The Sound (track)
by Swans
Year: 1996
From the album Soundtracks For The Blind (track #14)
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The Sound appears on the following album(s) by Swans:
- Soundtracks For The Blind (track #14) (this album) (1996)
- Swans Are Dead (track #10) (1998)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 03/09/2026 21:18 | martintho | 68,557 | 74/100 | |
| 03/04/2026 19:59 | stareaterogni0n | 4,660 | 70/100 | |
| 02/08/2026 12:27 | Robert_fripp | 899 | 86/100 | |
| 01/14/2026 16:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 100,917 | 71/100 | |
| 03/18/2025 12:58 |  doombringer | 14,047 | 74/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 90.5/100, a mean average of 90.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.0.
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Anti 11/16/2014 04:13 | #127112
Swans know how to impress me. Damn.
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