Ventilator Blues (track)
by The Rolling Stones
Year: 1972
From the album Exile On Main St. (track #12)
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Ventilator Blues appears on the following album(s) by The Rolling Stones:
- Exile On Main St. (track #12) (this album) (1972)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 10/23/2026 13:35 | Luncea | 5,258 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2026 14:01 |  swed | 3,742 | 88/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2026 12:04 | Mafedere | 12,600 | 74/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.5/100, a mean average of 81.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/05/2013 05:14 | #64050
Absolutely love this song. Just totally pulls me along wherever it goes.
Brilliant song. It has a great rhythm flowing through it, a real push and pull groove. Kind of funky. Excellent cut.
Cymro2011 09/24/2013 13:12 | #86728
I love the blusey chug of this track.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/04/2024 06:13 | #300892
Almost feels like Sabbath with the groove and heft, but is unmistakably the Stones nonetheless. One of the best examples of songs that make Exile so great. (Edited)
I was starting to get bored with the album, but this song got me interested again.
