Classic Rockers Return! Deep Purple "=1" Rock Album Review 

Привет,альбом очень хорош.

Hey guys, you should at least give either 'Deep Purple in Rock' or 'Machine Head' a full album listen. Those two albums are classics. Also 'Burn' with a later line-up has its moments.

For me, the most distinctive thing of this album is the constant play between guitar and organ, along with fast riffing songs. No album since "The Battle Rages On" managed that, and that was their last with Ritchie & Lord. In this album, Simon & Don are doing it a lot, bringing back the so called classic DP sound. Don't listen to the know-it-all guys, this album stomps anything recent they released since the last 30+ years. This album may even on par with Perfect Strangers, Stormbringer etc. meaning MK IX stomps Steve Morse's MK VIII. This is 3.5/5, because I spined it a lot more than recent boring stuff and I gave it as much spins as their older stuff.

You have to be teenager in the 70s to understand what Deep Purple was, I bought Made in Japan album from local drug store they were the biggest band in the world in 73 and 74 then Blackmore left 1975, ask band's from the 80s 90s what Purples influence is.

My best DP Albums In Rock Fireball Perpendicular Rapture of the Deep. This album is cool. The only track i really like is. Now you talking.

Having listened to it several times, I give it 3 out of 5. I resisted listening to anything before this. McBried is more of a fit but classic sound of DP? No. 53mins over a 2 disc vinyl at 45rpm? Feels a bit of a rip off. When you consider the last Saxon album, the latest BCC V vinyl, the Scorpions last offering? The track lazy sod (= whitesnake,) sums it up. After all, BCC did 3 sides of new stuff and a 4th of live to fill. Why didn't Purple? Ho, yeah, new live LP incoming. It's got essences of whitesnake, gillan, not a bad thing, but after the first side, portable door, it falls of a bit. Picks up a bit, but I just feel a bit cheated. Most of the songs are too similar, Gillans vocals are talky, Airey is great, Brian does what a former six stringer always said, that less is more, which is why he is a better fit. Well, spunk over it as much as you want but I expected more. Lazy sod will be a crowd fave. Peace out.