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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

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Mmmhh!!... With RDMH, Purple was doing a bit the Vanilla Fudge treatment of classic Motown, but it's overblown (the unmentionned Alzo Spacht Zara inclusion) and almost a tad bit ridiculous (compared to VF's covers), especially when you listen to the original Ike & Tina version.

Hardly that Taliesin album's high point, but still OK in my book.


You won't be surprised to hear I'm a big fan of Vanilla Fudge too. I love overblown prog. Smile



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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

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Mmmhh!!... With RDMH, Purple was doing a bit the Vanilla Fudge treatment of classic Motown, but it's overblown (the unmentionned Alzo Spacht Zara inclusion) and almost a tad bit ridiculous (compared to VF's covers), especially when you listen to the original Ike & Tina version.

Hardly that Taliesin album's high point, but still OK in my book.


You won't be surprised to hear I'm a big fan of Vanilla Fudge too. I love overblown prog. Smile
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Taliesyn didn't make my top seven, but it's a great album.  Its high point for me is Anthem, an amazing ballad and one of my favorite Deep Purple songs.
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Mmmhh!!... With RDMH, Purple was doing a bit the Vanilla Fudge treatment of classic Motown, but it's overblown (the unmentionned Alzo Spacht Zara inclusion) and almost a tad bit ridiculous (compared to VF's covers), especially when you listen to the original Ike & Tina version.

Hardly that Taliesin album's high point, but still OK in my book.




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^ I love Deep Purple's version of River Deep, Mountain High. It's the main reason why The Book of Taliesyn is my favourite Deep Purple album. Thumbs Up
 
 
I also prefer the voice of Rod Evans on the first three albums to the later albums featuring Ian Gillan. Smile


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ It's good to see I'm not the only one to have Deep Purple's first three classic albums listed in their Top 3. Smile
 
I'm quite surprised by that, I'll have to check them out again.


Alan, despite some shaky covers (and even that is debatable), Purple was never so inventive than on those first three albums. I mean I could do without Help, Kentucky Woman, River Deep and Laleña, but none of them are atrocious, far from it. I'm So Glad, Hush, Hey Joe and We Work It Out are great

But it's really their own stuff that's amazing.


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5 STARS RATING

 

Deep Purple in Rock                4,5

1970

Fireball                               4,5                    

1971

Machine Head                        5,0

1972

Who Do We Think We Are        4,4

1973

Burn                                    4,6                     

1974

Stormbringer                         5,0

1974

Come Taste the Band              5,0

1975

 

 

P.S. The first three albums need to be listened carefully again to make some kind of conclusion

I also apologise to the author for not  following  his rating instructions.
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I had a few minutes to spare, so I've put together a list of my ratings for all of Deep Purple's studio and live albums:-
 
4 stars Shades of Deep Purple (1968)
5 stars The Book of Taliesyn (1968)
4 stars Deep Purple (1969)
4 stars Concerto for Group & Orchestra (1969)
4 stars In Rock (1970)
4 stars Fireball (1971)
4 stars Machine Head (1972)
5 stars Made in Japan (1972)
4 stars Who Do We Think We Are? (1973)
4 stars Burn (1974)
5 stars California Jam (1974)
3 stars Stormbringer (1974)
3 stars Come Taste the Band (1975)
5 stars Made in Europe (1976)
4 stars Perfect Strangers (1984)
5 stars Live in Paris (1985)
4 stars The House of Blue Light (1987)
4 stars Slaves and Masters (1990)
4 stars The Battle Rages On (1993)
5 stars Come Hell or High Water (1994)
3 stars Purpendicular (1996)
3 stars Abandon (1998)
5 stars In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra (2000)
3 stars Bananas (2003)
3 stars Rapture of the Deep (2005)
5 stars Live at Montreux (2011)
3 stars Now What?! (2013)
3 stars Infinite (2017)
3 stars Whoosh (2020)


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ It's good to see I'm not the only one to have Deep Purple's first three classic albums listed in their Top 3. Smile
 
I'm quite surprised by that, I'll have to check them out again.
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1) Machine Head
2) In Rock
3) Come Taste the Band
4) Perfect Strangers
5) Who Do We Think We Are
6) Stormbringer
7) The House of Blue Light
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7. Book Of Taliesin 
6. Come Taste The Band 
5. Burn 
4. Machine Head 
3. Shades Of Deep Purple 
2. In Rock 
1. Fireball 
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^ It's good to see I'm not the only one to have Deep Purple's first three classic albums listed in their Top 3. Smile
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1. Deep Purple (12 points)
2. Taliesin (8 points)
3. Shades (6 points)
4. In Rock (4 points)
5. Burn (3 points)
6. Machine Head (2 points)
7. Fireball (1 points)
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Stormbringer
Book of Taliesyn
In Rock
Machine Head
Burn
Purpendicular
Perfect Strangers
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1. Machine Head
2. In Rock
3. Now What?!
4. Infinite
5. Perfect Strangers
6. Rapture of the Deep
7. Burn
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There've been many Shades of Deep Purple over the years with various line-up changes along the way that reads like The Book of Taliesyn. Deep Purple are almost as enduring as the U.S. Presidents engraved In Rock on Mount Rushmore. Their storming brand of Hard Rock has all the fiery energy of a Fireball and the tempered steel hardness of a Machine Head. The band asked "Who Do We Think We Are?" as they prepared to Burn up the world stage with their thunderous live act of Stormbringer songs. Crowds flocked in their thousands to Come Taste the Band live. Fans of Deep Purple who began as Perfect Strangers became lifelong friends as they watched the band perform together in The House of Blue Light. The Battle Rages On to determine the best British Rock band of all time, with Deep Purple being Purpendicular to Led Zeppelin in the vast pantheon of Rock. There's nothing quite as thrilling as seeing A-Band-On a crazy world tour, no matter whether they're going  Bananas in Brazil, Crackers in Caracas, or Nuts in the Netherlands. For anyone lucky enough to have experienced the Rapture of the Deep Purple Live, they may wonder Now What can possibly better that in the Infinite universe of Hard Rock!? Okay, it's time now to get this poll underway with a bang and a Whoosh.
 
All albums in Deep Purple highlights by Deep Purple Smile
 
Here's your chance to help determine the Top 7 Deep Purple *studio* albums of all time. Simply list your Top 7 Deep Purple albums in order of preference and then I'll assign the usual system of points to your listings:-
 
1st album - 12 points
2nd album - 8 points
3rd album - 6 points
4th album - 4 points
5th album - 3 points
6th album - 2 points
7th album - 1 point
 
Here's my Top 7 to kick things off with:-
 
1. The Book of Taliesyn (12 points)
2. Shades of Deep Purple (8 points)
3. Deep Purple (6 points)
4. In Rock (4 points)
5. Fireball (3 points)
6. Machine Head (2 points)
7. Perfect Strangers (1 points)
 
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 5 stars 2000: In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBTBZOwgfbw1sSOFVsy5hOX
 
 


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