Imitation Of Life (track)
by R.E.M.
Imitation Of Life appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (track #9) (compilation) (2003)
- Reveal (track #8) (this album) (2001)
- Live (track #14) (2007)
- Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011 (track #30) (compilation) (2011)
- Unplugged 1991 & 2001 - The Complete Sessions (track #26) (2014)
- Unplugged 2001 (track #9) (2014)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #14) (compilation) (2018)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #103) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #15) (compilation) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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100/100  | 05/22/2025 19:56 |  SomethingSpecial | | 98/100 |
90/100 | 05/14/2025 21:08 |  NowhereMan | | 85/100 |
85/100 | 04/12/2025 16:42 |  slatsheit | | 88/100 |
85/100 | 02/12/2025 12:58 |  doombringer | | 75/100 |
80/100 | 09/04/2024 11:26 | Siromynian | | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.8/100, a mean average of 86.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 8.5.
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DeusExMackia 10/03/2019 16:56
One of their absolute pinnacles. Phenomenal in every sense, it's a feast of a song.
One of the best music videos ever
Among the underrated R.E.M. singles. Strange thing that the guitar playing in this reminds me of Elephant Stone.
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