The Black Angel's Death Song (track)
by The Velvet Underground & Nico
Year: 1967
From the album The Velvet Underground & Nico (track #10)
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The Black Angel's Death Song appears on the following album(s) by The Velvet Underground & Nico:
- The Velvet Underground & Nico (track #10) (this album) (1967)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/30/2026 07:46 | Siromynian | 20,192 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/05/2026 21:35 | Juneof44 | 4,841 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2026 21:54 | stareaterogni0n | 6,763 | 69/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.0/100, a mean average of 80.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.8.
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SingingPeasant96 TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/02/2013 06:21 | #87401
the first feedback noise of viola is their best moment IMO
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/13/2013 19:35 | #61362
Dissonance and feedback. To their credit, they made an art form of it, just not my style. (Edited)
Interesting song! A lot going on with the dissonance of the viola :) (Edited)
One of the most experimental moments on their debut, perhaps the only thing they experimented with that never majorly inspired a new genre. Still a fantastic song. (Edited)
I usually rate a song three stars or less if it's generic. his song is NOT generic at all, but I wasn't into the song. Is that a fiddle or a bagpipe? (Edited)
