IV
by Black Mountain

Album
IV by Black Mountain
Year: 2016
Release date: 2016-04-01
Overall rank: 11,008th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 50 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2016 (205th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (2,224th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,008th)

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Black Mountain bestography

IV is ranked 4th best out of 7 albums by Black Mountain on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Black Mountain is In The Future which is ranked number 5263 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 264.

Black Mountain album bestography « Higher ranked (9,175th)
Wilderness Heart This album (11,008th)
IV Lower ranked (25,249th) »
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IV rankings summary
Overall rank: 11,008th | 2010s rank: 2,224th | 2016 rank: 205th  Overall chart history
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73/100 (from 50 votes)
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From meccalecca 04/01/2016 19:19 in Shit My Cats Hear While They're Trying To Sleep
“So far today: 3/5 Stars After really enjoying their first couple records, I can't help but feel that everything has started sounding the same. Too soon to rate, but defnitely love it Another tremendously souful record from Mr Bradley Mixed feelings after the first listen. I didn't really like…”
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From 05/25/2019 16:41 | #236722
Fantastic space rock type album by a great modern hard rock band. Black Mountain is one of my favorite bands of the 2000s and I think they really capture that 70s hard rock prog sound quite nicely.
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From 02/24/2018 00:38 | #209401
Just got this on white vinyl, never heard it before, and I quite like it. The first half definitely sounded better than the second though.
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From 04/11/2018 16:52 | #212697
Agree with tmbarnes8 assessment. Starts well but fades I'm afraid
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