For Emma, Forever Ago
by Bon Iver
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For Emma, Forever Ago is ranked as the best album by Bon Iver.
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For Emma, Forever Ago track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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For Emma, Forever Ago ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | subnam | 163 | 43/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2026 20:43 | StevenSerrao101 | 41 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:38 | mutant | 1,634 | 55/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2025 21:01 |  RasmV | 2,470 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2025 11:19 |  NowhereMan | 1,419 | 78/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.8/100, a mean average of 81.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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Questo disco è la dimostrazione di come le idee e la grandezza di un musicista vadano oltre l'attrezzatura e la registrazione: quasi interamente registrato in una casetta in montagna, riporta ogni ascoltatore a quell'ambiente con brani intimi che sembra vengano cantati di fronte a te.
Love this album the imagery it creates fits perfectly with its themes
Four really good songs. The rest are alright, I like the mood.
Humble beginnings before the electronic experimentation. It shows just how much talent was there to utilise and harness. Stunning album.
Top 3 Songs
1. Flume
2. Re: Stacks
3. For Emma
A very emotional and moving album that is a great record to chill to and be engulfed by the music. The lyrics are wonderfully written and allow us to explore their words deeper. They are beautifully sung as well making for a delicate combination which is so pleasing to the ear. The instrumental is graceful but it also has a tinge of harshness when it needs to be such as on Creature Fear which I think is one of the most under appreciated songs on the album. This makes for a relaxing but engaging listen. The album just feels so wholesome and it is so easy to get lost in the music which I love. Instrumentally, it matches the vocal making a cohesive experience and the guitar is fantastic throughout especially on the closing track. Overall, a brilliant album that has no weak tracks and is perfect to stick on if you are ever feeling introspective.
Pretty good, but if we’re being honest…”Skinny Love” carries a ton of water for this record.
LukasAntoine00s 02/11/2022 01:04 | #281108
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AMO EL FOLK!!! Gracias Justin Vernon!! Skinny Love siempre será tu mayor obra maestra y también me gustan demasiado tus collabs con Kanye.
I absolutely adore this album. It's so ethereal and relaxing.
This is a really great example of poetry in motion. Beautifully written and performed.
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