Deep Purple In Rock

Such solid heavy rock.

Absolute flying start with Speed King but isn’t quite as all killer no filler as Machine Head. Still an enjoyable listen.

Deep Purple are a quintessential rock band, and this album feels like a portal to the 70s. It's got sweet guitar riffs and other instrumentation that enhances the whole sound. I'm not sure I'd say it's 5 stars though. I dunno, some parts of the album, while skillfully made, just didn't really hit as much with me as others. It is still very much worth your time.

awesome I actually didnt finish it fully cuz i was busy but ill come back to it someday

just a classic from the 70s, dad rock for lifeee

Good ol' fashioned hootin' and hollerin'. Would listen again. I love that late 60s heavy rock sound! Top: Child in Time Not Top: Into the Fire

Goes pretty hard tbh.

Good and fun but not something I'd listen to all the time

Child in time is amazing. Speed king is an awesome start to the album. Some indulgence in the keyboard and vocals, but with the skill to back it up. Not as many iconic tracks as I would have expected, but it's a solid rock album

Decent! I like it but not as used to rock.

4/7

3.7

Rock music history

Favorite track: Child in Time

"Into the Fire" is Jimi Hendrix adjacent, I enjoy it! A few songs could be added to the rock rotation

hard rock é o gênero musical favorito, então eu não posso dizer muito além de que eu realmente aproveitei escutar esse álbum. o deep purple é um clássico e a sonoridade deles é incrível.

Ah, fantastic proto metal. The good stuff. Some of the tracks drag on for a bit, but overall I had a lovely time with this album.

Although child in time is the timeless classic derived from this classic, I really enjoyed relistening the other material on this record. The combination of blues driven guitar ( while not conforming to that genre's structure), lush organ sound and frenetic drumming make for something really fun to listen to. Is it a bit camp because of the vocals and lyrics? Yes. Do I enjoy that in this genre? Also yes.

An awesome hard rock record “Child In Time” and “Flight Of The Rat” are particularly good everything else is pretty good

- First we have a couple of straightforward rockers. Then we get a strange foray into prog, which doesn't particularly excite me but kudos for trying something. - We get back into the rockers again and the fantastic Flight Of The Rat dabbles much more effectively into prog/rock crossover territory. - Great fun LP which ticks both conventional rock and more experimental prog boxes.

Good Rock. Solid. The keyboard is sometimes freaking out a bit too hard :D

Absoluter Klassiker. Child in Time ist einfach der Wahnsinn. Flight of the Rat treibt gut an nach dem schweren Song vorher. (Catchy riff) Living Wreck ist auch ziemlich catchy. Allerdings wirken mir manchmal die Orgel oder gitarrensolos etwas ummelodisch. Vermutlichstilmittel aber stört mich etwas. Ansonsten starkes Album.

The first Deep Purple studio album consisting of entirely original material, coming out as a response to the heavy sound of Led Zeppelin's debut, this album is a lot of fun and still feels fresh today. I have a soft spot for this album, particularly because of Child in Time. I listened to this song obsessively at a time when I used to play A LOT of Space Station 13 so I associate this song with getting robusted in maint, shoving clowns down disposal chutes, creating atmos bombs and nuking security (shout out to my boy atmos tech Tak Fuji. Love, Dr. Ray Krieger), setting furries on fire, using a spray bottle to spray acid in people's faces, among many other departures from normal behaviour. That game rocked and taught me a lot about changing my IP and using a virtual machine to evade mac bans for being a massive piece of shit. It also ingrained in me a deep-seated hatred for authority which has not been particularly healthy for me. I would call it a phase but really a good 3 year chunk of my life in high school was coming home and abusing other teenagers online. Sometimes I wonder if my life would have turned out differently if my parents had taken me to a child/adolescent psychologist rather than giving me unrestricted internet access but that's all in the past now. Anyway this album fucking bangs. Highlights: Bloodsucker, Child in Time, Living Wreck

The songs start quite decently, nothing special. Because the special stuff always comes in the second half of the tracks.

This was awesome and totally ripped. My favorite DP album so far

Surely pioneers of the belting rock and roll scream?!

Good rock

Friggin Purple, man. Wall of sound, vocals that few can pull off, what's not to love? Guitar riff driven, but

This brings back memories xx

3 maybe 4

One can only imagine how much better this would have been with cowbell.

Lista wszechczasow trójki. Child in time #4

They rock, HARD!

Good music...Great voice

Solid 70's Rock

Goes hard from the get go. Must have hit like a truck back in the day. A lot of filler on the album though if you ask me, but Child in Time being THAT good tips it into 4 star category. Faves: Speed King, Child in Time, Living Wreck, Black Night

Deep Purple always gets forgotten in the "Big 3 Pioneers of Metal" discussion, with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. For anyone who thinks Deep Purple isn't significant, or isn't an influence, or isn't anything more than "Smoke on the Water", then listen to this album.

It’s pretty good! Just doesn’t reach the awesome heights they do later with their hits.

