as the best album by Colin Newman.
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A-Z track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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A-Z rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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10/100  | 28 hours ago | NYAndreas | | 55/100 |
60/100 | 07/06/2025 12:43 | Cheboygan74 | | 52/100 |
80/100 | 10/26/2024 00:20 |  Repo | | 85/100 |
50/100 | 08/14/2024 16:12 |  CaptainPain | | 61/100 |
50/100 | 08/10/2024 02:17 | dhbarrett | | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 71.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.1.
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With A-Z, Newman takes the post-rock robotic structure and aesthetics of Wire to its logical conclusion drawing on the expressionist psychodrama of Robert Wyatt, the futurism of Brian Eno and the psychedelia of Syd Barrett in the process. Newman creates chilling apocolyptic and fatalistic atmospheres through a succession of mini-requiems, dramatic rhythms, industrial-sounding electronics and decadent vocals. Ultimately, A-Z is as a postmodern futuristic psychedelic cabaret that sounds unlike anything else.
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