Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (studio album) by TV On The Radio

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-03-09
Overall rank: 2,989th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 169 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2004 (46th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (516th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,989th)
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TV On The Radio bestography

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by TV On The Radio on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by TV On The Radio is Dear Science which is ranked number 588 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,994.

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76/100 (from 169 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.

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85/100
From 01/05/2022 13:27
Album Rating: 82.00
(820/10)

1. "The Wrong Way" – 4:38 - 76
2. "Staring at the Sun" – 3:27 - 96
3. "Dreams" – 5:09 - 92
4. "King Eternal" – 4:28 - 87
5. "Ambulance" – 4:55 - 80
6. "Poppy" – 6:07 - 74
7. "Don't Love You" – 5:31 - 74
8. "Bomb Yourself" – 5:32 - 73
9. "Wear You Out" – 7:22 - 81

Bonus tracks:
10. "You Could Be Love" (only available on the vinyl and MP3 versions) - 87

11. "Staring at the Sun (demo)" (only available on the MP3 version) - (N/A - 84 - N/A)
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From 02/13/2021 11:52
It requires multiple listenings to be fully appreciated, but it's definitely worth your time.
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90/100
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From 08/06/2018 20:34
Such a great band, one of the best artists of the 2000s. This is one of my 5 favorite albums of 2004 easily. They have an awesome sound and wonderful vocals.
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From 12/01/2012 23:25
I think this band is difficult to "get" for some people, including me in this early work. But the lyrical intensity, the visionary percussion and rhythms and the longlasting resonance win out in the end. Staring at the Sun is still a great song so many years later.
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From 02/11/2012 21:51
Well I have heard people say desperate times call for desperate measures. A despite those measures some still get cut asunder.
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