For The First Time
by Black Country, New Road
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Black Country, New Road bestography
For The First Time is ranked 2nd best out of 4 albums by Black Country, New Road on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Black Country, New Road is Ants From Up There which is ranked number 180 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,089.
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For The First Time track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 07/01/2026 14:42 |  sszwalbenest | 1,764 | 76/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 15:37 | TonySayers61 | 24,991 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 11:53 | oilnoilnoilnoil | 272 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2026 07:29 | dukeboxkool | 2,213 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2026 07:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 14,880 | 70/100 |
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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 81.0/100, a mean average of 79.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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Such an intimate performance
pedro1976 05/06/2022 11:32 | #285033
tried with this one but just couldnt get into it..
Jboy56 04/04/2022 06:24 | #283794
Interesting at parts but depressing for these times of war...
Rug 03/16/2022 04:24 | #282870
You think he's invincible in those sunglasses? Can't tell
(worth the price of admission for Sunglasses alone- incredible song, especially the 2nd act. Reminds me of The End of Radio)
VictorVale 02/15/2022 17:26 | #281352
Que incrível viagem! Puta álbum foda!!
This album rules. Definitely one of the top albums of 2021
LukasAntoine00s 02/09/2022 00:16 | #280987
86.67
Luego de leer muchas críticas positivas de este disco lo decidí escuchar. Últimamente este estilo de combinar instrumentales con partes de rock sólidas me está agradando sobremanera. Espero con entusiasmo escuchar su nuevo disco.
“For The First Time” feels like a heavy conversation in the back of a jazz club. The sound is a hybrid of frantic jazz and post rock based guitar soundscapes cut with saxophone. The vocals are these half spoken half sung anxiety trips very similar to the style of The The’s Matt Johnson. Each track tells a different story of worry and self-esteem based around a personal experience. The heaviest of these is “Science fair” which breaks into personal disgust as the sax rises like a pack of howling wolves. The imagery is striking with wood looking at sticky hands with incredible self-loathing. Unfortunately, no other track reaches a similar emotional peak. The formula of spoken word and heavy saxophone becomes expected. The concept show promise but needs to be refined into a more diverse structure.
Good first album, not a fan of this style but a lot of great moments.
One of the best debut album.
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