The Bedlam In Goliath
by The Mars Volta
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The Mars Volta bestography
The Bedlam In Goliath is ranked 4th best out of 13 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 482 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,531.
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The Bedlam In Goliath track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Bedlam In Goliath rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | AlienCinema | Top 91 Music Albums of the 2000s | 86/91 | 1 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 82 Music Albums of 2008 | 51/82 | 2 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 27 Music Albums of 2008 | 14/27 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Music Australia Guide Best Albums 2008 | 35/50 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 66 Music Albums of 2008 | 17/66 | 4 |
| 2026 | Pavloss | Top 51 Music Albums of the 2000s | 37/51 | 6 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 79 Music Albums of 2008 | 58/79 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 93 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 278 | |||
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The Bedlam In Goliath ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/04/2026 20:42 | cicadelic | 14,199 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/08/2026 12:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,297 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2026 08:38 | Adhura | 1,738 | 77/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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The Bedlam In Goliath forum mentions
albummaster 06/27/2026 08:27 in Year Change Notices
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The Bedlam In Goliath comments
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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… (Edited)
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. (Edited)
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