Pattern Recognition (track)
by Sonic Youth
Pattern Recognition appears on the following album(s) by Sonic Youth:
- Sonic Nurse (track #1) (this album) (2004)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/31/2025 01:25 |  ExTeaSea | 12,264 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2025 21:29 | kinginsomniac12 | 4,341 | 100/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2024 00:33 | matterhornrider | 22,415 | 86/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2024 21:14 | phmusic | 62,859 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2024 19:33 | LittleM1971 | 38,882 | 85/100 |
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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 82.2/100, a mean average of 84.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.0.
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Another one of my favorite SY songs, Lee's riff is probably the thing that really makes this song, but the whole thing is great.
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