...For The Whole World To See
by Death (Protopunk)

...For The Whole World To See by Death (Protopunk)
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-02-17
Overall rank: 3,989th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 76 votes)
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...For The Whole World To See is ranked as the best album by Death (Protopunk).

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Overall rank: 3,989th | 2000s rank: 672nd | 2009 rank: 60th

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Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 76 votes)
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03/24/2026 17:14 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,78875/100
 
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03/20/2026 01:08 spigelwii  Ratings distribution  63385/100
 
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03/19/2026 04:48 Cheddar  Ratings distribution  27983/100
 
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12/05/2025 22:29 mketchum  Ratings distribution  6081/100
 
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10/03/2025 10:35 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,41764/100

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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 80.6/100, a mean average of 81.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.

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From 03/20/2026 03:24 | #313590
Everyone should know about these guys. I'm very glad this music got to see the light of day. Proto punk in its purist form.
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From 02/12/2021 02:33 | #266198
Recorded in 1975.....
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From 05/02/2019 15:58 | #235766
For the Whole world to see is unpolished and and lacks lyrical depth on the majority of tracks but there is some fantastic instrumentation and potential.
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From 11/05/2017 23:59 | #200832
The only negative about this album: it's not longer
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From 04/29/2014 20:49 | #110362
Much better than MC5 indeed, than the NY Dolls as well, and about as great as The Stooges at their peak. Some really dirty-ass proto-punk with furious guitar riffs, a flawless record, and it's only 25 minute long. Get on it.
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From 05/20/2013 00:26 | #76665
Is there any way we can separate this band from the metal Death ? It's weird, they are both showing up .

Anyway, this is a great proto punk band. It was recorded in the early or mid 70s, released recently. If you like Stooges or MC5 (but they are much better than the MC5...) or NY Dolls, check this out.
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