The Great Deceiver (track)
by King Crimson
Year: 1974
From the album Starless And Bible Black (track #1)
Listen on Spotify
The Great Deceiver appears on the following album(s) by King Crimson:
- Starless And Bible Black (track #1) (this album) (1974)
- The Great Deceiver (Live 1973 - 1974) (track #24) (1992)
- Frame By Frame: The Essential King Crimson (track #18) (compilation) (1991)
Upcoming concerts
Listen to The Great Deceiver on YouTube
The Great Deceiver ratings
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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/29/2025 20:21 | Exist-en-ciel | 59,887 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 17:30 | stareaterogni0n | 2,952 | 72/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2025 21:14 |  Superunknown | 506 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2025 14:11 | Pepeov | 6,364 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/20/2025 20:53 | villagegreen831 | 353 | 83/100 |
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 82.6/100, a mean average of 82.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.8.
The Great Deceiver favourites
Showing all 3 members who have added this track as a favourite
The Great Deceiver comments
Showing all 1 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
Jboy56 05/31/2023 15:43 | #297324
This track does not DECEIVE! Huge
Your feedback for The Great Deceiver
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
