The Bedlam In Goliath
by The Mars Volta
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The Bedlam In Goliath is ranked 5th best out of 12 albums by The Mars Volta on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Mars Volta is De-Loused In The Comatorium which is ranked number 413 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,412.
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The Bedlam In Goliath track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 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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| 03/22/2026 08:38 | Adhura | 1,621 | 77/100 | |
| 01/05/2026 00:48 | iann97 | 2,036 | 74/100 | |
| 12/05/2025 14:56 | Araldo | 1,472 | 80/100 | |
| 08/22/2025 12:00 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,751 | 82/100 | |
| 06/07/2025 14:51 | Invader666 | 2,622 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.6/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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The music is as odd as its title. I only own one other Mars Volta album, Octahedron on CD. I wanted one on vinyl and bought this. It is rare that I buy an album which I don’t really connect with. Despite a few listens, I can’t really get into it. It’s at times totally disconnected and at times mad. It sounds like the drummer wants to beat the living shit out of his kit, with total disregard for the other musicians. Annoyingly, it is impossible to identify between sides 1-4 of the four discs. Trying to pick up from the sleeve lyrics is equally impossible. If I want to give my ears and central nervous system a bloody good workout, I may stick this on but one side at a time is enough for me. It’s put me off buying more of their work…
Very hard to digest, but worth it if you can get on board. It's admittedly not their best work, but it has such an insane amount of energy in every single track, like nothing they've ever done before. This album is the work of a band that has made three excellent albums already and is looking for their next move. They've made something different, and listening to this album it's easy to be left behind due to its energy, but the grooves and jams are all still there and they're very tasty. Just don't let Tournaquet Man make you think the album is going downhill.
Highlights: Aberinkula, Metatron.
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