Shadowplay (track)
by Joy Division
Year: 1979
From the album Unknown Pleasures (track #7)
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Shadowplay appears on the following album(s) by Joy Division:
- Unknown Pleasures (track #7) (this album) (1979)
- The Best Of Joy Division (track #3) (compilation) (2008)
- Heart And Soul (track #9) (compilation) (1997)
- Heart And Soul (track #45) (compilation) (1997)
- Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 (track #4) (2001)
- Preston 28 February 1980 (track #6) (1999)
- Warsaw (track #11) (1994)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 01/21/2026 03:17 | stareaterogni0n | 3,656 | 72/100 | |
| 01/14/2026 04:27 | AbsurdCheesecake | 1,614 | 90/100 | |
| 01/11/2026 16:32 | Robert_fripp | 823 | 86/100 | |
| 01/10/2026 15:42 | machiaj | 9,085 | 74/100 | |
| 01/07/2026 23:00 | jtrizzle35 | 8,960 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 90.4/100, a mean average of 89.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.6.
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Amazing instrumental work here. The guitar work is incredible. Post-punk perfection.
What an amazing song this is. Killer riff!
The dark counter part to the Strokes' "Hard To Explain"
Yeah great song really elevated by that guitar riff
DeusExMackia 02/12/2018 00:22 | #207798
There's a darkness and determination found in those wailing guitars that chills your spine and gives you goosebumps.
The guitar work here is phenomenal.
This song is unbelievably beautiful and dark, I love it.
Classic.
Killer bass playing from the best track off of Unknown Pleasures
PatrickD 01/02/2014 07:23 | #99498
Killer guitar playing.
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