The Monitor (studio album)
by Titus Andronicus
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Titus Andronicus bestography
The Monitor is ranked as the best album by Titus Andronicus.
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The Monitor track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Monitor ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/14/2025 01:23 | Exist-en-ciel | 4,231 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2025 07:45 | Hyggevinyl | 4,187 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2025 19:50 |  AvalancheGrips | 697 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/14/2025 11:31 | Untitled | 1,567 | 77/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2025 05:18 | jnmayles | 2,025 | 73/100 |
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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 77.3/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.
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HoldenM 01/16/2020 04:49 | #246882
Revisiting this years later, I don't know what I was thinking, because this is a goddamned masterpiece. Who knew Civil War reenactment could slap this hard?
Epic first half with some of the best tunes of "folk punk" ever made since Against Me! debut album. The album loses some of its power in the second half that turns too long but still a remarkable record overall. Should be ranked higher.
Best Tracks: A More Perfect Union, To Old Friends and New
you know it's a real punk band when they've got a hundred songs with "no future" in the title. think they like the sex pistols a little bit?
fun fact: I got their enormous "the most lamentable tragedy" to fit in a standard Vinyl Styl brand protective record sleeve! half an inch is hanging out the poor stretched thing but w/e.
Best album by Titus Andronicus so far. An instant classic.
exileonthehell 10/30/2015 21:58 | #152312
After five listens, this officially isn't my cup of tea. But after every listen it sounds as fresh as the first time. Also this is really enjoyable to listen on a road with clouds above
pearljammer13 09/21/2015 19:05 | #150230
How many albums did you write "wow" on? I got emails for 5. Very insightful.
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Defago 04/12/2014 20:00 | #109119
This is one of those albums which at first listen seems like nothing much, but on repeated listens grows better and better.
NubbinBased 04/19/2013 16:59 | #73872
Patrick Stickles merges reality with fantasy in this album. The Civil War serves as a backdrop for something larger. The Monitor is constantly referencing "the enemy" as the Confederates of the Civil War, as well as the conformists of modern society. Listen to this album hard. Move all distractions out of the way. This album is instantly relatable and it is very intense.
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