The musical chemistry here is palpable, especially in the call and response interplay of McBride and Airey. "=1" opens with a banger and ends with another banger. Perfect bookends. Everything in between is all killer and no filler. The heaviest sounding and best Purple *album* in decades. Just WOW.
The music itself is pure rock and roll. To me personally, Gillan's vocals just oozes Deep Purple. I'm just happy they took on this project way out here in 2024! I totally dig this album.❤
@@stevetobin7495 Not as good as Morse in the 90's. Gillan should be replaced. He's too old. They should have asked Blackmore for a few shows and then retire.
Don’t know what you’re hearing , I think that you’ve been suckered in by the hype about a new album by this old band as the vocals are dreadful The new guitarist though is decent
@@christopherdavies3079 Their fourth album in ten years, there's no hype. The new The Who album a couple of years ago, of one of my all time favourite bands and actually hyped, was dreadful and I was the first to realize that. This album is banger.
@@christopherdavies3079 music tast ist subjective. I however am agreeing with the other one. It becomes better with each listening and is way better than some of their prior Albums. And I really liked Steve Morse
@@christopherdavies3079I heard the hype and the first time I listened to it on my iPhone I was disappointed. Then I started listening properly on headphones and I love it more with each listen. Paice is playing better than he has in years. Don Airey is brilliant as always. Glover is as a good as ever. Gillan is not 1972 Gillan but the songs are good and McBride has brought the guitar to the forefront and he can shred but not shredding non stop thank god. I give it a 4 out 5. I agree there’s to many songs and would have cut it down to 9 or 10.
Now You're Talking and I'll Catch You are two of my fave tracks! You can never predict these things. The whole album is terrific. Very different from Whoosh, which I love too.
I really, really like DP, especially MK II. I'm going to buy this album mainly because of Ian Paice and Roger Glover, they make an amazing rhythm section
There have been suggestions that this album harks back to the band's prime time early 70's period. The song titles even suggest this e.g. Portable Door = Knocking At Your Back Door (okay that is '84), Lazy Sod = Lazy, Pictures Of You = Pictures of Home and Money To Burn = Burn. Okay this is a bit of a stretch but some of the riffs sound familiar. The band have produced an album that is sharp, to the point, energised with less 'progressive tendencies of say Purpendicular and Now What?! although the final track Bleeding Obvious is multifaceted. Simon McBride is a more 'straight ahead' player than Morse and is reflected in the more concise song structure. Reinvigorated and re-energised this is a powerful album that is however sympathetic to Gillan's more restrained vocal delivery. For me Ian Paice is the star turn with his best drumming performance in a long time. Just listen to A Bit On The Side and Now You're Talkin' (my personal favourite). For those stating 'no Blackmore no Deep Purple' (sorry Michael) are missing, in my estimation, the band's most creative period under Morse in terms of song structure arrangements. Let's be honest the musicianship within this band has always been of the very highest order whoever the members are. This album should appease those who mourn the passing of prime Deep Purple of the early 70's, at least in commercial terms, whilst simultaneously creating a modern 1,2,3 punch of an album that is more immediate than anything the band has written since maybe The Battle Rages On?
A thoughtful review as always, Michael. I pre-ordered the CD (and DVD) but it didn't arrive until this afternoon so I'm super-excited to be able to listen to it at last. I'm glad to learn that the quality exhibited in their three singles is maintained on the album. I think I'll be playing this release a lot.
Just in the nick of time, Mike! My brother Harry came round tonight to watch some South Korean dramas on Netflix so I still haven't played the album but I've set aside tomorrow morning to give it a proper hearing! If I love it, and I'm sure I will, I'll be dipping into it all week!
Still Yes to me, and I have seen the classic line up 4 times. As for Deep Purple, Steve Morse brought something special to the band (28 yrs.) I would be totally happy if Morse came back. Simon is great but I miss Steve Morse. They made brilliant music with Steve that I don't believe Blackmore would have ever done. I did order the =1 vinyl 2 days ago.
@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine I forget the title of the song, but there's one that really reminds me of Wasted Sunset from the Perfect Strangers album.
