Boris The Spider (track)
by The Who
Boris The Spider appears on the following album(s) by The Who:
- A Quick One (track #2) (this album) (1966)
- Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B (track #19) (compilation) (1994)
- Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy (track #11) (compilation) (1971)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #8) (compilation) (2002)
- My Generation - The Very Best Of The Who (track #6) (compilation) (1996)
- Who's Last (track #6) (1984)
- The Story Of The Who (track #3) (compilation) (1976)
- BBC Sessions (track #15) (2000)
- The Who Hits 50! (track #9) (compilation) (2014)
- The Who (track #4) (compilation) (1966)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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70/100  | 09/07/2025 00:30 | machiaj | | 74/100 |
100/100 | 08/31/2025 13:56 | markl73 | | 79/100 |
70/100 | 08/20/2025 08:16 | steve397 | | 73/100 |
85/100 | 08/01/2025 14:31 |  HoldenM | | 91/100 |
90/100 | 07/04/2025 14:17 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.8/100, a mean average of 82.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.2.
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Nice early performance from Entwistle with the deep vocals and heavy bass. Good humorous lyrics too.
Applerill 11/29/2010 18:18
Definitely one of the Who's best early tracks. The bass here is amazing.
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