Reviews (page 11 of 14)
Starting off with some really loud noises, but I can take it. It continues slow, then obviously takes off hard, I love the energy tbh, I would bang my head around with this. And the sounds are different in ears so that's a plus. From my dad's listening knew this would have a lot of instrumentals. Ohh it's progressive too, getting louder with the drums. First song is sooo good, even though I don't listen to that genre much. So many references in the lyrics but no deep meaning(I think) Second song is also about a longing to make love to a woman. Same energy, the screaming is low key fun. Wow lyrics are already finished, also it says there is a black Sabbath like instrumentals(fun). Apparently this song is about a "bloodsucker" who lies to woman in a way, and they catch up to his antics that's why he screams no a lot. 10 fucking minutes, but it's one of their best song, which is against Vietnam war, and progressive af. I love the instrumentals at the start and then slowly becoming intense. THE VOCALSS, GOTTA LOVE THEM, giving pink Floyd. Little classical parts make it so better. Also it expresses the chaos of that war. THE ORGAN, chefs kiss. Perfect ending, chaotic. 3rd song is about a tyrant leaving, which causes people's happiness. Otherwise there is a great solo, and a show off drums at the end. Amaaazing middle instrumentals, can't wait for the drums. Definitely a show off, my ears loved those drums. 5th song is about not using drugs because they ruin lives. And there is a guitar solo I already love. My ears do hurt a little. Quite a short one, and not as special as the other songs. 6th song is a about a woman who is soo untidy and weird that the witnesser of her almost died of shock apparently, then suggests to change her way of live. Nothing special for now, but I await the organ. I love how each song is about different things and not revolve about one subject like the last two albums. Ooo absolutely devoured with that organ. Last songg, obviously a long one, expected tbh. Weird and satisfying organ play here already. Starts with a solo. I think this song is about how he's having sex and that he likes it rough(might be totaaaly wrong, but lyrics mean that to me). There was a 112 like sound, eccentric. Nothing remarkable yet. Oh the sound fully stopped and there is some weird guitar sound getting louder for a second in one ear. Also I think there is a fight between Sabbath and purple fans, not that deep into being their fan, but not surprised drama exists.
I have to get this out of the way. The cover of this album is not good. The font that reads "Deep Purple in Rock" looks like something from Windows 95 and putting them on Mount Rushmore, especially considering they are an English band, is a little bit weird. I know it was 1970 and font type was more limited, yet I will provide no quarter. "Living Wreck" gave me "Smoke on the Water" vibes. I don't know what it was, but I got the vibe through the whole song. Ian Gillian does a lot of screaming on this album, which I don't recall him doing on "Machine Head," but perhaps I am misremembering. I don't know if I consider Deep Purple to be a heavy metal band straightaway. They are really more of a hard rock jam band and these songs are mostly pretty good. I don't think this is their best album and a lot of the songs have lyrics and then long interludes or outros, which are fun to listen to but seem a bit formulaic after multiple listenings. The first half of the album is stronger than the last half of the album with "Flight of the Rat" and "Into the Fire" being a bit of a drag in the middle of the album. Overall, this is an important album and if there are two Deep Purple albums in this book then I have no issue with this being one, because it rocks. This isn't as good as "Machine Head" though.
One of the foundations stones of Heavy Metal. Great to hear it in its entirety for the first time.
Immense!
This one's not for me. I enjoy some deep purple songs but overall I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again
Good tone and feel to this, but no stand-out tracks for me
Was like listening to whole lotta love by led zeppelin over and over
A bit of everything
fave track: bloodsucker final thoughts: i have a loaded history w ritchie blackmore bc of gcse music but i am willing to look past it
8/10 the drums on this album are nothing short of phenomenal! the different rhythms provided by the drummer were so engaging, they deserve a raise fr. the organ too, it’s usage adds a certain type of weirdness, along with the gritty guitar riffs accompanying it. they all come together to create an enjoyable listen where you can see hard rock developing into early metal music! sometimes the lyrics were weird but then you remember it’s the 70s and everyone was coked out their minds so it’s to be expected. however i loved the anti war message on child of time, some lovely writing on that song!!
Very good, will definitely listen again
Good early 70s metal. Respect what they did. Not my thing. 2.75
Viel Rock, wenig Melodie
Okay
Really enjoyed this.
3,5-4/5
Classic. As good as the first time.
Done
Hard rock de los Deep Purple. Un 4.
Bastante rollo.
Didn’t complete it.
Solid rock album. Haven't really listened to Deep Purple before, other than Smoke on the Water. Will have to put them on more often.
Very much not my kind of rock music.
this is ofc precisely the kind of shit I lap up
Surprisingly enjoyed this loads - hard rock from the first beat. Well, all apart from 'Child In Time' which is just a dirgey psyche out that would be fine on a 60s horror soundtrack, but doesn't work here. Shame it makes up a quarter of the album's run time. However, without it, that's a tight 30 minute record of rock joy.
These tracks sound better live than in the studio, so Made in Japan has to get a higher rating than this.
Strong rock album. Heavily influential and great jams.
I need to get into Deep Purple more because every time I hear something new (to me) from them, it always blows me away yet I've barely listened to that many full albums by them. Speed King feels like a prequel to Highway Star (as I learned while listening to this, Machine Head wasn't until a few years later). The bluesiness Deep Purple implements into all their work is very prevalent here, along with funky fast-paced keyboard sounds like those heard in Bloodsucker and more delicate ones in Child In Time. All wrapped up in the neat, explosive bow that is Hard Lovin' Man. A banger for the ages.
This just sounds cartoonish in 2023. Didn't expect to hate this.
In some respects my favourite Deep Purple studio album due to the outrageous opening track "Speed King", not to mention "Child in Time".
absolute banger of an album - still hits today!
