Exotic Birds And Fruit
by Procol Harum
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Procol Harum bestography
Exotic Birds And Fruit is ranked 6th best out of 17 albums by Procol Harum on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Procol Harum is A Salty Dog which is ranked number 1729 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 986.
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Exotic Birds And Fruit track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/10/2026 06:24 | cicadelic | 13,558 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2026 16:47 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,371 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2026 16:54 | Rswiv | 29 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2026 08:46 | Adhura | 1,697 | 77/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2025 14:58 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,695 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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Jboy56 07/01/2023 17:05 | #297891 | TOP COMMENT
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Solid Procol as seen freshly in Ruisrock 1974
Procol Harum: Exotic Birds And Fruit. ("Pájaros Y Frutas Exóticas" – translated as "Birds and Exotic Fruit").
dihansse 03/09/2021 20:47 | #267142 | TOP COMMENT
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This album stands in the shadows of its predecessor Grand Hotel but definitely deserves its place in the Procol Harum legacy. Especially the first four tracks are top quality and the latter half is maybe not really top but as a whole I like it very much.
Crumpet 01/17/2018 14:37 | #205882 | TOP COMMENT
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Perhaps overshadowed by it's sister album (the far superior 'Grand Hotel'), Exotic Birds and Fruit is one of the most underrated albums I've ever come across. The best songs on here are "Nothing but Truth", where Harum experiment with orchestral music a bit more and "As Strong As Sampson" Which has one of their best hooks ("Ain't no use in preachers preachin', if they don't know what their teachin'). Also noteworthy is "Monsieur R. Monde", a track written during the Shine on Brightly period so the lyrics give us a nice taste of early Harum's classic lyrical style.
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