Avalanche (track) by Leonard Cohen
Year: 1971
From the album Songs Of Love And Hate (track #1)
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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95/100  | 07/31/2025 13:11 |  AAL2014 | | 76/100 |
90/100 | 05/19/2025 02:42 | BurndenAce | | 79/100 |
85/100 | 05/02/2025 21:55 | PapaShiz86 | | 83/100 |
90/100 | 05/01/2025 22:22 | ootsp | | 82/100 |
90/100 | 02/18/2025 05:43 | Toffuey | | 85/100 |
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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 88.4/100, a mean average of 88.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.4.
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Flay 12/07/2016 00:06
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.
exileonthehell 02/15/2016 01:20
His voice sounds deep and angry, but comfortable at the same time
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