Deep Purple In Rock, of course. I like a lot of the more recent albums. The other albums I consider strong are Fireball, Machine Head, Perfect Strangers and Perpendicular. I don't care much for the Coverdale era as he brought more of an R&B style to the band. Hence, RB's Rainbow was formed.
My favourite is usually "Burn" and least favorite is "Abandon". I do like "Come taste the band" because it has great songs, production is good, nice groove but absolutly "hate" Bolin slide guitar... it just tears my brain apart (in a bad way!)
Great rankings! My favorite Deep Purple album is In Rock, because I just LOVE "Child in Time". That song is epic. I don't own anything by other lineups beside the Mark II lineup, but I am interested in checking out Burn. I think I stayed away from Burn because I absolutely despise Whitesnake, so I wanted no part of anything with Coverdale. I'm willing to revisit that album now on Spotify and purchase it if I like it.
Thanks Laura! Child In Time is an all timer for me. I’d definitely recommend Burn… I think it offers some similarities to early Whitesnake in a sense that it’s funkier and blusier, but combined with the talents of Blackmore, Lord, and Hughes it has its own charm.
My top 5 are: 05) Fireball 04) Burn 03) Perfect Strangers 02) In Rock 01) Machine Head Honorable Mention: Slaves and Masters (not a bad Rainbow album) I agree with you on King Of Dreams. It's a Stone Cold Classic and I feel like it completes Joe's dream trilogy. Street Of Dreams (Rainbow), Dreaming (Yngwie J. Mamlsteen), and King Of Dreams (Deep Purple). Joe told a story in a recent interview about how visions of a woman's face from a dream he had, inspired him to write Street Of Dreams. I think the other two are about the same woman. He said he saw her in the crowd at one of his shows in 2007 almost 24 years later and married her. She's his wife to this day!
Great top 5! Slaves and Masters would be much better received as a Rainbow album. Contrary to this ranking, I do like Joe Lynn Turner… I think his new album Belly of the Beast is great! 🔥
Great review thanx. Refreshing to hear the younger generations take on My favoritte band ever. Seen this band on countless occasions including all its offsprings. First time on Perfect Strangers Tour 1985. And last 2023 on Sweden Rock. My list: 1. Machine Head 2. Made In Japan 3. In Rock 4. Perfect Strangers 5. Burn 6. Who Do We Think 7. Fireball 8. Stormbringer 9. House Of The Blue 10. Battle Rages 11. Purpendiclar 12. Come Taste 13. Now What 14. Bananas 15. Woosh 16. Infinite 17. Rapture Of 18. Deep Purple 19. Shades of 20. Book Of T 21. Abandon 22. Slaves & Masters Keep Rocking. Cheers From Norway 🇳🇴
Come Taste the Band at 21??😱 I’ll admit it takes a few listen to get into this cause it doesn’t feel the same without Blackmore. I’ve personally come to appreciate it for what it is. It really is an extension of the Stormbringer album just without Ritchie. Tommy Bolin is no Blackmore just for me he hold his own. Songs like Drifter, Deale, Lovechild would be classics if not for this incarnation of Purple couldnt last due to Tommy Bolin and Glenn Hughes drugs. You keep on moving is my personal favorite from the album
@@TheCDGuyJZ I respectfully disagree with that assessment. I think everyone is in full form, (at least on the album). It’s a lot more soulful and funky compared to earlier releases. Some have even compared this to early Whitesnake, even tough I don’t agree with that cause Tommys Playing elevates it. Is this musical style that of course prompted Blackmore to leave to leave, citing he didn’t want to play this “shoeshine music” maybe one day you’ll get into it. Who knows? I respect your ranking, even tough I personally don’t agree with it
I do find this ranking a little strange. There are 3 or 4 songs that are top Deep Purple songs, especially, You keep on moving with its classic organ solo from Jon Lord.
Nothing beats MK2 Purple, but I will take MK1 records over Mk3 any day! Love Burn and Stormbringer, but the psychedelic stuff from the first 3 is awesome! Machine Head and In Rock are my top 2!
