Strange News From Another Star (track) by Blur
Year: 1997
From the album Blur (track #12)
Strange News From Another Star appears on the following album(s) by Blur:
- Blur (track #12) (this album) (1997)
- Midlife: A Beginner's Guide To Blur (track #24) (compilation) (2009)
- Blur 21 (track #69) (compilation) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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100/100  | 07/14/2025 17:52 | Rayzer6 | | 89/100 |
30/100 | 07/10/2025 18:45 | ShenBapiro | | 81/100 |
80/100 | 07/05/2025 20:21 | Pluto11 | | 76/100 |
85/100 | 04/23/2025 02:48 |  AAL2014 | | 77/100 |
75/100 | 02/05/2025 06:42 |  PAPPITUFO | | 75/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.3/100, a mean average of 81.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.7.
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Their very best for me. Very Bowie-esque of course, atmospheric and moving. I’m never sure whether this or ‘to the end’ is my favourite Blur track.
Could be better
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