The sound of driving down the highway in a car with hand crank windows rolled down. The falsetto screaming around track three got my attention in a bad way.
Was oll man sagen außer: Is halt geil
its rock but child in time is insane
O instrumental do Deep Purple é bom demais. É um rock bem clássico mas com alguns sons diferentes do tradicional o que faz com que seja um álbum muito bom de ouvir por não ter a sensação de ser a mesma música no repeat. Fave: Child in time
Really liked some parts of this, others not so much
There was nothing in particular that stood out to me about this album.
70s rock that does not seem to have much to offer in 2023, for me.
*smokes a fat reefer in 1970*
I loved Deep Purple as a kid so there’s a lot of nostalgia. Musically it’s a great band. Lyrically terrible.
5/5. Awesome rock album. Just great riffs and songs, and a great flow front to back. First side is superior to the second side but still just epic and heavy all around. Although this wasn't necessarily amazingly influential, it is just good stuff. Child in Time is a banger, amazing solos all around, and even the non-hits are just pure rock at its core.
Typical 70’s rock. Not overtly impressed.
4/5 Epic.
Sounds like 1970 and that’s great. Spare production. A band reaching its peak. Some classic tracks laid down. Nice.
Love Deep Purple. This album, not my favorite.
High energy and great solos throughout. Perfect music to play as loud as you can...it really rocks. I find myself listening to Machine Head more but this album is just as great!
…nope
Great!
grow out your hair & sideburns, put on some bellbottoms, belt out a long "AAAAH" as high as you possibly can, & keep on truckin'.
I liked.
Gitaarkunst, vooral bij Child in Time. Helaas hou ik niet zo van gitaarkunst.
Pionniers du hard rock. Ça rock au poste, c'est très entraînant, bonne guit. 4 pour la surprise, je ne m'attendais vraiment pas à des sosn cool de même.
An intersection between psychedelic rock, hard rock, and metal. Definitely a pioneering album for its time, and a friggin' awesome-sounding one at that. The only complaint I have is the slightly excessive screaming, but that's purely based on personal taste. The bass playing is reminiscent of the late-60s-early-70s burly psychedelic bass sound, and the guitars complement it beautifully.
Not as bombastic and technical as Zeppelin, not as dirty and dreary as sabbath. There's a charm to early heavy metal that I personally adore. 8/10.
Child in time and speed king are the shit, nice album overall, but some tracks a bit too instrumental, like flight of the rat. Will definitely listen to again tho
It’s seminal, obviously and a 4 from me
I think people really only know deep people for their song smoke on the water. I wasn't really familiar with any of the other work. I'm pretty sure I've heard Child in time before. It's really good solid rock album. I really enjoyed it. Might give this another listen in the near future
Rough and edgy, very early D.P. I hadn't heard most of the songs.
It rocks. But like, not enough.
Machine Head was better
Dumb and dreadful and impossible to take even a little bit seriously – and no way near the level of seriousness these lads no doubt were aiming for. One can just about see the armadillos in the trousers down all these decades? The prog-ish "Child in Time" is least worst of this lame, cliche-ridden lot. Should come with a total heavyosity alert. Strong contender for worst cover design of all time. And obvious points off for inspiring David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel.
70s rock at some of it's best
This is Spinal Tap...but without the funny bits.
There are good things about this record. The vocal performance and the stands of classical that Lord and Blackmore bring is compelling. It's just so bloody 'rock' though. And so English. There's no swagger or sex. It makes you realise how funky and American Led Zeppelin were.
I tried. Gotta give him credit for going all in. They do rock. Bombastic, and not for me.
Enjoyable and groovy if perhaps a little shorter than I expected it to be. I didn’t catch any riffs that felt like ear worms, so no tracks stood out as favorites but could be due to me working out while listening. 7-8/10, would listen again.
Solid rock album but nothing special.
Child in Time is a masterpiece.
I do indeed love all the guitar here. It's an embarrassment of guitars, which would be a great Deep Purple album title. Is there much that's memorable? Not a ton, no. Nothing that gives me that Smoke on the Water vibe. But when they launch into the numerous guitar solos herein, I have fun with it.
Turgid.
This one’s all about “Child in Time.” If you dig that song then the odds are good you’ll remember it and remember this album. If not, then the whole thing probably falls into the category of a collection of overlong rock tunes that never quite compete with Led Zeppelin. I like “Child in Time” and still think the other songs are mostly too long and lacking in melody and lyrics that really stick in the brain. “Into the Fire” stood out on this listen and I really like a lot of the guitar playing throughout. But yeah - Deep Purple continues to be one of those bands that means more to other musicians I like than they mean to me.
Some classic rock, faves are child in time and flight of the rat
Adding it to the list of wanted records.
Didn't really catch my attention.
2.4 - thought child in time was great, love a good guitar solo. Felt it just nose dived and stressed me out
I tend to find a lot of ‘70s hard rock pretty boring, and while this doesn’t really escape the limitations of that genre for me, it does have a lot of energy.
Not for me.
Another solid rock/metal album.
This was pretty fun and exciting.
Its certainly not bad music. Its just not really a genre I care for most of the time
My music player was malfunctioning and I was generally annoyed that I had to listen to the first half of Child in Time three times. The guitar work was fine, but even then, any of the songs that were longer than 5 minutes I found myself looking at the time remaining bar seeing when the song would end.
