The Mule (track)
by Deep Purple
The Mule appears on the following album(s) by Deep Purple:
- Fireball (track #5) (1971)
- Made In Japan (track #4) (this album) (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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| ! | 08/28/2026 09:52 | byuzak | 33,037 | 78/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 08:54 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2025 23:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 175,480 | 71/100 |
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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 79.8/100, a mean average of 79.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.7.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/11/2012 03:00 | #57371
Ian Paice is such an underrated drummer it kills me to hear him play and know that he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. The only excuse is that he is surrounded by so many other incredible musicians that it is difficult to stand out among them, and even then I think he does so.
