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70s in your face rock album. I enjoyed it while driving to my parent's house to mow. It is very close to a 3.5/5 for me. I will round up out of respect. 7/10 Top song... Speed king
Every time I listen to Deep Purple, I think "Yeah, I guess that's fine. No complaints from me." And then immediately forget everything I heard.
3.7 Deep Purple rips; they don't get enough credit nowadays. Child in Time is a burner, although I like the live Tokyo version a little bit more.
Best Track - "Speed King"
This album had me thinking that Ian Gillen kinda sounds like Robert Plant at times. Great album, Child In Time is an excellent long rock jam. Classic guitars riffs and top tier organ worked in. There were a few moments where I felt the energy dipped a bit a times but the highs on this definitely made up for the odd low points. 4 stars
Wow this guy can sing.
guitar solos go hard
I just do not enjoy Deep Purple. Garage band that thinks they are better then they are.
Another album carried by its highs. I love Speed King and Child in Time, and the rest is fine. Love the extended melodic jams and soloing, love the high intensity drumming, and organs. Rock needs more organs!
3,5 stars
Killer
Classic classic rock.
Langt bedre end jeg havde forventet. Ihvertfald side A. Det trækker tænder ud i anden halvdel. 🙄
Fin hardrock. Men det fanger mig aldrig helt ind
The cover is pretty cool
3.5 RYM
It has its highlights but not my favorite
A lot of yodeling and screaming. I liked 2 songs a lot. Nostalgiaslop. Would rather twirl my bush
Def v theatrical and sometimes on the corn but I keep telling people Deep Purple gets heavyyyyy.
Liked it more than I thought i would
Very cool old rock songs really liked bloodsucker
A splash of Led Zeppelin, a dash of Hendrix, a soupçon of Steppenwolf, quite a bit of Cream and behold: Deep Purple Mk2. It's all bit excessive and a little ridiculous. Their previous album, after all, was the complete nonsense of a Concerto for Rock Group and Orchestra. Everything is slightly too loud, slightly too fast, slightly too dramatic. It has everything going for it except good taste. Lots of fun, if you don't take it seriously.
If I had a time machine, I would like to go back to 1970 and somehow stop Deep Purple from making this record. Not sure whether I would steal all their instruments and dump them in the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomeryshire Branch), or merely put superglue in the locks of the recording studio to stop them from entering? But if they did manage to access the studio, should I cough in Ian Gillan's face to give him a nasty cold so he can't make those horrible screeching noises without having a coughing fit? And force the guitarist and bassist to wear wicket keeper's gloves to prevent excessive axe-shredding? And make the drummer wear a full deep sea diving suit with flippers on both his hands and feet so he finds it impossible to play his never-ending drum solos? And have a leopard lie on the organ so that whenever the organist goes to touch a key, he has a finger bitten off? I'd have been doing the entire world a favour, as this record was clearly hugely influential on every shit metal band for the next two decades, at least. Complete and utter bollocks. No more Deep Purple please!
I want to know that this random album generator understands there are albums releases by bands that aren't Deep Purple and I did not need to listen to two in a month. That being said I was actually delighted by this and liked it way more than Machine Head despite knowing none of the songs
I didn't NOT enjoy having this on, but nothing really stood out all the same. Talented musicians for sure with some real cool guitar parts.
Cool instrumentals, well made, but forgetful. This band just always gets lost in the genre to me and it's probably because nothing they do particularly stands out from the pack. Would be 3.5 stars if I could
Holy shit. Deep Purple absolutely kill it here. If you like classic metal/hard rock, *Deep Purple In Rock* is definitely a must-hear. If that type of music make you cringe, you will hate this. Fortunately for me, I love this stuff. Ritchie Blackmore's shredding is the standout, but Ian Gillan makes a great case for being the biggest influence on metal vocals ever with his performances across this record. The album this most reminded me of was one of my absolute favorites (that I'm assuming isn't on this list), *Welcome to Sky Valley* by Kyuss. The drive, the riffs, the arrangements all felt very similar. It's fun knowing now were one of my favorite records came from. FOUR STARS
I don't know why but this album just rubbed me the wrong way. Nothing worked.
3/6
Always thought deep purple was a one hit wonder. But this album rocks🤘
classic
Opens with guitar guitar GUITAR, then we get serious with the church-y organ, and then we start yelling and playing our guitar again, and then we yell some more with some predictable quasi-blues lyrics about rock and roll or girls or whatever, and now - back to the keyboards! And - guitar and SQUEALING YELLING! Woo! That was exhausting. I liked the speedy “Flight of the Rat” best, I think. For the rest of it, however, it was ok, but there are so many more interesting albums to listen to instead. These songs are all very competently performed proto-metal, and I can see the album’s relevance and why it would go into the book. But I’m really hoping that three Deep Purple albums are enough at this point.
Had a huge impact on me, and can still listen to Ian Paice's drumming on anything. Made my ears tired. This style of blues rock 70s nonsense just feels worn out to me now after being a major source of inspiration in my early 20s. Child in Time is still a fuck 20/10 song: unbelievable. I don't really think the rest of this album is worth listening to anymore.
Cool rock album for driving around.
Good overall nothing that wowed, me, but I enjoyed the album.
Nowhere near as good as Machine Head. Often found this to be a bit grating. Technically competent but not really for me. Hard Lovin' Man is pretty wild though. Good song.
Oh thank goodness for an album finally on my bucket list, not that I haven't listened to this album more than I've kept track of. The evolution and changes to Deep Purple over the years has not taken away from their greatness. Rock On!!!!
This seems like something I should rank high. But it was just a bit loud for me. Maybe it was my mood?
The music is really poor and the vocals even worse.
