Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance
by Belle And Sebastian
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Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance is ranked 8th best out of 21 albums by Belle And Sebastian on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Belle And Sebastian is If You're Feeling Sinister which is ranked number 135 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,757.
(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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Album Rating: 77.83
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Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance
19.01.2015
1.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Nobody's Empire 88
2.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Allie 83
3.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - The Party Line 74
4.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - The Power Of Three 70
5.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - The Cat With The Cream 77
6.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Enter Slyvia Plath 78
7.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - The Everlasting Muse 93
8.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Perfect Couples 70
9.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Ever Had A Little Faith? 78
10.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Play For Today 75
11.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - The Book Of You 76
12.Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Today (This Army's For Peace) 72
Ranked in order of preference:
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - The Everlasting Muse 93
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Nobody's Empire 88
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Allie 83
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Enter Sylvia Plath 78
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Ever Had A Little Faith? 78
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - The Cat With The Cream 77
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - The Book Of You 76
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Play For Today 75
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - The Party Line 74
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Today (This Army's For Peace) 72
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - Perfect Couples 70
* Belle And Sebastian (GIPWTD - UK - SCO - Jan 15) - The Power Of Three 70
Not outstanding in their catalogue but still a rather charming release and, I think, a little underrated round here.
They pull off a few new tricks nicely, even if the album as a whole isn't a truly exciting installment. Good for fans of B and S at the very least.
Similar to, write about love. It's poppy and campy and the songs are okay, but like the previous record, something's missing. It all goes by without ever really dragging you in, and it is way overlong. Like, write, it's competent, but so what? It's clear that Stuart Murdoch isn't totally focused on Belle and Sebastian these days. I hope i'm wrong, but I honestly feel B&S are past their best. Again, like, write about love, so-so.
This is where I first listened to Belle and Sebastian, and while it's definitely one of their weaker records, it's worth a listen in my personal opinion.
Perfect start to the album with the amazing song 'Nobody's Empire'. The rest of the album is decent but does not meet the standard set by the first song - some of the songs drag on a bit too long.
zags7000 06/21/2015 03:42 | #144300
This album does run a little long but that may be the only thing wrong here. Storytelling remains a high point and, two decades into their career, turn out another fantastic album.
Freddie55 06/05/2015 10:12 | #143075
This is not one of the best albums of all time but it is the album I have gone to much more than any other recorded in 2015 so far along with My Morning Jacket's The Waterfall.
louisjwyatt 04/15/2015 21:21 | #139588
This sounds way to much like a Fun record. It's not bad, but it's just unadventurous pop music. I think if it was by any other artist, most people wouldn't even have given it the time of day. A good listen for Belle and Sebastian fans but relatively underwhelming. It's fun, disposable background music. I do, however, like that the band is going outside of their comfort zone on this one.
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meruizh 03/23/2015 20:09 | #137603
It's an ok album, stretches way too long. They could have cut out at least 20 min of filler moments. But probably my biggest disappointment it's the lack of amazing moments in this album. "Nobody's Empire" is the only great song in here, the rest is just pretty much average, with some good melodies every now and then.
The conclusion: In the future when you want to listen to a B&S album, this album will probably fall in your 7th or 8th pick.
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