The Mule (track)
by Deep Purple
The Mule appears on the following album(s) by Deep Purple:
- Fireball (track #5) (this album) (1971)
- Made In Japan (track #4) (1972)
- Live In Denmark 1972 (track #4) (2007)
- ...To The Rising Sun In Tokyo (track #9) (2015)
- Live In Japan (track #4) (1972)
- Live In Copenhagen 1972 (track #4) (2007)
- California Jam, April 6th 1974 (track #6) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/09/2026 09:26 | Siromynian | 20,079 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/03/2026 17:56 | Deckard | 443 | 68/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 02:26 | adbrack1988 | 8,298 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 6% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.6/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.
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Very good progrock track with plenty of goodtaste solos and superb bass-drums section.
