The Sound (track)
by Swans
The Sound appears on the following album(s) by Swans:
- Soundtracks For The Blind (track #14) (1996)
- Swans Are Dead (track #10) (this album) (1998)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/15/2026 05:16 |  AAL2014 | 41,423 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/22/2025 23:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 171,172 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2025 03:53 | juanr1096 | 72,498 | 79/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.1/100, a mean average of 88.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.4.
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