One of the classic bands, still going strong today. This record is another important one, dynamic songs, dizzying musicianship, strong themes. Yeah, this band is great! 8,5 out of 10
Greta songs but the album US full of alternative versione and 'studio chats' Speed king and child in time are incredibile songs
Today lots of people in Long Beach saw a balding, 40ish year old white dude in a white Subaru Outback absolutely destroying the air drums whenever it was safely possible because it was the first time I heard this album and it absolutely fucking rules! If you listen to Hard Lovin Man real loud with your eyes closed, you’ll have a glimpse of the great beyond when you get the gong halfway through. And you won’t want to come back when it picks up again!
Only two song’s available on spotify
Boring, noodly 70s rock.
some really great sounds throughout, unfortunately I think too many songs are too long to be listened to casually
literally only 2 of the songs are available on spotify lmfuckingao. i mean theyre okay
Удивительно живое музло
обосную в выпуске почему альбом крут но выше крепкой 4+ поставить не могу (но могу понять легко и 5)
бля буду, вот в моей голове образ рока 70-х звучит как этот альбом без дополнительных саунд эффектов, и в целом охуительно, но блять в какой-то момент прослушивания начинается вайб: ДА Я ПОНЯЛ НАХУЙ, ЗАЧЕМ ВЫ БЛЯТЬ ЭТО СНОВА ПОВТОРЯЕТЕ, даже чуть голова заболела от этого (зумерский мозг в невывозе)
Nothing special
# Deep Purple, Deep Purple in Rock Released 1970 4.5* I haven't heard any of these songs before...more's the pity. ## 1. "Speed King" 5:54 4* This song rocks! Love the guitar and drums. Loud and heavy, psychadelic distortion. Love the levels and dynamism of fading out and coming back HARD!!! ## 2. "Bloodsucker" 4:16 4* Another amazing song! The vocals and guitar and drums and bass and keyboard, oh my!!! Why have I never heard this song before?! ## 3. "Child in Time" 10:20 3* Starts off slow. Long jam with some fun dynamics. Not my favorite on the album though. ## 4. "Flight of the Rat" 7:57 3* Fun jam, great guitars and drums, but not as good as the first 2 songs. ## 5. "Into the Fire" 3:30 4* Fun jam again. Great sound. ## 6. "Living Wreck" 4:34 4* That drum intro! ## 7. "Hard Lovin' Man" 7:11 4* Hard rocking driving.
Please something different than rock
Wasn’t sure about this at first, but after getting into it, it really hits a mood. Batshit insane in a fantastic way.
Blind album, know the artist. Good listen but maybe no all the time. Very similar style across all the tracks and maybe a bit cleaner would've been better?
Clearly influential on future bands but the songs are largely forgettable.
Great head banging classic rock. Interlaced with some interesting screams, cries, and keys, but the guitar progressions are exceptional and the culmination of some very powerful rock. The vocals tend to be drowned out by the action, but the music is led by its exquisite power chords and grinding guitar shreds. YeaaaaahhhhHHHHH!
Already love Deep Purple, so when I got this album, I knew I was in for a treat! Definitely not as enjoyable as their hit album "Machine Head", but still a phenomenal Hard Rock album. Great choice opening with "Speed King" and ending with an interesting onslaught of sounds on "Hard Lovin' Man", I specifically enjoy the key in the 2:17-3:05 section. There was some tracks I didn't feel a strong love for, but I don't think I could ever consider them awful, just less of my taste compared to the rest of what this album has to offer! Thank you for the great music Deep Purple!
Another one that I liked well enough, but not quite enough to grab my attention. Fun hard rock. I admittedly didn’t devote a whole lot of attention to it, playing it on my phone while driving. Not bad, not particularly memorable.
1.8/5 - in 1970 this might have blown my mind, in 2023 i found it quite boring Update - went back to listen to Hush and Highway Star after listening to this album, those songs hold up so well in comparison. Strange to me that this album is on the list, generic nothing rock
Not for me
Ok
Child In Time blew my 14-year-old mind. This album is what got me into heavy rock. Still love it.
Not really my thing, but good for what it is
Stressig.
it sounds just like every other 70s rock band, idk, nothing super special to me. Too much weird screaming and guitar riffs for me. 2
Vgm had ik eerder een live album van ze, die vond ik leuker. Kon dit alsnog goed waarderen. Paar leuke nummers erop
Would be a 3.5
they like to jam out. Usually not a fan of extended guitar/drum sessions with little words but this was good. Nothing amazing, but good.
Good album from deep purple. Would recommend if you like classic 70s rock.
Best song - Child In Time
Rather meh, but good for background music
sick. drums, guitars, keyboards, vocals, etc. all of it.
Ehh, ok, kinda like 1984 van halen
Okay
Child in time probably my favorite but overall an okay album
Classic rock album, very deep album. Not really my thing but definitely relevant to the time and genre.
It may be a time and a place album, its not my time, i don't like that place, and a whole album of it ... nope, not for me. Did not finish. 1 Star
Half the tracks on the linked Spotify 2018 remaster of the album are not playable. Listening to the 1995 anniversary edition instead.
Very good. I see a lot of influence here that’s shown in other more recent alt music
I love Deep Purple, but haven't heard this album before. Not as good as Machine Head, but it has the sound. Rod Evans' vocals are as powerful as always, but I don't enjoy the 60s inspired trippiness as much as the hard rock sound they carry to future albums. Solid album, but not genre defining.
Child in Time is a masterpiece of a song, the rest of the album is all right.
It's loud, and the guitars are blaring, but it's just... too... dad rock for me.
Not really sure how song rights work for streaming services, but Spotify only has the rights to 2 tracks on this album (in Canada)… That said, I do like the more popular Deep Purple songs, these aren’t them. I consider it pretentious when the lead singer (who does have a great voice) screams and moans more often than deliver lyrics in a 10 minute song. The other song is 7 minutes in length. Hmmmm…. The musicality is fine, if not great (guitars and keyboards rejoice!) but I will not be listening to this one again. High 2
I like this blend of heavy metal and hard rock, even though those are two genres I generally don't care for. There's enough variance and skill here to keep someone like me interested, even during 5+ minute songs. More of a 3.5.