@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine There’s no comparison to Stormbringer , first that had 2 brilliant but very different style singers who could both sing plus it’s on another level of how good it is to this version of the emperors new clothes Are you and the other people listening this new album really thinking that Gillan is singing well ? I suggest that if you didnt know it was brand “ Deep Purple “ that you wouldn’t have fallen for the hype and wouldn’t like the vocals which are poor at best ! I say this as fan who bought their Fireball album on release so excuse me but I do know what I’m talking about . Btw My fav albums by DP are Burn and Stormbringer .
I can’t wait to hear this album. I haven’t been very excited about new albums for sometime. I think it started with The Stone, then Black Crowes, and now Deep Purple. It’s like Rock is coming back in style. Now all I need is to get my new band heard 🎼🎸🎤🎼
It is a pretty good album, for sure. McBride brings a bit more 'Hard Rock' vibe to DP, but a lot of us aren't ready to christen him as the new Blackmore or Morse, quite yet. The songs are very good and Gillan still does well in the studio. Live is another thing, unfortunately. Their playing is superb, as always and even though it is a bit mid-tempo, they pull it off quite well. The fact that the vinyl is a 45 rpm record, should help the sound quality, although I don't like changing speeds on my older, JVC Quartzlock turntable, as it can be a little fussy. I'll get the album, since they are my favorite band and I have almost everything that they've released, other than a few odd-ball special releases that are hard to find and the lifeless Turning To Crime. Either way, it is a very good album and it shows that they can still put out quality music.
@@thorstenromstadt485 The turntable is excellent. The problem is that they used a type of adhesive for the electronics that dried up over time. Fortunately, mine was OK, in that regard. I hadn't used it in a few years and it wouldn't lock on to 33, when I took it out of storage, for some reason. I took it apart and thoroughly cleaned it with electronic cleaner and it works perfectly. I'm pretty sure that it was the speed control switch that sets the rpm, which is why I don't like changing it between 33 and 45.
Love the new album it's a reprise to classic Purple successfully fused with elements and notes of every Mark modernized. This album has great energy everyone sounds great and the band sounds invigorated. My favorite tracks are Show Me, New Fangled Thing, Now You're Talking, and Bleeding Obvious
The album sounds really good to me Micheal. I'm a bit biased as a lifelong Deep Purple fan. I hear mark 2 and 3 in it's sound. So far I'm into it. Gotta listen more to get a total feel for it. In totality it's a winner in my book! 👍👍 up.
L album cresce ascolto dopo ascolto...i brani sono tutti eccezionali, personalmente darei quattro stelle a Ill catch you e cinque a bleeding obvious, assolutamente fantastico, una tavolozza intrisa di impressioni diverse. Complimenti a te che riesco a capirti, molto appassionato, e comunque imparziale. Godiamoci questo momento, speriamo che dal vivo il fisico regga a lungo per i nostri zii.Buona serata e cinque cuori 💜💜💜💜💜
Hi Micheal. I hope you are well! The addition of Simon is outstanding and has given the band there classic sound back,I think it’s there best album for 30 years. Cheers Glenn Sydney 🍺
Sadly, Im still waiting to hear new tracks in the spirit of Fireball, Flight of the rat, into the fire, Space truckin' ......well, you know the list dont you.
It may just be me and my tastes have shifted over the years. But I don’t find it something that grabs me. Some of the hooks and changes seem very dated and overly familiar. I can’t knock musicians for making music. So I’m not knocking their efforts. But in comparison to let’s say, Paul Rodgers “Midnight Rose” which sounds familiar, yet fresh. But I’m just one guy talkin. I’m kinda more Govt Mule, Tedeschi Trucks these days.
After so many incarnations/marks of Deep Purple, I don't know which one is the best anymore. I hope fans get a copy and make me want to purchase one. If DP does indeed have a winner with this album then super. The run time is usually what keeps guys from making the purchase
IMO, if the album was shorter by two-three weaker songs, it would have been the best album since Perfect Strangers. Saw them live a two weeks ago, and they were great.
I haven't listened to ANY album all the way through since about 1979. Who still does that at 65+ years old? I guess maybe if you're stuck at home and can't go anywhere maybe....
I'm sadly in the minority here. I don't like this album. I haven't liked a Purple album since Perfect Strangers and the only Morse album I don't mind is Perpendicular. This album for me is very middle of the road with every song having a similar tempo. But lots of others are digging it so I'm happy for them and for the band.
