River Euphrates (track)
by Pixies
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River Euphrates appears on the following album(s) by Pixies:
- Surfer Rosa (track #6) (this album) (1988)
- Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim (track #6) (compilation) (1988)
- Complete 'B' Sides (track #1) (compilation) (2001)
- Live: Malibu Nightclub, Lido Beach, NY, 31 July '89 (track #18) (2017)
- Minotaur (track #14) (compilation) (2009)
- Live From Brixton Academy, London. June 2nd, 2004 (track #19) (2020)
- 1991‐06‐01: Live From Espace Médoquine, Bordeaux, France (track #3) (2021)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 11/17/2025 22:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 34,551 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/14/2025 07:34 | zsolti | 6,670 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2025 22:38 | kinginsomniac12 | 4,341 | 100/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2025 10:48 | timosbuecherei | 3,138 | 60/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2025 17:02 | gmessian | 1,400 | 55/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.2/100, a mean average of 85.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.6.
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Brad1770 10/11/2019 10:22 | #243649
Loosely about an iconic river in The Middle East The River Euphrates and The Middle East in general
Best lyric:
"Stuck here out of gas , out here on the Gazza Strip from driving too fast "
Brad1770 01/07/2018 22:17 | #204914
Cracking track 100/100
Greatest pixies chorus high energy nonsensical surrealistic imagery and phebomenal utilization of Kim deal's and Black France's extraterrestrial harmonies
arthurbittencourt 04/21/2017 18:38 | #189643
my all time favourite pixies song. The intro got me hooked right away, but the chorus is the apex of this masterpiece, absolute high spirit explosion
GandalfORiley345 05/09/2014 23:04 | #111352
some chronic and repetitive sounds are the unique reason why this song don´t means 100
Alright
A bit annoying, but catchy in that sense.
One of my favourites on the album.
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