Why Are We Alive? (track)
by Swans
Year: 1991
From the album White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity (track #11)
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Why Are We Alive? appears on the following album(s) by Swans:
- White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity (track #11) (this album) (1991)
- Various Failures (track #9) (compilation) (1999)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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90/100  | 04/04/2025 21:06 | Pepeov | | 78/100 |
80/100 | 04/28/2024 12:37 | snooppigg | | 77/100 |
100/100 | 04/27/2024 06:27 | swansfan | | 100/100 |
100/100 | 04/26/2024 21:27 | phmusic | | 100/100 |
85/100 | 01/28/2024 19:11 |  AAL2014 | | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.4/100, a mean average of 82.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.
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