Out Of Focus
by Out Of Focus

Out Of Focus by Out Of Focus
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 73,532nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 21 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1971 (642nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (6,511th)
Award Best albums of all time (73,532nd)

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Overall rank: 73,532nd | 1970s rank: 6,511th | 1971 rank: 642nd

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 21 votes)
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01/04/2026 12:18 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,49270/100
 
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12/19/2020 23:09 Pluto11  Ratings distribution  12,16772/100
 
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04/03/2020 15:51 HotZappsBoogaloo  Ratings distribution  1,27083/100
 
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09/08/2019 18:56 TodFitz  Ratings distribution  27,37963/100

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From 02/09/2014 20:08 | #102698
Great krautrock album! Thanks to NickVolos for nominating this. It's really right up my alley.
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From 02/05/2014 19:56 | #102293
This kind of music really isn't my stuff, but I actually, to my surprise, enjoyed it. Yeah, there were bits of extreme repetitiveness and annoying typical kraut/jazz stuff which don't tickle my fancy, but overall it actually really holds. There's a lot of diversity past the first two tracks and the overall sound & ambiance created is magnificent.

Sadly though the negatives pull it down a lot. Wish I could say more about this but it's just an album full of surprises and explosive moments, but a lot of annoying monotonous stuff.
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