Shields (studio album) by Grizzly Bear
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Shields is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Grizzly Bear on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Grizzly Bear is Veckatimest which is ranked number 421 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,233.
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Shields track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 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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90/100 ![]() | 05/16/2024 05:03 | javicho07 | ![]() | 81/100 |
75/100 ![]() | 02/03/2024 10:38 | JR | ![]() | 81/100 |
80/100 ![]() | 01/30/2024 17:15 | Dalcio | ![]() | 78/100 |
50/100 ![]() | 01/28/2024 05:03 | Proto | ![]() | 42/100 |
70/100 ![]() | 01/15/2024 21:26 | ![]() | ![]() | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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A very good album with some fantastic songs on here that are a lot fun to explore and listen to. The music feels full of depth and the instrumentation and vocal styling match up really well. This creates a cohesive feel which makes a great atmosphere for us to sit in. The vocal delivery feels so full of passion and power on this release making it very easy to relate to. It is so easy for us to be able to just sit back and enjoy the music as well making this a great album to relax to. Overall, this is an album of very high quality and I always find myself choosing to come back to this one over Veckatimest and I think it is because this is the superior release.
By far my favorite album of theirs, there's just so much depth here. The way they play with the notions of light and illusion as a metaphor for the overarching theme of relationships is entirely unique and the culmination of this trope in the final track is brilliant and creates a real moment of clarity. Brilliant lyrically and musically, I cannot recommend this album enough.
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Although I prefer Veckatimest just a marginal fraction more, this - in terms of quality - is every bits equal. It's essentially the same formula except this time around they have an eye for more expressive lyrics and ambient details (an aspect not picked up on first listen). Just when I thought they couldn't get more tumultuous, they release this.
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To me it's very interesting to see people rank Veckatimest above this, though I'm not surprised Yellow House is seen as better by some. To me, Yellow House captures something conceptually that the other albums don't - I feel like Veckatimest is more accessible, even thogh it took me longer to acclimatise to! Despite this, Shields's most exciting track, Sun In Your Eyes, is the most memorable song to me. The difference between this album and Horn Of Plenty, in my opinion, is an indicator that perhaps they could take some more risks to make their music more fun.
I dunno. I was trying to write something that put shields above Veckatimest and below Yellow House, but I can't quite explain why I'm not such a big fan of Veck. Shrug! :)
Another great album from Grizzly bear, although I don't think it's quite as good as, yellow house, or, veckatamist. Still, it's another strong record, but I hope they head in a slightly different direction on their next release.
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Bon album , un cran en dessous du fameux veckatimest
Another Grizzly Bear monster album! An understated American band who have put out some very well received discs these last few years. Will be interesting to hear their next effort!
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Accessible and structured compared to Vecktiamest, but not necessarily for the better. Still a great album, but lacks some of the sheer beauty.
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I enjoy this album slighter more than Veckatimest. But both albums are rather good.
This albums moves me everything I hear from the first tones "Sleeping Ute". This is an album of pure beauty. Will have to check out other albums as well if some claim the Veckatimest is better.
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