Public Castration Is A Good Idea (studio album) by Swans

Public Castration Is A Good Idea by Swans
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 14,918th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 35 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (215th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,073rd)
Award Best albums of all time (14,918th)
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Swans bestography

Public Castration Is A Good Idea is ranked 16th best out of 37 albums by Swans on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Swans is To Be Kind which is ranked number 240 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,295.

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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.

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From 04/09/2019 16:04
The sonic version of cock and ball torture followed by a massive migraine. And I mean that as a compliment.

Also, this needs a reissue so bad.
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This album is like an explosion inside your house
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From 06/19/2014 21:40
the musical equivalent of that box in dune that makes you think that your flesh is blackening, curling, and melting off of your body
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