Never heard of this band but their style sounds very much like dad rock and pretty naff overall. No real standouts, a very background music album. 5/10
Deep Purple is one of those bands I should probably know more about but don't. I really only know them by "Smoke On The Water", so when I listened to this album, I was totally caught by surprise. This was just a good old hard rock album. Lots of great guitar and drums. The lead singer had that screechy voice that is reminiscent of heavy metal bands. There was even some organ, which seemed to fit even though this was harder rock. In reading about the album, this was the first album by the "Mark II" line-up and the band was intentionally shifting to more of a hard rock/heavy metal sound. While that type of music is not normally my thing, I thought this album was really good. Not something I'd personally put on my regular playlist, but I definitely appreciate how good it is.
todo bien
This album announces itself with "Speed King" and sets up a really interesting hard rock experience. I'm a big fan of Ritchie Blackmore's guitars, I think they are consistently the best part of this album (and the best part of Deep Purple in general). The classic sound of the organ is really special, too, especially when it duels with the strings on the extended interlude of "Child in Time." I think the back half of the album is a little weak compared with the first few tracks, this drags the album down a little below a 4 in my estimation but not quite low enough for me to record it as a 3. I think this band is at its best when it creates songs with a mythological feel, and there is a decent bit of it on display here, largely thanks to Blackmore's artistry. Favorite track: "Child in Time"
Not really for me. But not a bad album.
The drums were amazing and added so much to the heaviness of the whole album. That's mostly what I took from it; it was heavy and rhythmic.
I love the grittiness and grunginess of good classic rock.
Top bops- flight of the rat & living wreck Made me want to sit in a dive bar on patio furniture drinking whisky smoking straights. Not one I’d pick up and go back to back again but it wasn’t bad objectively.
As established, I'm not the biggest heavy metal fan. So, when I peered at the reviews and realized how metal this was going to be, I was not exactly looking forward to it. Plus, the Deep Purple tracks I've heard before haven't been my favorite. It appears my preconceived notions were pretty correct - I am just really NOT a fan of Ian Gillan's voice, the vibrato and random screaming really got on my nerves. (Side note: you can absolutely tell David Lee Roth was a fan.) This really did not have any sticking power for me, as I didn't care for any part of it beyond the drumming and some of the guitar riffs. If I'm going to pick a 1970 metal album, it's going to be Paranoid...sorry, not sorry. 2.5/5 rounded down Favorite track: Living Wreck
Fine but too noisy at times.
I enjoyed it but despite the energy it faded into the background for me. Nice to listen to and a good boost for a Monday morning, but not something I’m particularly interested in listening to again. Fav song: Bloodsucker Least fav: Hard Lovin’ Man
Not as many bangers as smoke on the water, but still enjoyed this in general despite not being super memorable. Like the cover also. Specific rating - 4.1 Fav song- bloodsucker Least fav- child in time
Album was smooth and a great listen. There was strong guitars and would have made for a very heavy album in 1970. The drumming was also on point and very good at times. This may have been the first Deep Purple album I had listened to from front to back and it was pretty good all the way through. I would give it 7/10 overall and decided to be nice and upgrade that from a 3.5/5 to a 4. I would give it another listen.
Surprisingly good
Some great riffage here, though also some stuff that’s just way overblown
Sometimes, less is more
Deeply boring
Definition of a classic
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Favorite Songs: speed King, Bloodsucker, Child in Time, Flight of the Rat, Hard Lovin’ Man Least Favorite Song: Living Wreck Another banger album for me. What I really liked was how there were moments of some progressive rock thrown into the tracks and allowed moments of some jam sessions, too. It was a nice listening experience, will add this to my library. 8/10
Sú tam aj svetlé momenty...
Meh
wa h waaaahh
bolado
Decent sound and songs were different enough to keep me engaged. Last track was a banger!
HAHA ze zijn letttt in rock.. evolved beatles type shit het is beter als ze niet zingen
heavy rock slop
Not my type of music
I like rock, but this just didn’t do it for me, but I respect the music.
Hard rock epitomized.
Wait a second, this isn't Smoke on the Water? Oh no. This is gonna be big ol clammy beer belly out in the Sturgis desert covered in crumbs from that $14.00 corndog. Just inhaling swaths of forest fire smoke with a climate change denying leather mama on the back of your mid-life crisis hog. Blast the old time rock and roll. It takes you back to a time where you didn't have the views you have now, but you believe you did, because you are easily swayed by propaganda. Watch an AI generated reel that confirms your new beliefs. Once you're done there, line up for the port-a-potty and gaze at the blood red sun, hanged in a cosmic gallows. A sanguine reminder of humanity's penchant for self-destruction. Pine once more for when you were a little thinner, a lot happier, and the music ROCKED!!! Then, head back past the parade of tents with AI-generated posters, inhaling more smoke as well as clouds of exhaust pouring out from behind a battery of dimwits. Life is good. (I actually like this record, but there is a veneer of sweaty old rich fake biker to 70's rock that I can't resist making fun of. Bloodsucker fucking RIPS though. Don't tell anybody!!) 3 HIGHLIGHTS: I'm worried that if we start baling water out of the sinking boat, that we won't be able to deliver this shrimp on time! Won't somebody think of the money??
Favorite track(s): Speed King, Child in Time, Flight of the Rat, Living Wreck, Hard Lovin' Man
Realized Deep Purple is so much more than just Smoke on the Water. Child in Time is great...has music ever changed so fast over a 10 year span than 1960-1970?
Child in time är ju bra. Fanns nåt coolt trumsolo också.
Supremely polished, it's hard to explain why Zeppelin is better than Deep Purple but they just are. This is a great rock album it's sticky, heavy, groovy. I had a good time listening to it.
