The Rainbow (track)
by Talk Talk
Year: 1988
From the album Spirit Of Eden (track #1)
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The Rainbow appears on the following album(s) by Talk Talk:
- Spirit Of Eden (track #1) (this album) (1988)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 3 days ago | Johnnyo | 44,079 | 80/100 | |
| 05/21/2026 02:27 | radio-head | 5,708 | 84/100 | |
| 05/09/2026 02:23 | stareaterogni0n | 5,207 | 70/100 | |
| 02/15/2026 11:41 | wizardalien | 9,506 | 62/100 | |
| 01/17/2026 11:01 | Robert_fripp | 899 | 86/100 |
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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 90.1/100, a mean average of 89.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.
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Goliath 08/19/2023 08:56 | #298697
This takes a few listens, an outstanding piece of music.
Everything about this song - the guitar, the piano, the bass, the drums, the singing - is so subtle and delicate. And then there's that harmonica! What a great contrast.
ShadowColossi 04/16/2016 02:38 | #163890
One of the finest songs ever written
jeremih724 05/21/2015 12:45 | #142136
I have never heard a song do so much with so little. absolutely amazing
just breathtaking
arthur237 11/18/2013 15:32 | #93364
simply stunning song.. atmospheric mixed with brilliantly powerful harmonica sound
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