Very interesting evaluations here. Glad Mk.1 got more recognition than is sometimes the case. To me, Deep Purple is The Beatles, so I can't choose an order, or at least an order that doesn't change daily. Steve Morse helped the band become a huge success with new albums again. Slaves & Masters is my guilty pleasure!
Steve was an amazing addition to the band for sure! He definitely breathed new life into the band. Not many people could’ve replaced Ritchie, but I think he did a fantastic job.
@@TheCDGuyJZ: He certainly did. Ted the Mechanic gave hope, and Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming, as you said, is a total Purple classic. Steve was also great at the 1999 Concerto for Group & Orchestra restaging at The Albert Hall (that's a comfy venue with amazing acoustics). Cheers.🙂 PS Are you familiar with Mott the Hoople as well? Same era as Deep Purple's first 3 line-ups.
@@AlexAlexon3897 Yes, Mott the Hoople is fantastic as well! It's sad that most people only know them for All The Young Dudes (great song tho... Thanks Bowie!)
@@TheCDGuyJZ: Great, glad you like them as well as Purple. Would you maybe do a review of their albums? Far fewer records, fewer than Zeppelin even, but they're all interesting. They were as heavy as Purple/Zeppelin much of the time.
Rapture of the deep title track is killer, Now what?! Is a great album, I’ve got the Rare Gold Edition of that. Infinite is a great album too, I saw them on that tour in 2017. Bananas is alright, the album cover is absolutely disgusting 🤣 I have it, snatched it up on eBay ages ago. Whoosh! Is pretty decent. Love Purpendicular, completely Agree with what you said there. I don’t actually like Stormbringer😅 Perfect Strangers is like the best reunion album ever. I can’t argue with your top three. Brilliant video I’m glad you did this 😊
It’s an amazing live album! Crazy to think Ian Gillan was initially critical of his performance. If I was including live albums it would be very high on the list
@@TheCDGuyJZI like your taste and totally agree on your order except I hadn’t heard your number one choice so am gonna spend time with that!!! Thank You
I just listened to Whoosh! and loved it! I'm still working my way through their discography so I'm checking out some of these ranking videos I've already watched to get an idea where to go next. When I'm finished with their discography I'll rank them myself and so far i have a feeling im gonna piss off alot of people lol
Whoosh is lots of fun! Man Alive and Power Of The Moon are great. I remember buying that album in the middle of the pandemic… I pretty much listened to that album and Ordinary Man by Ozzy all summer in lockdown 😂 Looking forward to your ranking!
@TheCDGuyJZ I still haven't heard the first 3, Who Do We Think We Are, Come Taste the Band, slave's and masters, battle rages on, bananas, Rapture of the deep, now What, and infinite
It's too hard to rank them, so here's my grades instead: (My number one: Perfect Strangers) Shades of Deep Purple 4 Book of Taliesyn 4 Deep Purple 4 Concerto for group and orch. 3 In Rock 4 Fireball 5 Machine Head 5 Who do we think we are 3 Burn 5 Stormbringer 4 Come taste the band 4 Perfect Strangers 5 House of blue light 4 Slaves and masters 3 Battle rages on 4 Purpendicular 5 Abandon 2 Concerto II 4 Bananas 4 Rapture of the deep 2 Now What 4 Infinite 2 Whoosh 4 Turning to crime 3
@@TheCDGuyJZ Love both of those albums. Taliesyn is very ahead of it's time. Bananas is a fun album, different. And I have a physical copy of Bananas too, which took me years to find. 🙆♂️ Best live would be: Made in Japan (1972), Live in London (1974) and Live In Stuttgart (1993).
@@PiotrLangtvedt I was finally able to secure a copy of Bananas last summer... very hard to track down! I agree that Book Of Taliesyn was ahead of it's time... The Shield is probably my favorite song from the MK 1 lineup. Great live album picks... I'd also throw in Made In Europe... incredible version of Stormbringer!
