Monster Movie
by Can
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Monster Movie is ranked 4th best out of 33 albums by Can on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Can is Tago Mago which is ranked number 153 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,193.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Monster Movie track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 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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| 02/17/2026 00:51 | dukeboxkool | 2,076 | 72/100 | |
| 01/12/2026 09:27 | platus | 5,825 | 74/100 | |
| 12/16/2025 00:23 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,656 | 70/100 | |
| 12/10/2025 03:23 | Sonoffatboy | 505 | 79/100 | |
| 11/13/2025 11:31 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,857 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.7/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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This is a very consistent album where every song is good and they all have aspects which are impressive and show what is to come in the future. To open the record we get Father Cannot Yell which is probably my favourite track on the record as it is the one which always pulls me back to it. The vocals on this track and the rest of the album are very strong in my opinion and they have this raw edge to them which makes them very unique. They make songs like You Doo Right sound fantastic. Backing the voice up is the instrumentation which is strong and some of the guitar solos we get are brilliant. I am also a huge fan of the drums on the closing track as it is vibrant and very fun. However, the record does feel a bit plain and is missing the experimentation that CAN will demonstrate on future projects. It does get quite repetitive by the end and the main thing this record makes me want to do is to go and listen to their better albums. Overall, this is a good start and you can see the beginnings of a fantastic band but there is better CAN albums out there.
I think it's a good sign when you can say that you have regarded each track of the album as the best of the lot at different points.
teague 07/25/2020 19:45 | #256198
Can's discography has a shaky yet consistent beginning. Monster Movie pales in comparison to their later works, but it's still a fine enough album.
It sounds a little odd this album after being so familiar with their work that came after this. The vocals aren't great, but in some ways that's the charm of it. It's a decent little album, but the best was certainly to come.
RoundTheBend 02/28/2016 23:06 | #160991
Mary, Mary So Contrary is solid.
Somehow I thought of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 the whole time I listened to the first track. It was almost like they watched a band movie, and then reacted to it with their instruments.
First time listening to Can. Glad there are better albums for me to check out.
"You Doo Right" is one of the grooviest sounds I've heard. The influence of this album can still be felt.
Defago 10/14/2012 04:30 | #52313
This is one of the weakest Can albums. Goes to show how awesome Can is.
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