Filth (studio album) by Swans
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Filth is ranked 8th best out of 39 albums by Swans on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Swans is To Be Kind which is ranked number 248 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,698.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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75/100  | 04/13/2025 22:12 | Pepeov | | 77/100 |
75/100 | 04/11/2025 14:22 | cicadelic | | 73/100 |
90/100 | 04/02/2025 22:19 | thepardunk | | 70/100 |
85/100 | 01/21/2025 14:10 | Banner | | 80/100 |
15/100 | 11/17/2024 01:05 | Proto | | 35/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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Jboy56 04/05/2024 16:27
Suitable for Hannibal Lecters evening meal sessions.. Ugly
Aptly named. While I enjoy a couple of the more ear-grabbing 'danceable' tracks ("Stay Here," "Thank You"), the repetitive pounding song structures wear a bit thin on my ears after a while. I will, however, commend this record for: 1) achieving its intended goal of bone-crushing heaviness, and 2) being far ahead of its time.
ExTeaSea 09/24/2022 21:27
Dark and noisy, I like it. Just now getting into their early stuff. If I had to guess when this came out I definitely wouldn't say 1983.
Hypnotic, addictive, raw and grind
I remember the first time listening to this and thinking it was repetitive and without skill. I frequently go on black/death metal kicks but this is by far the singular most oppressive thing I've ever heard. it's painful to listen to and makes me genuinely sick, makes my muscles ache. I feel like I need a massage and shower after listening to this, it just tenses me up so much.
the guitars are used solely to create ugly noises and the percussion is pounding, usually slow, and always brutal. every hit on the drums is powerful and violent. the vocals are tortured and only serve to repeat misanthropic, pessimistic, condemning mantras until they sink in. there's an art here in how "melodies," almost without melody, are displayed, using those ugly guitar noises and syncopated to a point where at first it sounds off, but matches the vocals/lyrics perfectly well with how broken it is. incredibly original. it might take a couple listens b4 you hear anything at all more than what sounds like random noise, but trust me it's only b/c you never heard "riffs" like this.
you want the true effects, blast it with loudspeakers and a subwoofer, it's worth the minor, temporary ear damage. this isn't supposed to be pleasant. Gira is an absolute genius, that's a fact.
Some of the most challenging, yet rewarding, music I have ever listened to. I would recommend if you're looking to really broaden your musical horizon and test yourself.
Crazy!
Favorite tracks: Power For Power
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when it clicks, it clicks. the quintessential no wave record.
exileonthehell 12/14/2015 23:59
No wave at it's best
Felidane 09/28/2015 22:55
Someone pissed Michael Gira off. All the raw energy of Gira's creative mind has come into practice.
Best: Stay Here
Worst: Thank You
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