Brilliant Trees (studio album) by David Sylvian

Brilliant Trees by David Sylvian
Year: 1984
Overall rank: 2,495th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 129 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1984 (41st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (383rd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,495th)

David Sylvian bestography

Brilliant Trees is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by David Sylvian on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by David Sylvian is Secrets Of The Beehive which is ranked number 1251 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,411.

David Sylvian album bestography « Higher ranked (1,251st) This album (2,495th) Lower ranked (3,512th) »
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78/100 (from 129 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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From 02/09/2024 01:17
Beautiful record.
Such tasty soundscapes and elegant compositions.
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From 02/16/2015 07:06
Perhaps the most important album in Sylvian's career. It showed how far he had come in the short time since the demise of Japan. Red Guitar is class
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From 07/19/2014 07:33
For all you "smooth rock" fans out there, this is essentially the British equivalent of Yacht Rock. Whereas the 70s American yacht rock was breezy & upbeat, the New Romantics were somber & arty. Owes a sizable debt to Roxy Music.

fave track: Backwaters
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From 03/03/2014 17:41
David Sylvian is not afraid to try something new and his first solo album is a big departure from his Japan days. Beautifully arranged and topped with his rich vocals, this is a very special album.
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Best Albums of 1984
1. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
2. Ride The Lightning by Metallica
3. The Smiths by The Smiths
4. Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
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