The Completion Backwards Principle
by The Tubes
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The Completion Backwards Principle track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/02/2026 01:33 | mrmcrook | 1,104 | 77/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2026 11:42 | cicadelic | 13,496 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2026 23:05 | traistboar | 1,749 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2025 23:58 | matterhornrider | 5,116 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2023 00:01 | stangetzaway | 2,315 | 84/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.1/100, a mean average of 70.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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Decent early 80's New Wave/Pop-Rock hybrid. Nice equal mix of synth v's guitar. Consistent right through
OK, I've been on BEA for a few years now and have only just looked at the listings for The Tubes. And I am horrified! How it is that there are so few interactions for a band that made tracks like White Punks On Dope and Don't Touch Me There is way, way, way beyond my comprehension! And listing The Completion Backwards Principle as their best ever album is just an obscenity! Clearly, I will have to do a lot of work to try and correct some of these wrongs. FYI Young & Rich is a classic. More later.
OK, I've been on BEA for a few years now and have only just looked at the listings for The Tubes. And I am horrified! How it is that there are so few interactions for a band that made tracks like White Punks On Dope and Don't Touch Me There is way, way, way beyond my comprehension! And listing The Completion Backwards Principle as their best ever album is just an obscenity! Clearly, I will have to do a lot of work to try and correct some of these wrongs. FYI Young & Rich is a classic. More later.
OK, I've been on BEA for a few years now and have only just looked at the listings for The Tubes. And I am horrified! How it is that there are so few interactions for a band that made tracks like White Punks On Dope and Don't Touch Me There is way, way, way beyond my comprehension! And listing The Completion Backwards Principle as their best ever album is just an obscenity! Clearly, I will have to do a lot of work to try and correct some of these wrongs. FYI Young & Rich is a classic. More later.
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