Somewhere in between Sabbath and Zeppelin, while not being nearly as good as either, but still with a heavy style and some tropes they may have come up with. I didn’t realize the singer could do the high pitched wail Rob Halford style and the organ really keep this planted in the 70s (a good thing in this case). The guitars go hard and there are a lot of decent riffs in here. The bass lines are heavy and the way the drums are recorded make it sound live without it sounding like echoey crap, which is difficult. Child of Time is the standout but the rest are pretty good too! I didn’t bother 100% deciphering the lyrics but they they don’t seem to be about sex crimes so that puts them ahead of a lot of their contemporaries. A pleasant surprise; I’d listen to more even.
Not my taste
A little ahead of its time, judging by the sound. The intro to Living Wreck is pretty sick.
I only know this band from Smoke on the water. I'm really impressed with the musicianship.
Good album probably more of a 3.5if I was giving marks out of 10 it would be a 7. Very bluesy but of its time. Ian Gillan sounds great
I liked it. but i forgot about it immediately
Dia 05 de 1001 albumes Un poco lo de siempre, no es del todo mi estado, pero hay calidad y conocimiento en lo que se hace. El vocalista es una pasada como hace los agudos
Deep Purple frickin slaps. Had never heard this one all the way through. Knew Speed King (solid) and Child in Time (epic). Thought a couple tracks were just okay (bloodsucker and Rat), but those still had great guitar licks. Sound is so heavy and strong, especially the back half of the album. Excellent
Some good instrumentals, singing is.. unpleasant. I cant stand songs 10-12 minutes long. This was a struggle. And not very good.
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Klassisk deep Purple. Innehåller bla child in time och börjar med speed King. Får bli 4 men hade kanske kunnat vara en 5, kanske omvärderar i framtiden :)
Fine, cool guitars
Klassiker, har aldrig lyssnat igenom förut. För sin tid ett fantastiskt album, och en av grenarna som senare ledde till andra metalgenrer. Riktigt fint att lyssna igenom!
Enligt mig är det här ett ganska så normalt rockalbum. Det låter väldigt likt det jag väntade mig, och imponerar inte supermycket. Det är bra liksom, men inte så mycket mer än så. Det blir lite enformigt och tråkigt. Mitt betyg blir 7/10
Hej igen till alla mina fans. Jag är Grabbensomintekollarpåexplosioner och här är min recension av In rock Av Deep purple. Jag ska vara ärlig, detta album var väldigt tråkigt att lyssna på. Inte för att det var dåligt, jag var helt enkelt inte i rätt mood för att lyssna. Tyckte albumet var väldigt skickligt gjort och mycket coola och saker som var innovativa den albumet släpptes. Man märker att detta album är extremt viktigt för rocken historia då det känns som man redan hört liknande album innan. Antagligen för att andra har härmat dem. I och med att jag var uttråkad när jag lyssnade kan jag typ bara säga en låta som var lite extra speciellt, Child Of Time. Detta betyg kommer kanske som en chock men jag ger albumet en 4/10. Men det beror på att jag inte alls lyssnat tillräckligt. Tack för mig
Its cool, rad guitar and drums. Good range on singer. Sometimes too long tracks, get lost and think its a new song until you hear the chorus again. SPEEEED KIIING, great intro, lets you know what to expect
Surprised - but not disappointed - to see two Deep Purple albums here.
I just do not like deep purple
Kinda boring. RYM: Y (#719) Saved a song: N
Child in time feels like a whole experience Hard loving man gave me a heart attack
I have mixed feelings. There are some sublime moments and then at other times is self-indulgent pompous ridiculousness. For 1970 though, this seriously kicked hard and they need some credit for that. Genre defining but also prog in the worst way at times.
A much better album than the hits-plus-filler Machine Head. Some nice, crunchy, proto-metal that's not very tightly played, but the loosey-goosey nature of it lends to the overall vibe. Nothing earth-shattering, but it's a fun listen.
Not something I would normally listen to but really enjoyed it. Some great heavy metal!
it was great - nothing more to say, maybe some long parts
5/10
Not as good as machine head but I enjoyed it
One of my favourite DP albums. Living wreck the only really average track.
I like the organ, sounds very Deep Purpley. I didn’t know any of these songs, but I can tell it’s from them
Gave it two listens. Solid but no especially catchy songs.
Basic rock. Väldigt 70-tal. Är väl fine men nja
It's all right. Some good guitar and drums, but no real memorable songs. 3.5
Классика хард-рока.
propulsive, relentless. god i love it.
Pretty sick, can't lie. These guys did Smoke On the Water too, respect. Unfortunately for some of the songs, to my uncultured ears at least, it just sounds like noise. Some are mega cool, but overall not a massive fan
전체적으로 평범한 느낌의 앨범 이었다. 앨범 커버가 마음에 들었다. Overall, the album felt ordinary. I liked the album cover.
Très très fort au début, plus chiant sur la fin
Derp groves with killer guitars, not my favorite deep purple album but this one rocks hard. I feel like I could listen to this 100 times and still hear new things every listen. Must have been mind blowing in 1970.
Klarar tyvärr inte av orgel i rockmusik. Vilka tror ni att ni är liksom. Kyrkokören? Nej tack. Det här är på gränsen av vad min sköra hjärna klarar av innan jag skriker om satans ande. Fattar moralpaniken när jag hör detta. Lägg ner pojkar 5/10
Self indulgent prog at its finest
Muutama tosi hyvä biisi mutta vähä oli renkutusta paikoin ja samankaltasta kamaa peräjälkeen
Dinosaur rock in both the best and worst ways possible. Bangers, but not a cohesive record in my book.
JL : 4, Speed King (almost 5 but 2nd half wasn't as good)
I've loved this record for a long time.
no thank you
Helt ok. Gammal hederlig rock och det är inte alls dumt. Det svänger även om jag kan tycka att vissa låtar är alldeles för långa. Jag vet att av Child in time framhålls som fantastisk av många men håller inte med. Alldeles för lång, skrikig sång och gitarronani. Men resten av låtarna är helt ok.
Maximum ROCK!