3.75
Magnificently hard, driving. The Who wish they rocked this well. Anticipates AC/DC but far less juvenile. Gets the hard rock screech right without Daltry’s peacock ego or Plant’s tiresome overuse. Love this.
Such a good 70s rock album.
Spotify doesn't have the whole album so maybe this isn't fair but it's good for what it is I guess. The screaming on one track was a bit much....
Bloodsucker
Nothing says metal wire like a bitchen Hammond organ solo...
deep purple whoa Speed king could use more cocaine
Great album, Child in Time is 10/10
Not quite prog, not quite hard, mountain as soil rather than edifice. It's very nice to hear a seven-track album that's this much fun.
I only knew this band from Smoke on the Water, so this album surprised me in a good way. It is the exact sound I think of when someone says classic rock n roll. If you love guitar riffs you will love this album. Outside of the guitar though this album didn't stand out to me. My favorite track was child in time.
Meh
Kind of rock that makes me yawn. I just don’t get it.
Good rock and roll from people who I didn't think shredded so hard.
Sweet child in time
C'est loin d'être mauvais, mais ça reste du Deep Purple, c'est exactement ce à quoi je m'attendais. Rien de particulièrement impressionnant, rien de médiocre. Le old school hard rock est un style que je trouve très drabe donc évidemment je serai négativement biaisé. 6/10
Deep purple, a bit too much of the same for this album. Doesn't have Smoke, highway star but a good cohesive album. Not my favorite.
Proto-metal at its finest. Every song feels like it is pushing the limits of the players’ abilities. Despite the length of the songs, they still all manage to have a hook or riff to latch on to to keep the songs consistent within themselves.
Is Deep Purple prog rock? Or proto prog rock?
Well now that was a surprise. Just looked it up, and this was the first of what I call the classic 3 albums. I thought it was the second. As it seems to me to bridge the gap between the very experimental Fireball, and the rockier Machine Head. Containing as it does Speed King and that epic little ditty Child In Time. This album (as are its two companions) is a tour de force in the heavy Prog world. Though my personal favourite is the much more experimental Fireball. Nevertheless this offering from the classic MKII line up of Gillan, Paice, Lord, Glover and Blackmore deserves nothing short of 5 in my eyes.
Not for me really. Find it just a bit too cheesy. Overly long and pointless keyboard solos and maniac wailing just isn’t my bag. Music to gallop on a horse to maybe.
Pleasantly surprised by this. The ethos of turn everything up is noticeable and works in a not unpleasant way. Not a prog or a metal fan, but this early 70s stuff is growing on me. I think I might prefer this to Led Zep? The guitar work is very intricate in places and do like the heavy sound when Blackmore isn't fiddling around. Not sure about the keyboard stuff, but is a product of the time with the tech available. But generally very good. A high 3.
The cover is funny, i like the concept of mount rushmore with the faces of the band members. Its their fourth studio album and their most hard so far, ish heavy metal, the kind of music that would make them legendary in the same categorie as Black Sabbath and Leds Zep. Speed king is a good riff and it have a good organ solo Ian Gilligan vocals are impressive on bloodsucker With only 7 songs the album lengt is like 45 minutes, so the songs are very long, and a lot of them like flight of the rat or child in time are repetitive. Hard lovin' man is one of the fastest and more "heavy" on the album With all that said, i have to say that i'm a big fan of Machine Head their best album and the most sucessfull and i really think this album, nevertheless good, is a bit of a lesser good version, a rehearsla for Machine Head. The best riff here are not in the same league as Smoke on the water, the best solos does not come close to Highway star ect. So yeah not bad but not as good as we know they are
Rock On!
Only 2 songs available on Spotify
Everyone needs a ten minute song like Child in Time every once in a while. Not a regular listen though.
This album should not be in the top 1001 albums.
Perfect duration for an album. Not too long. Guitar riffs were solid.
I knew this album before. I actually owned it growing up. I used to like this kind of music, but not really anymore. Still, was great to revisit, it does have some legendary tracks on it.
Enjoyable but didn't stand out much to me
Old school rock, niet (meer) voor mij
This was surprisingly a banger album, never heard of deep purple until this recommendation
I didn't expect this to be as prog as this. I normally associate Deep Purple with Smoke on the Water and that's about it, but this showed me that I was dismissing this band because of one over played song. As soon as Speed King started, I was taken back and I really wish more of the album was at that tempo, it was such a great song. Standouts: Speed King, Child in Time
Really great album
Mostly likeable Hard Rock, too mich screeching for me.
Was Machine Head this prog-y? I like this one a lot more because of it, it feels way more earned when something aggressively happened, as it comes to be a payoff rather than only a simple hook. Still a three, as it feels a little generic biker rock at times, but this is at least cool, especially for 1970.
I definitely want to give this some more listens as the influence on heavy rock music is very apparent. On my first listen, this was very cool.
noodling so long youll be fucking slurping for ten minutes straight while your teeth go sore Strong 1
The most blues-y out of the classic hard rock bands. The longer songs don't get boring. The keyboard in Deep Purple's album adds another layer to rock music that I often miss in other hard rock music.
It was fine, nothing that really caught my eye
It doesn’t include their biggest hit, but it is a very cool statement from a classic band from the hard rock era.
This record was fine. Solid early 70s hard rock record, but nothing stands out as special to me.
Solid rock album from a 70's icon.
A monument in Rock music
It was aggressively of its time, and can see how it influences newer bands
Funky, 1970s classic rock. Prime example of that psychedelic rock sound found in this era. Great album!
