Mote (track)
by Sonic Youth
Mote appears on the following album(s) by Sonic Youth:
- Goo (track #5) (this album) (1990)
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Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/01/2026 08:15 | Siromynian | 20,416 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2026 17:16 | spinout | 41,970 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2026 08:38 |  DommeDamian | 79,430 | 51/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.8/100, a mean average of 82.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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koner1 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/12/2016 01:56 | #159412
The first 3 minutes are great, but the remaining 4 and a half of nothing but droney feedback is quite aggravating (Edited)
One of Lee's best songs, all the riffs and vocals are great, and the last 4 minutes of jamming is fun to listen to. This song proved they could never truly sell-out, however those last 4 minutes are inconsistent with the rest of the record, and it could've been shortened.
The intro noise is glorious, and the track's main section is one of Lee's best songs. But I've never been keen on the noisy second half - they've done other noise improvisations that I found far more listenable than this one.
That confession may get me marked as a filthy casual in some quarters of Sonic Youth fandom. (Edited)