@@TheCDGuyJZ I don't know but I don't like Made In Europe album, the sound is kinda dry. Much better is Live in Graz from the same period. I would like to recmmend to you the compilation BBC Sessions and the box Listen, Learn, Read On. Both are great in terms of music and sound - a lot of unreleased material, both studio and live. The box has a great book too, which makes it even better.
I've not listened to every Purple album, actually I've only listened to a few of them, plus all the hits I've become firmilar with over the years.... but I've been getting interested in their deeper catalog lately... Machine Head is my favorite album that I've heard but In Rock is great as well and I picked up House of the Blue Light on a whim and really liked it!
1. Perfect Strangers 2. The Battle Rages On 3. The House Of Blue Light 4. Burn 5. Infinite 6. Purpendicular 7. Slaves And Masters 8. In Rock 9. Machine Head 10. Fireball 11. Who Do We Think We Are 12. The Book Of Taliesyn 13. Stormbringer 14. Deep Purple 15. Shades Of Deep Purple 16. Now What!? 17. Come Taste The Band 18. Whoosh! 19. Rapture Of The Deep 20. Bananas 21. Abandon 22. Turning To Crime
I'm a Purplehead since 1968. Come Taste The Band was definitely not a hard rock record but for what it was, it was terrific. Sounds to me like your tastes are kinda monolithic.
I don’t think monolithic is fair… I usually really enjoy when bands change their sound and do something different. Come Taste The Band just never clicked with me though.
I can appreciate In Rock as their best. Musically, lyrically, and sonically. Also, Fireball is a great follow-up. But my favorites are their first 3 albums.
MK 1 is very overlooked. There’s some great stuff on those first 3 albums for sure. Personal favorite song from Mk 1 is The Shield from Book Of Tailesyn.
@TheCDGuyJZ Yea man, that's cool. You gotta go back to "Self Titled" and check out 'Chasing Shadows', 'Blind', and 'The Painter'. Those songs rip. Also, their cover of 'Lalena' sounds like a precursor to Child in Time. And the closer, 'April' is epic. Give the album another spin.
Another cool video, man!! Keep it up! My top album is Who Do We Think We Are but I totally agree with Come Taste The Band. It is horrible in my opinion.
I love Taste the Band, probably my fave. Groovy funky monster! Sometimes I prefer Morse era (Abandon less), very consistent. From classic period, faves: Stormbringer, Who Do We Think, Machine Head. In Rock, Fireball & Burn are good, just one or two tracks each I don't like much. MK2 reunion is meh to me, but I prefer House of Blue Light.
Glad you enjoy Come Taste The Band! The Morse era is definitely underrated compared to the acclaimed Blackmore stuff… I really dig purpendicular, Bananas, Whoosh, etc.
They don’t argue about tastes, especially since everything is extremely honest and sincerely said. I'm just giving my opinion too. I don't actually rank albums by number, but there are preferences. Absolutely agree with the first number - this is a great album. And here is the second most overrated album from this group for me. Burn was an attempt after the experimental WDWTWA to repeat the success of the previous album and release the second Machine Head, but you can’t step into the same river twice and although the album is decorated with a great title track and great riffs or melodies sound in places, but in fact the other 6 songs are nothing remarkable, and A 200 is a filler, made up of old Mark 1 instrumental pieces, for me Stormbringer sounds more sluggish, but a more honest album, and not an attempt to sound like a more successful predecessor. I also don't like the double vocals on the hard rock album, besides the fact that the new singers bring in too much funk and soul, the vocal harmonies make it all sound too poppy. If I had a rating, Burn would not have entered the top ten.What can I say, is it noticeable that Hughes and Coverdale are not my favorite singers?
Come taste the band .. is one of the best rock albums of the late 70’s .. by anyone. The drumming alone is fantastic. Agree re Bananas .. after Purpindicular it’s my favourite Steve era Purple album. In Rock is def’ their best studio album. Ironically Shades of DP sounds more like In Rock than any other in their catalogue .. probably because they had to record it in two days .. basically playing live. Who do we think we are .. an album I find myself playing more and more. It just sounds great .. so full and fat .. all the instruments stand out in the mix . Ian’s singing is fantastic .
