Songs The Lord Taught Us (studio album) 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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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10/100 ![]() | 01/05/2025 03:06 | Proto | ![]() | 36/100 |
70/100 ![]() | 11/16/2024 04:51 | davidleewrong | ![]() | 81/100 |
80/100 ![]() | 10/01/2024 18:33 | LittleM1971 | ![]() | 81/100 |
80/100 ![]() | 09/20/2024 22:57 | Robmc70 | ![]() | 80/100 |
70/100 ![]() | 09/08/2024 20:01 | Sumbody | ![]() | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 71.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.
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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.

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.

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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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