Playing The Game (track)
by Gentle Giant
Year: 1974
From the album The Power And The Glory (track #4)
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Playing The Game appears on the following album(s) by Gentle Giant:
- The Power And The Glory (track #4) (this album) (1974)
- Giant Steps... The First Five Years (track #14) (1976)
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Playing The Game ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/06/2025 21:34 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,155 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2025 02:39 |  imacgill | 30,708 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2025 12:06 |  doombringer | 13,445 | 74/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2024 09:54 | FrancK | 4,575 | 82/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2024 02:56 |  AAL2014 | 35,398 | 76/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.6/100, a mean average of 81.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.
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Amazing song! Am I the only one that hears something that could have inspired "Billie Jean" around 4:05? 8 years prior to "Thriller", GG was already groovin like the king of pop! What a band!
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