Monty Got A Raw Deal (track)
by R.E.M.
Year: 1992
From the album Automatic For The People (track #7)
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Monty Got A Raw Deal appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Automatic For The People (track #7) (this album) (1992)
- Complete Studio Albums 1988-1996 (track #29) (compilation) (2014)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 4 days ago |  Ilolahti | 1,090 | 80/100 | |
| 03/03/2026 15:26 | dukeboxkool | 7,577 | 75/100 | |
| 01/16/2026 16:32 | philschmil | 427 | 88/100 | |
| 12/09/2025 23:46 | AbsurdCheesecake | 1,614 | 90/100 | |
| 11/12/2025 02:06 | Exist-en-ciel | 84,402 | 71/100 |
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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 81.1/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.6.
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Deserves its place on the album but not as good as the 'greats'.
Makes a great Montgomery Clift double bill with The Clash's Right Profile.
Angry but powerful song. One of my favourites.
Jasonconfused 01/21/2013 22:43 | #62418
Interesting song. Not one of the best on the album though.
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