@@TheCDGuyJZ I enjoy Tommy Bolin’s playing. He has great feel, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to buy his records because he’s too conventional and a straight ahead player. He brought that to deep purple and because the other players pushed and pulled what he brought it became interesting for me. Steve has that unpredictability/eclecticism that I like. Simon is a bit more conventional but he has energy and drive .. a bit like Ritchie in the old days.
Would be In Rock if most of the album wasn't about Ian Gillan's hard lovin' [ Why would that interest me ] apart from Child In Time only Blackmore's playing exites me. Not a fan of Gillan Therefore 1. Machine Head [ A perfect classy album in every way ] 2. Burn [Ritchie burns] 3. In Rock [ Great music, playing and singing but Dumb cheezy lyrics spoil it for me ] 4. Perfect Strangers 5. Fireball [ Title track Needed a great lead break from Ritchie but nothing ] 6. Stormbringer [needed heavy long guitar rockers] 7. Who Do We Think We Are [ Gillan's writing is mostly garbage and Blackmore is not allowed much space no long solos in Woman From Tokyo or Rat Bat Blue , Mary Long , Our Lady and Smooth Dancer 3 of the worst songs in Rock history ]
It’s better to create something that others criticize than to create nothing and criticize others… idiot… and you edited your comment and still spelled “too” incorrectly btw.
CTTB in last place? NFW! It’s a good album - better than many of their others. And Now What is great. Also - the self titled album is far superior then their first 2 albums - in my opinion.
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What's your favorite Deep Purple album? Let me know down below!
Deep Purple In Rock, of course. I like a lot of the more recent albums. The other albums I consider strong are Fireball, Machine Head, Perfect Strangers and Perpendicular. I don't care much for the Coverdale era as he brought more of an R&B style to the band. Hence, RB's Rainbow was formed.
Id rival the first few Rainbow albums against a majority of my list. It’s all good stuff, tho.
My favourite is usually "Burn" and least favorite is "Abandon". I do like "Come taste the band" because it has great songs, production is good, nice groove but absolutly "hate" Bolin slide guitar... it just tears my brain apart (in a bad way!)
You know it's a great group when an album like CTTB sits at the bottom.
In rock
Great Video! I love Deep Purple so I really enjoyed this video 🤘
Thanks Kev! 🤘
Very interesting rankings. Love your take on the albums!
Thanks! Super tough catalog to rank! 🤘👍
A young man talkin about classic rock: congrat :)
Great rankings! My favorite Deep Purple album is In Rock, because I just LOVE "Child in Time". That song is epic.
I don't own anything by other lineups beside the Mark II lineup, but I am interested in checking out Burn. I think I stayed away from Burn because I absolutely despise Whitesnake, so I wanted no part of anything with Coverdale. I'm willing to revisit that album now on Spotify and purchase it if I like it.
Thanks Laura! Child In Time is an all timer for me. I’d definitely recommend Burn… I think it offers some similarities to early Whitesnake in a sense that it’s funkier and blusier, but combined with the talents of Blackmore, Lord, and Hughes it has its own charm.
Why do you "despise" Whitesnake?
Because of the lyrics?
My top 5 are:
05) Fireball
04) Burn
03) Perfect Strangers
02) In Rock
01) Machine Head
Honorable Mention: Slaves and Masters (not a bad Rainbow album) I agree with you on King Of Dreams. It's a Stone Cold Classic and I feel like it completes Joe's dream trilogy. Street Of Dreams (Rainbow), Dreaming (Yngwie J. Mamlsteen), and King Of Dreams (Deep Purple). Joe told a story in a recent interview about how visions of a woman's face from a dream he had, inspired him to write Street Of Dreams. I think the other two are about the same woman. He said he saw her in the crowd at one of his shows in 2007 almost 24 years later and married her. She's his wife to this day!
Great top 5! Slaves and Masters would be much better received as a Rainbow album. Contrary to this ranking, I do like Joe Lynn Turner… I think his new album Belly of the Beast is great! 🔥
Agree....BEST= PEEP DURPLE in ROCK...😋😋
Great review thanx.