It’s so sick
Some good, some annoying like the last song
3,4 pretty good.
i keep getting 1900s rock as some of the best music ever. will there be any diversity in here! why is whoever wrote this book and picked out these albums seeming like they only ever listen to a specific genre ugh pmo. also ok tracklist like every album is showing up with at least one or two songs that are absurdly long and i guess it is for the sake of music and sake of instrumental. so much of olden music gives more flowers to the musicality than lyricism from what i know so far. modern music cares more of algorithm and hit funny lyrics. but okay lets give her a listen! track 1- very rock n roll yuhhh. ohh my god the drums and the riff combo mid song is sickkkk. i mean u gotta groove out to this come on now!! wait stop i love. reading background of album that this album is supposed to embody the loudness of their live shows is sickkk love it. man drums really do carry a song. track 2- good but not standout. like the screams in this. track 3- we goin slower. kidding fully instrumental. nice! wouldn't relisten though sorry track 4- mmmm this one is funkkyyy i like ittt! wait i fw this one heavy. going into my nd playlist yup track 5- mmm not bad track 6- like the reverb funk at the beginning. track 7- nice closer yea. overall i dont know i need to listen to more but idk of rock is my vibe. maybe i am just not in mood right now
Really solid proto-metal/hard rock. Deep Purple are definitely worth exploring outside of their biggest hits ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is actually so cool, way way better than I was expecting. Very prog rock sounding, awesome riffs, great drumming, and I liked the vocals as well. The organs that come in now and then really add a lot too. Way better than I thought!
This is inventive never boring original stuff
It’s kinda just a worse version of Van Halen
It grew on me a lot! Ritchie Blackmore and the keyboard player carried the band HARD tho.
7. avgust 2026. 13.49h i guess nisam bila neki slusalac bez u prolazu ali i liked
I don't know man -- I want to like Deep Purple more, but with the exception of Child in Time, the rest of the album is quite mediocre.
it was weird but it respect it 3.5/10
Proper classic rock
Mid
If I had to name my favorite types of music in the world, 70s hard rock would be number one. So of course I love this shit. Deeply. Purply.
Deep Purple
Tut og kjør fra start til slutt.
Tøff gubberock.
Et par veldig gode spor, men mest rein kjøttrock. Litt vel mye skriking (spesielt på den ellers utmerkede Child in Time).
Sum cool stuff
This is what I like to hear. The first steps of metal and the pinnacle of hard rock. Child in Time is phenomenal.
Not my vibe but there were some highlights
Some great guitar and esp grimy organ sounds. So much deep purple on this list??
Alright, nothing too good or too bad. Good listen but not a very interesting one
I've heard of the band but never really listened to them. Decent classic rock album. A little too "jam band" for me though.
Now I know where Spinal Tap drew a lot of inspiration from. This is far from a must.
I had not really listened to any Deep Purple earlier than Machine Head, their subsequent album — that’s the one with “Smoke on the Water.” As a little kid, the riff of that song WAS hard rock to me, and it was years before I learned what band played it or even the title of the song. This album does bring the crunch.
Not my fav they have better albums than this one
Старики стабильно делают
Deep Purple is always a good time!
Solid foundations on which to build what would become Machine Head as a follow-up, but this stands on its own.
Yeah, this fuckin' rocks!
Basically I like this. But it’s also a bit corny.
It is ok one of jam bandy
It’s getting harder to tell the visionaries from the ripoffs, what time should remember and what it should forget, but at the end of the day I’d rather listen to Zeppelin
Interesting. This is the second time through this one for me and my multiple projects. The first time, I had never really listened to Deep Purple before, everything was bright and new, I thought the drumming was awesome and I gave it a 4. This time? It really began to wear on me. It felt a good deal more silly. Today it’s a 3. 3 Boolean: true?
It's fine, it's not for me though
Great guitars and drumming. Some of the vocals well not so good.
Album n.13 It was very fun and enjoyable to listen to but it did feel a bit dated. Although some of the songs were quite long I wasn't bothered by it. The opening to speed King is the best part of the entire album. Overall the tracks aren't very memorable. I rate it 3.37
More than just headbanging. You could tell that Living Wreck was written by the same person as Smoke On The Water. But this didn'tstand a chance after 3 hours of Ella!
Mostly just noise. I would rather not be in the same room
My first of three Deep Purple albums on this list and it's an excellent record. Ian Gillan is a great front man with a very cool voice. He's known around the rock world, no doubt, but I think many forget about him outside of the rock arena when they think about the great voices in music. Imagine fronting a band like this and then being able to record the lead role in Jesus Christ Superstar. Just an amazing talent with incredible range. Speaking of amazing talents, Richie Blackmore can absolutely shred. A tremendous guitar player, which is showcased throughout this album. Not every song is amazing, though there's a ton here to like. The standouts for me are Child In Time and Living Wreck. Very cool listen. 4 stars.
Early metal. Had to be an influence on later metal. It's the type of thing I have to be in the mood for. I don't always want to bang my head. All in all though, solid, good. Probably a bit short of a four, as I don't think anything makes the cut to my main playlist.
wow, that was remarkably good for what i was expecting
No thank you.
I hadn't heard Deep Purple before this album. I didn't enjoy **Speed King**. It felt like there was too much happening all at once. **Bloodsucker** was decent. I was worried about **Child in Time** because I usually dislike long songs, but this one surprised me. I really enjoyed the gradual build-up, and it's one of the few cases where I actually think the longer runtime worked in the song's favor. **Flight of the Rat** started off well enough, but it just kept going. I thought it had ended three different times, only for it to continue. At one point, I even thought a new song had started before checking the track title and realizing it was still the same one. The extended guitar and drum solos felt unnecessary to me. Overall, I think I'd enjoy these songs more if they were shorter.
Lots of riffs. Very few hooks. Some great stuff, but a lot of bloat. I can think of two other albums by them I'd rather listen to.
