Deep Purple In Rock

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We zijn weer terug bij de oom met houthakkershemd en lang haar, met de LP-kast in zijn schuurtje. De langharige ooms die in hun jeugd bleven hangen, sjekkies draaiend lokale poppodiumpjes oprichtten, en voor de gemeentelijke subsidie in de jaren tachtig en negentig in allerlei popstichtingen en popoverleggen plaats gingen nemen. Waarna ze vervolgens in hun spijkerjekkies weer mopperden dat de jeugd zich meer moest komen inzetten bij het draaien van bardiensten en dat de jeugd naar de verkeerde want commerciële muziek luisterde. En dat ze te weinig subsidiecentjes kregen, dat het dak van het buurtcentrum lekte en dat de omwonenden te veel klaagden over de herrie. Waarna het verzuurde oude mannetjes werden. De muziek van Deep Purple bleef. Het fijnste van dit soort muziek is de onbezonnen energie die eraf knalt. Blèren, gitaar spelen, drummen alsof je leven ervan afhangt. En dan ook nog een keer Child in time ertussen, in de lange versie. En dan nu hopelijk weer wat rust voor de oren.

Soms stevig, soms juist weer lekker in het gehoor. Prima basis. Maar soms is dat voor de heren niet genoeg. Dan gaan ze er nog eens overheen. Met bijvoorbeeld het gegil in Child of Time. Of het verregaande schuren in Hard Lovin' Man. Zinloze toevoegingen aan een verder ijzersterke plaat.

Stevige pot Rock n Roll uit de jeugd van de boomers. Lekker uptempo. Verveelt geen moment.

This was better than I expected. I wasn't very excited for it, but I liked it. The organ was pretty neat. Some of the songs felt kind of prog-like, which is a big appeal to me. I wasn't crazy about any of the songs in particular, but this was solid. My favourite song was Child in Time.

Introen på den første sangen gjorde meg nervøs, men heldigvis blir det bedre fremover. Deilig rock!

Incomplete in Spotify, but good stuff.

This is THE seminal cock rock album, pun intended. Also the seeds of speed metal. Can't wait to see how much the hip kids hate it. That Ian Gillan scream is really something. Gotta be second only to the Tom Waits croak for signature move by a rock vocalist.

Classic rawk

Alright just annoying synth

Second part of the album fell slightly flat for me

I guess you had to be there at the time. Through modern ears it's just too generic to give a shit about.

not really my thing...a bit too screamy for me!

Solid album, and it must have had a pretty huge impact in 1970. Child in Time is a masterpiece and Into the Fire and Living Wreck both have fantastic riffs. The musicianship and vocals are great throughout but the songwriting is a bit weak in places and it does take a while to get going, and not as strong as Machine Head a couple of years later

Could only access two of the songs...

There are only 4 of the 7 songs available on Spotify but these 4 songs are really good

Classic - influenced everything from metal to prog, and most other rock of any sub-genre. Great driving music

3 Deep Purple albums, 3 3-star ratings. Child in Time slaps. The rest are forgettable

Hell yeah, but of absolute Rock! Average rock mind, but rock nonetheless.

Hard to listen to.

Deep Purple rocks

This isn’t their best work. Our great great list curator overlords have selected a Deep Purple album at a time in their career when they sounded like a garage rock band with something a little special going on. This album is certainly better than just garage rock, but the long instrumental bits aren’t good enough to justify themselves, which take away from the album. The lyrics are very cool and I enjoyed the whole thing. I just know they have much more to offer, which makes the album feel boring comparatively. 3/5

A strong album held back by moments of screeching.

10/10 one of the coolest hard rock albums I’ve ever heard Child In Time is such an incredible song

Listened to the 1995 remaster. It was nice to hear all the experiments and rehearsals. And like Colin Mochrie once said: "I like hard rocking".

Not really what I was expecting.

So over the top that I have to dismiss it. Too much banshee screaming. Never been a fan and this listen confirms my aversion to Deep Purple and the like

I couldn't tell you any songs by Deep Purple, though I know that they were a pretty big deal once upon a time. Oh, HA! JK Smoke on the Water. Everyone knows that song! I'm diggin it so far. Something special about that eras rock. Dare I say it was purer than todays rock? Good stuff so far! Wow! The Drums on Flight of the Rat!! The drums have been a key highlight for me on this album. I really liked that album! 4 stars!

This record is very much of its time, and isn't far off from other albums I've heard from Deep Purple. Still a classic though, because no matter how many decades pass, you're always going to find something to smile about when listening to '70s rock. Standout was Living Wreck.

Meh

A good but not great album with a couple awesome songs...

Meh.

Awww yeah this one was groovy and awesome. Guitar was pure genius

Ifall jag ska va ärlig har jag aldrig lyssnat på Deep Purple men kommer absolut börja nu. Speciellt lyssna mer på mina vinyler me dem.

Inte min typ av musik märkte jag.

Loved this album - beautiful rock! Worth a purchase! 4/5

Well executed Dad Rock

to me this sounds like if you mixed led zeppelin with yes. hard rock with progressive tendencies at times. going in i was admittedly not very familiar with deep purple, other than what i had heard on the radio (smoke on the water, highway star, hush, etc), and i liked those ok, so i wasn’t expecting much. i know jimmy page gets a lot of love (and deservedly so), but for my money give me ritchie blackmore on lead guitar. straight badass. ian gillan is a solid frontman with strong robert plant vibes. anywho, this album kicks ass. so good. highlights: “bloodsucker”, “flight of the rat”, “hard lovin’ man”.

Going into this I knew "Smoke on the Water" and that was it. This album/band really surprised me. Much more range than I gave them credit for. Some solid 70s rock venturing into the neighborhood of Motley Crue. This was pretty great.

I like a few Deep Purple songs but I wasn’t familiar with any of these songs. Was excited to see what this was going to be like. Then the songs started……… Every time I think I’m about to like one of these songs, they do something to screw it up. I don’t like any of the leads. If the singer is singing, it’s annoying. If there was an organ solo, it was annoying. If there was a drum solo it’s annoying. The guitar solos were annoying. It was just all annoying. Some of the songs weren’t bad if the vocals were better and the solos weren’t so awful. If I could strip the shit and add good stuff to the base that I like, we might be talkin’ ‘bout something. As is……..Every song sounded like a Black Sabbath discarded song with a little organ blandly overdubbed on it. And that’s that.

