Released 16 years ago this November
The Best of Madrugada
Madrugada · 2010
140 min · 28 tracks · alternative rock
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Strongly written songs and assured performances hold up, but this broad compilation’s non-chronological jumps and inserted live cuts make its sequence feel more like a survey than…
What we noticed
- The 28-track sequence places two live versions of “Majesty” and “You Better Leave” at tracks 12–13, between studio selections rather than at the end.
- The opening run starts with “The Kids Are on High Street,” “7 Seconds” and “Look Away Lucifer,” then the later stretch reaches early-album tracks such as “Vocal” and “Strange Colour Blue.”
- The final four tracks move from “Quite Emotional” through “Step Into This Room and Dance for Me” and “A Deadend Mind” to “Sail Away.”
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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4/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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3/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 The Kids Are on High Street 4:58
- 2 7 Seconds 3:36
- 3 Look Away Lucifer 5:11
- 4 Belladonna 4:19
- 5 Blood Shot Adult Commitment 4:55
- 6 Higher 4:46
- 7 Beautyproof 3:57
- 8 Black Mambo 5:51
- 9 Salt 4:47
- 10 Stories From the Streets 5:18
- 11 I Don’t Fit 4:21
- 12 Majesty (live) 6:43
- 13 You Better Leave (live) 4:29
- 14 All This Wanting to Be Free 5:25
Disc 2
- 1 What’s on Your Mind 4:01
- 2 Hold on to You 6:14
- 3 Strange Colour Blue 5:05
- 4 Vocal 6:27
- 5 Hands Up – I Love You 5:37
- 6 Majesty 4:23
- 7 This Old House 5:07
- 8 Lift Me 4:05
- 9 Honey Bee 5:33
- 10 Electric 4:52
- 11 Quite Emotional 4:18
- 12 Step Into This Room and Dance for Me 5:13
- 13 A Deadend Mind 4:52
- 14 Sail Away 6:09
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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