Deep Purple - Appraisal

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   Well the current line up of Deep Purple has been around for quite a while, nearly 20 years. Only 1 line up change and no one is making any fuss about Jon Lord (RIP) retiring when he did.

Now it's fairly well noted that "there is no Purple without Blackmore" etc. Which of course is not true. There most certainly has been all shades of ... etc... 

I think they have made some consistently fine hard rock albums but not heard any new iconic songs like the Mk2 line up made. And then did again in the 80s. 

The remasters  and reissues of the back catalogue have been very high, complete Made In Japan concerts etc. Nice box set of Machine Head. Fireball sounds superb; MK1 albums remastered and sounding good / better. 

I do think the Concerto was well improved 30 years later. The DVD and 2 CD set being a real highlight for me, Deep Purple with orchestra is really quite something. It made superb ballads even more so. Rock band with orchestra - the quintessence of prog rock. Social cultural impact of the two genres fusing was once divisive and reactionary in change, now its unified and ... reactionary in acceptance. (What was all the fuss about?)

I would not mind a revisit of the Gemini Suite either - now there's an over looked prog rock piece for you. 

So, quite a good band (in concert superb) but the trail blazing efforts of long ago are not likely to be scared up again due to writing styles being a little formulaic. Consistent in tempi / rhythm styles, nice guitar and Morse does do some fantastic instrumentals, expected and excellent  suitable keyboard work, witty Gillan words and a driving rhythm section - you kind of know what a new Purple album is going to be like. Good / bad? Probably not bad. They only really awful thing this band has done in years is that terrible idea of the cover for the Bananas album. 

Infinite should be out soon. Promo album Limitless giving an indication. 

What can one, should one, expect of this great band that is now coming to the end of a very long road. 

Didn't they do well... or should it have been wrapped up 15 years ago?

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	Well the current line up of Deep Purple has been around for quite a while, nearly 20 years. Only 1 line up change and no one is making any fuss about Jon Lord (RIP) retiring when he did. Now it's fairly well noted that "there is no Purple without Blackmore" etc. Which of course is not true. There most certainly has been all shades of ... etc... I think they have made some consistently fine hard rock albums but not heard any new iconic songs like the Mk2 line up made. And then did again in the 80s. The remasters and reissues of the back catalogue have been very high, complete Made In Japan concerts etc. Nice box set of Machine Head. Fireball sounds superb; MK1 albums remastered and sounding good / better. I do think the Concerto was well improved 30 years later. The DVD and 2 CD set being a real highlight for me, Deep Purple with orchestra is really quite something. It made superb ballads even more so. Rock band with orchestra - the quintessence of prog rock. Social cultural impact of the two genres fusing was once divisive and reactionary in change, now its unified and ... reactionary in acceptance. (What was all the fuss about?) I would not mind a revisit of the Gemini Suite either - now there's an over looked prog rock piece for you. So, quite a good band (in concert superb) but the trail blazing efforts of long ago are not likely to be scared up again due to writing styles being a little formulaic. Consistent in tempi / rhythm styles, nice guitar and Morse does do some fantastic instrumentals, expected and excellent suitable keyboard work, witty Gillan words and a driving rhythm section - you kind of know what a new Purple album is going to be like. Good / bad? Probably not bad. They only really awful thing this band has done in years is that terrible idea of the cover for the Bananas album. Infinite should be out soon. Promo album Limitless giving an indication. What can one, should one, expect of this great band that is now coming to the end of a very long road. Didn't they do well... or should it have been wrapped up 15 years ago?