Cease To Begin
by Band Of Horses
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Cease To Begin is ranked as the best album by Band Of Horses.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/19/2026 03:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,211 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 00:07 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2026 22:37 | Gedster | 178 | 72/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2026 04:15 | brent13 | 2,143 | 67/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 09:19 | StevenSerrao101 | 55 | 86/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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Easy listening guitar based music. A kind of folk rock band. Some nice tracks on here and not many poor songs. My favourite track was Cigarettes and Wedding Bands, but there are also other good ones. This group are not that well known in the UK but I think they are very good, and this album from 2007 looks like it was their high point.
Favorite Tracks: No One's Gonna Love You, Is There a Ghost & The General Specific
nitomano 08/15/2016 03:20 | #172919
Favoritas: No One's Gonna Love You, Cigarretes Wedding Band, Is There a Ghost, Detlef Schrempf
this album is a little underrated, sort of passed by compared to everything all the time. the funeral is one of the best songs ive ever heard (from everything all the time) but this album is even better. no ones gonna love you is right next to the funeral. after those two albums they took another approach in producing their albums which seems to be a bad idea in my opinion. they are incredible in this one and shouldve stuck to it. i would for sure buy this album. enjoy!
JoaoMoreira 07/03/2013 04:16 | #80332
Well done album. Some really nice tunes inside.
Secondsoul 12/14/2012 17:53 | #57898 | TOP COMMENT
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My favourite Band Of Horses track Detlef Schrempf is on this album. Is There A Ghost is also a great track
Soaring and beautiful, Horses has their own unique sound that flat out shines. Ghost and Love You are fanstastic songs.
jhuik 02/04/2012 11:25 | #36423 | TOP COMMENT
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A fine album by a very likable band. My favorite cut is the very bouncy General Specific.
Brilliant band! Talented songwriters! I like his words on most of the tracks. Favorite songs were Is There A Ghost and No One's Gonna Love You.
Romanelli 05/30/2011 13:50 | #22459
I love this album. It still gets better every time I hear it. Love "The General Specific"!
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