Torture Garden
by Naked City
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Naked City bestography
Torture Garden is ranked 3rd best out of 6 albums by Naked City on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Naked City is Grand Guignol which is ranked number 9705 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 126.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Torture Garden track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Torture Garden rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Guide to building a prog collection as Feat. on Metal Storm | 82/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Arthurknight | Only Over 10k | 54/99 | - |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 85 Music Albums of 1990 | 49/85 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | 200+ | 33/100 | - |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1980s 1 | 48/100 | - |
| 2024 | Arthurknight | Top 99 Music Albums of 1990 | 30/99 | 4 |
| 2024 | uDiscoverMusic | The Best Albums Of 1989 | 53/57 | - |
| 2023 | Error Finn | Top 12 Music Albums of 1990 | 5/12 | 3 |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 35/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 35 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 50 | |||
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Torture Garden ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/18/2024 21:04 | EyeKanFly | 8,848 | 65/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2024 21:59 | TonySayers61 | 25,488 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2023 03:00 |  Anti | 4,625 | 78/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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Forum mentions
NoisyBeast 12/16/2017 20:34 in What album are you listening to right now?Torture Garden comments
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This compiles the "hardcore miniatures" -- the short hardcore rock-jazz pieces -- from the first and second Naked City albums, Naked City and Grand Guignol. It's under 26 minutes long.
This record is an acquired taste. Most Zorn stuff is. He is a very self indulgent musician. Sometimes I think he pushes it so far just for the shock, look at me value. The cover art was banned in Japan and some countries in Europe I think. You can still find the original cover issue used but it's pricey.
SingingPeasant96 04/08/2015 14:36 | #139098
Where is the original cover art??
Hayden 12/17/2014 00:15 | #129503
It's good for what it is, but it's just not for me.
short, energy "songs". Use your Illusion xxxxx times. HC Brains Rules.Direct Think.CoooooooL.
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