Kickstand (track)
by Soundgarden
Kickstand appears on the following album(s) by Soundgarden:
- Superunknown (track #11) (this album) (1994)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 44 hours ago |  Musicbuff123 | 837 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2026 07:02 | Siromynian | 20,192 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2026 22:57 | sunnydhamm | 18,628 | 57/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.3.
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soundguardian 05/15/2013 20:42 | #76225
A kickstand is a metallic component of a motorcycle that props the entire motor vehicle in an upright position. Soundgarden uses a variety of metaphoric literary devices to elucidate and describe a feeling of riding on a motorcycle.
As a stand-alone track, "Kickstand" is relatively weak, as it is too short and blurs by without making much of a lasting impact, with one exception. Although it is simply a very straight-forward conventional rock-'n-roll track concerning the freedom and power, the sensation one feels when riding a motorcycle, it is not a filler track on the album. It's necessary to relieve all the tension built up from the darker previous tracks.
Musicbuff123 44 hours ago | #316526
They focus on a small inconsequential bit on a bike, but bring you to realise even the smallest inconsequential thing is really quite important. Great song
