Thunder & Consolation
by New Model Army

Thunder & Consolation by New Model Army
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 3,797th   
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77/100 (from 66 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (50th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (563rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,797th)

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Thunder & Consolation is ranked as the best album by New Model Army.

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Thunder & Consolation track list

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Thunder & Consolation rankings

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Overall rank: 3,797th | 1980s rank: 563rd | 1989 rank: 50th

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Thunder & Consolation ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 66 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.

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From 10/19/2023 17:45 | #299552
My all-time favourite band! And their best album
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From 05/10/2014 14:31 | #111445
my favourite album of all time. The grinding menace of the start and the anthemic quality of its chorus, the anger and frustration of Stupid Questions and 225. The lost beauty of green and grey. A wonderful wonderful record.
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T&C is simply a massive album from start to finish blending rock, punk, folk/Celtic, etc in one beautiful collection of songs (long before it was "cool"). Never one to shy away from their convictions and difficult/current topics, T&C excels at story telling, driving emotions and getting your feet moving. We have all lived, longed, pondered and wished for these things mentioned in Justin's lyrics. This album really provided a soundtrack to a defining time in my life.
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From 09/24/2008 07:50 | #1290
Stilly my favourite band and this is propably their best album. Played an important part in my life as well.
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