The Leper Affinity (track)
by Opeth
Year: 2001
From the album Blackwater Park (track #1)
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The Leper Affinity appears on the following album(s) by Opeth:
- Blackwater Park (track #1) (this album) (2001)
- Lamentations - Live At Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003 (track #13) (2006)
- In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall (track #1) (2010)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/20/2026 08:47 | Siromynian | 18,466 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2026 03:02 | Kettwig | 15,224 | 92/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2025 02:56 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,897 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2025 01:23 | EntDoesStuff | 1,936 | 87/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2025 23:52 |  ExTeaSea | 13,223 | 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 85.9/100, a mean average of 86.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.2.
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AAL2014 06/23/2024 16:20 | #304062
A terrific song all around and a massive album opener/tone-setter.
In the first 5 minutes alone, The Leper Affinity provides enough interesting ideas, great riffs, and well-executed change-ups to power 2-3 songs.
What a track, and what a capturing of a great band at or close to their very best. (Edited)
nitomano 11/24/2016 04:55 | #179046
En cuanto a la música me gusta el tono progresivo que toma en ciertas partes pero el apartado vocal de este estilo nunca ha sido lo mio
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