Inspiring they put out music they wanted to make not the compressed noise passing for 'gawbagge' I...sorry, 'Rock' muzak, eh hem. Just heard Lazy Sod (also a Sex Pistols tune @ka Seventeen.'
Just listened to it. I went all the way through, didn’t care about lyrics, or song titles, just listened. I liked it, sounded like Deep Purple all the way thru. I think that Ian Pace is the Deep Purple sound. He doesn’t get the recognition that he deserves.
Well micheal you need to replace a person in the band with the same talent level as the rest of this band this is & always have bin an impressive rock metal band, if you compared zep, sabbath, purple talents are very compatible to each other there is no denyingthis throw the drummers in the air it’s close, bass, same guitarist also very close ( one is a great song writer, one great lead guitarist, the other a little of both so greatness is there just need to pick the right one but overall I agree it’s a very good album ( when really there is nothing out there that is turning heads or ears ) & they are one of the older bands that still know how to rock ( not useing backing tracks or AI. ) so let’s applaud them for still being Deep Purple !!!!!
130 million lps sold. 1973 the biggest band in the world in gate receipts and lps sold. Repeated in 1983. Not bad. Rip Jon Douglas Lord. Gillan is 78 holly shit. Ritchie Blackmore was a top 3 guitarist in the world in his day. Lord Blackmore Pace are hard to replace. Especially Ritchie Blackmore.
When you compare the young Morse in 95 with McBride now you realize, that McBride is very good, but Morse was a genious like Blackmore. McBride couldn't have replaced Blackmore back then. Morse could.
2 or 3 better tracks but overall a disappointing album for me. Feels a bit restrained to me . More of the same like before with great musicianship but the songs are generally meh. They need a new producer after Bob for the past 5 to get a hard rock sound IMO as this to me is comfortable progish rock. I really hoped that Simon would have been unleashed more on this album but not to be. Love Paice as much as ever. Bought my first Purple album "In Rock" in 1970 so its been a journey.
I’ve loved DP but =1 is a disappointment Gillan clearly has given up on singing. From possibly the best rock vocalist ever, to talking his way through an album; what a descent! Listening to the tracks; one of them sounds like Uriah Heap and another could be a Rainbow B-side, nothing stood out to me. The first time I listened to ‘In Rock’ and then again in ‘Machine Head’ I was bowled over. I’ve listened to ‘Made in Japan’ a thousand times and still do. Machine Head was the reason I took up guitar. But this album sucks. Without Lord and Blackmore they were going to struggle, but this is a new low.
Agree. The magic ingredient was always the combination of Blackmore and Lord. They produced the timeless classics. Without both of them that incredible level can never be reached and what we have had since is a very good rock band making average to good rock albums and entertaining people with good shows but never again scaling the heights reached in 70s.
@@tomy8339 Read my comment again numbnuts. I said MOST countries! Read this, if you're fucking capable... United Kingdom Official Albums Chart Top 100: #12 (July 26) Midweek Top 100 Albums: #6 (July 22) Official Albums Sales Chart: #4 (July 26-Aug 1) Official Physical Albums Chart: #4 (July 26-Aug 1) Official Album Downloads Chart: #8 (July 26-Aug 1) Official Scottish Albums Chart: #3 (July 26-Aug 1) Official Vinyl Albums Chart: #5 (July 26-Aug 1) Official Record Store Chart: #6 (July 26-Aug 1) Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart: #2 (July 26-Aug 1) iTunes Daily Albums: #4 (July 19), #4 (July 20), #4 (July 21), #4 (July 22), #4 (July 23), #12 (July 24), #14 (July 25), #14 (July 26)
Respect to Deep Purple, always a REAL band who actually still play LIVE. Their new guitarist is fantastic. I think most albums work best when they are about 40 minutes long or so.
MK VIII, IMHO. For years now, we've been off by one MK. LOL The brief lineup w/ Joe Satriani (with no DP studio album) really shouldn't be bestowed with a, MK. It should be earned with at least a studio album (ie. Come taste the band or Slaves and Masters). =1, is the MK VIII lineup. Not that it really matters. Maybe this requires a poll. 😅
@@micolsen9824 Well as far as I'm concerned Slaves & Masters shouldn't even count as a Deep Purple album. It just isn't one. I don't care if it's Ritchie's favourite or not.
