The Diamond Sea (track) by Sonic Youth
Year: 1995
From the album Washing Machine (track #11)
The Diamond Sea appears on the following album(s) by Sonic Youth:
- Washing Machine (track #11) (this album) (1995)
- The Destroyed Room: B-sides And Rarities (track #11) (2006)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
90/100  | 08/31/2025 01:23 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
100/100 | 04/06/2025 22:08 |  HoldenM | | 91/100 |
70/100 | 03/29/2025 21:00 | sunnydhamm | | 56/100 |
80/100 | 02/26/2025 04:48 | jtrizzle35 | | 80/100 |
100/100 | 02/24/2025 21:27 | kinginsomniac12 | | 100/100 |
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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 89.2/100, a mean average of 89.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.9.
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Fantastic song, consistently cited as one of Sonic Youth's best for a reason.
This song has got me all cut up, it's a gem!
GandalfORiley345 04/27/2015 21:50
first time I heard, I didn't think it was Youth, I thought "Pumpkins", but hey, Youth doing this, sounds beautiful and unique, maybe a little longer than the usual Youth, but unique
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