Never Before (track)
by Deep Purple
Year: 1972
From the album Machine Head (track #4)
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Never Before appears on the following album(s) by Deep Purple:
- Machine Head (track #4) (this album) (1972)
- 30: Very Best Of Deep Purple (track #11) (compilation) (1998)
- In Concert (track #8) (1980)
- 24 Carat Purple (track #4) (compilation) (1975)
- Deep Purple's Greatest Hits (track #2) (compilation) (1976)
- The Mark 2 Purple Singles (track #5) (compilation) (1979)
- Smoke On The Water: The Best Of (track #12) (compilation) (1994)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 02/12/2026 19:07 | Musicbuff123 | 265 | 78/100 | |
| 01/14/2026 03:27 | stareaterogni0n | 3,625 | 72/100 | |
| 12/31/2025 22:30 | daCritic | 35,061 | 76/100 | |
| 12/31/2025 03:12 | Exist-en-ciel | 79,853 | 70/100 | |
| 12/06/2025 05:26 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.9/100, a mean average of 80.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.3.
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talinhosgameplay 12/12/2024 13:52 | #306460
Objectively speaking, not one of the best of the album, but still it is one of my favorites here. I don't know how to pin-point exactly why, probably the lyrics but the instruments are pretty solid too.
AAL2014 07/10/2022 23:26 | #287257
It’s a damn fine cut, but probably with some ease my least favorite song on Machine Head. That’s more to do with the strength of the album and not the weakness of the track. Just a bit too bar-room compared to some of the more expansive material this album has to offer.
Jasonconfused 12/02/2012 04:55 | #56444
Nice little funk going on here. The vocals on the chorus are the highlight of the song.
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