Refreshing to hear the younger generations take on My favoritte band ever. Seen this band on countless occasions including all its offsprings. First time on Perfect Strangers Tour 1985. And last 2023 on Sweden Rock.
My list:
1. Machine Head
2. Made In Japan
3. In Rock
4. Perfect Strangers
5. Burn
6. Who Do We Think
7. Fireball
8. Stormbringer
9. House Of The Blue
10. Battle Rages
11. Purpendiclar
12. Come Taste
13. Now What
14. Bananas
15. Woosh
16. Infinite
17. Rapture Of
18. Deep Purple
19. Shades of
20. Book Of T
21. Abandon
22. Slaves & Masters
Keep Rocking.
Cheers From Norway 🇳🇴
Great ranking! Glad you included Made In Japan… I should’ve too considering it’s just as important as any of their studio albums. Cheers!
Come Taste the Band at 21??😱 I’ll admit it takes a few listen to get into this cause it doesn’t feel the same without Blackmore. I’ve personally come to appreciate it for what it is. It really is an extension of the Stormbringer album just without Ritchie. Tommy Bolin is no Blackmore just for me he hold his own. Songs like Drifter, Deale, Lovechild would be classics if not for this incarnation of Purple couldnt last due to Tommy Bolin and Glenn Hughes drugs. You keep on moving is my personal favorite from the album
I’m glad you and others enjoy it. I could never get into it personally… it just lacks the life and energy that Burn and Stormbringer have IMO
@@TheCDGuyJZ I respectfully disagree with that assessment. I think everyone is in full form, (at least on the album). It’s a lot more soulful and funky compared to earlier releases. Some have even compared this to early Whitesnake, even tough I don’t agree with that cause Tommys Playing elevates it. Is this musical style that of course prompted Blackmore to leave to leave, citing he didn’t want to play this “shoeshine music” maybe one day you’ll get into it. Who knows? I respect your ranking, even tough I personally don’t agree with it
Come Taste The Band is my Number 3 after In Rock and Burn and it is probably the Deep Purple album that aged best...
I do find this ranking a little strange. There are 3 or 4 songs that are top Deep Purple songs, especially, You keep on moving with its classic organ solo from Jon Lord.
Nothing beats MK2 Purple, but I will take MK1 records over Mk3 any day! Love Burn and Stormbringer, but the psychedelic stuff from the first 3 is awesome! Machine Head and In Rock are my top 2!
I really dig The Book Of Tailisyn… fantastic underrated psychedelic album. 👍
Very interesting evaluations here. Glad Mk.1 got more recognition than is sometimes the case. To me, Deep Purple is The Beatles, so I can't choose an order, or at least an order that doesn't change daily. Steve Morse helped the band become a huge success with new albums again. Slaves & Masters is my guilty pleasure!
Steve was an amazing addition to the band for sure! He definitely breathed new life into the band. Not many people could’ve replaced Ritchie, but I think he did a fantastic job.
@@TheCDGuyJZ: He certainly did. Ted the Mechanic gave hope, and Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming, as you said, is a total Purple classic. Steve was also great at the 1999 Concerto for Group & Orchestra restaging at The Albert Hall (that's a comfy venue with amazing acoustics). Cheers.🙂 PS Are you familiar with Mott the Hoople as well? Same era as Deep Purple's first 3 line-ups.
@@AlexAlexon3897 Yes, Mott the Hoople is fantastic as well! It's sad that most people only know them for All The Young Dudes (great song tho... Thanks Bowie!)
@@TheCDGuyJZ: Great, glad you like them as well as Purple. Would you maybe do a review of their albums? Far fewer records, fewer than Zeppelin even, but they're all interesting. They were as heavy as Purple/Zeppelin much of the time.
I have In Rock , CTTB and Fireball as my top 3
Rapture of the deep title track is killer,
Now what?! Is a great album, I’ve got the Rare Gold Edition of that.
Infinite is a great album too, I saw them on that tour in 2017.
Bananas is alright, the album cover is absolutely disgusting 🤣 I have it, snatched it up on eBay ages ago.