@@micolsen9824 Actually it doesn't really matter to me since I quit listening to any "new" stuff since the Perfect Strangers 1984 tour and album which were both a real letdown for me after seeing them LIVE in 1972 and 1974 when Deep Purple ruled the rock world..
The musical chemistry here is palpable, especially in the call and response interplay of McBride and Airey. "=1" opens with a banger and ends with another banger. Perfect bookends. Everything in between is all killer and no filler. The heaviest sounding and best Purple *album* in decades. Just WOW.
The music itself is pure rock and roll. To me personally, Gillan's vocals just oozes Deep Purple. I'm just happy they took on this project way out here in 2024! I totally dig this album.❤
The more I listen the more I love it
I hope Gillian and his voice isn't AI.
@@tdunph4250 🙄There's always one...
It is on constant rotation for me…best rock album I have heard in years..5 stars
"Now you are talking" is one of the best song from album - powerfull, technical and progy rock
My favourite song on the album.
Now You're Talking*
It's purple its brilliant...what a guitarist
@@stevetobin7495 Not as good as Morse in the 90's. Gillan should be replaced. He's too old. They should have asked Blackmore for a few shows and then retire.
@@justintime9714 Gillan looks and sounds terrible. Deep Purple fans are in denial. No Blackmore, no Lord... It sucks.
Excellent album and Simon has continued the tradition of great guitarist in Deep Purple
Great record, better with each listening, just 100% all banger
Don’t know what you’re hearing , I think that you’ve been suckered in by the hype about a new album by this old band as the vocals are dreadful
The new guitarist though is decent
@@christopherdavies3079 Their fourth album in ten years, there's no hype. The new The Who album a couple of years ago, of one of my all time favourite bands and actually hyped, was dreadful and I was the first to realize that. This album is banger.
@@christopherdavies3079 music tast ist subjective. I however am agreeing with the other one. It becomes better with each listening and is way better than some of their prior Albums. And I really liked Steve Morse
@@christopherdavies3079I heard the hype and the first time I listened to it on my iPhone I was disappointed. Then I started listening properly on headphones and I love it more with each listen. Paice is playing better than he has in years. Don Airey is brilliant as always. Glover is as a good as ever. Gillan is not 1972 Gillan but the songs are good and McBride has brought the guitar to the forefront and he can shred but not shredding non stop thank god. I give it a 4 out 5. I agree there’s to many songs and would have cut it down to 9 or 10.
@@westerling8436 It's good not to have other people's poor judgement and can actually hear and recognize good music.
Now You're Talking and I'll Catch You are two of my fave tracks! You can never predict these things. The whole album is terrific. Very different from Whoosh, which I love too.
What a record!!! Just got mine today 😎 Very very happy.
I really, really like DP, especially MK II. I'm going to buy this album mainly because of Ian Paice and Roger Glover, they make an amazing rhythm section
Yes they certainly are Marcia! They are the groove within the groove IMHO! ❤
OMG youre cheating on Jimmy Page!? 😂Jk lol. DP rocks, their fanbase and their animus towards Led Zeppelin is pretty annoying though lol
There have been suggestions that this album harks back to the band's prime time early 70's period. The song titles even suggest this e.g. Portable Door = Knocking At Your Back Door (okay that is '84), Lazy Sod = Lazy, Pictures Of You = Pictures of Home and Money To Burn = Burn. Okay this is a bit of a stretch but some of the riffs sound familiar. The band have produced an album that is sharp, to the point, energised with less 'progressive tendencies of say Purpendicular and Now What?! although the final track Bleeding Obvious is multifaceted. Simon McBride is a more 'straight ahead' player than Morse and is reflected in the more concise song structure. Reinvigorated and re-energised this is a powerful album that is however sympathetic to Gillan's more restrained vocal delivery. For me Ian Paice is the star turn with his best drumming performance in a long time. Just listen to A Bit On The Side and Now You're Talkin' (my personal favourite). For those stating 'no Blackmore no Deep Purple' (sorry Michael) are missing, in my estimation, the band's most creative period under Morse in terms of song structure arrangements. Let's be honest the musicianship within this band has always been of the very highest order whoever the members are. This album should appease those who mourn the passing of prime Deep Purple of the early 70's, at least in commercial terms, whilst simultaneously creating a modern 1,2,3 punch of an album that is more immediate than anything the band has written since maybe The Battle Rages On?
