Top 7 Deep Purple Albums
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Topic: Top 7 Deep Purple Albums
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Top 7 Deep Purple Albums
Date Posted: September 28 2020 at 08:49
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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  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) Deep Purple's Albums  1968: Shades of Deep Purple - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDbqWfx3k9d2-VIwif_lWDj" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDbqWfx3k9d2-VIwif_lWDj  1968: The Book of Taliesyn - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA9XjkK5x1HKQYh2SccRTwk" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA9XjkK5x1HKQYh2SccRTwk 1969: Deep Purple - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBu0wnaMERwLeSF4uOjPe67" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBu0wnaMERwLeSF4uOjPe67 1969: Concerto for Group & Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBnxcN7kbM31N5AfbKwDB42" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBnxcN7kbM31N5AfbKwDB42 1970: Deep Purple in Rock - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDPrLm7eSYzxWwpaNA_E4DS" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDPrLm7eSYzxWwpaNA_E4DS 1971: Fireball - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCOTb3c6UMZ7MpabINzbAos" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCOTb3c6UMZ7MpabINzbAos 1972: Machine Head - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCOH75RGhkk-PyXxSE8hHA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCOH75RGhkk-PyXxSE8hHA _ 1972: Made in Japan - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBfZcVSbA22GIR_xYcril9G" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBfZcVSbA22GIR_xYcril9G 1973: Who Do We Think We Are? - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBACN8y5JY0HKP4PPfhRscB" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBACN8y5JY0HKP4PPfhRscB 1974: Burn - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAholmnoqTsLs7cS7DzVmgb" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAholmnoqTsLs7cS7DzVmgb  1974: Stormbringer - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCEm29toMPH43vH9PI0CMp6" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCEm29toMPH43vH9PI0CMp6 1974: California Jam - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCaSeysZrV3bP5QIjiieHgJ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCaSeysZrV3bP5QIjiieHgJ 1975: Come Taste the Band - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA3LU7QXaJmuyIj8V90xmnj" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA3LU7QXaJmuyIj8V90xmnj 1976: Made in Europe - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDi-Z2FK5EcMgZdSNVDBGGT" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDi-Z2FK5EcMgZdSNVDBGGT 1984: Perfect Strangers - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAdy43BOjJBp4u9LgB81Gei" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAdy43BOjJBp4u9LgB81Gei 1985: Live in Paris - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCHnWdXOoDE2Z68RD5ksnYv" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCHnWdXOoDE2Z68RD5ksnYv 1987: The House of Blue Light - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBz8wBQtdVzFNzA3SmJDjnt" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBz8wBQtdVzFNzA3SmJDjnt 1990: Slaves and Masters - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAlv0Ul_UyMOr6t7bd2jalO" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAlv0Ul_UyMOr6t7bd2jalO 1993: The Battle Rages On - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDzg5yZnMh3NgrWB-8Ld7f8" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDzg5yZnMh3NgrWB-8Ld7f8 1994: Come Hell or High Water - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAkpANNhYVUVfJppQ3zXNio" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAkpANNhYVUVfJppQ3zXNio 1996: Purpendicular - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC9c1rE1J6pNVjuCrlDSHqW" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC9c1rE1J6pNVjuCrlDSHqW 1998: Abandon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCRUKtpeDQffJyh0MP3vdOw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCRUKtpeDQffJyh0MP3vdOw 2000: In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBTBZOwgfbw1sSOFVsy5hOX" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBTBZOwgfbw1sSOFVsy5hOX 2003: Bananas - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzApdT-03ZDU-cMxhFt7MMuh" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzApdT-03ZDU-cMxhFt7MMuh 2005: Rapture of the Deep - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCcdaZ7Etfxz7AW87PyrLe3" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCcdaZ7Etfxz7AW87PyrLe3 2011: Live at Montreux - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCQU3jsEfavEkK9UQ61MYhJ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCQU3jsEfavEkK9UQ61MYhJ 2013: Now What!? - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzACzDovH9R2V9rWyqBiAqry" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzACzDovH9R2V9rWyqBiAqry 2017: Infinite - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDsm9p05L4C6tBnG7DnMjZG" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDsm9p05L4C6tBnG7DnMjZG 2020: Whoosh! - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBBrVR6jSM7HTJMJUTVWiuH" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBBrVR6jSM7HTJMJUTVWiuH |
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: September 28 2020 at 11:33
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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 ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 28 2020 at 11:51
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Stormbringer Book of Taliesyn In Rock Machine Head Burn Purpendicular Perfect Strangers
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: September 28 2020 at 15:35
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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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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 28 2020 at 15:58
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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.
