Psyence Fiction (studio album) by Unkle

Psyence Fiction by Unkle
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 2,819th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 152 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (55th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (482nd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,819th)

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Psyence Fiction is ranked as the best album by Unkle.

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76/100 (from 152 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.

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45/100
From 02/11/2022 20:34
A decent album but not spectacular. My highlights are Nursery Rhyme, Bloodstain and The Knock Pt 2 (even with Mike D trying his best to ruin it).
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From 05/28/2018 02:15
I recall buying this on CD when it first came out and at the time (1998) it sounded fresh , exciting and compelling

Some 20 years later as I write this in 2018 unfortunately time has been less kind & when I re-listened to this album recently I was left wondering what all the fuss was about , especially lead single "Lonely Soul"

I had one of those musical "Oh Yeah , I forgot about that " moments when Tom Yorkes "Rabbit In Your Headlights" came on , its clearly the standout moment here . Its noteworthy as it is one the first recorded songs he completed post OK

Not the worst album by any stretch but I've moved on

Its Not You Its Me ......

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From 03/15/2015 21:10
Hurts my brain, but keeps my attention. A compelling record.
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From 08/14/2014 13:05
This is very good folks!
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90/100
From 12/02/2013 17:17
No sure why this gets written off. Great record. Good guests incl thom yorke, badly drawn boy, ashcroft, mike d, kool g rap. No liam gallagher or ian brown though! Although one of the inst tracks off this was released as a single with an ian brown vocal.
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From 08/07/2010 14:06
Great record very eclectic with vocals from Richard Ashcroft , Ian Brown, Thom York, Liam Galager and mixing by Dj Shadow check it out .
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