I agree with your assessment of Simon’s playing Baz! He is a lot more of a direct and to the point in his approach! ❤
They hit it out of the park with this one. Love it.
This album is so Deep Purple!! I always believed they had lost their sound the last decade, now they are back with a bang
The cd of deep purple 💜 is awesome 👌 deep purple 💜 always puts out terrific 🎵 keep it up bridget
What a band! fresh impetus from Simon McBride, just great
Deep Purple have been firing on all cylinders ever since Now What!? Who woulda thunk it?
Right Ilabelle?!? They’ve taken me by surprise! ❤
@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine And that ain’t a bad thing is it. Who doesn’t like a nice surprise?
@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine Give credit to Bob Ezrin. He knows how to bring out the best from the lads.
A thoughtful review as always, Michael. I pre-ordered the CD (and DVD) but it didn't arrive until this afternoon so I'm super-excited to be able to listen to it at last. I'm glad to learn that the quality exhibited in their three singles is maintained on the album. I think I'll be playing this release a lot.
Yeah, mine didn’t arrive until the evening before I did this video Ronnie! ❤
Just in the nick of time, Mike! My brother Harry came round tonight to watch some South Korean dramas on Netflix so I still haven't played the album but I've set aside tomorrow morning to give it a proper hearing! If I love it, and I'm sure I will, I'll be dipping into it all week!
I'm seeing them live in September.
Steve Howe's Yes cover band is opening for them.
No Anderson no Yes! Cover band for sure.
Still Yes to me, and I have seen the classic line up 4 times. As for Deep Purple, Steve Morse brought something special to the band (28 yrs.) I would be totally happy if Morse came back. Simon is great but I miss Steve Morse. They made brilliant music with Steve that I don't believe Blackmore would have ever done. I did order the =1 vinyl 2 days ago.
Great review, I've only heard the 3 singles so far and need to hear the rest.
It's so good Royce! And it’s refreshing that something so fresh is out there! ❤👌😉
@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine I will listen to it on line later. Right now grinding out an end of the job Invoice.
@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine I forget the title of the song, but there's one that really reminds me of Wasted Sunset from the Perfect Strangers album.
The keyboard sound reminds me of the sound Colin Towns had in Ian Gillan's band Gillan
Thank you Michael. Great job as always.👍🏻
Love the new album. Now You're Talking being one of my favs. So...there ya go. T
Thanks for the review. You give it an A-. How do you think it would have fared if it came out in the late 70s?
Right up there with Stormbringer or Come Taste the band come to mind Clyde! Easily! ❤
@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine There’s no comparison to Stormbringer , first that had 2 brilliant but very different style singers who could both sing plus it’s on another level of how good it is to this version of the emperors new clothes
Are you and the other people listening this new album really thinking that Gillan is singing well ?
I suggest that if you didnt know it was brand “ Deep Purple “ that you wouldn’t have fallen for the hype and wouldn’t like the vocals which are poor at best !
I say this as fan who bought their Fireball album on release so excuse me but I do know what I’m talking about .
Btw My fav albums by DP are Burn and Stormbringer .
I can’t wait to hear this album. I haven’t been very excited about new albums for sometime. I think it started with The Stone, then Black Crowes, and now Deep Purple. It’s like Rock is coming back in style. Now all I need is to get my new band heard 🎼🎸🎤🎼
It is a pretty good album, for sure. McBride brings a bit more 'Hard Rock' vibe to DP, but a lot of us aren't ready to christen him as the new Blackmore or Morse, quite yet. The songs are very good and Gillan still does well in the studio. Live is another thing, unfortunately. Their playing is superb, as always and even though it is a bit mid-tempo, they pull it off quite well. The fact that the vinyl is a 45 rpm record, should help the sound quality, although I don't like changing speeds on my older, JVC Quartzlock turntable, as it can be a little fussy. I'll get the album, since they are my favorite band and I have almost everything that they've released, other than a few odd-ball special releases that are hard to find and the lifeless Turning To Crime. Either way, it is a very good album and it shows that they can still put out quality music.