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: September 29 2020 at 01:11
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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 ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Adaon
Date Posted: September 29 2020 at 05:29
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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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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 29 2020 at 07:58
I'm quite surprised by that, I'll have to check them out again.
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Psychedelic Paul wrote:Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 29 2020 at 08:35
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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:- Shades of Deep Purple (1968) The Book of Taliesyn (1968) Deep Purple (1969) Concerto for Group & Orchestra (1969) In Rock (1970) Fireball (1971) Machine Head (1972) Made in Japan (1972) Who Do We Think We Are? (1973) Burn (1974) California Jam (1974) Stormbringer (1974) Come Taste the Band (1975) Made in Europe (1976) Perfect Strangers (1984) Live in Paris (1985) The House of Blue Light (1987) Slaves and Masters (1990) The Battle Rages On (1993) Come Hell or High Water (1994) Purpendicular (1996) Abandon (1998) In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra (2000) Bananas (2003) Rapture of the Deep (2005) Live at Montreux (2011) Now What?! (2013) Infinite (2017) Whoosh (2020) |
Posted By: MOKSHA
Date Posted: September 29 2020 at 16:38
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5 STARS RATING
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/deep-purple/deep-purple-in-rock-4/" rel="nofollow - - Deep Purple in Rock 4,5 1970 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/deep-purple/fireball-1/" rel="nofollow - - Fireball 4,5 1971 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/deep-purple/machine-head/" rel="nofollow - - Machine Head 5,0 1972 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/deep-purple/who-do-we-think-we-are/" rel="nofollow - - Who Do We Think We Are 4,4 1973 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/deep-purple/burn/" rel="nofollow - - Burn 4,6 1974 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/deep-purple/stormbringer-5/" rel="nofollow - - Stormbringer 5,0 1974 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/deep-purple/come-taste-the-band/" rel="nofollow - - 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. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 01:20
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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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 01:32
^ 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.  I also prefer the voice of Rod Evans on the first three albums to the later albums featuring Ian Gillan.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 02:23
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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. |
Posted By: Adaon
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 02:52
| 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. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 03:02
You won't be surprised to hear I'm a big fan of Vanilla Fudge too. I love overblown prog.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 05:47
b..bb... bbbu... bbbuuuuuttt, they're not british    , you   |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 05:53
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1: Machine Head 2: In Rock 3: Burn 4: Come Taste the Band (Underrated) 5: Fireball 6: Perfect Strangers 7: Now What ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 06:03
I know they're not British. That's why Vanilla Fudge aren't included in my A-Z of British prog.
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 06:29
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Made in Japan (nothing else comes close to encapsulating the band) Machine Head In Rock Fireball Burn Who Do We Think We Are Shades of Deep Purple ------------- ...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: chopper
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 06:50
"Remember, it's studio albums only. If it wasn't for that rule, all but one of my Top 7 choices would be Live albums"
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 07:06
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This is what my Top 7 would've looked like if Live albums were included. 1. Made in Japan (1972) 2. In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra (2000) 3. California Jam (1974) 4. Made in Europe (1976) 5. Live in Paris (1985) 6. Come Hell or High Water (1994) 7. Live in Montreux (2011) |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 07:10
really? Do you mean to say that no studio album is worth having in the list? Also songs repeat on live releases.
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 07:30
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My vote remains as is. I can't think of many bands where a live album is simply the culmination of everything a band is. There are many bands that I've seen who were simply awe-inspiring in concert (Floyd, Tull, Genesis, King Crimson, Sabbath, Neil Young, etc.) but never once would I put one of their live albums over a studio release. The only other band I can think of off-hand where a live album transcends their entire discography is The Allman Brothers' Live At Fillmore East. ------------- ...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: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 07:39
Yes, I've always believed Deep Purple sound much better live than in the studio. After all, they're in the Guinness Book of Records as the loudest band in the world.