This is the beginning of the classic Deep Purple lineup. It's the album where they finally developed their sound and became one of the titans of heavy metal / hard rock. Compare this to what they call heavy metal today and it's apparent how far the genre has deteriorated. Once the blues element was taken out of it, it became a different genre. One I can't listen to.
Listens: 4 Standout tracks: Bloodsucker, Child in Time, Living Wreck Man, I am glad that there is another Deep Purple album on the List. Their double live album Made in Japan, while good, suffered from being too long, a bit too jammy for Heavy Metal and overall too meandering. This album is half the length, exceptionally polished and is a real face-melter. This is exactly what I want when I listen to heavy metal.
I’ll save you the time … the good songs aren’t on it.
A very good rock album. Ian Gillen has a fabulous rock voice. Terrific rhythm section. Blackmore on guitar and Lord on organ.
there's some great riffs, interesting sounds, and good ideas here, but the songwriting style leaves too much room between them, and the mixing doesn't really do it any favors.
The vocals are similar to Jethro Tull. Nothing special about the instrumentals. 2.5 stars.
Deep Purple in one ear and out the other.
A nice little soundtrack to my sewing time
Ok
lots of deep purple here definitely a vibe, but also not super compelling mostly? i expect i might be back, but even when i was in a dp phase, this wasn't the one 💥speed king 💥child in time
2.5 round down
All right classic rock with some long ballads for good measure. Though this isn't something I'd generally seek out, there are some tasty licks, and I could feel myself transported to 1970 and listening to this with bad headphones (and bad weed). Top tracks: "Child in Time," "Living Wreck," "Flight of the Rat"
"IT'S THE WONDER OF NATURE, BABY! WOOOOOOO" RIP to a real one in PSH. Deep Purple rocks.
—Speed King…is this about drugs? great bass groove in the back half —Bloodsucker…lovely organ work —Child in Time…takes a while to get going but when it does, oh ya. the last couple minutes go back to boring —Flight of the Rat…another fun rocker but the formula is starting to get tiring —Into the Fire…Ritchie having fun but not much else to this —Living Wreck…I enjoy the organ breakdown in the back half —Hard Lovin’ Man…Blackmore shredding. This LP was fun; everything good but nothing really special
mid ahh
I listened to the first couple seconds of each song on the album and decided it was not for me. That intense, electric guitar rock-with-a-capital-R sound just isn't my jam.
Blinking flip. I was shredding my air guitar, screaming into the void (aka my garden) and giving some full Este Haim bass face for pretty much the entire album. Honestly, it terrified the sparrows and my Earl Grey didn’t stand a chance.
First song started promising, but even at only 4 mins long was at least a minute too long due to needless screaming and wailing. When that started up again on track 2, barely 2 mins in to a 10 minute long song, I called time. The album may have gotten better. I’ll never know.
Opens strongly but I'm just not into all the organ, guitar and drum solos. There's a tight 20 minutes of excellent rock hiding in here.
Not my usual listening but I enjoyed
yeah cool classic rock, but some boring filler tracks. Overall its a band where you should rather take a "Best of" album for a good reason
Empezó medio meh, pero terminé sorprendido para bien.
My third Deep Purple album, and the third time I'm going to say some variation on "great musicians, some decent songs, but Christ on a bike, they dragged things out." I actually enjoyed the first five minutes of Child in Time - sadly it's 10 minutes long.
I want to like this record, but it's just not that great.
Great cover pity about the songs There is no need to listen to this it; pales in comparison to the truly excellent machine head. Has all of the individual elements to be great: Driving base, steady drums , screaming guitars , whaling vocals and whatever an organ does … it’s just all so pedestrian. At least with Machine head I could see why DP where lumped in with early metal pioneers
Bueno, pero no es lo mío
ok, not my favourite. doesn't seem cutting edge or musically brilliant, but perhaps it was at the time.
Pink Floyd if they were really scared of change
Loved the guitar tone on this record! Still, not really a style/genre that I come back to terribly often. Enjoyed the more energetic tracks on here, but some of the longer ones dragged a bit for me. Favorites: Speed King, Bloodsucker, Hard Lovin' Man
The band that launched a thousand hair metal wannabes. It's not Machine Head but it's pretty solid. Love the propulsive chuggers way more than the proggier tracks, but when Child in Time takes off, it's hard to deny. They are one of the all time great bands for driving on the highway. Throw this on and watch that speedometer creep up.
After the disappointment that was Cream, I went into this a bit unsure. But now I've experienced it, my review can be summed up with two words - Fuck yeah! Proper early-metal. Really good.
Gotta love a mean organ and heavy guitars. Fast album to do some minor head banging too. I can't imagine hearing this in 1970 where nothing like this existed and just being blown away. No wonder the satanic panic started. And wow Child in Time, what a jam in the middle. Living Wreck having a lion or tiger call as an instrument is awesome too.
not in the mood for this today - 2nd deep purple album I got, and the other one was better
Pub band Led Zeppelin.
A really good metal album, I felt it started a bit slow for me to get into but then it got into its stride and was a very enjoyable listen
2.9 - not for me, but I can see how people would enjoy this. still classifies in my subjective opinion as objectively cool music
Is it bad that I laughed out loud a minute into the first song? When those distinctive vocals kicked in for “Speed King” followed by the dueling organ and guitar, man—this band is OG and that’s what caused my outburst. I have to think that many hair bands of the late 70s and 80s were dreaming of being half as good as Deep Purple. And because of all the wanna be bands, there is something joyful about hearing this band after so long. They did something that, to my knowledge anyway, was new and set a standard for the next 15 years or so.
A classic! It all becomes a bit samey near the end, but the overall vibe is great.