Yeah, although the 45 rpm sounds better, I’m nit a fan of switching after just a few songs John! ❤
Well, get an idler wheel Dual or Lenco 😅
@@thorstenromstadt485 The turntable is excellent. The problem is that they used a type of adhesive for the electronics that dried up over time. Fortunately, mine was OK, in that regard. I hadn't used it in a few years and it wouldn't lock on to 33, when I took it out of storage, for some reason. I took it apart and thoroughly cleaned it with electronic cleaner and it works perfectly. I'm pretty sure that it was the speed control switch that sets the rpm, which is why I don't like changing it between 33 and 45.
Great review Michael ! It's the only one I'm missing by Deep Purple , I shall purchase it soon ! 💜😺🤓👍
Just bought a copy as a 60th present to myself.......
👍🤠 Sounds good, I’m gonna go listen to it. Like Purple a lot.
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day Michael ❤😊
Love the new album it's a reprise to classic Purple successfully fused with elements and notes of every Mark modernized. This album has great energy everyone sounds great and the band sounds invigorated. My favorite tracks are Show Me, New Fangled Thing, Now You're Talking, and Bleeding Obvious
The album sounds really good to me Micheal. I'm a bit biased as a lifelong Deep Purple fan. I hear mark 2 and 3 in it's sound. So far I'm into it. Gotta listen more to get a total feel for it. In totality it's a winner in my book! 👍👍 up.
Very professional assessment... waiting for the standard CD 💿 release of the album... the band may get one more album out before calling it a day...
Why? I got it soon. But I´m in Germany and it is a German production.
Great album, lazy sod and show me are my favorites, especially lazy sod with the lyrics make minds
the lyrics make minds...what??
Good record. A bit on the Side and If I Were You are my favourite songs
I will listen!
I hope you enjoy it Johannes! ❤
I would buy the album without even listening to it first. Deep Purple guarantees to do great music.
L album cresce ascolto dopo ascolto...i brani sono tutti eccezionali, personalmente darei quattro stelle a Ill catch you e cinque a bleeding obvious, assolutamente fantastico, una tavolozza intrisa di impressioni diverse. Complimenti a te che riesco a capirti, molto appassionato, e comunque imparziale. Godiamoci questo momento, speriamo che dal vivo il fisico regga a lungo per i nostri zii.Buona serata e cinque cuori 💜💜💜💜💜
Hi Micheal. I hope you are well! The addition of Simon is outstanding and has given the band there classic sound back,I think it’s there best album for 30 years. Cheers Glenn Sydney 🍺
History unfolding. Great lp once again.
the playing is fucking sick. i like the songs a lot, but i have to live with it for a few months.
it reminds me of Fireball
Re Running time, honestly I found that the time flew by; didn’t feel too long for me 😊
Sadly, Im still waiting to hear new tracks in the spirit of Fireball, Flight of the rat, into the fire, Space truckin' ......well, you know the list dont you.
Oh yes I do Sam! Vote in my latest poll for your fav brother! ❤
Ian Gillan isn't going to be writing songs like that in his late 70s
How do you get the red light in the studio background?
Great review. Also bought the album but is the basic black.
It may just be me and my tastes have shifted over the years. But I don’t find it something that grabs me.
Some of the hooks and changes seem very dated and overly familiar.
I can’t knock musicians for making music.
So I’m not knocking their efforts.
But in comparison to let’s say, Paul Rodgers “Midnight Rose” which sounds familiar, yet fresh.
But I’m just one guy talkin.
I’m kinda more Govt Mule, Tedeschi Trucks these days.
That’s OK OldCrow, I love Midnight Rose by Rogers as well! I even did a video on it brother! ❤
@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine
Yep, I watched and liked it👍🏻
Miss ?...You serious ?...It's a gem !❤
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After so many incarnations/marks of Deep Purple, I don't know which one is the best anymore. I hope fans get a copy and make me want to purchase one. If DP does indeed have a winner with this album then super. The run time is usually what keeps guys from making the purchase
Where you get that from ?
