Transience (track)
by Steven Wilson
Year: 2015
From the album Hand. Cannot. Erase. (track #8)
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Transience appears on the following album(s) by Steven Wilson:
- Hand. Cannot. Erase. (track #8) (this album) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | Johnnyo | 42,760 | 80/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2026 21:42 | wizardalien | 8,999 | 67/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2026 16:25 | philschmil | 427 | 88/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2025 01:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,721 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2025 23:08 | FrancK | 4,575 | 82/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.3/100, a mean average of 84.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.7.
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Beautiful, although a bit easy to forget, as it is situated between other majestic songs
jhuik 07/20/2017 23:58 | #194695
To me, the understated gem that turns a great album into, really, what must be called a perfect album.
Another favourite track of mine. This is the most melodic track in the album. It's very folksy & melodic, you just want to sing along. It's simply beautiful.
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