I listened to this album while making a 70s inspired character and I felt like it really helped me get into to zone. I really liked it though!

And heavy metal is born.

Most deep purple songs lull me to sleep but then some wake me up in a psychedelic dream state

gritty

Hardest rocking LP by Deep Purple & this also set a new phase for their career. Their sound is not as dark & heavy as Black Sabbath, as aggressive & technical as Led Zeppelin but the most unpredictable & most smooth among the three. Fav Track: Child in Time

Perusrockia, ei ihmeitä tarjonnut, mutta oli mukava silti kuunnella.

Rehellistä rokkia, helppo tykätä! 4/5

I liked some of the riffing but overall not really for me

Something classic-rockish

It’s years since I listened to Deep Purple and I know I’ve never listened to this as an album before. Historically it’s obviously a key turning point in heavy rock, but it’s also pretty good still. Opening chords are nailing their colours to the mast and it pretty much stays that way. Well worth the listen and it filled part of a long drive excellently. I’d listen to this again but it’s a 4.5 scoring down to a 4 - drum solos have their place but a studio album isn’t the right spot.

Ikke lige så catchy som Machine Head.

This is proper rock from a group that could sing as well as play some awesome guitar rock. Oasis and even wee Niall Horan have both recently stated they'd love to do a pure rock album like this, so these guys were truly legendary.

Great album, raw and full of unapologetic screeches!

I see what they did there.

Generic hair band vibes

This is very "Spinal Tap", particularly "Child in Time". There was a brief time, when I was about 14, where I enjoyed Deep Purple's greatest hits. I realize now how wrong I was. They are best forgotten about I think apart from their few good hits.

Not mad at all about the grooves and licks on this one, but the vocal styling of hard rock of this (any?) era grate me, technically impressive though they might be. Luckily they are most present on the shorter, more straightforward tracks, and I could settle into the jammier cuts where the band shines. Fave track: Child in Time

I felt like this album was really close to the kind of music I like but also really close to the kind of music I don’t like. For 1970 I’m sure it was a bit ahead of its time but didn’t really sound like anything all that special. Fave track: child in time

Omslaget känns mer klassisk än själva låtarna.

No pude escuchar completo

Meh. I'm picky with metal and this wasn't the one for me.

Child in Time - One of the best rock songs ever. The rest of the album is nothing compared to that. Standouts: Child in Time, Black Night (Bonus) Others: ummmm? 3/5

Don't like rock much

4.5

It reminded me a lot of the Van Halen album, only not as good. Nothing stuck with me - the music had the sound of generic rock, with stereotype lead vocals and riffs. Excellent musicians, but I didn't think the material was up to their abilities, like actors doing their best with a mediocre script.

If there was a musical color gradient with The Doors/Led Zep on the left in white and AC/DC / Motörhead on the right in black I would put Deep Purple's "Deep Purple In Rock" somewhere in the gray zone. So wild hearing this kind of sound come out of a band that recorded this back in 1970 (perhaps even a year earlier in 1969). Even crazier, still, is that this album came out a year after LZ1 and only 3 years after The Doors self-titled. I am honestly surprised by how listenable and interesting this album was. I always thought of Deep Purple as somewhat of a one-hit wonder churning out one of Guitar Center's greatest hits (and many a guitar player's first song, myself included). The combination of organ and silky smooth vocals with shred and mayhem makes for an extremely intriguing listen. Songs like "Into the Fire" just have this simple back and forth, waddling rhythm with some Hendrix chords thrown in there. It's in your face. It's heavy. But it's not obnoxious and it isn't boring. It hits. Dare I say this is proto-metal? Possibly. Had a great time with this record. Glad to have been introduced to another side of Deep Purple via this list! Feeling a 3/5 for this one. It was great but not something that really made me feel something deeper.

I guess in my estimation of pre-1970 bands that Van Halen would draw on and 80s-ify in the latter half on the decade, I did not consider bands like Deep Purple. To be perfectly honest, all I knew about Deep Purple going into today’s selection was “Smoke on the Water,” and how it IS the guitar riff for all beginners everywhere. Honestly, this album kinda slaps. I love when mix quits on “Speed King,” to make room for the organ solo. Very Doors, very heavy, and very prog-rock all at once. The extended jam on “Child in Time” is great too. Like the Allman Brothers Band turned British and made a prog record. Though, the vocal soloing and circus-vibe in the latter half of the song lays it on a little thick. “Flight of the Rat” is probably my favorite. Just the right mix of raw, proto-heavy rock and prog. I don’t really care for the last three songs. Probably for no better reason than that I can only stomach this sound for so long. Hard to believe this is from 1970. However, I don’t think this album really rivals those it begs to be compared with. Like not even close. Deep Purple in Rock—great tongue-in-cheek album title and artwork—is fun and almost more fun because it’s less self-serious than some of those prog-ier bands, even if it is less impressive. The mixing and mastering could definitely be better. But I don’t see a remaster. All in all, for 1970, pretty solid. But nobody needs to hear this before they die, and I have a feeling we’re going to get more Deep Purple. 3/5.

I liked this! It was raw. This kind of thing I’m really warming up to. Something about it felt like it got this kind of thing right. Like Bloodsucker, which is pretty choreographed, well rehearsed. Just felt more like a complete experience, vs other albums like this we’ve heard. I dunno! All the early, proto-metal, rock albums are kind of blurring together for me. But this one felt tighter than others. Also I looked up some music videos of Deep Purple and loved what I saw. 3/5

Okay

Pidin tätä bändiä aikaisemmin ihan turhana, mutta oon alkanut lämmetä tälle jytäkaahaamiselle. Ei huono. 3/5

Yläastevuosien suosikkeja ja ihan hauskaa menoa edelleen.

