Better Than You (track)
by Swans
Year: 1991
From the album White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity (track #1)
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Better Than You appears on the following album(s) by Swans:
- White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity (track #1) (this album) (1991)
- Various Failures (track #22) (compilation) (1999)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/24/2026 15:13 | stareaterogni0n | 6,381 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 14:37 |  DommeDamian | 77,436 | 51/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 16:32 | Exist-en-ciel | 171,036 | 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 84.0/100, a mean average of 83.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.6.
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Anti 04/06/2015 02:10 | #138919
Honestly one of the best Swans openers. It is crushing, like your normal Swans song, but a little more accessible. I think I'm in for a treat.
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