On The Surface (track)
by Pere Ubu
On The Surface appears on the following album(s) by Pere Ubu:
- Dub Housing (track #2) (this album) (1978)
- Datapanik In The Year Zero (track #19) (1996)
- One Man Drives While The Other Man Screams (track #4) (1989)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/10/2026 20:28 |  HoldenM | 9,989 | 90/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2026 11:57 | Exist-en-ciel | 171,785 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2025 08:09 |  Liedzeit | 10,961 | 77/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.4.
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