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    Posted: February 03 2015 at 13:57
What's your take on DP's mark II lineup's impressive reunion album Perfect Strangers?
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It's a great album, when these guys got along, they made great music; it's a shame that by the time they were working on the next album, there was already friction in the band and soon after Gillan left for the second time.
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Good comeback album,but a little too slick.
Really enjoy House of Blue Light though.A little more raw.
The DVD from the Perfect Strangers tour Australia is excellent.
Just seeing Gillan and Blackmore having a great time on stage together, is worth the price of the DVD.
Liked ...and the Battle Rages on also.
Shake & bake.
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Points: 2206 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 06 2015 at 11:25
The "comeback" album didn't phase me much.....seemed like an attempt to break into the charts a la Whitesnake, Maiden, Metallica and other hair metal bands of the day.  But, yeah, Gillan and Blackmore back together was good to see.....and the LP wasn't THAT bad; in fact, it's pretty good, but nothing on the "classics" from '69-'75.
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Points: 15267 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 06 2015 at 18:23
Love it. Underrated. Unfortunately everything after sucked IMHO
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Points: 20616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 06 2015 at 18:51
^Agreed. House of Blue Light sux!
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Points: 24429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 06 2015 at 19:03
Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

^Agreed. House of Blue Light sux!


So true, unfortunately. A nearly unlistenable album, which makes even the rather lacklustre Who Do We Think We Are? sound like a masterpiece.
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^Absolutely right. WDWTWA is Purple's most overrated album!
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As I've always said, if you've got Made in Japan, you don't really need any other DP album.Tongue
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Points: 16914 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 06 2015 at 20:36
Liked it at the time but a recent re-spin was not enjoyable.  There are many bands I enjoy just as much or more than back in the day, and a few I enjoy less.  DP fits the latter category for me. 
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Points: 44355 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2015 at 05:01
Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

Love it. Underrated. Unfortunately everything after sucked IMHO


i disagree. LOL I thought Purpendicular (1996) was great and also I've been pleasantly surprised with their last album Now What (2013).
I even liked Abandon quite a bit (last album with Lord, and he did a great job) but I thought it was weaker than Purpendicular.
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Perfect Strangers is one of my favourite DP albums. The title track is mindblowing.
Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Points: 4287 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2015 at 06:20
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

^Agreed. House of Blue Light sux!


So true, unfortunately. A nearly unlistenable album, which makes even the rather lacklustre Who Do We Think We Are? sound like a masterpiece.
 
Perfect Stranger is cool, I do like Who Do We Think We Are too.
Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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