Slow Buildings (studio album)
by Pale Saints
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Pale Saints bestography
Slow Buildings is ranked 3rd best out of 4 albums by Pale Saints on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pale Saints is The Comforts Of Madness which is ranked number 3944 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 364.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Slow Buildings track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Slow Buildings rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  johnner | Top 20 Music Albums of 1994 | 19/20 | 1 |
| 2025 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1994 | 29/91 | 3 |
| 2025 |  MadhattanJack | Top 69 Music Albums of 1994 | 34/69 | 3 |
| 2024 |  Brad1770 | Top 13 Music Albums of 1994 | 12/13 | 1 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2020 |  guzguzgarbit | Top 66 Music Albums of 1994 | 21/66 | 3 |
| 2018 |  CellarDoor | Top 96 Music Albums of 1994 | 90/96 | 0 |
| 2018 |  bobbyb5 | Top 42 Music Albums of 1994 | 41/42 | 0 |
| 2016 | mimoid | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 31/40 | 2 |
| 2016 |  Ottokar | Top 58 Music Albums of 1994 | 48/58 | 1 |
| 2015 |  philbutrin | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 78/100 | - |
| 2014 | philbutrin | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2014 | philbutrin | The Best of 4AD/Guernica | 28/98 | - |
| 2014 | philbutrin | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 1994 | OOR | Jaarlijst Oor 1994 | 68/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 32 | |||
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Slow Buildings ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/19/2025 01:48 | imacgill | 2,552 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2023 04:46 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/22/2022 23:21 | dhbarrett | 8,212 | 65/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2022 06:02 |  Arthurknight | 9,595 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2022 23:55 | MadhattanJack | 5,405 | 65/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.7/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.
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Brad1770 06/09/2018 09:20 | #216393
I'm proud to say I'm a Pale Saints aficionado and have followed their career closely since 'Barging Into The Presence Of God'came out in 1989 and I'm here to tell you definitively 'Slow Buildings' is their best and most accomplished work , whilst 'The Comforts Of Madness' will always hold a special place in my heart 'Slow Buildings' trumps it pound for pound , note for note . The loss of founder Ian Masters was potentially fatal but ex Lush member Meriel Barham smashes it out of the park
This album contains not one but 2 perfect 100/100 tracks in "Fine Friend" and the 10 minute tour de-force which is the epic "Henry" . Every other track is good to above average
Very very very very underrated album
Comfortably on my all time best album list
Breath taking
80/100
philbutrin 09/01/2014 04:38 | #120933
i think this album tends to be viewed with some scorn by folks to think Ian Masters was the primary creative force behind Pale Saints, but i think Meriel Barham does a really good job of taking over primary writing, singing, and guitar playing duties on this album. it may not be what fans of In Ribbons, and The Comforts Of Madness were expecting, but for me it's an album that overcame my initial skepticism, and now i view it as a strong album that stands up well on its own.
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