DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK

This is the quintessential studio album from Deep Purple. I do not think that many albums that followed came as close to near perfection as In Rock, possibly Made in Japan as a live album. Side one of the original LP release for the brilliant opener 'Speed King', the highlight of the this release, and then to the ' Stairway To Heaven' equivalent ' Child In Time'. Gillan's vocals were at his all time best on In Rock, as were all the respective contributions from Glover, Lord, Paice and Blackmore.

Few albums of Progressive Rock come close to emphatic five star ratings but this is certainly one of them, even if parts of side two diminish slightly in terms of delivery the overall quality still stands out way above almost anything else released at this time. No need to recommend as most fan will already agree and have this in their collection.