En oo koskaan Deep Purplesta niin innostunut. Ihan jees mut kolmoseen jää.

Definitely more pleasant to listen to than most classic rock albums. However, I still don't think I will be seeking this out for another listen in the future

Loud and fun, with Richie Blackmore really excelling on his solos. That being said, Machine Head is the more cohesive album.

This is standard Deep Purple fare - fun/mindless rock music to cruise around to. Some cool organ sounds; guitar solos feel sloppy at times. Ultimately it ends up as forgettable.

pinnalta kuulostaa perus hard rockilta...voisi sanoa...Mitäänsanomatonta jynkytystä....heh...ei.... kun kuuntelee vähän TARKEMMIn...jon lordin pioneeri näppäily syntikalla... ROCK AND ROLL IN HEAVEN MY FRIEND...... sanoo paljon... child in time

Pretty groovy, man. Pushing what sounds you can make with a guitar at the time. The only track that made me really perk up and pay attention is Living Wreck. Didn't move me terribly. I probably won't seek it out again. Not bad, but not my favorite.

2/5 some great riffs but they don’t sustain my interest. definitely a harbinger of what hard rock and metal would become.

One of pillars of Heavy Metal and perhaps my favorite Deep Purple album. It's almost perfect.

Proggy proto-metal. Like if ELP and Led Zeppelin formed a supergroup in 1970.

Didn't really connect with it. Seemed like a dollar store version of Led Zeppelin. Not awful, just not great.

A couple of the songs get a little proggy for my liking, but I overall really enjoyed it.

Ett klassiskt album med rock i sitt esse. Child in time är en av dem starkaste rocklåtar någonsin, det är en hel teater och tragedi. Resterande låtar fastnar inte lika starkt på mig, men överlag är kvalitén hög.

Deep Purple continues to impress me.

I think I actually like this more than "Machine Head." It's way more intense and heavy.

Some interesting things going on instrumentally but it didn't quite grab me enough over other similar bands of the time. Deep Purple are always just "good" but never "great" for me.

Niet voor mij weggelegd dit album. Begin van Child in Time vind ik leuk klinken maar daarna wordt het wel een langdradig nummer.

Nunca pensé que Deep Purple me gustaría tanto. Letras un tanto mejorables pero se compensa con los ritmos que son la hostia.

Como un disco en vivo.

Great riffs and heavy sound. Shall definitely be coming back to this. The drumming is wonderful also.

De muziek van Deep Purple is goed te luisteren. Niet meteen mijn favoriet, maar het klinkt erg goed. Gitaren (en dan vooral dat overdreven gitaarrifjes spelen) is niet mijn ding, maar van dit album kan ik het goed hebben. ***

Classic 70s hard rock.

Iets te intens en chaotisch voor mij.

Deep Purple In Rock is een chaotisch album vol In-Gadda-La-Vida-esque hardrock nummers. "Child in Time" is goed en "Black Night" is leuk, maar de rest van de nummers missen harmonie. leukste nummer: Black Night Ironisch genoeg zijn de lyrics van "Black Night" zo banaal mogelijk geschreven, aldus de band

Pretty solid album. I enjoyed side 2. Side one has some good solos though. I guess the lead singer bugs me a little. Not my taste, but a good overall album.

As a teenager, I purchased a "Best of Deep Purple" album. A lot of the tracks on that compilation were from this album. This probably should tell you that this is a great Deep Purple album.

1st time really rocking out to Deep Purple and I enjoyed this album. Would listen to again, in fact added to main library.

Massive rock

Super stoner rock. Lot of these are jams that go hard! Love all the classic rock organ

had always assumed deep purple was super cheesy glam rock. enjoyed this more than i anticipated, but probably wont revisit. iron maiden scratches this itch for me.

I always thought of these guys as a one-riff wonder joke, there’s a reason every record store in the country has their albums in the dollar bin, they aren’t that interesting. Technical chops might be there, but these songs are pretty lame. The singing is particularly mediocre.

3-27- Driving to School

3.5

Too many falsettos. Felt like I was listening to Dennis Reynolds by the end of Child In Time

They really know how to rock 2.7/5

This is REAL ROCK N ROLL! Got a little silly at times but I was having fun with it. 3.2/5

I'm not convinced that this isn't Spinal Tap

Great playing, technical, epic but left me kinda empty

meh

Habs nur halb durchgehört. Immer das gleiche bei mir mit deep purple, iwie find ichs cool aber nicht so dass ich das dann wirklich hören würde.

Ja, Tief Violett halt. Briten mit Ami Sound. Kein Ausreisser nach oben, aber solid.

3.8/5

Hard rock de los Deep Purple. Un 4.

Child in time is definitely a fav

Solid 70s hard rock album. If this is your jam you'll enjoy it, if not it might be a bit too screechy for you. I enjoyed the ride.

Child in Time is great - te rest of the album, decidedly meh. 2.5 stars

3.5

Not really my thing but I can see the appeal. The keyboard solos made me laugh.

Great Deep Purple album. Child in Time is awesome

I enjoyed it, but not as much as Machine Head

Rocks extremely hard from front to back, with a surprisingly weighty sound. Ritchie Blackmore's guitar is stunningly good and Ian Gillan is a compelling lead with a striking vocal range. The band is also anchored by that powerful rhythm section in Roger Glover and Ian Pace. I could take a pass on some of those organ solos, but I tell you what... Jon Lord basically uses that organ like another guitar and manages to keep pace with the likes of Blackmore, which is some next level playing. This is a powerful group of musicians, playing at the peak of their talents. Fave Songs: Child in Time, Bloodsucker, Into the Fire, Hard Lovin' Man, Speed King

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

Talented musicianship marred by the bothersome "ooh baby yeah" type of vocal approach. The extended instrumentals are all ace.

