Music From The Penguin Cafe (studio album)
by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Penguin Cafe Orchestra bestography
Music From The Penguin Cafe is ranked as the best album by Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
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Music From The Penguin Cafe track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 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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| ! | 4 hours ago | Exist-en-ciel | 4,165 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2025 18:34 |  Norshammar | 11 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2025 20:03 | Jakor | 4,882 | 69/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2025 15:47 | cicadelic | 11,407 | 73/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2025 09:57 | RemainInLight | 3,152 | 36/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.9.
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seb7 02/27/2023 04:52 | #294496
fun but really only one good song
instrumental orchestration of plucky almost childlike tunes
Favorite Tracks:Giles Farnaby's Dream, Hugebaby
This is definitely my favorite Penguin Café Orchestra album. They are just so weird and charming here. The sound of someone..... oh my goodness what a mouthful of a title, but it's a really beautiful song. I also love the first track!
SuedeSwede 04/02/2015 23:41 | #138641
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sssvnnn 09/30/2013 21:06 | #87270
"The Sound of Someone You Love Who's Going Away and It Doesn't Matter"............
Isn´t this one of the most beautiful titles ever?
HazeyTwilight 09/06/2013 21:26 | #85345
Truly beautiful sounds. If you cut out the Zopf Suite and place that on a separate EP and just left the four tracks as they are, I can guarantee you that this would be recognised and would be ranked higher. But now, here rests this unappreciated gem.
The austere and elegant chamber music of Penguin Cafe Orchestra is steeped in Renaissance and Baroque traditions combining elements of folk and cabaret. Exotic arrangements consisting of delicate and languid laments create feelings of nostalgic longing. This is the ensembles best and most experimental work.
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