Not gonna lie, this goes hard as fuck.
Classic rock sound. Fun, if a bit trite, and simple music from the 50s. Seems to reflect if not the reality than at least the perception we have of those times well: white picket fences, we’ll-manicured Beach Boys-type easy listening, but without the stunning harmonies. Not my cup of tea exactly: I like my rock with a little more edge, a little more sass, say Chuck Berry. Overall, a fun listen but don’t think I’ll find my way back.
Fucking great
What an opener. And with child in time deep purple delivered one of their masterpieces. Great Hard Rock record.
Deep Purple is definitely some very rowdy and some very rockin' Rock and Roll. No denying that. Yeah it's good to listen to and check it out, but it is that great? Tough to say.
Solid listen, but not my thing
Strong guitar, not my favorite singer
classic late 60s, early 70s. The album art though is off the chain!!! I think i could do better w/ my iphone today
Nope
I needed this. So much fun
Hadn't listened to much of their music outside of the millions of times they run on Classic Rock radio due to stuff like Smoke on the Water, but I think always had a good appreciation of where they stood within the rock/metal pantheon. I think this is a good entry point into their music. Fairly economical songs, and a great guitar record.
Very good Rock Album! Some great tracks but not all hits.
Nur halb gehört, ist schon cool aber wenn man nicht Fan konkret von dieser Musik ist, doch schwer zu hören.
I always thought of Deep Purple as “Archetypal Dad Rock” after being subjected to “Smoke on the Water” so much as a child. I was glad to have my opinion changed upon listening to this album, words like “Wizard Rock” and “Shreds” came to mind.
A lot heavier than I thought it would be, some great riffs and guitar work, no songs stood out though but quite liked the album
Muy gritar hero core, así que bien. Pero solo ahí, porque la verdad lo encuentro medio repetitivo y tiene una energía que no me llega.
I understand why people would like it, but to me it's just an attempt to be cool, instrumentals are cool and drums are nice, it just lacks the idea of tension and release imo
Самый прямолинейный классик рок, без сюрпризов. Child In Time крутая, остальное не особо запомнилось
Loved it - "Child in Time", "Speed King"
Child in Time is awful. The rest is great. Basically a tighter, better version of Led Zeppelin with an organ. Favorite song: speed king
They were cooking with this one fr
Starts up fast and never stops until the end. Not a bad listen.
Very Classic. Awesome. Wouldn’t have found this without the list!
I can get the quality of these songs, but they will always sound a bit dated for me. Deep Purple is one of the few classic rock bands that almost never catch me and always sound like old grandpas trying to be cool.
on the one hand, pretty innovative and impressive for 1970. on the other hand, I'd pay good money to never hear ian gillan sing again
I always appreciate good use of stereo when I'm wearing headphones!
What you’d expect really. Some decent melodies, but some nonsense too.
Not as sold on this one compared to machine head. Decent listen overall, but nothing to go crazy over.
Cool record. I was familiar with "Machine Head" -- own a copy -- but hadn't heard this. I like heavier stuff and had never thought of Deep Purple as being all that heavy... Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, that sort of thing is "heavy" in my book... well, this record is pretty heavy! It's got a sludgy feel to it, they were definitely successful in capturing the spirit of rawk. I like the keyboards particularly, they add a lot of depth to the tunes.
"Child in Time" alone makes this album an incredible journey. Every song in this album is great - guitar effects, cool progressions with a very raw, visceral sound to it.
Was fun, although not able to listen to all the songs
Genres: Hard rock, heavy metal Formed: London, England in 1968 Run time: 7 songs, 43 min, 25 sec The fourth studio album by the English rock band. The lyrics are often thought provoking and the topics and references are varied. For me though, it can sometimes get a little self indulgent. Spotify: Least popular song: >33k Most popular song: almost 80M. \"Speed King\" is a nod to 1950s rock and roll with hard rock elements. It references/name checks Little Richard and Chuck Berry, both trail blazers in Rock ‘n’ Roll. The second part of the song refers to the working man’s practice of taking his weekly wage, then blowing it all while enjoying life. “Bloodsucker” is about a mysterious man who wants to give love and live life to the fullest. The lyrics clearly show he’s more into living life to the fullest than giving love, so I think he's hoping to have his cake and eat it. “Child In Time” is about innocence in a chaotic world. It’s about good vs evil. It is a warning that actions have consequences, but it warns that the innocent may get caught up in the misdeeds of others. I cannot stand the screaming in this track and generally press skip… “Flight of the Rat” is about breaking the chains holding us back and making us miserable. We can then live and grow and become what we want. It’s about failing, trying again and succeeding. We look at the rat leaving (the sinking ship) as a negative, but the fact is the rat is a survivor. It doesn’t hang around when something has failed, it moves on. “Into the Fire” is about being honest with yourself. It’s also about taking responsibility for one's actions and the consequences. “Living Wreck” is about the singer feeling repulsed by a woman who he has been taken in by. Her appearance isn’t what he thought, and neither are her thoughts and actions. Presumably she is repulsive for exhibiting the characteristics that would be acceptable as a man would. Had she been a man the singer would no doubt have patted him on the back and said “Well done”. “Hard Lovin’ Man” seems to be about the lust the singer feels for a woman. It’s not a particularly clever or well written song and the music is often on the edge of discomfort. Nothing to redeem this one star track. Listen Again?: No My Rating: ***
Not really my thing, but I can recognize the skill that went into it.
