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Just awesome. This album goes hard, they rock hard. I'm not familiar with hair rock, so perhaps i'm more inclined into this album since its new to me. but really loved this album through to through 8/10 Fav Track: Child in Time
Great album. I wasn’t expecting to like it quite as much as I did … I previously knew Smoke on the Water, Highway Star, Hush, and a few others tunes, but had never listened to a full album of theirs all the way through. Solid.
Yesterday, I listened to this album for the first time, but I was feeling too dark and stormy to *really* listen, so the only sounds I registered were those of the shrieking falsetto vocals, which I hated. I would've been content to rate this album poorly and move on to the next, but I thought I'd give it a fair shake and listen intently today. I'm glad I did, because it turns out there's a lot to like in Deep Purple in Rock. The riffs are simple, yet catchy, and can easily become earworms. The lyrics, too, are simple, but have a bit of charm. I thought the first verse of "Living Wreck," about coming along for a weekend but only staying for one night, was especially clever. My favorite tracks were "Living Wreck" and "Flight of the Rat," though "Speed King" was also fun to listen to. (3.5/5)
This was an okay album. I just was not completely into it being under the weather
Boring :/
8/10 Buen album, movedizo, con buenos ritmos. Me gustan los solos de guitarra o batería qué tiene en algunas canciones, acompaña muy bien el desarrollo de la canción
When I listened to the first few seconds of the first song the first thing that came in to my mind was that I wasn’t going to like it and decided to listen to it later. I’m glad I did because I really enjoyed it! It was a great rock album with great musicians all around, but the guitar on this album was incredible. I could see myself going for a few songs when I’m in a rock mood.
No smoke on the water today Yeah they're alright, classic rock and all that
I guess it was fine. If I were an avid listener of 70’s rock, I’d probably would have liked it more. But I’m not so it is what it is.^_^
If i get another American rock album tomorrow I'm done with this
Complete and utter shite
just gonna leave their spotify bio here How do you sum up 50 years of Rock music history in a Spotify bio? 🕳️💜 are: 🚬 🌊 🛣️⭐ 🔥 🙈😭 👶🕒 💨 and so much more...
I guess now I've listened to more than just Smoke on the Water and Highway Star. Legitimately heavy shit.
Rowdy album from the very start. Fun experience but for sure only a one time listen. Child in time was the best song.
me encanto!
Nope, not for me, I know a lot of people like this but I dislike the organ, and the dirty old recording studio sound. It's not bad but it's just not for me.
Great.
Not likely to listen to this one again but was enjoyable overall for a car journey. Song I’m adding to the playlist is ‘child in time’
sure
meh muy rock
Number: 87 Date: 03/30/2026 Artist: Deep Purple Album: Deep Purple In Rock Year: 1970 Genre: 70s Hard Psychedelic Blues Rock Rating: 4 Notes: Before: ======= So, I was a pretty big Deep Purple fan back in the day, but not until "Smoke on the Water" came out, which I don't really care for anymore. I only have a couple of songs from them in my favorites by years playlists and nothing from the "In Rock" album. During: ======= Woah, love the opening. These guys aren't messing around, at least for the first 70 seconds. Then they do start messing around, which is, unfortunate. I don't know what the point of the little keyboard solo was. Anyways, they get right back to it. 4 Speed King 4 Bloodsucker 5 Child In Time 4 Flight Of The Rat 4 Into The Fire 4 Living Wreck 5 Hard Lovin' Man ----------------------------------------------------- 4.42 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= I'm pretty sure we had this album in the house back in the day but I don't recall listening to it much back then. It must have been one of brother's albums. Anyways, I did enjoy this one overall. Seeing how there are 3 total Deep Purple albums in this challenge, I'm probably only going to be able to give one of them a high rating, and I chose this one since it is the earliest released of the three. 4 my personal rating 5 suitability for this list 4 impact ----------------------------------------------- 4.3 composite rating
I don't think there's a song on here where the singer doesn't wail falsetto. It's like breathing for him.
It has a few scattered moments of greatness, but it's really hard to drag them out from the mess surrounding them.
Ian Paice is a darn good drummer, and I would love to sound like Jon Lord on organ, but I've never wanted to revisit DP even if I got immense respect for most of them as musicians. Child in Time is a banger but the rest of the album is forgettable and Ian Gillan's high parts irritate me on every song.
Not my usual thing, but I can’t deny I was giving it some big nods while walking through the woods. Favourite track: Flight of the Rat
The organ in this was kind of fun, but overall it was pretty generic stuff. Maybe more groundbreaking in 1970
114. idk
Really like this album. It's probably been one of my favorites among the harder rock albums. so far at least. Man what is it with the year 1970! Reminds me of the Budos Band. Love the vocals, and the songs aren't to repetitive in nature. Child in Time isn't great (only because of those first 3.5 mins :I), but gets better as is goes on. The main thing for me is *the guitar solos*! I really like the guitar solos, and the drums are awesome on these songs. That's for me why it'd get a 5 maybe. I don't know if it'd be a must purchase, but I think it would be a might purchase. Not as good as John Barleycorn Must Die.
This is definitely rock music, nothing special
Rock music is great and some of the songs were enjoyable but boy were they long
Pioneers of Rock, good album
Turns out I'm definitely a Mod not a Rocker.
My dad-core
the album is beautiful, a masterpiece, there is a distortion that makes a beautiful sound in the ears that blends with the blues and classical music influences that match perfectly with the album
Wow, that's a lot of WAHHHHHHHHHH screaming. It's perfect if that's your jam. I was gifted my mom's old record collection years ago, and this was in the pile. I don't remember ever hearing it, but as a child I drew crayon mustaches and eyeglasses on the faces and my mom got mad. So, I guess that was my first experience with Deep Purple. There's no doubt it rocks and it was very influential for the musicians I would end up loving in the 90's. Also, it is unrelenting, like seriously, it just starts off like a cannon and keeps going to the end. Solos and fast drums and WAHHHHHH! It's not my cup of tea, but I appreciate the talent.
When I look at the user album list I sometimes wonder what these people are thinking. Some modestly successful band who they believe is somehow essential. Them I look at the actual list and realise it's just as bad. One Deep Purple album? Sure, don't love them but one makes sense. Two? Seems a real stretch but maybe. Three? There's just no way they deserve so many. This would be my one to keep probably. From the ones I've heard it's actuality pretty good. Still over indulgent. Still pretty dated. But a few decent songs and a couple better than that
nice album but i didn't like...how should i say it....some of the "sounds" in some songs?
Once is enough of this! Not as bad as Guns n Roses.
Child in Time almost borders on Pink Floyd-esque. Oh this song was in Twister!
I thought I might be able to tolerate this because it was so early that maybe it would sound like Zeppelin or Sabbath, but nope. This sounded too much like heavy metal of the type that I cannot abide in the slightest, and therefore I hated it. I am sure that 16 year olds in 1970 had a really bitchin’ time jumping their dirt bikes over piles of broken refrigerators to this album but when I was 16 I was sitting inside by myself reading sci-fi and listening to Billy Joel, so I have no nostalgia towards this type of music and think it is terrible. That high pitched heavy metal scream is the single lamest thing in the world other than this album cover. Ugh.
4/10
Ok
3.5
Nothing really memorable
Good album
6/10
1/3. Not bad by any means (actually pretty well recorded and produced), just not a standout in any way. None of the riffs really grabbed me, and with the billion other great rock records out there, this would never be in the top or even middle of my mind to reach for or recommend.
Great classic rock album from start to finish. The guitar and vocals are over the top, in the best way possible. Drums are tight. The whole thing is just a solid groover! 4.0/5.0
I can appreciate Deep Purple for what they did for the genre and for the talent that they have as a band. But, while this record has its definite merits, I can't say that I love it either. For one thing, I'm not a big fan of the hammond organ in general, and there is a ton of that throughout the whole record. It feels like they can't really decide if they want to be metal or if they want to be the Doors. Granted, this record seems like it came out as the genre was being defined, and also, to be fair, who gives a shit about a genre anyway? Write what you want to write how you want to write it. But, the organ kind of kills the fun on this one for me. Another thing that kind of kills any momentum for me on this one is just the length of songs seemingly revolved around a lot of faffing about for the sake of faffing. Sometimes, brevity is a good thing. I guess I'm saying that I love the talent on display, particularly from Ritchie Blackmore, but not at the expense of keeping things concise. I sometimes feel like Deep Purple asks a lot of the listener. So, all in all, this isn't a terrible record or anything, I think I just want to like it more than I actually do. 6.5/10
Decent
muito bom, nao vi o tempo passar, nenhuma musica me incomodou, a guitarra mt boa
Nice album. Child in time is a top song, listening to it again I realized it's one of the greatest rock songs I know. The rest of the album is not as perfect, but sounds fine enough.
The album was interesting and had some nice grooves. But I kept wanting to hear hits that were not on this album.
Album Review 095 Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple (1970) Rating 4/5 “…the numbers all go to eleven. Look… right across the board.”
Second Deep Purple album in first 50 days. Never listened to this one front to back. Seems like classic early Heavy metal. There’s a great sound here if you’re in the mood for this. It rocks and is fun. Doesn’t have the memorable hits as Machine Head, but overall it’s a fun listen. Very guitar solo heavy with long stretches of that. It’s teetering on a 4, but right now I think it’s a 3. It’s fun, but may not be the most memorable album. But anything here would be great on a hard rock/classic playlist. My favorite song is probably Child in Time.
First Listen; 3.5; This sounds to me like the most stereotypical 70s heavy metal, with the falsetto vocals, organs, screams, silly lyrics in parts, and so on. And that's not a bad thing, for me anyway. I like the pace and speed of the songs, especially compared to Led Zeppelin. An album I would certainly enjoy listening to again. Favorite Track: Speed King
Not sure I get the hype
My original review, with 4 stars: "It doesn’t start that strong, but then “Child In Time” kick starts the ruckus. There are other gems that are overlooked. “Flight of the Rat” is a hard track, but “Into the Fire” takes you to another place. “Living Wreck” should be the finale over “Hard Lovin’ Man” but both are great tracks also." Listened again and am sticking with a 4, before Coverdale's time at DP, only he would have probably allowed me to notch it up to a 5.
This was great fun. Sounded a lot like the studio kept getting overrun by chimps, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
This album grew on me. It is a bit over the top with a lot going on. Not sure I would buy any of the songs, but given my mood, I would listen on the radio.
Overall Rating - 4.43/5 (8.86/10). This album is uncompromising, hard, and absolutely banging from start to finish. Crunchy bass riffs, the overdriven Hammond is perfection, and it is exactly what I expect to hear when I see Deep Purple.
A fierce, granite‑hard classic. The whole album is a blast of raw power, but “Child in Time” alone earns the full ★★★★★ — an epic build, sky‑scraping vocals, and Blackmore delivering one of the great electric‑guitar meltdowns. Short, loud truth: Blackmore is a god, and In Rock proves it.
the third deep purple recommendation in this list. and it's more of the same classic metal music you've (hopefully) been actively listening to as this list has went on. it's another album that'll make your hair and beard grow inexplicably longer. for whatever reason, the last two i've given five stars, i think i'm giving this one a four. it's not that it's "worse", i think it just didn't hit as hard as the others. i think it's a matter of taste. you might like it better than me, especially if you love your old school metal music. it's like a b side after two a sides. i think they're a little too crazy with the organ.
Sonic Note — Deep Purple in Rock (1970) As I move backward in time, I can feel the ground shifting beneath everything I’ve heard so far. Before refinement, before atmosphere, before precision — there was eruption. With Deep Purple, I hear rock at a moment of transformation in 1970: caught between the fading psychedelia of the late 60s and the emerging weight of what would become heavy metal and progressive structure. This isn’t polished. It’s ignition. The interplay between Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar and Jon Lord’s organ feels almost combative — classical ambition colliding with raw amplification. Tracks like Child in Time stretch beyond song into statement — tension, release, and sheer force. And in Speed King, I hear something proto-modern: the speed, the aggression — seeds of everything that follows. ⸻ My Journey Note Where Ágætis byrjun gave me stillness, this gives me: the moment sound breaks open. Historically, I recognize this as a foundation record — a bridge between eras, where rock music begins to discover its own power and scale. And as I listen, I can hear it clearly: this is not the result… this is the beginning of the storm.
Some great moments in here, but it all kinda sounds the same, unfortunately. The guitar is dope though. I only really know smoke on the water so I wanna dig into their discography a little bit more.
Very cool!
3.5. Some good jamming on here.
I can't imagine how heavy this must have sounded in 1970! I think I could grow to really like this on repeat listenings.
solid as a rock
muito top visse
Normal
Decent
Didn't enjoy this one really. First song was a Little Richard medley and the rest was just fine. Cool album cover, though.
This is neutral, true middle of the road, dudes being guys playing guitar music. Nothing special or profound.
Great rock and the roll
Absoutely great
Never appreciated the obvious line connecting this and early Iron Maiden/Motorhead. No bad.
An undeniably good album. Great for that old-school hard rock. Precursor to metal that just goes all out. Amazing guitar and percussion. Would have loved to see this performed live. "Flight of the Rat" was my favorite track.
A bit wailing
Initially going into this I wasn't the most enthused. Not because I don't like Deep Purple, but my read on them is this true rock and roll band that can get a little repetitive (I'm not even talking about Smoke on the Water which is overplayed obviously), BUT man this was constructed really well. It's exciting and cool and rocking and that really makes it interesting as a slice of that time. They deserve appraise when compared to their familiars at the time, because they rocked.
fun cover art silly song names but not my style
These guys are better than Spinal Tap at keeping a straight face while making absurd music with ridiculous lyrics.
Underrated drummer
honestly more solid than I thought out of this bum ahh band
Impresionante Este álbum es una joya, solos de guitarra, piano, y voces que le acompañan se fusionan muy bien A pesar de todas esas fusiones, se me hace elegante a la vez Conocía la banda únicamente por Smoke in the Water, que fortuna haberles explorado más
Pretty fun some songs way too long.
Was ok. Not sure if I just wasn’t in the mood for it.
Skive ass. Det er ingen som groover like hardt som Purple i toppform. Child in Time er min Free Bird.
Deep Purple in rock? Ja, dette er helstøpt. Faen så hardt de går. Shredding fra første stund, siterer ørten gamle rockelåter bare for å legge rockehistorien bak seg før de begynner på en ny epoke. Og «Child In Time» er et mesterverk, gåsehud ass
High-energy, aggressive rock. It is clear what sound they are going for, and on most accounts they manage to pull it off thanks to some great guitar lines and energetic rhythm sections. "Speed King" is an excellent starter, and the pivot from heavy to reflective through the interplay between guitar and organ is a great touch. Although "Child in Time" is a touch on the long side at more than ten minutes, the album is generally of a good length. Enjoyable, but not particularly standout.
bisschen viele Soli ;)
2.75 - I thought I would recognize more from this.
I'm not one to mention "production" on albums when I'm doing reviews like this, but the first few songs are mixed pretty poorly. It does fix itself around the third or fourth song at least. The guitar tone sounds super weird at the start of the album, though. Anyways, the solos are great. It's a Deep Purple album, so that's pretty inherent, but they're still really good soloists. the verses lose me a little, as does the latter half of the album as a whole. Basically, I don't really know how to feel about this one.
Starting the album with "Speed King" is a brave move, but by god, does it set the tone of the album perfectly. The aggressive fuzzy guitar riffs doing a great job of supporting that track title. Between the previous track and "Bloodsucker" proves that Deep Purple went heavier than I ever knew, which is awesome. The keyboard and guitar in this track are having something of a conversation too, which I've never heard before; extra awesome. Although "Child in Time" was a bit long for my liking it was undeniably a musical odyssey that felt like it tripped many genres of rock and blues. For that it deserves credit. Similar criticisms can be made of "Flight of the Rat", but still was enjoyable nonetheless. "Into the Fire" was a fun track, with (what I believe) it's Beatles inspiration being worn on it's sleeve. "Living Wreck" made a lasting impression with it's scratchy riffs and epic vocals. With it's galloping guitar riff and Gillan's epic screams, "Hard Lovin' Man" was a epic way to end this album. Apart from my gripes with the length of it's two centre tracks, this was a super fun ride.
3.5/5 eigentlich, runde hier aber ab, da ich glaube es gibt einige Alben die das gleiche sein wollen, es aber besser machen
Bom álbum
As someone who really isn't into metal, this is probably my favorite album on that vein. It is packed with bangers. 9/10 [KEEP]
Maybe it's the long jams, maybe it's listening to this right after the more obvious musicianship of Led Zeppelin, but I found myself impatiently waiting for the end of this so I could move on to the next one.
Lots and lots of instrumental rock , which was great
Todos los manierismos y clichés del heavy rock y hard rock están ahí, pero de algún modo Deep Purple lo hacen sonar más convincente y creíble. Ellos, en este disco, parecen estar dentrísimo de su propia movida y pasándoselo como enanos. El uso del órgano mola y ayuda a diluir un poco el exceso de GUITARRRR y el conjunto a veces suena como un Led Zeppelin más macarra y menos pretencioso (Bloodsucker), lo cual ayuda a que caigan mejor. Hay también cosas bastante insoportables como los solos de batería así en general, y como Child in Time. Qué turra, qué exceso y qué caída en todos los vicios del género. Suélteme el brazo, señor.
Solo una escucha, pero Machine Gun me pareció mucho mejor
still talking?
lore ipsum
A tope siempre con el bigote de Jon Lord y esos órganos del averno, pero este disco es una pedazo de turra. Hay canciones de Deep Purple que me gustan mucho, pero los LP enteros no hay quien los aguante. Además, es mucho mejor el Machine Head.
Gotta note that this album cover is hilarious. They really committed to the bit there. This is my third Deep Purple suggestion from the list (after Machine Head and a live album), and so far I've liked all three more that I might've thought I would. The songs are good on this one, hard rock with strong instrumentation. The vocals are a little tougher, but work with the music. Some of the tracks are really enjoyable, even if they run pretty long. A few others are just OK, with nothing I would call bad. Side by side, I preferred Machine Head to In Rock. But I still thought this was a pretty good album, and I'd listen to it again. Overall: 3.6/5
I mean . . . it's kind of loud and heavy, which is historically important, but it just doesn't sound good and there are too many squeaky organ solos.
I was ready to shit on this but it's actually kinda cool.
I expected more with this. Maybe the cheesy album cover ruined it for me.
When I was a kid, Deep Purple were gods to me. Forget Zeppelin, these were the hard rockers I found a home in. I went years without hearing this album though, and even still the last time I heard it before today was in 2020. It's been a while man. And I'm glad to report it still holds up.
Guitar fuzz, Aerosmith, GnR, Metallica, van halen
Good straight ahead hard rock that does not let up
Synd att man lärt sig att Deep Purple är "Smoke on the water". Så mycket bangers i detta album
Never really look forward to Deep Purple but it’s always great
Holy moly this rocks hard. Sure is the prog falsetto cringey 40 years later..yes. But damn do those drums drive and guitar shreds. It’s all gas, no breaks.
had to stop listening 😅. not an album i could even get through!
Ik vind het orgel wel leuk bij rock muziek. Soms nog iets te veel herrie. Sweet child in time is wel een guilty plessure. Albumhoes vind ik leuk.
Ik begrijp niet zo goed dat mensen dit in hetzelfde rijtje plaatsen als Black sabbat en Led zeppelin. Muziekaal gezien is dit stuk gepolijster dan bijv black sabath maar dit voelt als begin van glamrock. Begrijp dat de de mensen wel goed gaan op de orgel solo’s. Maar vooral de teksten zijn zo ontzettend plat, ze hebben niet zo veel te melden. Geen groter idee of filosofie waardoor het alleen maar een plat muziekaal hoogstandje wordt zonder inhoud. Child in time is de grote hit van het album en ook wel interessanter dan de rest van het album. Als je het alleen instrumentaal beoordeeld had ik het misschien wat hoger gewaardeerd. Neemt niet weg dat het natuurlijk wel goed in elkaar zit maar minder interessant voor mij.
Eigenlijk een best goede rockplaat, er zit goeie energie in het beukt lekker door. iets wat ik echter niet bij kan is dat Child in time zo'n grote hit is. Ik vind het niet eens het beste nummer van de plaat. Het album verder is niet mijn smaak maar het wel goed. Daarvoor 3 sterren
This era of rock vocalists are not for me. Music itself pretty timeless if a bit prolonged.
The first album here that I’ve found truly boring
Good rock sound but really couldn’t get into this album.
Liked it overall, a little less screaming maybe, but musically great.
Decent riffing, sounds pretty heavy and energetic for 1970. Not sure I'll return to it much, but it's good stuff.
Like Led Zeppelin but worse in every way. Drumming was pretty good though.
Butt
Pretty darn rockin' not sure if i would go back to it anytime soon. Maybe if i'm drinking beers in the summer with the squad and we want something heavy to bang our heads to
I understand the influence they are to so many heavier bands. But when I listen to it, it has quite a lot of flaws. Very long songs, solos a pretty boring (I am not a solo guy) and that annoying organ. On the other hand, solid riffs and nice leads. Fav: Into the fire
Hard rock/proto metal. Child in Time is a Stairway-style epic track Hard Lovin Man has a good energy and a fun chromatic organ(?) solo Best track - Child in Time 3 stars - historically and technically interesting but it doesn't excite me at all.
I was a huge fan of Zeppelin, Sabbath in High School, and if I would have found this album I'd likely have been a big fan of it as well. My taste has migrated a bit since, but it's still a solid rock album.
I mean, I rocked out. It was alright.
I like child in time but other than that I think its a mediocre album theres not enough song direction and too many falsetto ahhhhs
Child in Time ❤️
terribles guitarras y baterias dios
Album 121. In Rock — Deep Purple (1970) Deep Purple is forever associated for me with this meme. I literally listened to the album and remembered that video all the time. Good album, influential for metal. 3/5 Liked songs: — Child in Time — Flight of the Rat — Hard Lovin' Man
Nope, I've never been a Deep Purple fan. Bloated is the word that comes to mind listening to this album.
Not bad, but not good. Machine Head is the only Deep Purple record that should be on this list. Also one of the dumbest album covers ever.
Another one that is not my vibe. Child in Time I added to my list but Im thinking im not a fan of most old school rock music.
Buen rock clásico
HELL YEAH
GREAT album, amazing guitar by Ritchie Blackmore. 9/10
Never gave this band a chance until the drummer I played with in university sat me down and was like uuu need to listen to these guys. I haven’t listened to them in a long time but I can appreciate their musician ship and confidence and this album is solid.
Primera vez que escucho a Deep Purple de forma consciente. Gran experiencia, sobre todo ese griterío hermoso de 'Bloodsucker'.
Amazing guitars on this album! Good rock and roll music!
віддаю належне чайлд ін тайм найбільше зайшла флайт оф зе рет таке враження, що могла б бути або була у шреку
Sweet child in time... You'll see the line... The line that's drawn between... Good and bad... Uuuuuuuuuu! Uuuuuuuuuuuu! Aaaaaaa! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
It's a shame that they're known for Smoke on the Water. These guys are so good. Child in Time is one of the greatest vocal performances ever.
really good but couldn’t give it the attention it needed. will come back
It was fine. I’ve heard better from Deep Purple. 3/5
Classic rock album which defined the path for a lot other bands to follow. The roughness and versatility at the same time are awesome.
This was decent. Some good guitar work and some head-bangy passages.
Heavy riffs and great performances, definitely deserves a place on the Mount Rushmore of metal
Muito bom, gostei da 2 e da 7, além de Child in Time, que já conhecia
1.5
Not remotely awful, but simply Not My Thing in any way.
Impressive, but not inspiring.
classic rock - but nothing too eye opening
It’s a good album title/cover combo. The content wasn’t bad but you have to be in the mood for it which I rarely am. I did like how crazy Child in Time got. Otherwise all serviceable. High 3.
Pretty standard hard rock from the early 70s. Good but not great. Probably deserves another listen.
This was in such desperate need of a remaster that it was hard to focus on the music itself. These guys rock for sure but neither of their two bangers are on here. Funny album cover especially for a debut album.
Awesome album. For some reason I couldn't get the ATHF characters Master Shake and Carl out of my head while listening, this just seems like an album they would both love. But yeah this album fucks.
This was my first deep purple album and I’ll be honest I thought they were supposed to be a mellow kind of band. So this was a shock. I didn’t dislike it, but I didn’t like it. I think expectations might have interfered with that because the music was pretty good and with a nice raw sound.
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My God some of this is annoying lol, screeching for a whole song, fuckin come on. Child in time got to be one of the most annoying songs in history. This hard to listen to, one review said it was masturbatory and that's so fitting. Nothing.... Forever basic solo of something, "Rock lyric" , strum strum boring and annoying. The cheesy like Jaguar sound bit is a joke right? Lol Made it to "hard lovin man" turned it off, another awful song that seems like a joke. I get it, and even like other albums of that same style but found this just awful, my first 1?
Full disclaimer. I love metal, at least a lot of modern prog and speed work. Naturally, I'm going to be biased in favor of metal albums on this list as I find that there are some inexcusable omissions in favor of every britpop album ever. However, to my shame, I've never listened to a Deep Purple album. I was vaguely aware that they were one of the progenitors of the genre, alongside a few others like Black Sabbath of course. But when I got this album, I was very excited. Having listened, I was not disappointed whatsoever. Incredible early metal work that's going on 60 years old at this point. Not without flaws, as unsurprisingly many artists improve upon the sound and so forth. Not particularly impressed by Gillan's vocals, for instance. Regardless, an exciting listen. I'm sure I'll get the most bland 2/3 star 2000's pop album tomorrow to balance this out. Highlight: Hard Lovin' Man. Great riffs.
That's some straight up solid rock and roll.
Really liked this album.
I mainly know Deep Purple by way of listening to Ian Gillan on the original cast recording of Jesus Christ Superstar every Easter. (If you're a fan of that show, it's worth looking up Lindsay Ellis' supercut video of the Gethsemane "why." Gillan jumped the octave on that bit and everyone who's sung the song after him has been chasing the high of his insane falsetto.) The question I'm asking myself now, is Whhyyyyyyyyyyy haven't I listened to more Deep Purple before this?! I don't know, sometimes people are stupid. This is epic. I already knew Gillan was from another planet, but the entire band shows their quality in this album. While I don't listen to or particularly enjoy today's heavy metal, it was super interesting to listen to an early example of the genre and get a sense of its roots.
Overall generally fun, head-banging rock. There are some songs that are too repetitive, especially with the wailing and weird yelling in the middle, but most of them are great.
I'm becoming an old caveman dad rocker. Really enjoyed this - nice organ, thumping drums, guitar solos and bonkers vocals. The middle of Child in Time is particularly great (my view may be coloured by how much its been used in film/tv)
Not my cup of tea, but give them credit for how they influenced the metal scene to come, spoofed warts and all. Impressive to think this was recorded in 1970.
mid icl 6/10
Not bad, but not an all-timer either. Also not as notable as Machine Head or Made in Japan. But it's a rocker the whole way through.
This was a joyless exercise in listening for the sake of listening. I like rock, but I didn’t like this at all.
Guitar solo overload. If there is such a thing
This album feels exactly like what it essentially is, early metal music that paved the way for many others to follow. Some of the longer form things worked really well here, and gave the band a little more room to shine, but that's not to say the guitar riffs and driving drums weren't solid throughout. That being said, I'm not sure there's a single on this album that I would really come back to, although Child in Time is close its 10+ minute length is too much for me. 3.5
Turns out every member of Deep Purple is extremely good at what they’re doing. I should… probably listen to more of them lol. Criminally undersold by smoke on the water lmao. I knew this but I still never dove into them
That was a lot.
2nd Deep Purple in like a week. Hmm. The live record was better, but his is solid hard rock w/ a dash of prog in there. Some of the songs are freakin long.
Cool as hell
Oh gawd. Now I know where Spinal Tap got a bunch of their schtick. This is screamy, pointless guitary and basic song stuff. Hard pass.
3.5 stars. Early 70's hard rock. Reminiscent of Motorhead with how fast-paced it is. Lots of organ is a fun added element. No real standout tracks but the whole thing is a rush from start to finish.
Good classic rock. But I have a lot of favs that sound like this.
Though certainly not bad at all, with a couple of very solid songs, at times it feels almost masturbatory in its presentation of guitar solos.
A very cohesive 70's rock album. Not my favourite and many of the tracks felt bloated. 3/5 stars.
The only Deep Purple song I was previously aware of was Smoke on the Water, so I was not really prepared for this since that's more bluesy rock. But I like progressive and hard rock, so I found it to be enjoyable.
Deep, deep, 70's rock. Not my thing but perfectly serviceable. An obviously strong and heavy guitar sound, and if you like this then im sure its great, but i dont see enough variation to keep me engaged
Courtney: good classic rock Craig: okay
Damn did they know how to rock
CRAZYcakez
A bit too #rock for me but some tracks were fun!
classic
not my type of music really
I could listen to this album 10x, then be shown a 20 second snippet and I would have no idea what song it came from.
1. zpeed - 1 2. blood - 1 3. child - 1.5 4. Flight - 1 5. Fire - 0 6. Wreck - 0 7. Man - 1
TO BYŁO WSPANIAŁE PRZEŻYCIE, MIŁO BYŁO WRÓCIĆ PO LATACH DO DEEP PURPLE
Very ok. Very not memorable.
Good rock album of the time. What’s not to like
I did enjoy this album. Some amazing guitar solos on some songs. However it didn’t really grab me like I thought it would after the first 2 songs
pretty good i have no strong feelings about it but the instruments sounded good didn’t really leave an impression though
Exceptional. A landmark of an album.
Rock suggested by the cover art: 5/5 Rock in the album: 5/5
Ne zamee ... istko k back to black
Top 3: 1. Child in Time 2. Living Wreck 3. Hard Lovin' Man Least Favourite: Bloodsucker
Speed King - great fun. Bloodsucker - LOVE how they've used sound panning at 3:23; like I thought the song was alright 'till then but that bit is electrifying. Child in Time - Love the tempo change from the preceding songs. Incredible vocals on those high notes. Flight of the Rat - quite a punk sound to this one. Not my thing though unforch. Great riff halfway through though, and incredible tempo-increasing drums at the end. Into the Fire - nothing too standout. Living Wreck - ditto. Hard Lovin' Man - great sound panning at the end, but otherwise too wall-of-sound for me (but obviously technically brilliant).
Listen again don’t remember it
Really really good First 4/5
70s rock
geeeeeet love favorite song: bloodsucker
Not really my sort of music at all. Kinda interesting from a historical perspective re hard rock etc, but I think the songs and vibe sounds the same throughout. Okay I take it back, there is some FANTASTIC guitar work here esp in Child of Time!!!
Just wasn’t feeling this one. The noise was solid but the melodies and rhythm just weren’t enough to keep me interested.
Amazing album. Side A is perfect, starting with the electrifying Speed King, the proto-sludge of Bloodsucker (wouldn't be out of place in a Kyuss or Melvins album) and the legendary progressive jam of Child of Time. Side B is much in the same vein but there are a few jarring and questionable musical choices. Into the Fire takes too long to get going, and the organ solos in Hard Lovin' Man sound pretty terrible, but maybe that is a mixing issue. I would consider this a 9/10, but since this is one of the progenitors of heavy metal and definitely one that should be heard before death, I'll grant the 5.
гитара кричала, вопила и молила о пощаде, но они не слышали. как же неприятен шум дисторшн гитары. в остальном кажется более приятный рок альбом, чем ранее прослушанные. а главное бас интересный. summer 80's вайб
Heavy on noise and not much else 2-3
DAS CONK CREET, BAYBEEE 👁️🫦👁️
Not their finest hour. Guitars and organs are fuzzed out and a little meandering. More psychedelic than much of their catalog, but they are at their best when swinging the metal hammer.
Speed King 3/5 Bloodsucker 3/5 Child in Time 2/5 Flight of the Rat 4/5 Into the Fire 4/5 Living Wreck 3/5 Hard Lovin' Man 2/5 Overall Album 3.0
I don't know what it is with me and Deep Purple, but I'd rather listen to Thin Lizzy or Black Sabbath over them every time. It's not a bad album, just kind of mediocre in my opinion. 6/10
Unlike Zeppelin and Sabbath, I never really got into Deep Purple. So I came to "In Rock" hoping it might be the record that finally made things click. It didn't. Obviously Ritchie Blackmore is a phenomenal guitarist, and Ian Paice is a great drummer, but the band lacks the same caliber of songwriting skills that Zeppelin or Sabbath had. Yes, I'm aware that I'm talking about a band who would go on to create one of the all-time great guitar riffs, a riff that would get you kicked out of any guitar shop in an instant. The riffs on this album are decent, but the songs themselves often feel restless and unfocused, with melodies that wander a bit all over the place. Ian Gillan's vocals are probably the biggest barrier for me. That high-pitched, warbling shriek feels like the prototype for Iron Maiden, and that's not a good thing. It's not always as annoying throughout the album thankfully, but it does get on my nerves more often than not. "Child in Time" is clearly the centrepiece: a long, dramatic precursor to prog rock. While it's packed with many of the things I generally dislike about songs like this, it's still not the worst if I'm honest. A bit corny, sure (I found myself rolling up my car windows in embarrassment while listening to this on a commute), but I actually liked it overall. At over ten minutes it could easily lose half its runtime though. The highlights? "Flight of the Rat" is good craic, and "Into the Fire" is the clear highlight. The central riff and the stutter-y use of organ in the verses remind me of King Crimson, and it's easily my favourite track on the album. Overall, "In Rock" isn't what I expected. Are they Zeppelin or Sabbath? Definitely not. Do they deserve their place among the greats of rock history? I'll have reserve judgment until later albums "Fireball" or "Machine Head" might come up on this list. Based on this album alone? I'm not sold.
This was a crazy rock album super long songs and just good ol rock lol one joyed it thourghly
Decent iguess
Increíble álbum.
Klasyk.
En iyi rock albumlerinden biri
jesus christ thee are way too long. saved: n/a.
Stand-out tracks: Speed King, Into the Fire, Living Wreck I'm not a fan of the longer tracks on this album which turns out to be most of the album. Leaving me only to a enjoy a few tracks to a certain degree which is why I consider this a bit of a dud. I'm not super familiar with metal and how much metal this is, but there are certainly a few moments where the tracks ramped up, sometimes to an unpleasant degree. Not a fan of intentionally unpleasant sounds thrown into the mix, and not in a dissonant sense, rather a "make your ears hurt" kind of sense. Overall, the few tracks I like aren't enough to save this album from a bad grade.
Highlights: Speed King, Bloodsucker, Living Wreck First time listening to the record, but I was aware of its existence because of a Jojo reference (Speed King) and a Let 3 song with the same name as Child in Time but nothing else in common (wasn't a cover but it was a reference). Love me some 70's rock with organs, so it was nice to see them make such a grandiose appearance - to the point where the record could be named Organs in Rock. For some reason Child in Time didn't click with me. It's a bit too much for my taste - both because of its length but also braggadocios solos. Actually, a good number of the tracks overall are quite long for no reason and that is a bit off-putting. I lean toward their faster tracks like Hush, Highway Star and Space Truckin', and these drawn out songs with solos feel like a whole different thing. I guess I'll like Machine Head better. The record, however, does deserve respect for being one of the foundational hard rock records, just not as much as Led Zeppelin's contemporary output. Won't be revisiting this record anytime soon, but the highlights will remain in my hard rock rotation.
qué aburrimiento :(
No.
I was happy to turn this one off. I like their earlier stuff, but this is just too many notes, too many solos. Nothing moved me.
There were a lot of great moments in this but it's definitely not my favorite Deep Purple.
I like Deep Purple but most of this album was just to speed metal and screechy for me.
I think I've slept on Deep Purple all my life. They really rock!
Nothing special
ITS AIT
What is this shit?
Better than the Otha shit. 2!
Probably a 3 but child of time pushes it up a notch
What a great fking masterpiece. 26/1/26
First impressions, ugly badly executed album art is trying to make me understand that they "are" rock. Cheesy. The visual is the first negative step towards my slow-burning appreciation for this album. On the first listen I was wondering why this effort and not Machine Head, the vibe felt similar and I breezed through this listen with the attention of background rock, no obvious 'singles'. On the second listen I started hearing the heavy metal roots, the speedy guitar, the energy of the heightened vocals, a solid step away from blues rock and into heavy metal. By the third listen I was looking up and understanding the history. This is 1970, the middle of the formative years for what heavy metal is going to be, and this album forms an integral part of that DNA. Not that there isn't some points we could knock down within the lyrics and execution, like the stereo track guitar solo at the end, it's not exactly a plus. In the general field of it, as an album in its entirety, it's not only solid, it's timeless. There are bands today who could only aspire to achieve such energy. I do feel a little less cheese and a little more hook could've taken the effort over the top, but I wouldn't go back in time and risk changing anything here. This effort has caused too much impact to have had it any other way. 4.3/5
Fun but not my thing.
Rockin' Deep Purple sounds, solid lineup. Burning guitar and organ playing, as expected. Not too many big hits on this album but good tunes nonetheless. Some long jams on there, with Child in Time clocking in at an epic 10:17.
Some solid rock n roll! Speed King starts us off nicely, Flight Of The Rat and Living Wreck are pretty fun. And of course, Child In Time is great with the easily recognizeable music. Best song: Child In Time
Klaasika jedna neprejebiva 4/5
First off, it’s criminal that Black Night was a non album single and not in this lp. Somehow I never heard this album despite knowing machine Head pretty well and was a big fan of Deep Purple when they reformed for Perfect Strangers. I even like the Black Sabbath album Ian Gillian sings on. Jon Lord’s organ work is what sets Deep Purple apart from the rest. Which makes this pretty disappointing. Fairly standard hard rock. This may be an influential album but I think I prefer what it influenced more than the original. The overly long songs don’t help. The upbeat tracks have an MC5 feel, but not enough to push this over the top.
Not a fan of Speed King. It opens like hard rock by numbers before a pointless organ break and then back to a minute of throwing great rock songs into the lyrics. Bloodsucker does nothing to change this. Child in Time decides to move the organ to the start, which at least changes the sound. The vocals are far more restrained but I fear this does not improve the quality of the song as they are shocking. It is this point i realise there is still 8 minutes more of this song. It improves slightly with the change of tempo and guitar wakery, but this is more than 4 minutes in and we eventually return to the slow warble Track 4 includes a reasonable guitar break that ventures into Jimi Hendrix stylings, but otherwise the rest of the album is just more of the song. Overall the album feels an excuse to showcase some lead guitar virtuosity, which is obviously exceptional but not enough to justify this shit.
This was far too long. Had far too much Jon Lord knob-twiddling. I didn’t know where one track finished and another began. Time was but a construct listening to this. Never again.
Back to more artists my Dad adored when I was a kid. This feels very Hendrixy and very Led Zeppeliny but then also a bit Yesy. It's precisely the type of thing he was destined to love. I think this is alright but it didn't really click with me in the way something like Black Sabbath did when I first heard it. I think the prog parts are the bits I struggle with - in general I like the metal parts much better. Too much guitar noodling and keyboard noodling for my patience overall, particularly on the longer songs. They even managed *drum noodling* on Flight of the Rat. I do want to briefly call out the album cover: it looks like something Terry Gilliam might have made for Monty Python and I love it. Should be a 2.5 and was on for a 3 until the last few tracks, but I really lost patience with it so: 2/5
Pretty enjoyable overall. Favorite was Child in Time and Flight of the Rat. You don't see long form rock jam songs very often anymore.
I like heavy music, I like Sabbath but this did absolutely nothing for me. It felt like a slog despite not even being that long. Playlist track: Living Wreck
Awesome
I was fully ready to shrug this aside as just your average classic rock until Child in Time came on.
I really didn't like this one. It was so bad i couldnt even finish it.
This album rocks between psychedelic and metal in thrilling ways. Vibed with it
Yuck. Okay… I can understand why people like this so much. The musicianship is fine. It’s a rock album that sounds a bit different to what else was on offer in 1970. The drumming is good, sure. However, horrible singing, horrible lyrics. Guitar solos where there doesn’t need to be a guitar solo. The songs seem to last forever even if they’re sub-5 minutes. I genuinely abhor songs like Child in Time; people really love to cherish a song like this. I don’t get it. But like what you like, I don’t care. Personally, this has fallen in a generated slot close to Led Zep II and Superunknown by Soundgarden, both of which blow this out the water on every single level, particularly the vocals and guitar playing. It didn’t stand a chance. I don’t think Deep Purple will ever be for me but I’ll give it a 2/5 based on understanding why it would appeal to other people and I enjoyed some of the drumming. Male, pale and stale. Best: Speed King Worst: Child in Time
Cool riffs.
Leuker dan verwacht
This is... fine I guess. Probably pretty cool when it came out, borderline comical now, enormous Spinal Tap vibes. The falsetto yells on "Bloodsucker" caused involuntary eye rolling. I am enjoying some of the organ playing though, little bit of funk to it. I'll take this over The Doors any day. At least these guys sound like they're having a good time while being ridiculous. "Child in Time" has a nice sound (favorite on the album), but why oh why is it over 10 minutes long? The song has a perfect ending point at 6:15! They were not into restraint. "Flight of the Rat" is pretty good too, cool guitar. Downhill after that, pretty over it by the end. There are 2 more Deep Purple albums on the list, really? I think I get the idea, not excited about that. Overall well done but not for me, 3 stars.
I mean. It's metal.
This album deserves all the love it gets.
Must have been one of the heaviest things to listen to in the 70s. Not as melodic/hook-heavy as their next album but prog-like.
This is that kind of dated hippie rock which only boomers with zero cultural or self awareness might enjoy. Album cover sucks — riffs go kind of hard though. —Noah Not my thing. I could see how at a time when this genre hasn’t been pioneered this would be cool. But not to me in this contemporary moment… -Ruby
Good solid rock n roll album. Love the organ. It's a fun album. The drum solo in Flight of the Rat made me smile. The album is a good length too, there's so many albums that are just too long and I lose interest unless there's a through story. Good groove, solid musicianship.
Immediately this reminds me of the School of Rock intro scene with that band playing whatever song it is. Something about the screaming vocal harmonies, similar key too. I can’t unhear it now. Tbh I dig that it’s pretty fuckin rad. Generally I like this stuff though. I’ve always known Deep Purple for Smoke on the Water but haven’t listened to much else. Good to listen to while I work. 3.75/5 so round up to 4 I guess.
Noodles.
oh my god
The A side is slamming. The b side is what I would have expected
Best Song: Child in Time. This album could contain just this song and it would still get the same rating. It is a true wonder that this song is able to hit such emotional peaks only 3 minutes in, and then somehow continue to morph and maintain that energy and intensity for the full 10 minute runtime. A technical and emotional whirlwind. Worst Song: Flight of the Rat. I think it would be hard for any song to follow "Child in Time", but a seven minute, rolling-rhythm track like this never stood a chance. Overall: In contrast to a lot of these older bands that show up in this list, every time I listen to Deep Purple I come away thinking, "I should listen to more Deep Purple". Their music is electric, slick as hell, but always seems to retain an element of humanity that some of their classic rock brethren lost in the transition to big, arena-style rock.
Reminded me of some Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin. Great listen overall. man that 10-minute song was something. After “Bloodsucker,” I also liked that track really great layering of instruments and just chemistry overall. Everything blends well, really enjoyable and fun listen.
368/1089 - Organ is alright. Pretty boring overall.
Needs more purple.
Like many things from the 70s you wouldn't get away with this nowadays. A couple of ok tunes but otherwise very generic with fairly shoddy vocals.
Good chemistry between the drummer and the synths
Massive fan. The sound and playing is individually and collectively superb. The drumming is heroic , precise, and beautiful. I will listen again.
i was obsessed with guitars 8/10
Hard rock jam band is not a thing I think I needed. There is some good here, but a little too 70s for my yaste
Best-flight of the rat Hard loving man-best guitar riff Worst?- 4.5/5 (vocals get a bit repetitive and I think they could use some variation)
Album 24 Top 3 "favorites" off the album: Flight of the Rat, Into the Fire, Living Wreck Another neutral leaning dislike, unfortunately. I'm not super inspired by this one either, so another short review. I don't mind screaming, really, but this one just got on my nerves. I didn't even realize it had ended and moved on to another album. Whoops. Suffice to say, the vocals were not my favorite. It's like a bad imitation of rock 'n' roll screaming, but not intentionally. I liked the guitar, some of the organ, and the drumming.
Cool, but 30 years late for me.
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Liked what I heard. For whatever reason this is one of my blind spots of early hard rock / metal music. I've been missing out.
Good early heavy metal, the singer's voice turned me off though.
Would never have listened to this as not something I would look for. Good album if you like your rock heavy and grizzly
Enjoyed this but I am not a big fan of Deep Purple
Not bad! Pretty generic rock, but it was good and helped me get some work done.
It’s fine
I had a dilemma: what to spend my free time on, this or femboy futa house. I regret my choice
Annoying but not terrible
(91/100)
Holy cow, this was absolutely blistering. I never understood DP in the past, knowing them only by their radio songs. This album is amazing.
4.25
I mean, c'mon, man. Start to finish, 10/10. Not a single note. Fucking brilliant, this.
Forced myself to give it a fair shake. I was only able to get all the way through 2 of the 7 songs, one because I forced myself to, and one because I didn't get sick of it. The rest I listened as long as I could… didn't really like any of it, to be honest.
Just not for me. Dissociated while listening mostly.
My personal feelings are a three, but given its importance and the fact that I'd probably have liked it more had I been around at release, I can go four. I've tried to get into Deep Purple, but their overall jazziness, their less impactful melodic quality, and Gillan's vocals keep me at a distance.
Bem hard rock e vibes mais heavy metal, oq nao é mt a minha cena Não gostei mt nhe
I don’t like this at all
Bit much for me.
Yes! Endelig noget for mig.
Best thing any individual Beatles member ever did
One of their best!!!
Did I know prior: No Favorite song: Speed King More instrumental than I expected. Fun at times, but didn't move me. Found it to be repetitive and some of the guitar & organ solos were grating.