Whoosh! Is pretty decent.
Love Purpendicular, completely Agree with what you said there.
I don’t actually like Stormbringer😅
Perfect Strangers is like the best reunion album ever. I can’t argue with your top three. Brilliant video I’m glad you did this 😊
Thanks man… been wanting to do this one for a while. Bananas is so hard to find… I was gonna just hold up an actual banana, but I’m all out lol
@@TheCDGuyJZ that’d been funny😂🍌
Make your list at the end a little bigger if possible(?) bit too small🤷🏻♂️
Yeah I know… that’s just the video editing program I use. I’ll try and change the template the next time it’s a long list.
@@TheCDGuyJZ 👍👍 the graphics for the intro and outro are killer🔥
Thanks but I can’t take credit for those… that was all done by great friend of the channel Craig Cefola. He did a killer job!
Made in Japan is considered by some not only the best from DP but best live album ever recorded!
It’s an amazing live album! Crazy to think Ian Gillan was initially critical of his performance. If I was including live albums it would be very high on the list
@@TheCDGuyJZI like your taste and totally agree on your order except I hadn’t heard your number one choice so am gonna spend time with that!!! Thank You
I just listened to Whoosh! and loved it! I'm still working my way through their discography so I'm checking out some of these ranking videos I've already watched to get an idea where to go next.
When I'm finished with their discography I'll rank them myself and so far i have a feeling im gonna piss off alot of people lol
Whoosh is lots of fun! Man Alive and Power Of The Moon are great. I remember buying that album in the middle of the pandemic… I pretty much listened to that album and Ordinary Man by Ozzy all summer in lockdown 😂
Looking forward to your ranking!
@TheCDGuyJZ I still haven't heard the first 3, Who Do We Think We Are, Come Taste the Band, slave's and masters, battle rages on, bananas, Rapture of the deep, now What, and infinite
@@themindseyecmh Some good stuff there. I dig the early stuff from the MK 1 lineup... Book Of Taliesyn is my favorite from the first 3.
The mach two line up was my favorite, although i like all the line ups, Deep Purple is one Rocking Band.
Agreed. Super consistent band throughout. Mach 2 is my favorite as well tho 🔥👍
Pretty close to my ranking. I wouldn’t have put Burn ahead of Machine Head nor PS ahead of WDWTWA.
It's too hard to rank them, so here's my grades instead:
(My number one: Perfect Strangers)
Shades of Deep Purple 4
Book of Taliesyn 4
Deep Purple 4
Concerto for group and orch. 3
In Rock 4
Fireball 5
Machine Head 5
Who do we think we are 3
Burn 5
Stormbringer 4
Come taste the band 4
Perfect Strangers 5
House of blue light 4
Slaves and masters 3
Battle rages on 4
Purpendicular 5
Abandon 2
Concerto II 4
Bananas 4
Rapture of the deep 2
Now What 4
Infinite 2
Whoosh 4
Turning to crime 3
Hard to rank for sure! Cool to see Book Of Taliesyn & Bananas get a 4… very underrated
@@TheCDGuyJZ Love both of those albums. Taliesyn is very ahead of it's time. Bananas is a fun album, different. And I have a physical copy of Bananas too, which took me years to find. 🙆♂️
Best live would be: Made in Japan (1972), Live in London (1974) and Live In Stuttgart (1993).
@@PiotrLangtvedt I was finally able to secure a copy of Bananas last summer... very hard to track down! I agree that Book Of Taliesyn was ahead of it's time... The Shield is probably my favorite song from the MK 1 lineup.
Great live album picks... I'd also throw in Made In Europe... incredible version of Stormbringer!
@@TheCDGuyJZ I don't know but I don't like Made In Europe album, the sound is kinda dry. Much better is Live in Graz from the same period. I would like to recmmend to you the compilation BBC Sessions and the box Listen, Learn, Read On. Both are great in terms of music and sound - a lot of unreleased material, both studio and live. The box has a great book too, which makes it even better.
