Perfect Strangers: Deep Purple
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Topic: Perfect Strangers: Deep Purple
Posted By: SteveG
Subject: Perfect Strangers: Deep Purple
Date 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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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 04 2015 at 02:27
| 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. |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: February 04 2015 at 15:44
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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. |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: February 06 2015 at 11:25
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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. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: February 06 2015 at 18:23
| Love it. Underrated. Unfortunately everything after sucked IMHO |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 06 2015 at 18:51
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^Agreed. House of Blue Light sux! ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 06 2015 at 19:03
So true, unfortunately. A nearly unlistenable album, which makes even the rather lacklustre Who Do We Think We Are? sound like a masterpiece. |
SteveG wrote:Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 06 2015 at 19:07
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^Absolutely right. WDWTWA is Purple's most overrated album! ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 06 2015 at 20:05
As I've always said, if you've got Made in Japan, you don't really need any other DP album. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: February 06 2015 at 20:36
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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. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 07 2015 at 05:01
i disagree.  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. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 09 2015 at 06:12
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Perfect Strangers is one of my favourite DP albums. The title track is mindblowing. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: February 09 2015 at 06:20
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 |