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 07:53
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Here's mine sacred 7 for Deep Purple: 1. Machine Head 2. Fireball 3. Burn 4. In Rock 5. Who Do We Think We Are 6. Stormbringer 7. Now What?! |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 07:53
if the songs created in the studio are good, obviously they're gonna sound great live - best example Highway Star in the 70s and Perfect Strangers later in the 80s and 90s. Also Come Hell or High Water is not a great live album, it's listenable, but story goes the tour was a bit of a nightmare, Ritchie was again difficult to work with, never gave interviews, was arrogant, again fighting especially with Gillan, and so on. Live in Paris (1985) is a bootleg  - 5 stars bootleg ?  |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 08:04
It's interesting stuff, but it does sound a bit "of its time" (the first track reminds me of The Dukes of Stratosphear) and the less said about "We can work it out" the better.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 08:06
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^ Live in Paris (1985) is very good quality for a bootleg. At least it wasn't filmed on someone's mobile phone in the middle of the audience like some of the more recent bootlegs.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 08:23
Filmed on a mobile phone in1985? What are you smoking? I want some of it, too. Possibly filmed for television.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 08:51
I said some of the more recent bootlegs are clearly filmed on a mobile phone.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 09:20
oh, my bad. those are not bootlegs though.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 09:27
A bootleg is defined as " an illegal musical recording, especially one made at a concert", so I would've thought that also applies to illegal concert recordings made on a mobile phone. You have to admit, that Deep Purple in Paris concert is pretty good quality if it's a "bootleg" recording. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 09:37
In the past (possibly still) TV stations were getting rights and made contracts to broadcast live performances, I've seen quite a few shows on TV, rock, jazz and metal concerts. I wouldn't be surprised that Live in Paris was on TV in France.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 10:35
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The Top 7 line-up after the first nine rounds of voting:- 1. Machine Head (72 points) 2. In Rock (58 points) 3. Fireball (33 points) 4. The Book of Taliesyn (29 points) 5. Burn (26 points) 6. Shades of Deep Purple (22 points) 7. Deep Purple (18 points) 8. Stormbringer (16 points)
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Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: September 30 2020 at 17:02
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Ahhh, the Purps - Glenn Hughes, we hardly knew ye. 1. In Rock 2. Deep Purple 3. Fireball 4. Machine Head 5. Who Do We Think... 6. Burn 7. Come Taste the Band 8. The Book of Taliesyn ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: October 02 2020 at 07:21
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1. In Concert with the LSO (1999). 2. In Rock (remaster) 3. Machine Head (with When A Blind Man Cries included) 4. Live in Japan 4 , 3 or 2 CD or 2 LP Made In Japan. Lock, stock, the lot... 5. Perfect Strangers 6. Fireball (remaster) 7. Days May Come And Days May Go (Other than the Sonny and Cher number, a little hideous) a superb setting of improv Purple with an exceptional guitarist who is not one of the usual suspects. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 02 2020 at 08:06
Don't forget it's studio albums only.
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Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: October 02 2020 at 10:07
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1. In Rock 2. Burn 3. Fireball 4. Deep Purple 5. Machine Head - great material but the production and performance sounds a bit lifeless to my ears. I've always preferred the more energised versions of Highway Star, Space Truckin et al on Made in Japan. 6. The Book of Taliesyn 7. Stormbringer ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 02 2020 at 10:35
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The Top 7 after three more rounds of voting:- 1. In Rock (94 points) 2. Machine Head (87 points) 3. Fireball (49 points) 4. Burn (36 points) 5. The Book of Taliesyn (31 points) 6. Deep Purple (30 points) 7. Shades of Deep Purple (22 points) 8. Perfect Strangers (17 points) 8. Stormbringer (17 points) |
Posted By: Spaciousmind
Date Posted: October 02 2020 at 18:12
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Here are my 7: 1) In Rock 2) Shades of Green Purple 3) Machine Head 4) Fireball 5) Burn 6) The Book of Taliesyn 7) Who Do We Think You Are
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 02 2020 at 23:58
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Top 7 update with SpaciousMind's votes added:- 1. In Rock (106 points) 2. Machine Head (93 points) 3. Fireball (53 points) 4. Burn (39 points) 5. The Book of Taliesyn (33 points) 6. Deep Purple (30 points) 6. Shades of Deep Purple (30 points) 8. Perfect Strangers (17 points) 8. Stormbringer (17 points) |
Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 04:57
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In Rock Machine Head Fireball Burn Book of Taliesyn Stormbringer Cone Taste the Band. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 05:17
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Top 7 update with Earl of Mar's votes added:- 1. In Rock (118 points) 2. Machine Head (101 points) 3. Fireball (59 points) 4. Burn (43 points) 5. The Book of Taliesyn (36 points) 6. Deep Purple (30 points) 6. Shades of Deep Purple (30 points) 8. Stormbringer (19 points) 9. Perfect Strangers (17 points) |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 22 2021 at 06:32
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Deep Purple's Albums 1968: Shades of Deep Purple - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDbqWfx3k9d2-VIwif_lWDj" rel="nofollow - 1968: The Book of Taliesyn - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA9XjkK5x1HKQYh2SccRTwk" rel="nofollow - 1969: Deep Purple - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBu0wnaMERwLeSF4uOjPe67" rel="nofollow - 1969: Concerto for Group & Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBnxcN7kbM31N5AfbKwDB42" rel="nofollow - 1970: Deep Purple in Rock - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDPrLm7eSYzxWwpaNA_E4DS" rel="nofollow - 1971: Fireball - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCOTb3c6UMZ7MpabINzbAos" rel="nofollow - 1972: Machine Head - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCOH75RGhkk-PyXxSE8hHA" rel="nofollow - 1972: Made in Japan - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBfZcVSbA22GIR_xYcril9G" rel="nofollow - 1973: Who Do We Think We Are? - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBACN8y5JY0HKP4PPfhRscB" rel="nofollow - 1974: Burn - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAholmnoqTsLs7cS7DzVmgb" rel="nofollow - 1974: Stormbringer - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCEm29toMPH43vH9PI0CMp6" rel="nofollow - 1974: California Jam - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCaSeysZrV3bP5QIjiieHgJ" rel="nofollow - 1975: Come Taste the Band - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA3LU7QXaJmuyIj8V90xmnj" rel="nofollow - 1976: Made in Europe - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDi-Z2FK5EcMgZdSNVDBGGT" rel="nofollow - 1984: Perfect Strangers - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAdy43BOjJBp4u9LgB81Gei" rel="nofollow - 1985: Live in Paris - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCHnWdXOoDE2Z68RD5ksnYv" rel="nofollow - 1987: The House of Blue Light - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBz8wBQtdVzFNzA3SmJDjnt" rel="nofollow - 1990: Slaves and Masters - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAlv0Ul_UyMOr6t7bd2jalO" rel="nofollow - 1993: The Battle Rages On - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDzg5yZnMh3NgrWB-8Ld7f8" rel="nofollow - 1994: Come Hell or High Water - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAkpANNhYVUVfJppQ3zXNio" rel="nofollow - 1996: Purpendicular - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC9c1rE1J6pNVjuCrlDSHqW" rel="nofollow - 1998: Abandon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCRUKtpeDQffJyh0MP3vdOw" rel="nofollow - 2000: In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBTBZOwgfbw1sSOFVsy5hOX" rel="nofollow - 2003: Bananas - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzApdT-03ZDU-cMxhFt7MMuh" rel="nofollow - 2005: Rapture of the Deep - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCcdaZ7Etfxz7AW87PyrLe3" rel="nofollow - 2011: Live at Montreux - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCQU3jsEfavEkK9UQ61MYhJ" rel="nofollow - 2013: Now What!? - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzACzDovH9R2V9rWyqBiAqry" rel="nofollow - 2017: Infinite - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDsm9p05L4C6tBnG7DnMjZG" rel="nofollow - 2020: Whoosh! - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBBrVR6jSM7HTJMJUTVWiuH" rel="nofollow -
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 22 2021 at 06:56
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^ your album ratings should come up with warnings, like cigarettes & alcohol. Warning - reading this might cause unexpected headaches, frustration and sometimes laughter. Read at your own risk.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 22 2021 at 07:18
Which of my album ratings do you disagree with this time?
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 22 2021 at 07:30
I don't remember agreeing with any of them. You sometimes rate groundbreaking albums low and everyone's hot & miss album 5 stars or 4 stars (which in case you do not know means essential album here on PA). Sometimes I think you could be trolling, it would be making more sense than it all being for real.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 22 2021 at 10:58
^ That's good to hear. If you agreed with all of my album rankings for once, then I'd think I was doing something wrong. 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 22 2021 at 11:12
It's not like I'm saying you are wrong (there is no right and wrong here), but there often are albums people agree on being good/great and others that are bad/bland/generic... Your ratings are often surprising to unbelievable, so...
