How It Is (track)
by Rush
How It Is appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Vapor Trails (track #6) (this album) (2002)
- R40 Live (track #6) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/15/2026 21:28 | BurndenAce | 5,487 | 78/100 | |
| 09/12/2025 11:44 |  doombringer | 13,839 | 74/100 | |
| 06/28/2024 20:39 |  AAL2014 | 36,451 | 76/100 | |
| 03/23/2024 10:50 | phmusic | 62,860 | 100/100 | |
| 09/12/2023 11:58 | FrancK | 4,672 | 82/100 |
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(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.2.
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