Blackout (track)
by Swans
Blackout appears on the following album(s) by Swans:
- Filth (track #3) (this album) (1983)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12/17/2025 15:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 178,091 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2025 22:23 | Pepeov | 6,507 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2025 23:33 | Mafedere | 12,163 | 74/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 16.1.
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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/30/2024 19:47 | #303785
Even with a vastly different aesthetic presence, it’s amazing how clearly you can see Gira’s vision in a song like this and what it would become 3 decades later. (Edited)
