I Am A Bird Now (studio album) by Antony & The Johnsons

I Am A Bird Now by Antony & The Johnsons
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-02-01
Overall rank: 736th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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78/100 (from 360 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2005 (12th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (116th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (736th)
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78/100 (from 360 votes)
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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 78.2/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.

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From 01/04/2022 15:53
This is a vocal masterpiece and it really demonstrates the range and diversity of the artists voice. Each song is unique and you never really know what to expect and that starts right from the start. It is also a very emotional album and you can hear that through both the vocal and the piano. The piano on this album is phenomenal as well and really drives home the soft and tender moments on the record. Lyrically, it is amazing and well worth looking into if you haven't already. I really struggle to find critiques with this album as it astounds me with every listen. Overall, an album that stunned me on first listen and hasn't stopped doing so and is really worth a listen as this record is amazing.
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From 07/22/2020 20:35
One of the seminal trans texts. An astonishing work of songwriting and intimate performance whose emotion and hard-won sense of self is overwhelming and triumphant.
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70/100
From 05/06/2018 14:21
A slower pace than I tend toward, but there's beauty here.
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From 08/09/2016 22:47
A beautiful album, romantic and heartbreaking and extremely powerful for the LGBT community
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From 05/13/2016 11:04
A heartbreaking masterpiece, the music, the lyrics and Antony's enthralling voice... perfect.
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From 12/30/2015 21:49
Antony's voice is stunning, and these songs are ridiculously beautiful
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From 09/01/2015 20:30
A masterpiece in the 2000's.
A stunning and powerful voice, sweet arrangements and perfect songs.
There will be no more an inspired Antony like this.
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80/100
From 03/25/2015 01:08
no other artist than these can create what they do. great progression through this gem. Antony's vocals are mesmerizing!
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From 02/10/2015 04:48
I just finished listening to this and broke out crying at Bird Gurhl. A stunning album that is of course carried by her voice but which has the instrumental diversity to make it consistently interesting. The subjects of the songs are very emotional as well which helps tie the album together.
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