Eternal Idol (track)
by Black Sabbath
Year: 1987
From the album The Eternal Idol (track #9)
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Eternal Idol appears on the following album(s) by Black Sabbath:
- The Eternal Idol (track #9) (this album) (1987)
- Under Wheels Of Confusion 1970-1987 (track #52) (compilation) (1996)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 35 hours ago | Siromynian | 17,993 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2026 23:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,049 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2025 15:50 | steve397 | 5,591 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2025 11:42 |  doombringer | 14,960 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2024 23:52 |  AAL2014 | 40,295 | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 19% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 78.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.
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This track is completely what I expect from Sabbath. Slow and grinding. It is true that in terms of structure and arrangements it reminds a bit too much of the song "Black Sabbath", and the composers try with great difficulty to come up with a text that can stand alongside that of Geezer, but let us just keep quiet and listen now.
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