I've not listened to every Purple album, actually I've only listened to a few of them, plus all the hits I've become firmilar with over the years.... but I've been getting interested in their deeper catalog lately... Machine Head is my favorite album that I've heard but In Rock is great as well and I picked up House of the Blue Light on a whim and really liked it!
House Of Blue Light is super underrated… the classic lineup was falling apart again but they still pulled out a great record.
1. Perfect Strangers
2. The Battle Rages On
3. The House Of Blue Light
4. Burn
5. Infinite
6. Purpendicular
7. Slaves And Masters
8. In Rock
9. Machine Head
10. Fireball
11. Who Do We Think We Are
12. The Book Of Taliesyn
13. Stormbringer
14. Deep Purple
15. Shades Of Deep Purple
16. Now What!?
17. Come Taste The Band
18. Whoosh!
19. Rapture Of The Deep
20. Bananas
21. Abandon
22. Turning To Crime
Great ranking! House Of Blue Light is very underrated 👍
I'm a Purplehead since 1968. Come Taste The Band was definitely not a hard rock record but for what it was, it was terrific. Sounds to me like your tastes are kinda monolithic.
I don’t think monolithic is fair… I usually really enjoy when bands change their sound and do something different. Come Taste The Band just never clicked with me though.
My fave is probably Perfect Strangers.
Awesome pick! One of the best reunion albums ever! I just wish the good vibes of the reunion would’ve lasted longer within the band.
I can appreciate In Rock as their best. Musically, lyrically, and sonically. Also, Fireball is a great follow-up. But my favorites are their first 3 albums.
MK 1 is very overlooked. There’s some great stuff on those first 3 albums for sure. Personal favorite song from Mk 1 is The Shield from Book Of Tailesyn.
@TheCDGuyJZ Yea man, that's cool. You gotta go back to "Self Titled" and check out 'Chasing Shadows', 'Blind', and 'The Painter'. Those songs rip. Also, their cover of 'Lalena' sounds like a precursor to Child in Time. And the closer, 'April' is epic. Give the album another spin.
Definitely going to give those 3 albums another listen. 👍
Fog On The Fire! Cheers, Johnny Z!
Haha thanks man! 🤘
Come taste the band. Its a MESTERPIECE!!!!!
I never took to it, but I’m glad so many people seem to dig it.
This album was the fundation of heavy metal
Another cool video, man!! Keep it up! My top album is Who Do We Think We Are but I totally agree with Come Taste The Band. It is horrible in my opinion.
Thanks David! 🤘 WDWTWA is a classic for sure!
@@TheCDGuyJZ I remember when it was released. The album quickly became my favorite from Deep Purple’s discography.
I love Taste the Band, probably my fave. Groovy funky monster!
Sometimes I prefer Morse era (Abandon less), very consistent.
From classic period, faves: Stormbringer, Who Do We Think, Machine Head.
In Rock, Fireball & Burn are good, just one or two tracks each I don't like much.
MK2 reunion is meh to me, but I prefer House of Blue Light.
Glad you enjoy Come Taste The Band! The Morse era is definitely underrated compared to the acclaimed Blackmore stuff… I really dig purpendicular, Bananas, Whoosh, etc.
Respect your rankings but for me Come taste the band is one of their best overall records
Glad you and lots of others enjoy it… just not for me personally.
They don’t argue about tastes, especially since everything is extremely honest and sincerely said. I'm just giving my opinion too. I don't actually rank albums by number, but there are preferences. Absolutely agree with the first number - this is a great album. And here is the second most overrated album from this group for me. Burn was an attempt after the experimental WDWTWA to repeat the success of the previous album and release the second Machine Head, but you can’t step into the same river twice and although the album is decorated with a great title track and great riffs or melodies sound in places, but in fact the other 6 songs are nothing remarkable, and A 200 is a filler, made up of old Mark 1 instrumental pieces, for me Stormbringer sounds more sluggish, but a more honest album, and not an attempt to sound like a more successful predecessor. I also don't like the double vocals on the hard rock album, besides the fact that the new singers bring in too much funk and soul, the vocal harmonies make it all sound too poppy. If I had a rating, Burn would not have entered the top ten.What can I say, is it noticeable that Hughes and Coverdale are not my favorite singers?