I love that this album starts with an explosive grenade right in your face and almost doesnt let go (maybe for a bit during "child in time" before it burns your face off again) , almost sounds like it was recorded live btw.. I really like this band and some songs in this album, but its far from being their best as it was still very early on... cant deny the musicianship on display is amazing, they rock out when they need to and you can hear the heavy rock or metal genre starting to blossom here.. Really enjoyed "living wreck", the drum intro, the funky rhythm and the organ sounds completely took me by surprise. I am torn between a high 3 or a low 4
Guitar, energy, and long hair But those vocals........ I'm glad there aren't disproportionately as many people who sound like that anymore. Highlights: Into the Fire 2.6
Never quite got into Deep Purple, and this album is a pretty good example of why. There's quite a bit of technical prowess, but very little that I find melodically interesting. I don't mind falsetto vocals, but when Ritchie Blackmore does them, they seem like they're done too much and a bit cheesy. It's a frustrating listen, because all the basics of heavy metal are here, but they're pieced together in a way that forms an uncanny valley version of metal for me. Not an album for me.
It's a solid metal/prog album. Not my favorite genre, but I can recognize the talent and influence. 3.5/5.
Not for me
Starting off ok. They sound like KISS, I'm debating which band I like better. Living Wreck is like less good Santana. I like Deep Purple better than KISS.
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Even though the band wasn't the well-oiled machine we see in Machine Head, we're off to a great start here. Black Night is the outtake single on this one.
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5 sur 5
This album fucks
I like the soundscape, I really do but for a whole album?
Surprisingly modern sound that has really held up. From what I understand, Deep Purple were one of the early pioneering heavier metal style bands. Defo comes across and found myself headbanging and getting into this one.
gets repetetive fast most of the songs are guitar solos with a bit of ahh ahh 4/10
Classic rock from my youth. Actually, I was 10 when this was released and I caught up with it later, having decided I was a hairy. Great guitar riff driven songs.
4/10 I like some Deep Purple but I didn't care much for the songs on this album
Not a bad album. Crazy how so many of the rock bands at this time had similar sounds.
i enjoyed it more than i thought i would, my favs are bloodsucker, child in time, into the fire and hard lovin’ man
Rock and roooooll.
i can tell by the album cover it’s gonna be a no.
Has its moments and as an example of its genre, is good. Limit to how much I can listen to this but it is a nice short record.
Way tighter than their live album - loved how riffy it was in every song and even in the solos - everything was just like perfectly repeated staccato notes played fast. When they were all playing the riff in unison it was pretty awesome. But the sound overall was weirdly thin for a 5 piece band? Idk if it was just bad mixing/1970 recording quality. Couldn't help but compare it to the first Led Zeppelin album from a year earlier - less energy, less structure, worse solos, worse singer, less melodies. They've definitely got a distinct sound from Led Zeppelin though. Basically no songs I would actually wanna listen to again - especially not the full song since they all kinda dragged on.
I don't really like hard rock that much, but Deep Purple is awesome.
A little heavy for my daily tastes, but talented!
prima! goeie achtergrond muziek en hard tegelijkertijd
Best: All Worst: N/A
Good rock
This album is pure fire. While listening I felt constantly energized and hyped — it’s so fast, heavy, and powerful from start to finish. The opening track “Speed King” perfectly describes the whole record: raw energy, insane speed, and no brakes. Ian Paice’s drums are perfect throughout, driving everything like a machine, and the instrumentals are just ridiculous — Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar work and Jon Lord’s organ are on another level. Sometimes you completely forget there are even lyrics because the music is so intense and captivating, but when you do pay attention, the lyrics are actually really good, meaningful, and deeper than you’d expect from a hard rock album of that era. In Rock is a classic for a reason. It’s one of the most exciting and influential hard rock albums ever made. I’d highly recommend it to anyone who loves powerful, energetic music.
13/07/2026 Can't go wrong with actual classic rock now can we. Spotify listeners: 7 million
As is kind of usual for this era. The bones of the songs were great, but when they drifted into psychedelia, or noodled around for 10 minutes... they lost me. I'm not sure this is the Deep Purple album I would have on this list, but I didn't mind it.
another album i think would be better appreciated by someone who has more taste than i do....oh they actually are gonna tour in my city soon!! might make more attempts to digest, but please dont hold me to it fav is living wreck
3.
Deep Purple are considered to be one of the classic rock bands. And of course, with songs like "Smoke on the Water" they established their name in rock music. This album however, is, apart from some moments, nothing exceptional. Certainly, it has a very heavy and hard sound for an album from the early 70s, but little stands out and makes it special. The vocals are good, guitars and bass, drumming and keyboards too. It's not that they lack talent, but I feel like they haven't really figured out how they can use it most effectively. I can't say anything bad about the production either. The drum sound (especially during the outro of "Living Wreck") is faboulus. But somehow, there is nothing on the album I can or could remember, nothing that really stands out, nothing that makes this album special. All in all more an avarage rock album, that is decent to listen to, but nothing more.
Ritchie Blackmore is one of ny favourite guitarists. Need I say less about this...
This is getting the same review as Machine Head: "This really is a crossroads from blues and rock into a heavier sound."
Oh I get it
Holy pek Child in time fkn banger
"Child in Time" is absolute bonkers.
Okay so historically hard rock/heavy metal doesn’t do much for me, and this record didn’t push the needle too far from my established opinion. However, I can recognize the merit in it. I liked when the songs deviated from the traditional gritty, gravelly vocals of hard rock and went somewhere a littles softer—something it dabbled in, but ultimately never pursued beyond a song like “Child In Time” (which is arguably its best track). It’s a solid, undeniable rock album, but its pockets of experimentation and slow-burn growth held my favorite moments, and unfortunately these were fewer and further in between than I would’ve liked. STAND-OUT TRACK: “Child In Time” HONORABLE MENTIONS: “Into The Fire”, “Living Wreck”
Ian Gillan é fantástico
Rock piolita
86/100. Some ideas deserve more than three minutes. Just a rock solid album, a hard rock great for me. The instrumentation is so good here, the guitar solos for example are fantastic. For its time a very explosive, fast playing release. Child in Time is the standout classic, close second for me is Flight of the Rat. To be fair, i'm a fan of when bands let the songs be a bit longer so they have room to fully develop, which is the case for both of those.
