Blood
by This Mortal Coil

Overall rank: 8,674th | 1990s rank: 1,388th | 1991 rank: 117th
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2026	videoheadcleaner	Top 85 Music Albums of 1991	58/85	2
2026	zags7000	Top 100 Music Albums of 1991	92/100	0
2026	LittleM1971	Top 88 Music Albums of 1991	45/88	3
2026	Skerns	Top 69 Music Albums of 1991	23/69	3
2026	slatsheit	Top 36 Music Albums of 1991	35/36	0
2026	Igtonumama	Top 99 Music Albums of 1991	41/99	3
2026	meccalecca	Top 69 Music Albums of 1991	20/69	4
2026	philbutrin	Top 77 Music Albums of 1991	10/77	4
2026	jeremy9	Top 100 Music Albums of 1991	65/100	2
2026	MadhattanJack	Top 62 Music Albums of 1991	41/62	2
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		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		143

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72/100 (from 70 votes)

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70/100 !	07/25/2025 12:10	cicadelic	14,112	73/100
85/100 !	05/08/2025 21:19	LittleM1971	6,005	81/100
60/100 !	11/29/2024 04:57	slatsheit	2,074	81/100

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MadhattanJack 09/24/2022 20:27 in What album are you listening to right now?

“If you look at it from different angles, the eyes follow you around...”

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Repo 02/08/2018 16:26 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys

“And then there was this one : This was a CD I bought because of You And Your Sister which is still one of my favorite songs ever and fantastically sung by Kim Deal and Tany Donnely. I didn't really like the rest of the tracks and there's a lot of filler (especially in the instrumentals) but when…”

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meccalecca 04/25/2014 16:24 in Mecca Lecca's Pick of the Day: Blood by This Mortal Coil

“Well, in light of the announcement that the User Pick of the Day is going on hiatus, I'll offer one up. I don't know if i can do this on a daily basis, but I've been feeling insanely productive lately, writing brief metaphorical descriptions of albums. We'll start with this one. Year: 1991 It's…”

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meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/04/2014 21:37 | #110794 | TOP COMMENT

It's karaoke night at the morgue. She keeps singing songs you vaguely remember but each seems seems straight from her soul. (Edited)

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philbutrin 09/01/2014 16:40 | #120971 | TOP COMMENT

this is my favorite of the three TMC albums. it's a bit more song-oriented than Filigree And Shadow, with the standout duet between Kim Deal and Tanya Donelly on "You And Your Sister".

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