Ritual (track)
by Yes
Year: 1973
From the album Tales From Topographic Oceans (track #4)
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Ritual appears on the following album(s) by Yes:
- Tales From Topographic Oceans (track #4) (this album) (1973)
- Symphonic Live (track #11) (2009)
- Remixes (track #7) (compilation) (2003)
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Condition: Very Good
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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80/100  | 11/11/2025 11:55 | Imaybeparanoid | | 69/100 |
65/100 | 09/12/2025 13:54 | steve397 | | 73/100 |
100/100 | 01/03/2025 13:56 |  doombringer | | 75/100 |
80/100 | 11/07/2024 11:39 | AndyLish79 | | 84/100 |
85/100 | 07/06/2024 07:25 | MrOlan | | 79/100 |
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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 83.8/100, a mean average of 83.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.2.
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flamingyesdept 04/11/2023 16:19
I think the percussion section is great and not over indulgent - especially compared to the other three tracks on this album! Easily the best piece here
Squonk007 04/25/2022 16:58
As a whole, the best piece on this record only spoilt by the over indulgent percussion section.
flamingyesdept 07/20/2021 16:44
Perfect piece of music! Totally salvages Tales
This song is perfect except for that terribly interruptive percussion section in the second half
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