Una combinación rara, si estuviera drogado diría que es el mix de the doors, led zeppelin y David Bowie a momentos. Nunca me senté a escuchar deep purple hasta hoy, tiene un tema que es inescuchable, pero el resto es sólido, innovador y de alguna manera se diferencia con lo que se presentaba en la época. Deep purple tiene carácter y una sólida base en la que construir, por eso se ganan mi 7/10

Highlights: "Bloodsucker," "Flight of the Rat" It's important that this is 1970. Zeppelin, Cream, The Doors, Sabbath and The Who *just* showed up. Bowie, Steely Dan, ELP, and "Close to the Edge" show up *next* year. Deep Purple asks several bold questions! What if The Who and Sabbath were louder? What if Hendrix and Cream were faster and harder? What if The Doors were good? What if Zeppelin was better? And they just do it. The band is so much tighter and more consistent than any other psych rock contemporary, from the rhythm to the leads, and yet they still push the boundaries of the genre with timbres and rhythms that would fit in with '80s New Wave, metal, and punk. It's a masterclass in how to maintain interest in a jam, and it's shocking how such an early example of the genre set such a high bar and aged so well.

Great album, lots of great heavy riffs mixed with interesting chord progressions to give a little something for everyone. Ambitious keyboard + guitar work, and what's not to love listening to the OG Jesus Christ Superstar wailing away? * Speed King * Flight of the Rat

Yo wait I liked this a lot. Equivalent with the general consensus, Child in Time is fantastic, and it’s probably why I’m giving this four stars because I absolutely will be coming back to it. I’m also not going to contend the possibility that I’ll come back to this album as a whole, because the instrumentals are amazingly cohesive and precise. I don’t know, perhaps the pasta I ate for dinner put me in an insufferably positive state of mind. Don’t kill it for me.

A bit confused why this album was chosen to be on here. There’s really nothing in particular that made this album too special. Maybe the guy making this list just really liked the song Child in Time? Beats me. It’s a decent album overall, but just feels unnecessary to listen to before I die. It’s a low 3 because I like the genre, but the Live in Japan album was much better. Also I’d like to say for reference there are 3 Deep Purple albums on this list, which is equal to the number of Queen albums on here and 1 more than the number of AC/DC albums and Fleetwood Mac albums. Even if you know nothing about music, you’d think that’s strange. I know 0 people who would name a Deep Purple album or song in their top 20, maybe even top 50. I’m not mad, just disappointed.

I just listened to made in japan yesterday... I cannot express how much I do not want to listen to more rock and metal and the most boring music that all sounds the same. Idk how people will say all rap sounds the same and then bob their head for hours listening to this and all other music that sounds like it. It's not bad, but it's not my type of music and oh my lord am I done with it. I don't want to hear rock for another month, idk why there aren't any other genres of music to explore in this. Almost fully caught up now thank the lord.

Help me understand why we got more Deep Purple. Is it that the first album wasn’t boring enough? Is it to make us appreciate the other albums, perhaps to soften the blow of the “trash can noises” album? I don’t get it. Please. No more Deep Purple, I beg of you 1001albumsgeberator.com have mercy

This process has certainly dulled the allure of rock n’ roll. F*** Deep Purple. “Child in Time” was fantastic though, I just say. This was honestly better than I expected, but still not good. Great album cover though.

Speed King, feels familiar, like the organ. Bloodsucker, wasn't paying attention, boring. Child in Time, fake epic, another miss. Yeah songs too long, album is trash.

ok

Let's give this a chance! Child In Time, everybody knows that one! It's just pretty inoffensive hard rock, it's alright. This is all very Iron Butterfly at the moment!! Decent record, nothing mind-blowing but a solid rocking time.

One of the key albums that weaved the identity of the metal.

Enjoyed this much more than their other one. Some good blues rock baby.

Classic 70's rock, is a little generic-sounding.

I didn't manage to get all the way through the last Deep Purple album. It's not that it's bad, it's just that my emotive response to it is boredom, so I keep listening to something else instead. This one I hung on until I woke up when Spotify decided to play some Zappa instead.

Stereotypically, as a white mid-40s male who enjoys rock music, I may have indulged on this a little too much. Bit like the Terry's chocolate orange you didn't share at Christmas. Sorry, not sorry. 4.5

Nummers die maar doorgaan, crazy rock. Lekker! 5

Hard driving music, Child in Time is especially good. Really enjoyed but -2 stars for the horrible keyboards/ organs.

The guitar and organ are quite cool. The vocals are quite uncool.

Deep brown

Deep Purple's "Deep Purple In Rock" is a look back at what early Hard Rock and Metal sounded like in the 70s. An incredible take on the genre by a band that defined it and a wild experience seeing how far it's come. While it was a lovely time listening, I feel it doesn't hold up as well as it should. Favorite Track: Child in Time. 4/5.

Deep Purple's "Deep Purple In Rock" is a look back at what early Hard Rock and Metal sounded like in the 70s. An incredible take on the genre by a band that defined it and a wild experience seeing how far it's come. While it was a lovely time listening, I feel it doesn't hold up as well as it should. Favorite Track: Child in Time. 4/5.

Fine, but not my taste.

Let A = {Deep Purple In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head, Burn}. ((Every album in A is 5*) AND (DPiR is in A)) => DPiR is 5*.

Terrific album. Child in Time is such an awesome song, no matter how often I hear it. Wait-for-the-ricochet...

Child in time is an amazing song. Otherwise this music and the pathetic screaming sound rather outdated.

My favorite Deep Purple album. Every song on the album is great. The song Child in time has one of the best singing in rock history by Ian Gillan. Ritchie Blackmore really shows his skills and plays masterfully which he carries on to the next Deep Purple albums and later on when he starts the band Rainbow. This is definitely an album everyone should listen to.

Wait, I’m supposed to believe Deep Purple had other songs beside Smoke On The Water? Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Child In Time This was not at all what I was expecting a Deep Purple album to sound like. It opens with shredding guitar, and demonstrates Halford-esque vocals at times. It’s certainly prog at its core, but you can easily draw parallels between this album and power metal (although I don’t think power metal had started existing yet when this came out). As groundbreaking as this all is, it is still 2022 when I’m listening to the album, so listening to it for the first time today isn’t quite as revolutionary as it may have been in 1970. They may have put the building blocks in place for various genres yet to come, but others have since perfected this which makes Deep Purple In Rock unfortunately somewhat dismissible now. Not a bad album, by any means, but if I wanted to listen to music like this, I’d likely go elsewhere.

