Root Down (track)
by Beastie Boys
Year: 1994
From the album Ill Communication (track #5)
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Root Down appears on the following album(s) by Beastie Boys:
- Ill Communication (track #5) (this album) (1994)
- Anthology: The Sounds Of Science (track #6) (compilation) (1999)
- Solid Gold Hits (track #8) (compilation) (2005)
- Beastie Boys Music (track #14) (compilation) (2020)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/05/2026 21:36 | Exist-en-ciel | 175,421 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 18:56 | Siromynian | 20,126 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2026 21:44 | bonnequestion | 17,300 | 74/100 |
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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 83.7/100, a mean average of 84.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.1.
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It's a bit stale. It would easily be a better track if it had a better sense of flair. I mean, it's like they weren't even trying with this song that could easily be a hit.
GandalfORiley345 03/18/2015 02:47 | #137177
not one of the great ones
