Faust IV
by Faust
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Faust IV is ranked as the best album by Faust.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 02/04/2026 04:32 | Jparce | 242 | 83/100 | |
| 01/15/2026 00:29 | This_is_handsome | 769 | 79/100 | |
| 12/31/2025 08:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,703 | 70/100 | |
| 11/25/2025 20:11 | Jakor | 5,154 | 68/100 | |
| 11/23/2025 07:19 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.0/100, a mean average of 79.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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An amazing start to the record with those first 3 songs which all just hit but unfortunately it slowly loses its quality the closer you get to the conclusion. They seem to start with all the fresh ideas and interesting experimentation which leads to a brilliant first 20 minutes of the record with The Sad Skinhead being the peak for me. This song just feels so unique and engaging, making me want to revisit it over and over again. After these songs it becomes a reasonably inconsistent listen with there being more weaker parts than stronger ones but there is a slight resurgence on the final track which is very good. The record never really gets dull as well with it managing to stay different and interesting throughout which is mainly due to the detail put into the sound and the multilayering they do which works so well. They take a lot of risks as well however some do lead onto some poorer moments which feel quite confused and overloaded. Overall, some great music is present on here and it's worth a listen for its individuality and experimentation.
random noises and instrumentation
Doesn't click with me the same way as their debut album does.
teague 04/14/2020 05:03 | #249919
Krautrock has never been my go to when it comes to progressive rock and its subgenres. Other than Tago Mago, I've never really enjoyed a full krautrock album, but I did end up liking this. The experimentation isn't too self-indulgent, which is the main thing that has deterred me from the genre.
JulianR 10/20/2017 05:11 | #199835
Quite an awesome album. Not what I was expecting, but still awesome
After the great, but messy "Faust Tapes", Faust hit back with one of their greatest pieces of work "Faust IV", an album full of pioneering noise-rock that builds its own universe and is a sheer delight to listen to. There's no doubt that the work here influenced some of the greatest 70s/80s/90s bands from the UK. A tremendous krautrock record; the first track aptly titled "Krautrock" is brilliant too.
PsychologistHD 10/29/2014 21:56 | #125743
Listen to this right after "A Love Supreme". It's impossible not to spot some similarities.
This album is like the culmunation of all preceeding Faust albums. Somehow they managed to make this their best album. This album is lika a psychedelic journey throug noisy experimentation which never dips in quality. Krautrock and the Just A Second - Picnic On A Frozen River, Deuxieme Tableaux are the best things they ever did.
meccalecca 03/29/2013 17:29 | #70445
A colossal sonic landscape. It takes time to explore all of the deep crevices that make this album such a special place to exist within.
lancashirearab 06/23/2012 06:00 | #45083
I love the Sad PSkinhead.
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