The Middle Of Nowhere
by Orbital

The Middle Of Nowhere by Orbital
Year: 1999
Overall rank: 7,971st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 42 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1999 (111th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,289th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,971st)

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Orbital bestography

The Middle Of Nowhere is ranked 4th best out of 16 albums by Orbital on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Orbital is Orbital (1993) which is ranked number 3326 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 449.

Orbital album bestography « Higher ranked (6,129th)
Snivilisation
This album (7,971st)
The Middle Of Nowhere
Lower ranked (10,793rd) »
Orbital (1991)

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Overall rank: 7,971st | 1990s rank: 1,289th | 1999 rank: 111th

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75/100
From 12/11/2021 09:18 | #277354
Album Rating: 74.00
(592/8)

1. "Way Out →" Paul 88, Phil Hartnoll, Barbara Cohen, Paul Robb Brother Sun Sister Moon 8:00 - 83/100
2. "Spare Parts Express" 10:07 - 71/100
3. "Know Where to Run" 9:42 - 72/100
4. "I Don't Know You People" 7:47 - 62/100
5. "Otoño" Hartnoll, Hartnoll, Natasha Jones, Sharon LewisPooka5:48 - 91/100
6. "Nothing Left 1" Alison Goldfrapp 7:49 - 74/100
7. "Nothing Left 2" Alison Goldfrapp 8:21 - 75/100
8. "Style" - 72/100
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From 01/21/2020 18:29 | #247052
I hear a lot of sinister sounds on this album, menacing even. You expect to hear that on a live show where the impending apocalypse fills the people with adrenaline, but not on an album. I don't know, it doesn't sound genuine.

The Chemical Brothers stole their whole concept with Come With Us, but to call that "influence"...
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