Speed King - (3) heavy metal guitar to start, then pipe organ? Lots of instrumental sections Bloodsucker (4) - sounds like the original hair band, makes me wonder why I have never really listened to Deep Purple. Some screamy sections, nice, also a little synthesizer Child in Time - (3) rock ballad? Lots of hair band hollerin’ - several of the songs have “jam-band” sections in it which is kind of unusual for hard rock/metal. Lots of shrieking Flight of the Rat (3) - - fast driving rock - nice drum solo at the end Into the Fire - (3.5) more of a creeping tempo Living Wreck (3.5) - loved the start - vocals really different than the others Hard Lovin' Man (3) - synthesizer jam band section didn’t work for me There was certainly a time in my life when I would have loved this record - I liked it a lot, but I’m not as much of a metal/hair band guy anymore.
not as good as Machine Head but still nice
These are maybe the fathers of hard rock. This album goes really hard when compared with their last few releases before this. Drums are on point with some great audio mixing. Great technical talent here.
Deep Purple might be the most generic 70s metal band, but jeez sometimes you need a palate cleanser like this to remember that generic doesn't equal bad. A bit samey, but not in an annoying way. "Child in Time" was especially great, really wasn't expecting it to go full on prog rock. Gonna go with a 3/5, not as good as "Machine Head" but still a nice listen.
Probably important for the history of hard rock and metal, sadly not my cup of tea
gets an extra star for Jesus on vocals otherwise ugh bloated and boring
Not bad. A bit too much DP on the list though!
An album from over 50 years ago that still sounds fresh and exciting! I hadn't heard any Deep Purple aside from Smoke on the Water, so I wasn't expecting much. You can definitely see how they influenced Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Just a lot of fun. Child in Time is the standout track for sure.
One of the hardest working bands in history, Deep Purple still just doesn't do it for me.
Liked it
It's a good almbum albeit all over the shop. Can be hard to listen but it has great songs within.
I'd probably treasure an album that was solely Speed King's opening guitar dragon freakout iterated over an hour, though I suppose I already have that record in a few different forms - The Blue Humans 'Clear to Higher Time', maybe the closest. Perhaps back it up with some power electronics. There you go, my ideal unlistenable band! This is fun, and I am sorry I only made time to listen to it once, as it sounds like the archetype-forge for Seventies hard rock, making it significant. Can't say the vocals do it for me, or the songs themselves, which bolt on too many zany digressions to up the note count, but the mood is authentic to what it is: completely dedicated to making this weird, serious and silly melodrama. I only knew 'Smoke on the Water' before this, so was expecting similar riffage, rather than the unrestrained guitar wail or the stoner choir on a bad night of 'Child in Time', or indeed titles like 'Child in Time'. The digressions are admirably maddening - I'd happily have gone for a pint with 'Flight of the Rat', but instead it dragged me out to watch it down a pitcher of cloudy cider, suckle on a bottle of vodka, and finish the night chewing a bong while some bastard plays bongos next door. This wasn't what I asked for, but I'm not going to return it. The guy who hired me for my first job in my career turned out to be a Deep Purple fan. I finally think I understand him now that I've heard this.
grungy blues/metal that probably sounded great at the time, highlight is the awesome psychedelic Child In Time which is as good as anything else they've done
I love Smoke on the Water but this album is too rowdy for me
There is some INTENSE guitar sounds on this album for 1970! Other than that I found it to be pretty repetitive.
Good but a bit too samey as the album goes on. 2.5
Some ok moments here, for the most part it's pretty much just generic 70s hard rock though. Not for me.
Classic rock album; essential for Purple lovers.
The screaminess and screechiness of most of these songs was matched only by the screaminess and screechiness of my reaction. The best I can say is that there were glimpses of music, which weren’t totally horrendous.
5 stars for Ian Gillian’s voice minus 4 stars for it being Deep Purple.
Damn. I've always liked what I heard of Deep Purple but never took the plunge and dove in — and listening to this album, that's too bad. These guys are bad ass. Every musical element is excellent on its own — and that certainly includes the vocal — but each drives the others to a powerful crescendo that is gloriously over-the-top. The wah break in "Flight of the Rat" is where I just gave in and shook my head in wonder. I'd have to explore the lyrics — they did seem to wander into questionable territory at times — but I was less taken by the words as much as I am the power and range of Ian Gillan. I'm ready to tear a tree out by the roots. I'm fired up!
Given some of the reviews of this album, I went into this hoping I'd discover a classic proto-metal album. I wouldn't say my hopes were especially high, exactly, Let's say I had countertop-high hopes. The moment it started, however, was the moment I hoped it would end. This is clearly a transitional album for these guys, and maybe if you're a DP fan, you might dig this, but honestly, I just found it embarrassing. All of these guys have chops, but none of them seem to know what to do with said chops. Especially Ian Gillen. Deep Pass.
Spotify only had two songs available for me to hear. Neither one made me feel this album should be on the list. However, I always liked the band name so....
I'm not a big fan of metal and this album does nothing to change that opinion. I can handle loud, prolonged guitar riffs but they start getting gratuitous and excessive when 80% of the album is loud guitar solos that sound way too similar to each other.
Don’t mind it
5/5
Took me a few listens to get into this, but Deep Purple rocks. Someday I'm going to go back and listen to what they're actually singing about, but this felt sufficiently modern despite being from the 70's. Didn't love sitting through a 10 minute jam...I'm not high and I hate Phish, but I appreciated it for what it was. Unless the song is November Rain, i don't have the...Patience...(another good 10 minute song)...for super long songs. (Except, also, All To Well 10-minute version, GIVE TAYLOR BACK THE RED SCARF!)
I give this 5 stars for Child In Time alone. Richie’s solo is a face shredding masterpiece. This was the first album by the MKII line-up. Gillan and Glover contributed to the new heavier direction the former band members had decided to go with. It’s a relentless album, the riffs keep coming and Gillan delivers a vicious and powerful vocal. Music was changing so fast in the late sixties and early seventies. I envy the music fans of the day. Can you imagine buying this, going home dropping the needle and hearing Speed King, inspired.
