The Shield (track)
by Deep Purple
The Shield appears on the following album(s) by Deep Purple:
- The Book Of Taliesyn (track #5) (this album) (1968)
- Purple Passages (track #9) (compilation) (1972)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 3 hours ago | Siromynian | 15,175 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/02/2025 17:08 | 34,141 | 76/100 | |
| ! | 08/10/2025 01:36 | 5,679 | 84/100 | |
| ! | 10/18/2024 22:39 | juanr1096 | 70,898 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2024 22:00 | Pluto11 | 26,985 | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 16% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.
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The Shield and Anthem are fantastic early Deep Purple songs and the back half of this album in general is really special. I rank this highly in their catalogue cuz of it's strong ending.
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