- Record Label: Kranky
- Release Date: Sep 12, 2000
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Universal acclaim- based on 214 Ratings
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Positive: 192 out of 214
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Mixed: 2 out of 214
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Negative: 20 out of 214
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friedchickenOct 14, 2007How can something be beautiful/hopeful yet be apocalyptic staffan? anyways, great album. best post rock album ever.
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JamesR.Nov 7, 2001listen
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ArmandTNov 5, 2006Perhaps the greatest album of all time. There is no other band like Godspeed and there never will be.
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DavidCJul 6, 2007Just the most astonishingly beautiful album ever released.
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SteveC.Oct 14, 2001In a thousand years, music will sound like this. in a million years, the world will sound like this.
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woMay 9, 200410 it!!
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AViewAMNov 2, 2006I'd been listening to this album in awe for two straight years. Then I saw it on vinyl in a little record store in Victoria. Needless to say, I snapped it up. Best. Album. Ever.
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StaffanSep 6, 2007The most beautiful, apocalyptic and hopeful record ever made. The record really helps when the world just feels cold. This is gonna be my favourite album forever and ever.
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PauvoB.Aug 14, 2001One of the best albums ever made! This is what music is all about.
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robertomOct 24, 2003this is the most increadible album ever made by these guys!!!
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damonJun 20, 2004perfect! nothing else to say.
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BenjaminBunnyJun 8, 2004The defining instrumental rock LP that no one will ever top. Listen and be blown away.
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IsraelBOct 16, 2005Breathtaking beautiful.
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chadnDec 16, 2005i have been listening to this CD for two years and it never gets old.
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DaniiCApr 19, 2005It's ridiculous, indescribably beautiful, and something that must be checked out by the individual. reccommended by a friend with excellent taste ^__~
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JonLNov 4, 2006Oh man, albums like this are what make wading through hours of modern indie rock mediocrity worth the plunge. Full of eerie dissonance, deeply moving sections of pure, organic, rollicking emotion, and a bottomless melancholy both hopeful and apocalyptic, nostalgic and foreboding. Insanely, insanely beautiful and human. Possibly the album of the decade.
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BBAug 12, 2006I've never felt so moved by instrumental music. It continually surprises me and makes my body churn with inspiration each time I listen.
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KanadaSep 7, 2006One of those albums that, if people had any taste, would be lauded for years with all sorts of musical, personal, and even spiritual accolades. "Transcendent" is not too strong a word to describe it.
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LukeCAug 16, 2009This album is unlike any other. It is utterly timeless, an instant masterpiece and clearly will always be a masterpiece. Having this album feels like an honour.
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ChrissyF.Aug 17, 2002This is post rock at its best. I cannot find a single flaw .. it is almost too good to be heavenly.
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ZapManNov 16, 2005The GREATEST record of all time. Sleep is the simply the best "song" in the universe. I just can't live without this truly exceptional work of art.
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JoeFeb 18, 2005A very awesome indeed. I have heard a lot of claims that Godspeed is rather pretentious. I don't think this can be true because they are so loyal to their beliefs and would never sell out.
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Jul 29, 2015
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Apr 17, 2013If there is any word that best sums up this album, it's "Monumental". I've almost never heard a more complex and fascinating record in my life. You'll notice something every listen. Even the static and ambiance will grow on you like crazy.
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Oct 15, 2012Absolutely mind blowing. GY!BE is able to craft some of the most intense, beautiful, and melancholy tracks ever recorded. A must own for anyone with an open mind and a penchant for plain good music.
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Apr 3, 2013A truly intense, remarkable music experience, perfect in its own way and genre. /Reminds me of Syberberg's films somehow, especially Hitler: A Film from Germany/
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Jun 17, 2014This record makes sweet love with my ears. "Gathering Storm" is outstanding. Efrim Menuck and co. managed to make a record that sounds amazing every time you hear it.
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Mar 19, 2015Perfect album. Captures emotion so well. Feel everything from tension to uplift. From tragedy to excitement. This album has lasted 15 years easily and is a modern masterpiece.
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Apr 8, 2016Amazing album! If I could give this album higher than a 10, I would. I finally listened to this album after hearing so much good stuff about it, and it was literally jaw-droppingly amazing!
Awards & Rankings
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Godspeed's records will either blow your head off or leave you shrugging, depending on where your personal quest for freedom is taking you.
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Unwinds slowly, slipping between ghosted noise-and-field-recording passages and the sustained explosions of big, bombastic caterwaul that have become Godspeed's signature sound.
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Not only has the group taken their sound and refined it even more, but even the ambient soundscapes and parts between the actual songs are more well constructed.