Langweiliges, generisches Hardrock-Geknatter. Das Songwriting bei Deep Purple ist bestenfalls mittelmäßig. Ich ziehe die im gleichen Jahr (etwas später) erschienene Paranoid von Black Sabbath tausendmal vor.
Really great rock album. Now I now they are not just the band who created the forbidden riff being played at guitar stores by beginning guitar players.
Pretty good
overall rating: 7/10 favourite song: bloodsucker ( 8/10 ) runner up favourite: child in time ( 8/10 ) least favourite: all of studio chats album cover: 6.5/10 vocals: 6/10 instrumentals: 9/10 would i recommend ? : sure , i’ll tell my dad about it tonight other: i’ve never listened to deep purple before. sounds like your average 70s rock which i love. the vocals are a bit quiet. i don’t like when albums have remixes on them or whatever the studio chats are called. overall its really good and ill listen again.
Звук грязный. Сначала, когда я слушал, мне не зашло, но потом раскурил. Black night зашла, у некоторых других песен мотивы интересные.
Great stuff. Definitely influential, and a lot of fun. Its almost metal lol
This has been on my “albums to listen to” list so I’m excited to see it here! After listening, there was really nothing that stood out to me as special. Sounded like I was just listening to 70s rock radio. I was actually a little disappointed! Listen again: probably not Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song:
Unfortunately I couldn't listen to it all on Spotify, but I already know and enjoy the album, so it's a solid four stars from me - a bit too prog in places to be perfect.
Literally nothing about this album stands out to me. It's not bad, but they just did better.
This album was a solid hard rock/heavy metal record. Rickie Blackmore’s riffs are some of the best and they absolutely define Deep Purple’s sound. This album sits perfectly at the transition from psychedelic to hard rock/proto metal. The most impressive thing about this album is that I can hear in it the roots of hardcore and thrash. Additionally, the galloping beat featured on the closing track would later define Iron Maiden’s sound. I wish Deep Purple was as acknowledged as Black Sabbath and progenitors of heavy metal
Well, my birthday album. It’s insane that I got two albums in a row by a group with only 3 albums in the book on my birthday. Anyway, this is nowhere near as good as Machine Head. Firstly, the production is kind of shoddy. Not like it sounds atrocious or anything, but this could do with a remaster. Second, the songs aren’t as memorable. Aside from ‘Child In Time’, I probably wouldn’t be able to name a song from this album if you played it for me. Finally, it’s simply not as fun to listen to. I had a good time with Machine Head, but a part of me felt like I was just waiting for the album to end. A lesser effort than its successor on this list (chronologically speaking).
Bit meh but I enjoyed it
Usually I can't get into a lot of the classic rock bands, say like Rolling Stones or Led Zeppelin etc. There just isn't anything exciting about their music to me, and when they seem to 'jam' it feels safe, like they're afraid to go all out. With Deep Purple, I don't get that feeling at all. Every song I hear from them is just balls to the wall, trying to outdo each other for the entire song, being technical and musical in equal measure. The longer songs like Child in Time on here are just so much fun to listen to, 10 minutes has passed you by before you even realise. For me they blow a lot of those classic rock bands out of the water.
The classic period of Deep Purple is comfort music for me. I do not remember most individual songs, but I can listen to this stuff endlessly. Not sure where it lies on the scale between artistic and just entertaining, but there is clearly something about their sound that made Deep Purple a cornerstone of rock music. I mean, Catholicism had Europe mesmerized for centuries with a regular pipe organ, and these guys got an electric one. And, of course, this lineup is iconic. Yes, the lyrics can get misogynistic (it was the 70s, after all), but it's pretty easy to ignore them and just enjoy the low frequencies. My other complaint is that the studio version of "Child in Time" is not the best one.
Really great classic rock with a slight proggy vibe to it
Very good, some very catchy songs and overall upbeat atmosphere
Not my favourite DP album but still a banger. Like it's not their best work... *Child In Time starts* AAAAAaaaahhh!! OOOooohhh!!
So not for me
Hard Rock 🤟
Understand why this is on the list, godfathers of metal and all, but this isn't great. The needless screaming on every track really put it over the edge.
Besides Smoke on the Water, I was basically unfamiliar with Deep Purple. The first half of this album was surprisingly good. The musicianship is impressive throughout.
I thought this was really ahead of it’s time.
Pretty basic rock album it got a bit boring as i got deeper
first listen great and consistent hard rock
Not the one I like the most
Another musical dna album but I’ll be fair it’s faded a bit. Black knight. Speed king. Child in time. Again just f*ck off music. While Blackmore lord and Gillan are noticed Roger glover and Ian Paice supply seismic rhythm section. Blackmore is one of the top 5 innovators on electric guitar. Lord is about the only heavy metal organist. (Unless you consider DP hard rock. God I hate labels. ). And Gillan has one of the best sets of pipes in the industry. And they were to get better …. 11 stars.
Um yeah. I accidentally listened to a Delux edition and the album had a about 30 too many tracks. This band is in the category of " a few tracks good, a whole album, bad" So it hurt after a while. I imagine some people like this rock opera and maybe it brings back power ballad memories, like maybe running helicopter missions on speed in Vietnam, with this on an 8 track. But I wasn't there man.
