Songs The Lord Taught Us
by The Cramps
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Songs The Lord Taught Us is ranked as the best album by The Cramps.
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Songs The Lord Taught Us track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 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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| 05/03/2026 10:35 | DrunkenDadGaming | 34 | 69/100 | |
| 04/05/2026 00:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 11,201 | 70/100 | |
| 03/20/2026 14:45 |  HoldenM | 1,811 | 84/100 | |
| 03/12/2026 08:32 |  LedZep | 5,043 | 79/100 | |
| 02/14/2026 14:18 | PurplePiePete | 1,816 | 80/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.6.
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HoldenM 03/20/2026 14:45 | #313594
Actually a lot of fun?? Could see this growing on me. Good stuff.
thumpy thumpy bump bump. somehow i don't think a divinity was involved here
Raw Punk album driven by Rockabilly riffs, a vocal clearly influenced by Iggy Pop, dark lyrics with some kind of sex appeal and a simple, but precise drums. Sometimes less is more.
Decurso 10/19/2014 15:48 | #124823
Pretty raw compared to their later work, but very morbid garage rock that delivers the goods most of the time. TV Set, Teenage Werewolf, Garbageman and Mystery Plane are the best songs. The absence of a bass gives the early Cramps albums a unique sound.
timtooky 05/09/2014 19:33 | #111309
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lancashirearab 06/23/2012 06:17 | #45092
Recommended by Phil Oakey from The Human League. As a big fan of the asymetric haircut, I bought it little knowing what it would sound like. Nothinglike the Humn League anyway. It is a wonderful album.
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