The Distance To Here
by Live
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Live bestography
The Distance To Here is ranked 4th best out of 11 albums by Live on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Live is Throwing Copper which is ranked number 676 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,541.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Distance To Here track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Distance To Here rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 89 Music Albums of 1999 | 28/89 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Milhaud | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 82/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 43 Music Albums of 1999 | 34/43 | 1 |
| 2026 |  rambleon80 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 40/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listened t2021 (2 B deleted) | 81/99 | - |
| 2026 | Milhaud | Top 55 Music Albums of 1999 | 3/55 | 5 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 99 Music Albums of 1999 | 19/99 | 4 |
| 2025 | Milhaud | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 20/100 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 46 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 129 | |||
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The Distance To Here ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/07/2026 22:21 | BoxFL | 2,766 | 51/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2025 10:21 | Milhaud | 2,151 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2025 12:49 | MarkusN | 933 | 78/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.4/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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sageamagoo 03/11/2020 22:27 | #248658 | TOP COMMENT
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Definitely second-best after Throwing Copper. Not nearly as edgy as Secret Samadhi, a lot less heavy too. If you don't mind the themes you'll find the music good, with lots of splashy cymbals, guitars, and nice dusty organ. They Stood Up For Love is a cut above the rest, and I'm a fan of side 2 in general, which sounds a little less 90s and more like where this album goes. Nice effects throughout.
Distance to Here lightens the tone from Secret Samadhi with lyrics about dolphins and dancing. Already preachy, they had some corny to the lyrics. I mean look at some of these song titles;
Where Fishes Go, Children's Song, Feel the Quiet River Rage, Voodoo Lady??
Run to the Water is a stand out and starts strong with Dolphins Cry
but it's less memorable in its melodies overall. And Live's lyrics get harder and harder to stomach with their life lessons and corny all for love themes.
There are a few songs here worth keeping but overall a step down for an LP after the last two
junodog4 02/03/2014 05:09 | #102117 | TOP COMMENT
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Lacks the standouts from the previous two albums. Still reaching lyrically, but lacks the melodic punch that held the work before together. It's good, but unremarkable.
lightmyway 05/06/2012 20:26 | #41666 | TOP COMMENT
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Another good album from them. This is a much lighter album than Secret Samadhi, and it might be their lightest ever, but it maintains the lyrical depth and big sound that Live are known for. There are some weak moments but overall it's very good.
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