I didn’t mind the early incarnation of Deep Purple - the one that had a double sided hit in Australia in 1968 with a Neil Diamond song (Kentucky Woman) & a Joe South song (Hush). But they were a much more exciting band once Ian Gillan took over as lead singer the following year. I first heard him on the single Black Night (not on this album, although Speed King was the b-side. But before I found a second-hand copy of In Rock, I heard him perform the title role on the original studio album of Jesus Christ Superstar, which I bought when it was released in late 1970. That involved some of the greatest rock screaming I’d ever heard that side of Robert Plant. So I was totally ready to see Deep Purple when they played Randwick Racecourse one sunny Sunday afternoon in May 1971. They headlined, supported by local Santana- wannabe's, Piranha, the Manfred Mann Earthband (more prog than pop) and the amazing Free. I can tell you tickets were $3.00, but if you presented a coupon (cut from that day’s Sunday Mirror) at the gates, you got in for $2.50. Needless to say the best value gig I ever attended. Purple were fantastic & Blackmore & Gillan at the peak of their powers. I had not played this album for a long time, but I have to say it is a great record, and the band’s best. Side 1 is particularly good, from the Little Richard tributes in Speed King to the contrasting slowness of Child In Time. And Side 2 almost as good - I did not remember any of those titles but as soon as I started listening, I remembered the music completely. And it’s gonna get a good flogging this weekend.
Dave C. was a regular fixture in various student share households I lived in during the early 90s. He loved Deep Purple, and we played their albums a lot, especially the Mark II version of the band, and especially this album. Deep Purple were then, and remain,an uncool outfit, but I really love In Rock. It's everything you could want from a 1970s hard rock outfit; driving rhythm section, wailing guitars, vague classical allusions, and a screaming lead singer. This album has all of it, and the n-th degree. And it doesn't take itself too seriously, which makes it a ton of fun. Speed King is my all time favourite Deep Purple track; Ian Gillan has learnt all the right lessons from Little Richard. The scream he does in the middle of the line "Tutti Frutti WOOOOH, so rooty" is one the absolute great moments of rock and roll. I could listen to that all day.
Deep Purple are always great.
Probably a bit too metal for me to really enjoy, but this is decent. Nothing as catchy as Smoke On The Water or Highway Star on this album, but it's consistently good without being great. Awesome energy to it, maybe overstretched on a few of the tracks. 3/5.
First off, Child in Time is an all timer. The greatest howl maybe in all of rock music was done by Gillan on the classic anti war anthem. That song alone gives this album high marks. The rest is solid proto-metal with some prog overtones. It might lean towards hard rock while Sabbath is probably more metal. Musicianship is very high. Ian Paice is an underrated but outstanding drummer. Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore are both brilliant. Yeah this is good stuff.
I'm sure it sounded better in the 70's!
For a hot second this was a 3 because I really like Child in Time but unfortunately everything else is a massive bore
Love it
Time is worth 10 minutes of attention every day but rest is too much of the same and I do not see a reason for the songs to go on and on and on and on and on and on. And on. Without anything interesting happening. 3 stars,
It has a good start and there’s some bangers on there but there are a few too many proggy movements/solos. The rock organ is a complete joke. I’ve included Black Night even though it wasn’t on the original release, which gives it a star in its own right. It’s groovy but I can see why punk happened after this.
Perfectly fine to mow my grass while listening.
-okay this is already WAY different from my other albums this week -this is way more my style!!!!! -when it all settles and the guitar comes in is so nice -favorites: bloodsucker -the guitar riff for this one is my FAV! (bloodsucker) -i LOVE some good screaming -i love when i find a band i’ve never heard of and hear some cool ass rock songs
Good stuff. Bit Zeppelin-ish with some early NWOBHM thrown in. Really liked Child in Time, reckon Iron Maiden took a lot from that. Some songs were good but just dragged on too long, e.g. Flight of the Rat. Could go back and listen to again at some point. 3.5*
Sweet child into the fire. It’s very good but I expected a little bit more. Not enough cherry on top of this master-cake.
Top Album
Great album
enjoyed it
A classic. It's alright, but not my thing.
Alright!
Child in Time best song. Deep Purple pretty solid 70s rock band
Rock in a pure form
Worth it for Child in Time alone.
Was alright
Producer - “we need to make this track a little longer” Ian Gillan - “maybe I could just shriek for a bit to fill the time?” Producer - “great idea”
thought this was going to be total wank but then it got going and i was like 'actually this is badass' but then after a while it did indeed become total wank. but it wasn't bad
This rocks
Child in time is such a timeless classic, a great rock anthem. This album in general is underrated.
I loved the live album of theirs but this one didn't hit quite as hard. "Child in time" is an amazing song. Album was ok.
Good early metal/ banging rock, went hard
Didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did
A great heavy rock album, with some stone-cold classics - Speed King, Child in Time, Black Night. Worthy mention to to the lesser known Flight of the Rat which has a fantastic rocking riff. Some of the other tracks stand up less well, although most are still illuminated by the virtuoso work of messrs Blackmore and Lord. Throughout Ian Gillan's voice is magnificent
I just can’t get behind this style of butt rock.
This is some absolutely serious rock ‘n’ roll. I had never heard of any of the tracks before, but it delivered on all of my expectations. Flight of the rat is an absolute highlight, and I also give a listen to black night, because although it wasn’t on this album, it was released in support of his album.
3/5 Best: Child In Time Worst: Into the Fire
good album overall. i already know most of the big deep purple singles and enjoy the general wackiness plus technicality of 70s prog, so this album was a fun listen. speed king feels like highway star lite, and singing along to child in time is a great way to annoy everyone else in the vicinity. favorites: speed king, child in time, flight of the rat
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Holy shit, this is a great album - I cant believe I never heard of this before! I mean, sure, everyone knows smoke on the water, but I had no idea they made an album like this one. 5/5
Feels underwhelming when compared to their other stuff
Could use a little more structure but it's a jam.
Not really my cup of tea, but not bad.
Genre defining album