Great hard rock album. Like one giant guitar solo.

Listened Before? N Wow another amazing album from Deep Purple! Apparently I was missing out on these guys for the last 40+ years and didn't know it. Great, epic record that is super heavy rocking for the era. Loved it. Child in Time is an epic for the ages! Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Child in Time

Not bad, sounds like they are trying to hard to be Led Zeppelin. No tracks really stand out but guitar work/riffs are tight

after the first minute of the album i thought i was gonna hate it but i didn’t! i think the vocals are the weakest part of this album and sometimes take away from some super cool things happening musically.

Objectively good. Had some super interesting motifs/ideas that I would like to hear more of. A pioneering album with elements recognizable in many genres that succeeded it. Crisp instrumentals, strong vocal harmonies, and incredibly progressive use of percussiveness, particularly on "Flight of the Rat". Very fitting album cover. 4.25/5

Growing up in Ann Arbor, I had a friend who's older brother just loved Deep Purple. Didn't understand then, but now I'm convinced he was just on acid all the time. A 10 1/2 minute song?? What the hell, just end it already. There were a couple tunes that were rocking, Speed King, Blood Sucker and Into the fire. Thought they were OK, but gog damn, I just can't get into the electric organ. Album released on June 3rd. Terrible day for the family. :( I'll say album was OK, but I won't become a Deep Purple fan any time soon. Love the color and think of Prince. Added bonus, TCU's main color is purple. To hell with Michigan and all their fans. Hahahahahahaha. 2

4.5 This album really goes hard holy shit. You can really hear how this album influenced all metal going forward. Particularly Ian Gillan on wailing vocals, which had to inspire the likes of Bruce Dickinson and Ritchie Blackmore fucking shredding in a way that almost sounds like Avenged Sevenfold at times. An absolute blast with a really solid pace. I’ll be listening to this often and revisiting Machine Head as well. This also so much like the music from That 70’s Show that I can’t help but love it. Favorites: Speed King, Bloodsucker, Child In Time, Living Wreck, Hard Lovin’ Man

2.5 Being released in 1970, the elements of hard rock and metal on this album definitely make it feel ahead of its time. So, I can see why people think of Deep Purple as pioneers of the genres, but personally I can’t help but wonder how influential they actually were versus more well-known acts like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, who were both also putting out this kind of music at the same time… and much better music too imo. It still seems like it clings onto some elements of 60s keyboard-driven psychedelia which creates an interesting fusion I guess, though not overly. Fine slice of the era, but far from its best. Not sure we needed two by these guys on the list. Favorite songs: Child in Time, Hard Lovin' Man

Deep Purple is a rock band I had never paid much attention to outside of the ever-memorable Smoke On The Water. However, after getting both Machine Head and Deep Purple In Rock from the generator in quick succession, I have to say that I am sold. Not sure if I prefer this over Machine Head or not, but both are just some excellent 1970's hard rock and I am all for it. Favourite: Speed King

kinda cool ig but nothing special

Grew up listening to this because my parents like this album

Nichts zum Nebenbeihören, aber hat mich schon irgendwie gekriegt. Bei der ersten Nummer dachte ich mir, okay, das halte ich nicht aus, aber als sie dann zur Orgel umgeschwungen ist, bin ich hellhörig geworden und dachte mir, cool, damit habe ich nicht gerechnet. Hat Spaß gemacht, würde ich bewusst nochmal (mit dir) hören, aber nicht einfach so und immer. Dafür ist es mir eine Spur zu wild.

Loads of fun, have me a terrible wired energy though and I scrubbed the kitchen til 3 am. I'm not a metal guy but this was very listenable for the most part. Not too cheesy, a few really good solos which sounded accomplished, rhythmic and satisfying. Almost like some early hippy prog stuff. You know, when it just goes. Other times, a bit like early hippy prog stuff, it falls if a cliff but those moments are few and far between.

Never listened to a Deep Purple album and I was really impressed. Great tracks

Liked it more than I thought I would. Solid start to finish.

Masterpiece, they found their sound. Best mark ever.

Just not really feeling this album. Not my type of rock music.

Ok album, not my thing

Yeah, nah. Some interesting tracks, but I didn’t really vibe with this.

Er zijn een paar dingen die ik niet goed kan hebben in muziek. Dingen waardoor nummers veranderen in een karikatuur wanneer ik ze hoor. Het Mortal Kombat-achtige synth geluid heb ik al ooit benoemd bijvoorbeeld. Die komt op dit album niet voor. Een andere is de typische high-pitched heavy metal scream die later ook te pas en te onpas werd misbruikt in de glamrock. Als je wil schreeuwen: schreeuw. Word boos of verdrietig. Doe eventueel een varken uit de hel of een verongelijkte orc na, allemaal prima. Maar stoere gitaarmuziek met Gerard Joling achtige 'aaaaah' geluidjes doen het niet voor mij. "Child in Time" is dan ook een flinke uitdaging voor me. Dat gezegd hebbende: Zo'n Hammond orgeltje vind ik dan wel weer genieten. Dus Geer streep ik weg tegen het orgel en dan blijft er nog genoeg muziek over voor een 3. Maar ik ben mild omdat het donderdag is, op maandag was het een 2. P.S. Flight of the Rat en Living Wreck hebben de minste streams maar zijn de beste nummers.

Pretty badass. I've listened to Machine Head before but not this one. Wasn't familiar with any of these songs. Love the sound of the guitar and organ playing together, often playing the same riff.

AaAaAaAaAaAaAa

Best Deep Purple album I've heard. Fire, ferocity, and passion all here in droves. Singer dude must've had some REEEEEALLY tight jeans yo.

Child In Time is pretty good, but the rest is a bit meh. Historically important album, one of the founding texts of "metal", but it's a genre that has moved on so far this just sounds like caricature now.

3.5/5

Harder doors

Surprisingly good!

I like a lot on it except for that damn keyboard.

3.5/5. This was alright. Very heavy rock, but it's from a time where heavy rock is good.

