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Poll Question: In your opinion, what is the best studio album by the band "Anekdoten"
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    Posted: May 22 2023 at 17:16
Anekdoten is a great Swedish band, but what is their best album?

 Personally, my favorite is Until All the Ghosts Are Gone, but what is yours?
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Hard choice, opted for Gravity just B4 From within

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Until All The Ghosts Are Gone is their best in my opinion but my favourite is Gravity. It's like Permanent Waves for me in the sense that the melancholy, the mood along with those absolutely meaningful songs and lyrics, they all just resonate with me. I love all their stuff, a top three band for me.
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A band I like a lot. Gravity gets my vote, but not by much.
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I'm most fond of Vemod.
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my favorite is their debut
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Hard choice all are worthy of the vote. But for the poll went for From Within
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Actually, 2005's Live album from Japan is their best.
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One of the few bands with a FLAWLESS discography (only Nucleus and Gravity are a tiny bit weaker than the rest, in my opinion). Voted ATOD simply because it didn't have votes yet
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Originally posted by Prog-jester Prog-jester wrote:

One of the few bands with a FLAWLESS discography (only Nucleus and Gravity are a tiny bit weaker than the rest, in my opinion). Voted ATOD simply because it didn't have votes yet

indeed , and their live CDs are as good
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

my favorite is their debut

Mine too. (voted yesterday)Thumbs Up
Slightly annoyed that Nucleus hasn't received a vote yet.OuchPinch

Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

Actually, 2005's Live album from Japan is their best.

I much prefer the one from 98, because the 05 is filled with tracks from their weaker albums (Gravity and ATOD)

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Basically, I'd rank them:

Vemod, 
Nucleus
Ghosts

Within (there are vacuous moments)


Gravity












Time of Day (it barely sounds like Anekdoten)



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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

my favorite is their debut

Mine too. (voted yesterday)Thumbs Up
Slightly annoyed that Nucleus hasn't received a vote yet.OuchPinch

Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

Actually, 2005's Live album from Japan is their best.

I much prefer the one from 95, because the 05 is filled with tracks from their weaker albums (Gravity and ATOD)

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Basically, I'd rank them:

Vemod, 
Nucleus
Ghosts

Within (there are vacuous moments)

Gravity

Time of Day (it barely sounds like Anekdoten).


But the dominant use of not one, not two, but three Mellotrons thoughout the album/concert (and especially "SW4," "Moons of Mars," and "The Sun Absolute") is amazing. And they do such a great job on every singly song (especially "Hole"). Plus, Waking the Dead is such a great title! Definitely one of my top 5 live albums of all-time.
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Until All the Ghosts Are Gone +1
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1. Until All the Ghosts are Gone
2. A Time of Day
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