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0.0 | zxlkho | September 24th 11 | Grace for Drowning is a concept album about Jeff Buckley.
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0.0 | BaselineOOO | September 23rd 11 | "Musical scholars unanimously agree that it is the greatest album ever made." -Wikipedia
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5.0 classic | Rhaegar23 | September 24th 11 | Objectively the greatest album ever made. If you disagree you're wrong.
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4.0 excellent | Underflow | September 25th 11 | With Grace for Drowning, Wilson has created his best album in five years; the clever song-writing, infusion of jazz fusion, and top-notch performances leave little left to be desired. An album-of-the-year contender to be reckoned with.
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5.0 classic | Collateral | September 26th 11 | Nice try Fowler, but your petty 2.0 rating cannot tarnish the invincible 4.9-ness of Steven
Wilson's semi-quasi-pseudo immortal magnum opus, an unmistakeable classic, the cornerstone
of Sputnikmusic's eclectic collective taste. You lose, scumbag!
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5.0 classic | Flyboy | September 26th 11 | Fap Fap Fap Fap Fap Fap Fap Fap Fap Fap Fap Fap Fap Fap
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5.0 classic | chewiebacca2 | September 25th 11 | When an artist moves out and explores and fuses multiple genres of music into a masterfully composed album, it's remembered as being distinct, unique and original. I can really see the effort Steven put in to make this album, sure it may not be as upbeat as modern rock albums, but that's not the point. The textures, the orchestrations, the arrangements.... it's all just so well done, a classic for me.
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5.0 classic | OskarSluring | September 24th 11 | I may be drunk, but i still think this is the best album this year
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0.0 | rasputin | September 26th 11 | Steven Wilson is one of the most consistently monotonous musicians to have ever existed. Everything he has done is awful and contributes to the death of innovation and creativity.
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0.0 | AngelofDeath EMERITUS | September 24th 11 | Are you guys serious with this 4.9 average rating? Shit, this is boring...
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4.5 superb | Acre | September 26th 11 | It's almost as good as people seem to think it is.
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0.0 | RosaParks | September 26th 11 | IF ANY OF YOU EVER GIVE THIS LESS THAN THE 5.0 PERFECTION RATING I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN AND PUNCH YOU IN THE THROAT THIS IS A WRITTEN THREAT
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4.5 superb | Scoot | September 25th 11 | if this is better than in absentia i'll eat my dick EDIT: not better than in absentia but
fucking tasty nonetheless
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5.0 classic | FictionalFlames | September 27th 11 | look at these hipsters rating it lower then a 4.5, shame on you.
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4.0 excellent | Elmo McCheese | September 25th 11 | I feel like some of these tracks would work as fucking epic movie scene soundtracks
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5.0 classic | Mordecai. | September 18th 11 | Benjamin Fyffe: you are a lying gay cunt r
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5.0 classic | bodiesinflight57 | September 18th 11 | I was at one of the album playbacks at AIR Studios in Hampstead and it was clear then that this is an incredible artistic triumph and possibly Wilson's finest to date. He certainly seemed to give that impression.
I guess Tom Tom must think that Steven Wilson's records are exempt from receiving any sort of press coverage.
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1.0 awful | elephantTalk | September 14th 13 | probably the most boring music i've ever listened to.
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4.0 excellent | lifter | January 5th 12 | This is light years better than the last Porcupine Tree full-length, The Incident. It's well-executed, it's atmospheric, it's heavy at times, it benefits greatly from Steven Wilson's superb production. Worth your time and your money. That said, there are portions of the album that just kind of float by. The jazz (particularly the saxophone solos) is integrated in an extremely predictable way. And "Index," which comes sandwiched between the ethereal "Belle de Jour" and "Track One," sounds jarringly out of place to my ears.
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5.0 classic | RooseveltsGhost | October 28th 11 | After a dozen listens or so, it's safe to say that this album will be with me for a long time to come.
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5.0 classic | ptkc123 | October 7th 11 | With Grace For Drowning, Steven Wilson achieves musical apex.
Grace For Drowning seems a long time coming for Mr. Wilson. The range of influences in this album are incredible, and manage to create an amazing listening experience. Dark, experimental, jazzy, lonely, and erratic are some ways to describe Grace For Drowning... but the only way to really "describe" the album has to be done through careful listening. GFD gets only better and better with each listen. The production value, as always, is extremely good. Lasse Hoile's (SW's art collaborator) photography melds very well with Wilson's music, as it usually does.
