Stereo Sanctity (track)
by Sonic Youth
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Stereo Sanctity appears on the following album(s) by Sonic Youth:
- Sister (track #4) (this album) (1987)
- Hold That Tiger (track #6) (1991)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/30/2026 05:39 |  serpico | 3,851 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 12:45 |  DommeDamian | 77,167 | 51/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 17:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,579 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2025 20:43 | Johnnyo | 45,266 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2025 01:19 |  ExTeaSea | 13,208 | 85/100 |
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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 85.2/100, a mean average of 84.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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DeusExMackia 10/18/2018 17:18 | #222728
The electric tension of Stereo Sanctity is absolutely spellbinding. Everything, from the ballistic intensity of the intro to the rapid, ever-building drums of that middle section that explode into a metallic soundscape at the end of the song, is maniacally insane. Phenomenal.
It puzzles me that this song is starred and Kotton Krown isn't. I mean I like this song, but it isn't one of the best off the album.
GandalfORiley345 02/02/2015 03:35 | #133721
Good, just good I think
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