Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
by TV On The Radio
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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 548 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,125.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 07/19/2026 16:08 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,430 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2026 12:33 | Devilwoac | 1,405 | 97/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2026 02:40 | stareaterogni0n | 541 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/09/2026 08:47 | sebfox | 2,654 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2026 19:45 | Jakor | 5,474 | 70/100 |
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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 74.8/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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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) (Edited)
It requires multiple listenings to be fully appreciated, but it's definitely worth your time.
LebowskiRams 03/30/2019 21:00 | #234203
Rad (Edited)
ExTeaSea 08/06/2018 20:34 | #219311 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
planetneutral 01/07/2018 22:01 | #204907
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jhuik 12/01/2012 23:25 | #56370 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
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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