Come taste the band .. is one of the best rock albums of the late 70’s .. by anyone. The drumming alone is fantastic. Agree re Bananas .. after Purpindicular it’s my favourite Steve era Purple album.
In Rock is def’ their best studio album. Ironically Shades of DP sounds more like In Rock than any other in their catalogue .. probably because they had to record it in two days .. basically playing live.
Who do we think we are .. an album I find myself playing more and more. It just sounds great .. so full and fat .. all the instruments stand out in the mix . Ian’s singing is fantastic .
I’m not a fan of Come Taste The Band, but Ian Paice’s drumming is always fantastic! Glad I’m not the only one who finds Bananas underrated.
@@TheCDGuyJZ I enjoy Tommy Bolin’s playing. He has great feel, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to buy his records because he’s too conventional and a straight ahead player. He brought that to deep purple and because the other players pushed and pulled what he brought it became interesting for me. Steve has that unpredictability/eclecticism that I like. Simon is a bit more conventional but he has energy and drive .. a bit like Ritchie in the old days.
All songs from D. P. Are great 👍
Come Taste the Band in last place is absurd. Every Deep Purple fan appreciates the greatness of that record.
By that statement I guess I'm not a Deep Purple fan then lol
Everyone's ranking is different... I never took to CTTB, just my opinion.
@@TheCDGuyJZ That's cool bro. I forgive you. You're allowed back in the Deep Purple fan club.
Happy to be back!
@@TheCDGuyJZHahaha. Outside of CTTB this was a really good list. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! 🙏🤘
"Come Taste the Band" is a great album !
I never liked it, but I'm glad you enjoy it!
Would be In Rock if most of the album wasn't about Ian Gillan's hard lovin' [ Why would that interest me ] apart from Child In Time only Blackmore's playing exites me. Not a fan of Gillan
Therefore
1. Machine Head [ A perfect classy album in every way ]
2. Burn [Ritchie burns]
3. In Rock [ Great music, playing and singing but Dumb cheezy lyrics spoil it for me ]
4. Perfect Strangers
5. Fireball [ Title track Needed a great lead break from Ritchie but nothing ]
6. Stormbringer [needed heavy long guitar rockers]
7. Who Do We Think We Are [ Gillan's writing is mostly garbage and Blackmore is not allowed much space no long solos in Woman From Tokyo or Rat Bat Blue , Mary Long , Our Lady and Smooth Dancer 3 of the worst songs in Rock history ]
Great ranking! I can’t believe Ritchie agreed to record Smooth Dancer and had no idea it was a diss track on him lol
CTTB last!? I'm out.
Just my opinion. Everyone’s ranking will differ.
True.
Mach. The word is mach, pronounced (mahk), NOT mark. It's Mach 1, Mach 2, and Mach 3, NOT Mark 1, 2, and 3.
I’ve heard it pronounced both ways. Neither is wrong.
@@TheCDGuyJZ My bad. Carry on!
@@theraj662 Actually, it is prounounced 'mark' and not 'mahk'.
@@LarryFleetwood8675 Ahhh, the debate goes on lol
@@theraj662: "Mach" is the German word for "mark".
You talk to fast !!! And your way to young to understand Deep Purple
It’s better to create something that others criticize than to create nothing and criticize others… idiot… and you edited your comment and still spelled “too” incorrectly btw.
HAHAHAHA Jeff Mazzei just got his ass kicked by Johnny Z.
@@TheCDGuyJZ: Well-said. He says you're "to (sic) young", yet he's the one being immature. Music and age are unconnected.
CTTB in last place? NFW! It’s a good album - better than many of their others. And Now What is great. Also - the self titled album is far superior then their first 2 albums - in my opinion.
Just my opinion. I could never get into Come Taste The Band.
in rock#1, fireball#2, perfect strangers#3...🤟🫶I don't like the coverdale period, only his solo work
Great top 3! Mark 2 is definitely the best! Mark 3 is very different.