And Close As This (studio album) by Peter Hammill

And Close As This by Peter Hammill
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 21,188th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 12 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (283rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,829th)
Award Best albums of all time (21,188th)
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Peter Hammill bestography

And Close As This is ranked 10th best out of 45 albums by Peter Hammill on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Peter Hammill is The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage which is ranked number 2869 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 532.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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75/100 (from 12 votes)
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01/24/2023 14:06 AlexSVK  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,07462/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 14% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.

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From 08/06/2013 13:54
minimalistic lovesongs.
Close to Nick Drake or Leonard Cohen.
Compelling
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From 08/20/2012 18:36
One of the most, if not the most, intimate PH album. This is mostly him at a conventional piano and singing. No odd noises, no experimentation, no sound effects. Juts a great singer and lyricist, his emotions and expert fingers on a piano.
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