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 22 2021 at 11:15
So which of my Deep Purple album ratings do you disagree with, and don't say all of them.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 22 2021 at 22:07
Deep Purple has never released anything unlistenable, so it's hard to rate them, the albums that really stand out or me deserve the higher rating. In Rock is a groundbreaking album so seeing having the same rating as Slaves & Masters or HOTBL makes no sense to me. Same with Machine Head. I think Fireball is not as good as In Rock or Machine Head, so it needs to be a little lower. So Id probably rate In Rock and Machine Head 5 stars and Fireball 4 stars. The Hughes/Coverdale albums are essential to me, I'd rate them essential (4 stars), I also find them more interesting/entertaining than HOTBL and S & M, Battle Rages On which are too high rated/rated better in your list. Purpendicular is essential to me, so is Abandon which got the lowest rating from you. I find both more interesting & entertaining than the last album with Ritchie - The Battle Rages On (which got 4 stars from you). I'd also easily give 4 stars to the last three albums. Pleasantly surprised how good and fun to listen they were.
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Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: February 13 2021 at 01:42
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In Rock In Concert With The LSO (no studio counterpart) Perfect St Rangers Machine Head Concerto For Group And Orchestra (no studio counterpart) 2 Fireball Shades Of... |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 13 2021 at 01:48
No Deep Purple album is worth 4 stars after Ritchie Blackmore left the band, but that's just my opinion.
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Posted By: yogev
Date Posted: February 13 2021 at 02:59
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1. In Rock 2. Deep Purple 3. Strombringer 4. Machine Head 5. The Book of Taliesyn 6. Perfect Strangers 7. Burn
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Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: March 04 2021 at 00:43
I wasn't. However the Concerto doesn't have a studio equivalent. In fact the 2nd time around required the concert hall for it's sort of studio performance. Thusly I'd consider making an exception for the Concertos. Failing that the Purple version of the Gemini Suite which was done in studio conditions.
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Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: March 04 2021 at 00:56
It was filmed for Rockpalasst in Germany. Sadly IG has a cold which is even more excruciatingly audible on the scarcely mixed soundboard which has emerged. The film is legit though officially unreleased to date and is mixed much better so Giilan's cold is not as evident as on the audio. Highway Star would not sound this bad until Come Hell Or High Water and Blackmore's performance in this opening number. As for illegal recordings, some bands allow a tapers section so usually we ROIO fiends term these as Indeterminate Origin. Audience recordings are field recordings and even the authorities recognize the fan oriented nature of the consumption of such, now freely available material.The illegality is the sale of or the pretense of marketing ROIOs as official product and protecting the unsuspecting punter is the cautionary back ground of this non cash trade. Of course many bands release their own bootlegs (King Crimson and their 1000 disc box sets) as official now so one has to be careful not to stray into piracy (the trade of officially released material as ROIOs or bootlegs). Mind you the fans usually do a better version of the bootlegs (than the bootleg sellers) when it comes to mastering and cleaning the recordings. Just for a laugh the bootleg retailers hate "their" product being uploaded to torrent sites.
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Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 02:01
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1: Machine Head
2: In Rock 3. Perfect Strangers 4. Deep Purple 5. Fireball 6: Burn 7. Stormbringer |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 02:21
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Top 7 update after three more rounds of voting:- 1. In Rock (150 points) 2. Machine Head (121 points) 3. Fireball (64 points) 4. Burn (46 points) 5. Deep Purple (42 points) 6. The Book of Taliesyn (39 points) 7. Shades of Deep Purple (31 points) 7. Perfect Strangers (31 points) 9. Stormbringer (26 points) |
Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 06:45
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1 Machine Head 2 In Rock 3 Fireball 4 Deep Purple 5 Book of Taliesyn 6 Shades of Deep Purple 7 Who Do We Think We Are i.e. all the Mk I and Mk II studio efforts - their music never interested me after that. If we were allowed to include live albums then Made in Japan would top my list!
------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 01 2021 at 08:10
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^ Made in Japan would top my list of live Deep Purple albums too. 1. In Rock (158 points) 2. Machine Head (133 points) 3. Fireball (70 points) 4. Burn (46 points) 4. Deep Purple (46 points) 6. The Book of Taliesyn (42 points) 7. Shades of Deep Purple (33 points) 8. Perfect Strangers (31 points) 9. Stormbringer (26 points) |
Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 12:46
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Never been a massive fan of live albums personally, but 'Made in Japan' is one of the finest out there, along with 'The Song Remains the Same' and the first disc of 'Ummagumma' in my opinion. But that is probably a whole topic in itself! ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 13:15
I discovered today that the three top-selling live albums of all time are 1. Eric Clapton Unplugged, 2. Garth Brooks Double Live, and 3. Peter Frampton Comes Alive, which really surprised me.
