Oracular Spectacular
by MGMT
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Oracular Spectacular is ranked as the best album by MGMT.
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Oracular Spectacular track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 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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| 3 days ago | bkogz | 928 | 85/100 | |
| 05/17/2026 05:55 | shanelovesyou111 | 714 | 71/100 | |
| 05/12/2026 16:35 | Jakor | 5,387 | 70/100 | |
| 04/18/2026 21:26 | subnam | 181 | 29/100 | |
| 04/13/2026 13:55 | Liks_on_music | 604 | 81/100 |
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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 79.2/100, a mean average of 78.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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The singles (Electric Feel, Time To Pretend, Kids) are great, but didn't enjoy the rest of the album. The Youth and Of Moons/Birds/Monsters are both okay but nothing special.
Takes a lot of risks, I'll give it that. Unfortunately, many of them don't pan out; the trite lyrics and excessive vocal modulations are the most consistent offenders. 'Future Reflections' in particular could be incredible if the vocals weren't disgustingly layered. Some incredibly grating synths on the singles too. The songwriting is good and varied, and the album certainly stays vaguely interesting throughout, but ultimately the only essential moment here is Electric Feel.
I’m just here to say that I can’t believe Electric Feel came out in 2007. I thought it came out in 2014 or 2015. That song is wayyyyyy ahead of it’s time. I was shocked
Album Rating: 78.10
(781/10)
1.Time To Pretend. 89
2.Weekend Wars. 80
3.The Youth. 72
4.Electric Feel. 85
5.Kids. 87
6.4th Dimensional Transition. 68
7.Pieces Of What. 69
8.Of Moons, Birds & Monsters. 74
9.The Handshake. 76
10.Future Reflections. 81
TheDude85 08/20/2021 12:46 | #272671
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I think this album does get overrated quite a lot. There are a few good tracks on here and all the rest are really filler songs. Nothing really drew me in and the album just feels a little empty and like it lacks something. For me this is quite a basic album and I was expecting a lot more to be honest.
VictorVale 11/15/2020 21:44 | #260871
Nada datado, ainda hoje apontando para o futuro!!
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teague 07/06/2020 05:57 | #255086
I've grown to love MGMT since first listening to Little Dark Age late last year. I've come to appreciate this album as Ben and Andrew's jumping off point for subsequent records, but feel it has substantially less to offer than the aforementioned subsequent records. Oracular Spectacular is a decent album uplifted by three absolutely stellar singles. The rest of the tracks are much less rewarding, even after repeated listens, but I still enjoy this album a lot. I just enjoy it a lot less than Congratulations and LDA. It's certainly better than their self-titled release, if that's any solace.
A very good album, amazing sounds in some tracks.
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