Cet album me rappel beaucoup de souvenirs avec Child in time. Cependnat le reste est juste du vraiment bon metal/rock. J'aime beaucoup Deep Purple. 5

Good rock! You need to be in the mood for this much intensity. Helps let steam out.

proper old school rock. I liked it and will likely listen again

Solos de guitarra 10/10

Overall was a jam! Beginning of the album was better than the end, but I dug it.

Some great rock! I can't believe I haven't heard of Deep Purple before...this album is right up my alley! Highly enjoyed it!

This was a top-tier album that 100% belonged on this list. I enjoyed this from top to bottom. I'll be coming back to this!

I would almost put this on par with Zeppelin. There’s so many heavy metal bands from the late 70s to today that owe Deep Purple for their sound.

Great example of a band/album where everyone is in sync, despite the drums and bass going off and doing their own things, it all works together.

Loved this band as a teenager. I played Child in Time so many times. Now I find them overly showy. I know that's the point. The Blackmore solos, the screeching of Gillan, the almost classical keyboard riffs. Its psyche heavy rock and it does little for me. The simplistic riffs of Sabbath and the purer blues of Zep trump it. This sounds like a band pulling in diff directions.

Not for me

I hadn't heard this album before (had a copy of Machine Head on cassette when I was a kid). There are some great riffs in here, possibly a track or two I would go back too - eg Into the Fire.

Surprised myself about how much I enjoyed this. More varied than I anticipated. Best song Black Nighy.

Rockin', if a bit screamy and self-indulgent. I still say they're underrated. Best track: Hard Lovin' Man

Après avoir écouté l’album live fait au Japon, celui-ci semble épuré, plus fini. Du rock dans son état pur.

An entertaining rock album with great instrumentals. The instruments really made this album, with the songs Child in Time and Flight of the Rat being my favorite

This was so much worse than I was expecting. What's with all the wailing?

Deep Purple reminds me of that time I was repeatedly kicked in the cock and balls by the entire Chelsea first team and backroom staff. It was shortly after they had all jizzed on my face and chest.

🤘

Hard Rock doing what Hard Rock does. And look at them being literally carved into rock on the cover, how very clever.

A classic !!

This album is nuts, 7 songs at 44 minutes and just endless guitar riffs and solos. Not sure why people aren't talking as much about this one vs their more famous albums. Maybe they are and I just didn't hear it but I'm hearing it now.

I’m sorry but I’m just not interested in Deep Purple enough to have this many albums from them. The live album was the ultimate insult. This one’s not as bad, and they’ve got a decent sound, but I’m just not finding much worth saving. I’d limit this group to just one album on the list, and not this one. Favorite tracks: Flight of the Rat. Album art: The Mount Rushmore twist on a band photo is pretty cool, and fits the album name well. Font isn’t great but what can you do? 2/5

Ok

10/18/22 I listened to like 3-4 songs and just had to stop listening. I don’t know what style of rock this is, have no intention of learning more about it, and hope to avoid it in the future. Music taste is subjective yeah sure whatever but why is this kind of noise popular? Curious. Don’t care if I sound like an asshole.

Meh

Pretty typical 70s drug-rock. Well executed drug-rock, though - the genre at its best.

Pretty hype but a bit repetitive, 3stars

Okay this does in fact rock

I can see how this album has influenced a lot in the genre, not my type of music though

Not bad. I found myself tapping my toe a time or two. The first part of the first song was great, and that gets an extra star.

It was pretty cool. I could see listening to it again. Just didn’t quite do it for me. Huge spinal tap fan

Lars Ulrich loves them, which makes me suspicious. This isn't the Deep Purple you're familiar with at all. It's really just musical masturbation.

A band that's always left me cold. It would be better without 'Child In Time' and all that wailing.

I honestly don't care. You'd think I'd like this and you'd be wrong.

Half of the album wasn't available

Nonniih nyt ois sitä papparokkia

Drug infused "rock". Pretty standard late 60's- early 70's. Meh.

The first record with the essential Mark II line-up, and what a great introduction!

Classic rock group from that era.

Way more to these guys than just Smoke on the Water. This album is a good one. Some may say it's the band's Rushmore.

Until now I only knew Deep Purple as a big name in hard rock. The album is pretty cool, especially for the era it was released in.

What a great kick in that beggining! Loved it! Amazed at the age is came out and the shredding they did. But that was mostly it though. Although enjoyable and pretty short, lacks something, which to be fair, could be because of being used to newer mixes. A great 3.8 for sure!

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Speed king, Child in time,

Listening to this album made me check my earlier review of Machine Head, but sure enough, I feel this album just isn't quite as good as that one. To me, it feels more basic, with fewer defined themes and more generic metal "filler", including for example, super fast but not-necessarily-inspiring guitar segments.

I've really grown to enjoy jam bands a lot over the years, and this is no exception. The instrumentals are superb throughout the album. Favorite track: Flight of the Rat

sonzeira, sempre bom curtir

When I bought that album (it was about 40 years ago) it didn't leave my record player for a long time. For me, it was the foundation stone of heavy metal. 5+

Very interesting that this harder rock iteration of Deep Purple blew up in Europe while the prior more psychedelic phase was the peak in the US. I liked this fine as early proto-metal hard rock type material goes. Probably deserves an extra star for being fairly innovative in the genre.

Nothing special but never a great experience listening through YouTube

Mitään sanomatonta jynkytystä noh child in time

I am one of those people who knew nothing of Deep Purple other than Smoke on the Water. I have to admit, I believed them to be a 70s one hit wonder, with a sound that was reminiscent of Zeppelin, Sabbath, and other staples of the era. I was not prepared for what Deep Purple brought with this album. First of all, it is HEAVY. Way heavier than I imagined. I know Black Sabbath gets credited with being the genesis of heavy metal, but I found this album to go way harder (albeit not as "gutteral") than Black Sabbath's debut. The riffs are hard, fast, and yet memorable, and the solos absolutely rip. The drumming is phenomenal and together the band just sounds so cohesive. Secondly, it's way more "jammy" than I ever expected. Every song seems to go into uncharted territory with some studio improvisation. This is the kind of stuff I live for when it comes to music. And sure, it's not as exploratory as a band like the Grateful Dead, but it's unique in it's own way. I actually got assigned to Deep Purple's Made in Japan live album immediately after this. And initially I was disappointed to have to listen to the same band, the same style two albums in a row. But, I actually went on to listen to a third Deep Purple album. They are that good.

