Technodelic (studio album) by Yellow Magic Orchestra

Technodelic by Yellow Magic Orchestra
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 5,035th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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75/100 (from 53 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1981 (88th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (748th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,035th)
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Yellow Magic Orchestra bestography

Technodelic is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Yellow Magic Orchestra on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Yellow Magic Orchestra is Solid State Survivor which is ranked number 2623 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 594.

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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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From 02/06/2024 17:17
I moved to Tokyo in the early 80s, and a Japanese friend tried to turn me on to YMO. It should be exactly the kind of thing I like, but from that time to this, I've never been able to connect with their music. There are lots of interesting ideas and good playing, but for me, the whole is less than the sum of the parts. Part of it is the silly and almost ugly recitative vocals; like Kraftwerk's Computer World from the same year, I think this would be a lot better without the vocals. Not sure exactly what else it is, but this album and band is one of those I keep trying unsuccessfully to like.
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From 03/29/2021 00:47
I can't believe this album is 40 years old, it still sounds so fresh. So many great sounds and musical ideas. Highlight for me is the hypnotic Light In Darkness but it all sounds good.
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From 01/24/2019 19:14
Very good listen. Synth pop in the same vein as Kraftwerk, but I think I like this more. A few more listens and it may find its way onto my chart.
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From 09/25/2009 14:31
YMO at their best! Progressive, etnic, spiced with some humor.
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt [Computer World] by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
7. Faith by The Cure
8. Dare by The Human League
9. Damaged by Black Flag
10. Deceit by This Heat
11. Youth Of America by Wipers
12. Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
13. Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones
14. Ghost In The Machine by The Police
15. The Ascension by Glenn Branca
16. Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen
17. Face Value by Phil Collins
18. Killers by Iron Maiden
19. Movement by New Order
20. Architecture & Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
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