Strange Cargo III
by William Orbit
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Strange Cargo III is ranked as the best album by William Orbit.
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Strange Cargo III track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 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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| 01/29/2026 15:51 | Jakor | 5,434 | 70/100 | |
| 12/27/2025 09:49 | MaxStorm98 | 3,798 | 89/100 | |
| 08/25/2025 07:10 | ScottJones | 122 | 83/100 | |
| 02/25/2025 00:26 |  EyeKanFly | 8,756 | 65/100 | |
| 01/14/2024 23:03 | Junomoogmello | 885 | 78/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 68.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.9.
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I liked the dub and funky parts in the first half, with nice piano and synth lines. The best parts are when it gets into a nice groove of funky beats.
The album has a fair amount of musical diversity. I liked the jazzy horns or synthed horns on "A Touch of the Night". And there is even a rock guitar solo on "Gringatcho Demento".
I appreciated the clean and nuanced production throughout the album. However, it runs out of steam in the second half, becoming largely ambient without being all that interesting.
Overall it's an okay album with some impressive parts in the first half which sound important in the development of trip hop. I'd guess that's why it was chosen for 1001 Albums You Must Hear list.
Out of the Strange Cargo trilogy, this is my favourite. All credit to the genius of synth and sampling.
Jboy56 03/11/2022 10:31 | #282690
Quite forgettable..
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