Forever Breathes The Lonely Word
by Felt (UK)

Forever Breathes The Lonely Word by Felt (UK)
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 3,406th   
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 90 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (49th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (514th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,406th)

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Felt (UK) bestography

Forever Breathes The Lonely Word is ranked as the best album by Felt (UK).

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Forever Breathes The Lonely Word rankings

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Overall rank: 3,406th | 1980s rank: 514th | 1986 rank: 49th

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78/100 (from 90 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 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.

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From 10/26/2024 09:58 | #305773
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From 08/16/2019 11:29 | #241261
The one Felt album where everything came together perfectly
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From 10/23/2018 13:46 | #223099
Reminds me of bob dylan and/or lou reed melded with belle and sebastian
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"Down But Not Yet Out" is also a highlight. Great guitar music
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From 08/07/2012 15:55 | #48029
Their classic album and brilliant introduction to the warped perfectionism of Lawrence Felt. As well as All the People I Like Are Those That Are Dead, A Wave Crashed on Rocks, and Hours of Darkness Have Changed My Mind are highlights.
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3. Graceland by Paul Simon
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