IMO, if the album was shorter by two-three weaker songs, it would have been the best album since Perfect Strangers. Saw them live a two weeks ago, and they were great.
The purple machine just keeps rolling…
I can remember in 1975 some fool I worked with dismissing DP and saying they've had their day
They are Mark XI (11) now. 💜
"Lazy Sod" is the best song Purple has recorded since "Burn"......
HAHAHAHA whew that's a good one man... wait, you're serious?
I haven't listened to ANY album all the way through since about 1979. Who still does that at 65+ years old? I guess maybe if you're stuck at home and can't go anywhere maybe....
I'm sadly in the minority here. I don't like this album. I haven't liked a Purple album since Perfect Strangers and the only Morse album I don't mind is Perpendicular.
This album for me is very middle of the road with every song having a similar tempo. But lots of others are digging it so I'm happy for them and for the band.
Inspiring they put out music they wanted to make not the compressed noise passing for 'gawbagge' I...sorry, 'Rock' muzak, eh hem. Just heard Lazy Sod (also a Sex Pistols tune @ka Seventeen.'
😮 Wrong!!!!!...
Bleeding Obvious ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2
😉
I just knew this was a cut that 4 and 1/2 stars wasn’t gonna fly with everyone Kojack! ❤
@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine "Lazy Sod" is a 6+ star. Best Purple song since "Burn"....
The last song from the record was best !
Mark IX
Just listened to it. I went all the way through, didn’t care about lyrics, or song titles, just listened. I liked it, sounded like Deep Purple all the way thru. I think that Ian Pace is the Deep Purple sound. He doesn’t get the recognition that he deserves.
Paice*
@@CB-xr1eg sorry, didn’t look it up, kinda felt I was wrong when I wrote it. Still a great drummer, should be at the table with the greats.
The covers album was a misstep. Now, they're back on the great 2003-20 trajectory.
No Richie Blackmore? It's not Purple without the 3 greatest guitarist like Hendrix & Duane Allman or Jimmy Page.
So remind me, when were the 3 guitarists you listed, ever in Deep Purple?
Well micheal you need to replace a person in the band with the same talent level as the rest of this band this is & always have bin an impressive rock metal band, if you compared zep, sabbath, purple talents are very compatible to each other there is no denyingthis throw the drummers in the air it’s close, bass, same guitarist also very close ( one is a great song writer, one great lead guitarist, the other a little of both so greatness is there just need to pick the right one but overall I agree it’s a very good album ( when really there is nothing out there that is turning heads or ears ) & they are one of the older bands that still know how to rock ( not useing backing tracks or AI. ) so let’s applaud them for still being Deep Purple !!!!!
Mike how come you never did a review of the latest Uriah Heep
Perhaps because the last Uriah Heep is very good performed, has solid songs - of which not a single one remains in my memory after I have heard it?
130 million lps sold. 1973 the biggest band in the world in gate receipts and lps sold. Repeated in 1983. Not bad. Rip Jon Douglas Lord. Gillan is 78 holly shit. Ritchie Blackmore was a top 3 guitarist in the world in his day. Lord Blackmore Pace are hard to replace. Especially Ritchie Blackmore.
Paice is still in the band.
@@rainbowdeep9234 yup only member from 1967. Only drummer in Purple.
@@Fuxerz 1968* Deep Purple were formed.
@CB-xr1eg Yes, I have mrk 1 lps. Just letting the fans know how big they were in the day. I saw them in 73 and 74 mrk 2 and 3 then with Steve Morse.
Not repeated in 1983, the band didn't get back together till 1984.
Now You Are Talking is by far the very best track ! Period ! 😊😊😊 No doubt about it ! That said Morse was never my cup of tea 😢
Better!
It's good but not as we hoped...
AT least you are being honest. What WERE you hopeing for if you don't mind me asking?
An Interesting album in today's mediocrity
Try Uriah heaps latest album colors one of the best albums in the 2000s
@@mikekeeler6362 Sea Of Light is better. Heep*
When you compare the young Morse in 95 with McBride now you realize, that McBride is very good, but Morse was a genious like Blackmore. McBride couldn't have replaced Blackmore back then. Morse could.
