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Music : In Rock: 25th Anniversary Edition
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In Rock: 25th Anniversary Edition by: Deep Purple List Price: £8.99 CD-Charts Price: £6.98 You Save: £2.01 (22%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0724383401925 Label: EMI Manufacturer: EMI Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: EMI Release Date: June 19, 1995 Studio: EMI Sales Rank: 836 MPN: 834019 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Monolithic, immense and enduring--much like that cover image: the band-members' heads carved into the side of a mountain, a la Mt. Rushmore. Perhaps they felt they'd earned such veneration, having emerged relatively unscathed from the experience of Jon Lord's overblown Concerto For Group And Orchestra. Whatever the rationale, the band regrouped in early 1970--complete with new vocalist Ian Gillan--and set about making one of the decade's undisputed hard-rock classics. For all their undoubted power--and despite the jazzy inflections of Ian Paice's drumming--there's little in the way of groove to these tracks; rather, they're about volume and density, the simple piling-on of dynamics. Clocking in at over ten minutes, "Child In Time" ranks as a classic of its kind, while tracks like "Speed King" and "Into The Fire" see the band at its most unfettered--Richie Blackmore and Lord trading solos with a dazzling sort of ease, and Gillan loosing the full-throated roar for which he soon became renowned. --Andrew McGuire Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - The album that put the wow in wow!!!!!!!!!!Its probably fair to say that this is the one album that sits in just about every self respecting rock fans collection, whether they, like me, were knocking about on its original release, or for younger enthusiasts have bought it for its historical value. This mk2 version of Purple, benefiting from the addition of Ian Gillan's wonderful vocal range (my daughter calls him 'the voice') and Roger Glover's excellent bass and knowledge of musical arrangements, kicked off with an album that not only became the first example of genuine 'hard rock', but unlike some other bands also allowed the depth of their music to shine through. While not wishing to be critical of the albums contents, how can you knock the likes of 'child in time', 'hard ... Read More: Rating: - Mark II - change in direction for the betterFor those of you who are unaware this was the second incarnation of Deep Purple, the most notable change being the vocalist Ian Gillan with his screaming, howling and soulful vocal chords. Faint of heart beware, this could have been the founding point of heavy metal (Speed King). They went in an instant from being an art rock band to being a hard rock band. The three pronged attack of organ, vocal and guitar make this album see-saw between brooding and frantic. However, nothing can be taken away from the very tight rhythm section of Ian Paice and Roger Glover. This is really the best of Mark II, and in the later albums of this grouping most of the songs are done better on live versions (especially Machine head - Smoke on the Water is pretty lame ... Read More: Rating: - Definitely not dull and spiritlessI've owned several versions of this album on vinyl, cassette and CD since it was first released, so know it pretty well, so I thought I'd comment on some of the other reviews. The comparisons with Led Zepellin made me play the "Remasters" double-CD, then look up Leaden in the dictionary, as it sounded more like Leaden Zeppelin. Well, one definition was, yes you've guessed, it "dull and spiritless". I'd also like to address comments about Ian Paice having "less bash", and the band "never having been a rhythm section". Could you imagine Deep Purple with John Bonham or, say, Ginger Baker? I think not. Even Paul McCartney chose Ian Paice, when he could have had any drummer in the world. The golfing terms "swing" and "drive" come to mind in describing ... Read More: Rating: - On fireAn explosion of guitar, cascading sparks, then the settling into serene organ: so begins 'In Rock' and Deep Purple's halcyon period. The contrast between Ritchie Blackmore's opening burst and what he did on the previous studio album with the old line-up is obvious. Here, he is unrestrained, whereas he seemed more like an anonymous team player for too much of the album. The earlier recordings were mildly impressive, but, particularly with a more dynamic vocalist in Ian Gillan upfront, the band show an unprecedented sleekness and flamboyance. 'Speed King' is of a much higher octane than before, while 'Child In Time' shows that DP could create some beautiful slower tracks. Gillan's reading, in tandem with Jon Lord's organ-playing, is exceptional. ... Read More: Rating: - You want hard rock? THIS is Hard Rock.I was 16 when I picked this up in 1970. I had already dug the first incarnation of Purple's work on "Lalena" by Donovan,"Blind","Chasing Shadows", "Hard Road (Wring That Neck)", "The Shield", the stunning baroque rock "April", "Emmeretta", "Bird Has Flown"...but when Nic Simper & Rod Evans were replaced by Ian Gillian & Roger Glover, we had a *whole* different animal. This was the same year that "Led Zeppelin II" and "Black Sabbath" crossed my turntable....and this still gets played whenever I need a shot of adrenaline over the other two.This is truly the first major limb on the massive tree of metal rock. Much as I have a fondness for the energy of punk music, I gotta tell the youngsters, "There was a reason these 'older', precursor, ... Read More: |
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