Vicious (track)
by Lou Reed
Vicious appears on the following album(s) by Lou Reed:
- Transformer (track #1) (this album) (1972)
- American Poet (track #2) (2001)
- NYC Man (track #12) (compilation) (2003)
- Perfect Night Live In London (track #4) (1998)
- Lou Reed Live (track #1) (1975)
- Between Thought And Expression - The Lou Reed Anthology (track #6) (compilation) (1992)
- Best Of Lou Reed - Retro (track #9) (compilation) (1989)
- New York Superstar (track #3) (compilation) (1978)
- Different Times - Lou Reed In The 70s (track #7) (compilation) (1996)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 17 hours ago | Siromynian | 19,490 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2026 15:28 | bonnequestion | 17,252 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2026 22:23 | daCritic | 39,370 | 75/100 |
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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 87.2/100, a mean average of 86.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 8.9.
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Underrated poppy gem
tgarritsen 03/13/2015 00:55 | #136640
That fuzzy little guitar is wonderfull. A perfect start to the album. (Edited)
GandalfORiley345 05/10/2014 05:06 | #111411
The Rhythm in this song remind´s me Velvet Underground music, Masterpiece (Edited)
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