Some good ol' fashioned rock. Really dope instrumentation; every solo ripped and the drums at the end of Flight of the Rat give me life. The keys gave an interesting texture to the overall sound, leaning a little gospel-y in places- not sure I was ever a fan of that too much but it fit here and there. One thing I for sure ended up not liking is Ian Gillan's voice. It sounded pretty good until Child In Time's constant ceaseless caterwauling... That really wore me out on his whole style, such that he was consistently my least favorite part of any following track. Which is a shame, because again most of the music ripped. Highlights: Speed King, Flight of the Rats, Child In Time (the parts w/ no vocals) Lowlights: Child in Time (the rest of it), Living Wreck, Hard Lovin' Man

Not what I usually listen to but enjoyable. Not much else to say for me.

solid classic rock album. Not my tastes though

First one is one I previously owned (until my brother stole my albums and sold them on eBay). Anyway, this is a true classic. One of the first hard rock albums. Child in Time starts mellow and roars to a great guitar solo (think Stairway to Heaven). Speed King lives up to its name, there’s a bit of a fall off with the others but still solid songs.

If I'd come across this in my early teens I might have given it a go, but my tastes have moved on from there. If I'm in the mood for guitar based rock now, Hendrix or Zeppelin would be my go to's, which are far superior to this.

I enjoyed this album quite a bit. Love Deep Purple, no matter how many times I hear Smoke on the Water. 4/5

Speed King, Child In Time, Black Night - CLASSICS Deep purple - deep rock, incredible instrumentals, rockstar vocals that complement each other very well, great storytelling

Truly, one of the albums of all times.

Terrible album cover and title I wanted to like this one more than I did so I took some notes going through the songs about what worked for me and what didn’t. Child in time- the vocals dudes falsetto with the wide vibratto is so comically metal Organ- love the tone and texture for hard rock however some of his lines solo lines don’t quite work for me ( maybe too straight rhymically or some random sounding choice of scale/ modes) Overall I think I need stronger melodies all around -vocals the solos and in the riffs. I think for this kind of classic hard rock you need to have better riffs. For a music style like this that leans on the instrumental this way I wanted something better to hold on to. They did do a good job capturing a live feel I do like the tempo changes on Child in Time. Flight of the rat- rhythmic break downs are cool. Into the fire- verses sound cool coming out of the riff Living wreck is pretty bad. The cat noises on the organ are kinda cool Hard lovin man- pitch bend on organ are cool. Harmonized solo is cool too Random band fade out to excessive pan shifting guitar solo feels like it’s trying too hard and just made me dizzy. Idk that kind of thing may have seemed trippy and cool in 1970 but just feels awkward now.

I really wish I could hear this in context, it’s hard not to listen with modern ears. In 1970 this was probably great but it just sounds so generic to me. The keyboardist sounds very educated It’s hard not to compare any 70’s rock to zeppelin. I’m sure I’m gonna say that a hundred more times over the course of this activity. Child in time hits remind me of Achilles last stand. Really wild journey of a song. I love the insane ending. It sounds like they spliced the final hit. Organs are sick, but the organ-heavy rock sounds so generic and dad-rock. ( granted they were probably some of the first to do it)

I loved this. True rock. Child in Time is quite the journey. Would def listen again.

An early heavy metal album that has more in common with modern day desert rock than heavy metal but don't take that as a slight. This album has a killer groove running through it and i am all for it. Having only heard the big tracks from Deep Purple i was pleasantly surprised how much i really loved this album. Definitely earned its spot on my classic rock playlist.

roxo profundo nas pedras

4/7, 57%

Kind of a 3.5/5 for me. Some great tracks, pretty self indulgent at the same time

Pretty good album actually. "Children in Time" is the best song on the album, especially the middle portion. 7/10.

My gosh the guitars and speed kings yum

Sounds like a fat pulsating cock full of blood and cum and the mindless solos are just as unrelenting. Sure, some of the riffage is fat and angular, and I’m sure this kind of heavy aggressive blues rock (now called “heavy metal”) was a crazy listen at the time, but ultimately it doesn’t hold my attention once the riff settles into the familiar and bland.

Speedking, dang. This albums banger after banger. Child in Time is amazing, that screeching is haunting. Fantastic album not perfect but pretty dang good.

It's definitely an experience, they play with sound and instruments so listening with headphones is a must. It took me a while to start this album because I accidentally listend to the 25th anniversary edition that has 20 instead of 7 tracks and some of them are quite long. There are also some very short studio chats and different versions of songs which was intereting. All in all, a great album.

Classic rock, hard rock, possibly one of the first metal albums. Reminiscent of led zeppelin from the same time period. Overall enjoyable.

Good riffs. Dumb lyrics. DP for everyone!

Really enjoyed the album, very good vocals and instrumental. Opened me up to a new rock band to listen to and sparked my interest in. Will definitely listen too again.

Listened before: No Enjoyed: No Listens: 1 Only got the chance to listen to this one once and didn't really take anything away from it

Amazing and still holds up even with the quirky hammond organ

Le moins bon des bons albums de Deep Purple? Je trouve qu'il y a paw grand chose sauf Child In Time (qui fait presque penser à du Bowie) à se mettre sous la dent. Pourtant j'aime bien le rock prog (ou psychadelique?) Mais je l'ai trouvé un peu trop brouillon, même si tout le monde joue bien.

