The Temper Trap
by The Temper Trap

The Temper Trap by The Temper Trap
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-05-18
Overall rank: 11,406th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 39 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (245th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (2,297th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,406th)

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The Temper Trap bestography

The Temper Trap is ranked 2nd best out of 4 albums by The Temper Trap on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Temper Trap is Conditions which is ranked number 5018 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 279.

The Temper Trap album bestography « Higher ranked (5,018th)
Conditions
This album (11,406th)
The Temper Trap
Lower ranked (30,325th) »
Thick As Thieves

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Overall rank: 11,406th | 2010s rank: 2,297th | 2012 rank: 245th  Overall chart history
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From dihansse 11/06/2022 20:32 in My discoveries per year
“These are the albums of 1993 I listened to: First an album I already own: This is the first album of this band I bought so that's maybe why it is fairly special to me. And to my shame I had also completely misranked this album at the 38th rank. I know that many people regard this as not their best,…”
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“This didn't come out as well as I wanted (some comparisons are just really, really out of left field), but I won't let all the work go to waste :mrgreen: BEA MEMBERS AS A 2012 ALBUM, PART ONE Alex Zangari An_Outlaw Applerill Bork Borve Baunhoj Bluesrockdude21 Boogn1sh Brandon Raber Btener11…”
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From 06/29/2012 12:36 | #45569
Whilst it doesn't have the same high points as their debut (Sweet Disposition, Fader, Love Lost), it does fare better as an album (their debut was bad as an album imo).

A cohesive pop album, but with nothing really standing out or anything particularly memorable.

It's worth noting that the better tracks are towards the end.

Top Tracks (from 1st listen):
1. Rabbit Hole
2. Dreams
3. Where Do We Go From Here
4. I'm Gonna Wait
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75/100
From 07/21/2012 21:24 | #46984
Good album but doesn't do as much for me as their first album Conditions.. There are no such gems as 'Sweet Disposition', but it is still a well formed album and the top tracks for me are: Rabbit Hole', Trembling Hands,The Sea is Calling.
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From 06/29/2012 10:25 | #45568
I didn't mind the first album even if I didn't really see the fuss about it. This one is just really bad. Just allover. A bad album.
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70/100
From 05/25/2012 12:48 | #42987
I'm really enjoying the album thus far. Londons Burning, Trembling Hands, This Isn't Happiness and Where do we from here are stand outs.
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70/100
From 03/25/2013 00:22 | #69822
Not as well as conditions
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