3/5
This was my first time listening to this album, and I loved it. One thing I really enjoy about Deep Purple is that as they evolved into a heavier band, they continued to use the organ prominently. The organ holds just as much dominance as the guitars, which is a very defining characteristic of Deep Purple’s sound. It adds a unique depth and richness to their music that sets them apart from other heavy bands.
a lot of rock and roll legends in this album, when it was purely Rock and Roll.
They’re at their best when they’re jamming and not screeching…but even then it gets old fast. Likes: Child in Time
If I were 13, I would give it five stars.
Listened to on my Bose AE2 Soundlink Headphones. Deep Purple in Rock finds a unique footing within the growing world of rock in the late 60s early 70s by taking aspects of anything that seems most interesting, creating an album that is hard rockin like Zeppelin, heavy with bluesy Sabbath feel, progressive in their passage shifts and song lengths, heavy use of organ that feels predictive of Boston and the sound of rock going forward, and some plain, outright raucous playing that verges straight into noise rock. With all of these elements coming together, I think the album finds a hard time really settling down into a specific vibe or signature feel, leading me to often appreciate aspects of tracks rather than the full songs in general. There is a lot of great heavy metal sounding riffing going on, but it's not as ear-wormy and infectious as it's Sabbath counterparts, and the more progressive elements like in 10 minute track Child in Time don't feel as transporting and soundly structured as their King Crimson peers. Beyond that, I was unimpressed on the whole with the singing, which never added much to the tracks for me at all. Bland lyricism, vocals that feel a little seated back in the mix, and a voice that I just don't really dig, the singing on the whole was a let down for me, servicable but not essential. Although Deep Purple does a commendable job in terms of trying to combine all these disparate elements together into their own unique sound, what really blew me away on tracks was when they decided to just really let loose, exploding the tracks into these raucous and noisy breakdowns that feel the most unique to anything I am familiar with from that time period. Whether it's the opener of the album which is just a cacophonous flood of distortion, or just the entirety of the back half of Flight of the Rat, which finds abrasive rapid fire signal cuts in the organ and guitar solos bleeting out noise and the closing drum solo giving John Bonham a run for his money in terms of speed and precision. When Deep Purple cut loose was when I found the album at it's best, not just carving it's own sound out of stylistic mashings of the time but truly incorporating noise that is abrasive and aggressive, not loud and appealing like Zeppelin and Sabbath but harsh and othering, becoming a true fulfillment of the energy potential of rock. Overall it's a solid album with great guitar work and exciting moments, but doesn't quite capture me throughout the way other Deep Purple peers had at that time.
Best parts of this album are the noisy, jam parts. I also really liked the drums at the end of flight of the rat. Outside of that, it just sounds a little generic. Not bad but not my favorite either. 3.5/5
Meh did not like it. It’s the kind of rock I don’t vibe with. I reserve my 1 star for worse things
Deep Purple in Spinal Tap mode.
I had been feeling strangely energetic and productive the morning I listened to this album, enjoying the heat on my patrol walk with a pep in my step. Deep Purple in Rock very well may be the exact definition of the phrase "hit the ground running"; there is not a single second of buildup before Deep Purple launches directly into blisteringly powerful riffs and an unrelenting tempo. Any amount of buildup they didn't put at the beginning of the album was saved for Child in Time, which is almost entirely a minutes-long, winding build to an absolutely incredible payoff. The groove and composition of this album represent my perfect execution of this hard rock, early metal sound. Blending rock and roll lyrical sensibilities with heavier distortion is the kind of brain scratching musical choice which forces me to scrunch up my face and bang my head in public. After hearing just how carefully crafted every single riff and instrumental section is on this album, I completely understand how Deep Purple is also the band behind one of the most iconic riffs in rock history on Smoke on the Water. I can't help it; I'm just a sucker for a big fuzzy guitar line, and that's exactly what propels this album from beginning to end alongside perfectly raspy rock vocals. This album may also represent the greatest disparity so far on the list between an awful cover art and incredible music; this thing is absolutely ridiculous to look at, though the music is so damn good that it's starting to grow on me the more I see it. Highlights: Speed King, Bloodsucker, Child in Time, Flight of the Rat, Into the Fire, Living Wreck, Hard Lovin' Man
Seed King with the epic lod intro guitar solo into a quite piano then returning to the Hard Rock guitar sound. Bloodsucker with the David Coverdale screems and classic Deep Purple guitar riffs. Child In Time needs no commenting. Fight of the Rat sounds like the mother of Iron Maiden and 80% of their songs Into the Fire a "marching" hard rock song and the first to not wau on the album Living Wreck Daves singing and the iconic Deep Purple riffs and rythm and incredible solos Hard Lovin Man awsome solos back to back with a little bit of screamin/singin. 10/10 all timeless HardRock bangers
Hey this was good! I love an explosive opener on a rock album and Speed King ticked all the boxes. I never cared much for Deep Purple before but I developed a newfound respect for them over the course of this album. Child In Time is a prog rock classic.
The funniest thing about Deep Purple is the fact that their most famous song is one of their worst. Another :fire: album
These guys are so severely underrated in rock history.
Child in Time is GOATed, rest of this one is pretty good too. I prefer Machine Head insofar as representing the "must-hear"ness of this band, but you def. gotta hear this more than most of the shite on this list.
Solid hard rock, but I know they have more
What a thudding great indigestible dollop of a record. The cover was very familiar, but I've never listened to it before. I wish I could still say that. Maybe it just sounds horribly dated but it's hard to think this stuff was ever considered to be good. Maybe get rid of that ridiculous keyboard sound, and lighten the production up a bit, and it would be a little more palatable. As it is, it's a tuneless load of old stodge that left me gasping for air.
It is possible that Deep Purple invented one of my least favourite things in music: histrionics. They should be vilified for this at every opportunity.
Flight of the rat really stands out to me
Standard hard blues rock. Take a blues riff, play it faster and louder. It’s not bad but not anything I’d write home about. I wouldn’t choose to listen to this again over Led Zeppelin or The Doors or something
Child in time was great, I don't think I was I was in the mood for the rest of this today. Very screamy. OK album
Smokin'
𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘬 has to be one of rock music’s great “Mount Rushmore albums.” The cover is unforgettable, and the music is just as monumental. Sitting somewhere between hard rock and the emerging heavy metal sound, the album captures a band pushing both styles to their limits. What stands out most is the constant interplay between Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar and Jon Lord’s Hammond organ. At times they complement each other, and at others it almost feels like a friendly competition to see who can steal the spotlight. That musical tension gives the album much of its energy and excitement. It’s one of those albums that sits right on the border between hard rock and heavy metal, and that’s part of what makes it so fascinating. Wherever you draw that line, 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘬 belongs on both sides of it.
I don't care what anyone says, this is a great album
It’s a (very) low bar, but I think I slightly preferred Machine Head…
This was listenable in parts but there were other bits that actively gave me a headache, and I can't be having that with an album.
Physically unpleasant to listen to. I have no way of knowing whether this is worse than the other DP album we’ve been subjected to so far as to make that judgment I’d actually have to endure both again, something I will never do voluntarily. One star because there is ridiculously no lower mark. Tom.
El sonido del rock
Deep Purple is one of my top underrated bands. Probably an unpopular opinion, but I think that "Smoke on the Water" is fine, but it's their worst song. Every other track I've heard by them has always been an absolute psychedelic road rock banger. Wish this album had "Highway Star" or "Space Truckin'," but otherwise no complaints.
Didn't realize how early they were in on the sound
Oh damn, this is HEAVY! And HAUNTING! And I'm learning that Deep Purple are not only "Smoke on the Water," they're HAUNTING and HEAVY and great.
I’ll pass on this one, give it to a stepfather or a 10 year old who really needs it. You can thank me later.
Arena rock sounds, from Speed King through Hard Lovin' Man. Bloodsucker reminded me of Zeppelin's Heartbreaker, and the epic Child in Time was pure prog-rock. Enjoyable but nothing at the level of Smoke on the Water. They're still touring and producing though.
A Classic !
Funny. I asked the generator gods to please not give me the 60’s… well 70 ain’t the 60’s anymore- yeah? Oh yes! The 70’s have arrived! Interesting, I have never listened to Deep Purple before. I remember having a conversation with my brother a bit ago where they came up, though. He had a whole theory about The Grateful Dead and jam bands affecting rock generally (for the worse.) He cited Deep Purple as an example where audiences were expected to be high af to properly “appreciate” them and the endless “solos and noodles” they dished out. I couldn’t really comment, had no experience myself. So, no blunts in the house, stone cold sober, and I can say definitively, this is pretty awesome. I HAD said to my brother that there was more to the “jam” than the Grateful Dead. There is a whole tradition of jazz improvisation that GD was leaning on. There is, for me, something quite electrifying about a group of musicians, well trained, who can improv off each other. Who can give each other space to solo and bring it back to the structure of the song. And if you have HARD, SWINGING drumming making that happen? Hell f*ing yeah. Ian Paice. Rock god. 🤘(discovered today really) 4 Boolean: TRUE
*Deep Purple In Rock* is 50% lunkheaded bloozy nonsense and 50% sub-ELP semi-prog foolishness, and the sum total adds up to a lot of nothing. Singer Ian Gillian tries unconvincingly to infuse his dull lyrics with some sort of significance, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore plays fast, to little effect, and keyboardist Jon Lord slathers every song with Hammond organ for no particular reason.
Can’t say I enjoyed this
Definitely sounds of the time - 70s hard rock. Good musicianship but no songs really grabbed me.
Classic record from my childhood. I think this record still holds up. The sounds from this record feel like they're making a resurgence today. Favourite Track(s): Crawling, In The End, One Step Closer Least Favourite Track(s): Cure For The Itch
Yeh it was alright
Bit of a racket but just about held on to a 3
It was fine.
Lilac
It was ok but I wanted it to be finished by the end
This album is a major milestone in the development of hard rock and heavy metal. It's also one I own physically, meaning I am very familiar with it. This album is just pure hard rock, probably one of the heaviest albums of 1970. It demands to be turned up to 11 for a proper listening experience, energizing the listener with an incomparable drum groove, powerful guitar & organ, and electrifying heavy rock vocals. The only weak spot of this album (and band in general) is the lyrics. Purple is one of the worst lyrics bands of all time, but I don't care. Their songs are driving, groovy, and (most importantly) as heavy as a tractor-trailer. That, at least for me, provides an enjoyment to the listening experience that basically cancels out the embarrassment of hearing the abysmal lyrics. This is one of my favorite listens, especially on cassette. I can't not give this a 5. This album is ranked #14 of 29 albums for 1970. Other 1970 albums rated by me: Bridge Over Troubled Water(2/29)-5 Led Zeppelin III(3/29)-4 Cosmo's Factory(4/29)-5 All Things Must Pass(6/29)-3 Tea for the Tillerman(10/29)-4 After The Gold Rush(11/29)-5 Ananda Shankar(27/29)-4
So dated. And pretty fundamentally uninteresting. The songs don’t land, and they show far too little sonic variety. Bah. 2.5?
Not something I would choose to listen to
meh
It's alright. Technically impressive, but didn't grab me in any effective way.
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Hard to listen to on a road trip with napping kids... But still fun
ok
it's pretty good innit
Solid, if cheesy. But really just okay.