Third Deep Purple album out of around 50, gives around 6% on my list so far! And similarly, as on other albums, I think that this band is enjoyable and interesting, but a little bit outdated. I am honestly surprised, that Deep Purple is regarded so high in terms of cultural impact. There is a chance that I am missing the context again, that in late sixties this type of music was non-existent and they revolutionized the pop/rock genre forever. But if you look, for example, at Led Zeppelin, making music during the same time, there is no comparison between the bands in my opinion. Also, nowadays DP is fairly forgotten, and I really think this is not a coincidence. Deep Purple In Rock is a good album, that has couple strong moments, especially on Side A with songs Speed King and Child in Time. Interesting guitar and organ solos, long compositions and fairly entertaining rhytm section makes those songs tantalizing and hypnotizing.However I would argue that those are just moment on this album, whereas Side B is extremely bland and forgettable. This record is a really nice piece to listen to during a long, winter night, with a fireplace close-by and a drink in hand. But personally, I am pretty sure this won't happen anytime soon, so the way I enjoyed this album surely has to be reflected by the rating.

A classic and quintessential rock album

Really enjoyed this and a very pleasant surprise as I only knew them as "that band that made Smoke on the Water". Drums and guitar are fantastic on this and I have a soft spot for hard rock + organ.

Living wreck has a bridge that sounds like the 100 volt ghost very cool

Deep purple in cock

Deep Purplr just do hard rock very well. Some may disagree though…

Juicy synth puts this album up a tier

Streit dad rock

Ngl it went kinda hard though it was repetitive.

Good enough

Too much. Too many long tracks that go nowhere.

The other creators of heavy metal. The sound on the guitars on this album is awesome and authentic. It's not something you hear currently. Excellent stuff.

Wasn't too excited when this album popped up so it was fighting an uphill battle from the off, but it was fine really. Probably more forward-thinking at the time than it sounds now. Good vocals & lots of Doors-y organ bits that I didn't expect. Child in Time is textbook OTT rock and I dig Living Wreck too.

These son’s-a-bitches are still touring (I guess, so are the Stones). “Into the Fire” a rip-off, I mean a borrow, of King Crimson’s riff “21st Century Schizoid Man”.

Awesome!

Whilst I was surprised to see even two Deep Purple albums make the list, In Rock was the more enjoyable of the two. And whilst they never quite shake the feeling they are having more fun planting than you are listening, there are a few moments here that show the band giving some good rock.

Didn't hate this as much as other 'hair rock' albums.

Man I love 'Child In Time'.

Deep Purple is certainly at their best when they allow for their songs to build up. They possess a skill for grandiose songs but unfortunately they only really showcase it on the magnificent Child in Time. Apart from Gillan’s singing, Blackmore and Lord are the absolute highlights of the record. Blackmore seems to overshadow Lord on this record, but when the organ gets to shine it’s always a joy. While a shocker in 1970 for sure the more classic blues and jam heavy parts don’t quite hold up today. In the end, while having some excellent and timeless moments, it just doesn’t hold my attention throughout.

ñ é o melhor do deep purple

Cracking drumming and some great riffs but we’re edging into prog territory here with the extended jazzy solos and keyboard interludes. So ultimately not my thing. But fun for a listen.

Not into the vocals

I remember listening to my Dad's Deep Purple records (yep, vinyl) when I was a young un. Still enjoy these grooves.

Solid "rock en route to metal". 🤘 Fave track - “Child in Time” is prime wizard rock! 🧙‍♂️ (I know it’s not literally about wizards but it fits in with the tradition of rock and metal bands doing ten minute epics, and they’re about wizards more often than not 😆 )

Not really my genre and I was tempted to skip tracks several times. On the plus side they make good use of dynamics and keyboards. Drums sounds great. Ian Gillan's vocals are great (although you have to be in the mood for the more intense bits). Guitars are a bit too heavy in the mix for my liking and are often too harsh/trebly for me. But there are some nice techniques and presumably they helped invent some of them. In places they are reminiscent of the Doors and Led Zepp. I knew Deep Purple a bit because my stepfather had Machine Head when I was growing up. I also know Ian Gillan from the original Jesus Christ Superstar album. Some good moments, and it is a good, innovated example of its genre but not for me.

I can so hear early metal. very cool

The feel of Deep Purple throughout, but almost completely new to me!

Muy chulo, rock del bueno. Una pasada

Delivered cookies while listening to this one

Deep Purple in Rock is a great album with some fantastic songs from beginning to end. "Speed King" is a well-known classic rock song that opens the album really well, followed by the more dramatic and slightly more obscure "Bloodsucker". The third track of the album is one of Deep Purple's standout songs, "Child in Time", a particularly unique song which really uses the various skills of the members at the time. "Flight of the Rat" has some really good punk rock vibes to it, which come in unexpectedly after the more melodic-rock style of "Child in Time", but the song itself is great. "Into the Fire", "Living Wreck" and "Hard Lovin' Man" are solid songs that don't particularly stand out but are still fun to listen to, and the album closes off strongly with another well-known song in "Black Night", featuring what may arguably be Deep Purple's second-most recognizable guitar riff. While not my favourite album by the band, In Rock is still a great example of Deep Purple's most well-known lineup and is a great listen to any fans of the genre.

At first i wasn't into it, but I grew to respect what is going on here.

The album slaps

I have never listened to anything other than their radio play hits. This was a pleasant surprise

Long hard rocky songs

Rockin!

Me encanta, música de comfort!

Good classic rock

Le titre est bien choisi. On est clairement entre 2 styles ici. C’est rock, mais c’est un rock avec beaucoup de couches. On essaie d’innover.

C'est un album fou. Il y a des sonorités qu'on retrouvent par la suite chez Black Sabbath. Je croyais que cet album était paru dans les années 70, mais pour 69, ça rock solide. La voix dans les aiguës peut devenir agaçante, mais les solos de Ritchie Blackmore, la batterie folle de Ian Paice et l'orgue qui distorsionne de Jon Lord sont des éléments clés du son Deep Purple. Machine Head est important à cause de Smoke On The Water, mais In Rock est un solide album qui a influencé tellement de musiciens. J'étais content d'y revenir.

From Neal: Ah yes, when Purple went from a loud pop band to….something else; also led to Ian Gillian getting a call from Andrew Lloyd Weber.

Don't tell my Dad I said so, but this was pretty boring

One of my first full on rock albums and works at showcasing everybodys talent