The Midnight Organ Fight
by Frightened Rabbit

The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-04-14
Overall rank: 1,963rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 155 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (24th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (316th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,963rd)

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Midnight Organ Fight rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,963rd | 2000s rank: 316th | 2008 rank: 24th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 155 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.


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From 10/20/2020 22:24 | #259500
Decent album, not a single "bad" song on here but I also found it incredibly boring.

Best song: "Fast Blood"
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60/100
From 04/08/2018 06:50 | #212515
This is a really complex album and after multiple listens I am still not 100% sure how I feel about it

There are some fabulous tracks in the 1st half but things do drag on too much in the 2nd half & ultimately is too long clocking in at exactly 1 hour . Every track bar 1 is about "The Break Up " and it all gets too depressing in the last 3rd of this album

Look TBH I rather like this album but it does have its flaws preventing it from being truly great, its NOT a "modern classic " as one critic has described it

60 Broken Hearts Out Of 100
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Rating:  
95/100
From 01/14/2014 05:01 | #100616
It's really good but what I said abotu it before was really emabrassing so whoops
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Rating:  
95/100
Still their best. Caught between poignant and funny, simple and profound. And catchy as hell.
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From 04/23/2013 16:46 | #74261
Well that was certainly wonderful! Heart wrenching and truthful, singer has a lot to sing about. Album is a little top heavy... can't let that worry me though, there are great moments on here.
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Rating:  
85/100
A thinking mans album. Witty, clever, upfront lyrics about love and sex that hit straight to the heart. Reflective melodies that at times echo the cure poppier moments, good mix of pace, all sung in a passionate distinct Scottish accent. This is a must album to hear, is a grower too. Will be recognised as one of greatest ever albums in time.
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85/100
Probably the best and most accurate description of dealing with a break up in recent years. The lead singer is so painfully honest that its impossible not to feel pity towards him and to root for him. I quite like this album. I wish it was rated higher.
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Rating:  
85/100
"Midnight Organ Fight" is perhaps the best euphemism for sex ever coined. The album is great, too.
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This is a tough one, because while I don't like or don't really have an opinion on half the songs here, the other half I can count among the best songs I've heard in a very, very long time. Ultimately I think being sublime in small doses counts for more than being consistently mediocre.
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