Avalanche (track)
by Leonard Cohen
Year: 1971
From the album Songs Of Love And Hate (track #1)
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Avalanche appears on the following album(s) by Leonard Cohen:
- Songs Of Love And Hate (track #1) (this album) (1971)
- The Complete Studio Albums Collection (track #21) (compilation) (2011)
- Songs From The Road (track #7) (2010)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 03/08/2026 08:57 | zsolti | 7,037 | 80/100 | |
| 02/08/2026 17:14 | dukeboxkool | 7,605 | 75/100 | |
| 02/06/2026 19:24 |  Brandon8 | 4,507 | 88/100 | |
| 12/06/2025 05:10 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 | |
| 12/05/2025 02:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 93,597 | 71/100 |
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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 88.1/100, a mean average of 88.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.4.
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Flay 12/07/2016 00:06 | #179677
One of my favourite songs of all time. The emotion in Cohen's voice is incredible, and the lyrics are some of his best, which is saying a lot. "I can feel you when you breathe" gives me shivers every time.
His voice sounds deep and angry, but comfortable at the same time
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