Without a doubt certainly one of Steven Wilson's greatest works. If you're a fan of experimental, dark, progressive, or jazz music, please do yourself a favor and purchase this LP. You will not regret it. Bravo, Mr. Wilson, you have once again surpassed all expectations!
Highlights: Postcard, Deform To Form a Star, Raider II, Index
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0.0 | chambered89 | September 26th 11 | Sorry I think I have the wrong room...
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3.5 great | JWT155 | September 26th 11 | 5 it bro
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4.0 excellent | kheman1317 | September 29th 19 | Grace for Drowning is rich in both music and emotions. There are moments when you want to rock out and moments where you just want to lean back and rethink your life. Recommended tracks include: Deform to Form a Star, Postcard and Raider II.
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4.0 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | July 25th 19 | Ok by now we can acknowledge this dude is a prog titan.
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3.0 good | EasterInTheBatcave | July 14th 16 | A lengthy dual-disc release, with lots of those throwback nods to old-timey prog rock that I often hate. However, the strength of the songwriting ("Deform to Form a Star," "No Part of Me," "Index") overcomes that aesthetic annoyance. I rarely come back to this one, as it's an involved listen, but when I do, I find myself enjoying it.
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3.0 good | TRMshadow | April 21st 13 | While a fantastic album in its own right, this thing is mind-bogglingly fantastic considering it's a solo album. Keep up the Good work Steven! 4.0/5
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5.0 classic | CoConi | February 16th 12 | Whenever I listen to this album, I forget about the world around me and I start to think of various scenes and images in my head - scenes from my past, scenes which are purely fictional and scenes which are just beatiful.
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4.5 superb | iSkane | January 28th 12 | If Steven Wilson isn't considered a God among men on this planet, I don't want to live here anymore.
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4.0 excellent | HoscoFelix | January 14th 12 | Index features some of the most striking lyrics I've heard in a while.
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5.0 classic | thecolourofair | October 20th 11 | It's very rare to find an album, let alone musician whose music is a timeless piece of art and creativity. With the second solo release from Steven Willson, I am nothing less than impressed with his ability to create and layer sounds that I would never expect, or have ever heard before on an album. He has a unique skill to be able to put emotions in to each chord, and each note that comprises a song and album as a whole. This album can be listened to countless times over and what makes it most special and separates it from most music today is that it can be listened to as a whole without having to skip a song, or just play your favorites. Greatness does not even begin to describe how well put together and what pure genius this album is. Buy it. Enjoy it. Share it with everyone you know!!!
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2.0 poor | qwe3 | October 7th 11 | hahaha wtf this is so bad why did i listen to it
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0.0 | Aids | October 4th 11 | posting a sputnik meme as a soundoff for a hyped album. OMG I'm so hilarious and original!
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0.0 | wabbit | October 3rd 11 | they may like shitty music but they have the numbers and the alts on those of us with taste.
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0.0 | FearThyEvil | September 29th 11 | Can't people rate albums with their actual opinion instead of 5'ing to get your 10secs of attention?
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4.0 excellent | Trez | September 29th 11 | Growing on me after 2 listens. I suspect that will continue.
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0.0 | Xenophanes EMERITUS | September 28th 11 | I could probably hop on board a bit more but this shouldn't be as long as it is. It's solid for the most part, but goddamn he often refuses to get to the fucking point.
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3.5 great | Altmer | September 27th 11 | I like the sound but what I don't like is that many of the parts just seem to go on forever. Just why is this a double album again?
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4.5 superb | Niels | September 27th 11 | It's almost worth the mounds of hyperbolic claims it receives
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4.5 superb | walkerunner | September 27th 11 | This is actually really good.... i did not expect that
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2.0 poor | Piglet | September 26th 11 | filthy bloody disgusting sausage of a bloody fucking jesus christ what the fuck why is is it so
fuckin long and boring and crooning and sappy and jesus christ is this guy's favourite colour
beige or some shit fuk off
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5.0 classic | Lazarvs | September 24th 11 | Best thing that happened to music in a while.
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4.0 excellent | Quadrochosis | September 23rd 11 | i came on my foot after hearing this album. best moment of my life.
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