Genius*
Did you just call him “GLOW-ver”?!?!?!
He did once but later he said it correctly.
To me the best Deep Purple Sound was In Rock, Fireball and Perpendicular
2 or 3 better tracks but overall a disappointing album for me. Feels a bit restrained to me . More of the same like before with great musicianship but the songs are generally meh.
They need a new producer after Bob for the past 5 to get a hard rock sound IMO as this to me is comfortable progish rock. I really hoped that Simon would have been unleashed more on this album but not to be. Love Paice as much as ever.
Bought my first Purple album "In Rock" in 1970 so its been a journey.
No Rod Evans.
No Deep Purple!
Oh ffs give it up. I hope you're joking.
I like the guitar and the keys/organ but they are not enough to save the record. Time to retire.
It sucks.
I’ve loved DP but =1 is a disappointment
Gillan clearly has given up on singing. From possibly the best rock vocalist ever, to talking his way through an album; what a descent!
Listening to the tracks; one of them sounds like Uriah Heap and another could be a Rainbow B-side, nothing stood out to me.
The first time I listened to ‘In Rock’ and then again in ‘Machine Head’ I was bowled over. I’ve listened to ‘Made in Japan’ a thousand times and still do.
Machine Head was the reason I took up guitar.
But this album sucks.
Without Lord and Blackmore they were going to struggle, but this is a new low.
Please say which tracks you mean when referring to Uriah Heep* and Rainbow
you just have to open your heart and ears... still expect 80 old man to sing as 25? C'mon
@@A-Man-Alive He's not 80. Not even 79 yet...in a few days.
It is not good at all.
I didn’t like it…. Deep Purple should stop producing average stuff for money…! Simply boring…
Regrettably I agree with you.
Agree. The magic ingredient was always the combination of Blackmore and Lord. They produced the timeless classics. Without both of them that incredible level can never be reached and what we have had since is a very good rock band making average to good rock albums and entertaining people with good shows but never again scaling the heights reached in 70s.
And yet it's reached Number 1 or 2 in most countries.🤷♂
@@CB-xr1eg That is not true. It's done well reaching number 12 in the UK.
@@tomy8339 Read my comment again numbnuts. I said MOST countries!
Read this, if you're fucking capable...
United Kingdom
Official Albums Chart Top 100: #12 (July 26)
Midweek Top 100 Albums: #6 (July 22)
Official Albums Sales Chart: #4 (July 26-Aug 1)
Official Physical Albums Chart: #4 (July 26-Aug 1)
Official Album Downloads Chart: #8 (July 26-Aug 1)
Official Scottish Albums Chart: #3 (July 26-Aug 1)
Official Vinyl Albums Chart: #5 (July 26-Aug 1)
Official Record Store Chart: #6 (July 26-Aug 1)
Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart: #2 (July 26-Aug 1)
iTunes Daily Albums: #4 (July 19), #4 (July 20), #4 (July 21), #4 (July 22), #4 (July 23), #12 (July 24), #14 (July 25), #14 (July 26)
Respect to Deep Purple, always a REAL band who actually still play LIVE. Their new guitarist is fantastic. I think most albums work best when they are about 40 minutes long or so.
@@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin Morse in the 90's was better. Now it's too late. They should have asked Blackmore for a few shows and then retire.
Absoltelute nonsense....just hopium
hopium ?
@@rainbowdeep9234 That means being in denial about how bad something is. In this case, the new DP record.
Mark IX
MK VIII, IMHO.
For years now, we've been off by one MK. LOL
The brief lineup w/ Joe Satriani (with no DP studio album) really shouldn't be bestowed with a, MK. It should be earned with at least a studio album (ie. Come taste the band or Slaves and Masters). =1, is the MK VIII lineup. Not that it really matters. Maybe this requires a poll. 😅
@@micolsen9824 Well as far as I'm concerned Slaves & Masters shouldn't even count as a Deep Purple album. It just isn't one. I don't care if it's Ritchie's favourite or not.
@@micolsen9824 Actually it doesn't really matter to me since I quit listening to any "new" stuff since the Perfect Strangers 1984 tour and album which were both a real letdown for me after seeing them LIVE in 1972 and 1974 when Deep Purple ruled the rock world..