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Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 13:20
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I always thought that 'unplugged' albums are a phenomenon in themselves, more akin to the concept of 'live in the studio' but with a smallish/select audience, as opposed to playing on stage with a large disparate audience, or maybe I'm missing the point. ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 13:38
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In Rock Machine Head Burn Stormbringer Fireball Come Taste the Band Who Do You Think We Are ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 13:40
I listened to Eric Clapton Unplugged for the first time today, but to be honest, I prefer it when he has his guitar plugged in.
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 14:14
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Not sure I could pick 7 by Purple...I own the first 4 on old vinyl because I collect early prog and rock on vinyl. I play the 1969 ST one and In Rock now and then for the early proto prog sound/feel but I don't care for their brand of hard rock on the later ones...an unpopular stance I'm sure.  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 09 2021 at 02:25
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Top 7 update with Squonk19's votes added:- 1. In Rock (170 points) 2. Machine Head (141 points) 3. Fireball (73 points) 4. Burn (52 points) 5. Deep Purple (46 points) 6. The Book of Taliesyn (42 points) 7. Shades of Deep Purple (33 points) 8. Perfect Strangers (31 points) 9. Stormbringer (30 points) |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 09 2021 at 07:12
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1) Deep Purple 2) Book Of Taliesyn 3) Shades Of Deep Purple 4) Machine Head 5) In Rock 6) Burn 7) Fireball Yep I vastly prefer Mk 1  ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 09 2021 at 07:56
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^ I prefer the Mark I line-up too. Top 7 update with your votes added:- 1. In Rock (173 points) 2. Machine Head (145 points) 3. Fireball (74 points) 4. Deep Purple (58 points) 5. Burn (54 points) 6. The Book of Taliesyn (50 points) 7. Shades of Deep Purple (39 points) 8. Perfect Strangers (31 points) 9. Stormbringer (30 points) |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: April 24 2021 at 08:01
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Come Taste the Band deserves a little more love, IMO. This Time Around / Owed to G is so good. It's interesting that the album is aging well where the 70's isms were disliked in the 80/90s now are just historic. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: Boojieboy
Date Posted: September 28 2021 at 09:24
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Machine Head Fireball In Rock Deep Purple Book of Taliesyn Burn Perpendicular Perfect Strangers House of Blue Light Also Ian Gillan solo, very similar to DP approach: Scarabus (Ian Gillan Band) Glory Road (Gillan) Future Shock (Gillan) Double Trouble (Gillan) Magic (Gillan)
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 08 2021 at 14:32
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Top 7 update with Boojieboy's votes added:- 1. In Rock (179 points) 2. Machine Head (157 points) 3. Fireball (82 points) 4. Deep Purple (62 points) 5. Burn (56 points) 6. The Book of Taliesyn (53 points) 7. Shades of Deep Purple (39 points) 8. Perfect Strangers (31 points) 9. Stormbringer (30 points) |
Posted By: ProfPanglos
Date Posted: October 08 2021 at 14:45
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My top 7: 1. In Rock 2. Machine Head 3. Burn 4. The Book of Taliesyn 5. Stormbringer 6. Fireball 7. Who Do We Think We Are ------------- DIGNITAS - FIRMITAS - GRAVITAS - COMITAS - LIBERTAS |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 08 2021 at 15:14
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Top 7 update with ProfPanglos' votes added:- 1. In Rock (191 points) 2. Machine Head (165 points) 3. Fireball (84 points) 4. Deep Purple (62 points) 4. Burn (62 points) 6. The Book of Taliesyn (57 points) 7. Shades of Deep Purple (39 points) 8. Stormbringer (33 points) 9. Perfect Strangers (31 points) |
Posted By: ProfPanglos
Date Posted: October 08 2021 at 15:21
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Burn is a real nostalgic favorite for me. Every time I hear it, it takes me back, I feel like a kid ready to cause trouble (but not get caught). LOL ------------- DIGNITAS - FIRMITAS - GRAVITAS - COMITAS - LIBERTAS |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 28 2021 at 08:57
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1. Fireball 2. In Rock 3. Deep Purple ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |