Guitar Romantic
by The Exploding Hearts

Guitar Romantic by The Exploding Hearts
Year: 2003
Overall rank: 5,024th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 87 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (97th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (866th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,024th)

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Guitar Romantic is ranked as the best album by The Exploding Hearts.

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This album (5,024th)
Guitar Romantic
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Overall rank: 5,024th | 2000s rank: 866th | 2003 rank: 97th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 87 votes)
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08/09/2025 14:11 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,95664/100
 
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12/04/2024 16:38 boppare  Ratings distribution  2,86378/100
 
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10/05/2024 01:38 MadhattanJack  Ratings distribution  5,68766/100
 
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06/17/2024 21:00 PapaShiz86  Ratings distribution  11,15479/100
 
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04/03/2024 08:16 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,24373/100

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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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90/100
From 03/22/2017 10:17 | #187860
At first it's really fun and then it gets really fucking good! It's amazing what can be found lingering just behind surface level.
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From 07/25/2015 11:30 | #146398
I just found out about this band on some article about music tragedies. Their write-up looked promising so I checked out this album. Very good retro-sounding pop punk album.
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From 08/31/2013 09:58 | #84891
a very good punk record with good songwriting and lyrics. actually one of decade's best punk records.
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75/100
From 10/15/2011 14:01 | #28491
A fantastic Indie-Punk album. The album can really only be described as 'Fun'. That's what it is, a few people rocking out on their guitars and having fun with it. As for the actual band, it's a very sad story, and may the members rest in peace.
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From 03/13/2009 14:44 | #2995
May this band rest in peace
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From 03/02/2009 14:54 | #2869
I could care less if it's highly influence, there's still very few bands that can even attempt to duplicate this band's sound. God rest the Exploding Hearts.
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From 02/26/2009 13:07 | #2807
Quite possibly the greatest punk album of all time.
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