Hard driving rock. Some catchy rocking tunes.

pretty enjoyable! Looks of fast chuggy riffs, great drumming

Good ol’ Classic rock

Second album proposé après 'Machine Head' que j'ai beaucoup apprécié (noté 4/5). Ce nouvel album contient 'Child In Time', un de mes morceau préféré de Purple (structure originale chant, chorus, un vrai bonheur à écouter). Les autres morceaux ne sont pas en reste, on y trouve toujours ce son massif et dynamique, avec une section rythmique basse/batterie au top, les riffs et chorus de guitare, les chorus de clavier, et une structure de morceau souvent originale. Par contre le chorus de batterie de 'Flight of the Rat' est en trop, même s'il n'est pas trop long. Il n'est donc pas loin de la note maximale, que je réserve toujours au live 'Made In Japan' qui regroupe un bon nombre de mes morceaux préférés du groupe. =>4.5/5

Great riffs and solos. Great drumming. Nice keyboards. Unapologetic vocals. Just a truly fun record.

Ritchie Blackmore is such an awesome guitarist…some great, influential hard rock guitar sounds on there. Music is mostly fine, sort of proto-hard rock. “Child in Time” feels like Spinal Tap, but somehow kinda rules? I would go 3.5 for Blackmore alone, and it kinda grew on me as the album went on…Feeling charitable today so will round up.

Great album, never listened to Deep Purple past Smoke On The Water but I enjoyed this a lot.

Deep Purple have mostly passed me by. I’ve learned plenty of their guitar riffs over the years, but I’d never sat down and listened to a full album until today and Deep Purple In Rock was a brilliant place to start. This album is fantastic. It’s packed with great, hard-edged guitar rock with a hint of early metal. It’s tight, energetic, and gets straight to the point. There is a lot of shouting, though and not always in a good Daltrey kind of way but it never drags the experience down. Favourite track: Speed King sets the tone perfectly, and Hard Lovin’ Man is a fantastic way to close the album. Least favourite track: Honestly, every track is full of energy and worth a listen. Album artwork: A very cool cover, I love it.

This was pretty good. This album slides very well into the pre heavy metal influence category. Very enjoyable. Only reason this gets a 4 is some of the whiny wailing on Child in Time which for me was annoying.

Fengende! Hørtes hele for en gang skyld, likte det mer enn jeg skulle tro. Kanskje noe svak, men blir 4

I only knew Deep Purple from Smoke on the Water so I wasn't sure what to expect, but this is sweet! Child in Time is fantastic and the rest of the album goes hard too. This is exactly the kind of music I think of when I think of (high quality) classic/hard rock. The organ throughout the album adds a lot and all of the musicians are clearly very skilled. Each instrument really shines on this album. 9/10.

I thought this was a cool album. Deep purple is a classic rock band. This album definitely held true to that

This album was sick, big fan of Deep Purple. Child in Time is a hell of a song. 8.5/10

Favorite song: Child in Time

When I was a child - growing up in a deeply religious household where anything heavier than Seventies soft rock or country was verboten - I imagined that "heavy metal" sounded like the opening of "Speed King": energetic, cacophonous, brash, everything I wasn't and wanted to be. In my head it sounded like freedom. Now, thirty-plus years later and in real life, this album sounds just like that. *You know what, fuck it - everybody gets a solo*. And if you're ever wondering why people care about Ritchie Blackmore, the middle section "Child in Time" is your answer. (Not enough people ask about Ian Paice, but if "Flight of the Rat" is any indication then they should.)

fuck yes

Excellent album, rock icon 4/5

Rockzão old school chei de ueu ueu de guitarra, vocal daora e achei particularmente conceitual Top 3: 1- Child in Time 2- Speed King 3- Bloodsucker

ooh it were good it were very good not 5 though 4

4!

8/10

As good as Machine Head if not better. Not really much to say. Great riffs, very engaging energetic songs, and a random fantastic 10-minute prog track. Nothing mind blowing but consistent and enjoyable.

Awesome psychedelic early metal rock

child in time best track

Makes me wanna punch a wall

Fun, energetic, just what you want from 70s metal. Thanks for reminding me about Child in Time, what a great track.

Loved it, such good keyboards, good rhythm and drive

Sounds really good, but I was thinking not that metal. Then I listened to Into the Fire, which seems like it might have influenced hundreds of bands.

Groovy man. I don’t like too many instrumentals but this album had a wide variety of instrumentals which kept it interesting. I thought the singer had good talent too but not many vocals

An absolutely stellar group of musicians - headlined by Ritchie Blackmore's shredding - plow through an uncompromising set of progressive hard rock jams. This is the album where Deep Purple really settles in and RAWKS, and it includes their anthemic "Child In Time" - but everyone song on the record is a thrill ride. I knock off one star for a curiously tinny production that robs the record of some of its power.

Liked it a lot more than I thought i would. Enjoyed the funk and rnb elements to some of the tracks.

Clásico de los Purple, con el debut del bajista Roger Glover y del vocalista Ian Gillan para cerrar su alineación. Heavy rock con influencias clásicas (Flight of the rat por ejemplo). Antes que Machine Head este disco sentó las bases de su carrera y de lo que luego serían tostone como el rock progresivo etc etd... menos mal que Detroit o las New York Dolls estaban a la vuelta de la esquina para salvar el R&R.

I plan on suing this app for the whiplash I got today from severe levels of head banging. Damn, those guitars man!!!!

Classic hard rock

I started my other two Deep Purple reviews by saying that I think Deep Purple is fine, and I'm going to start this review the same way. Deep Purple is a fine classic rock band. Do I really want to listen to full albums from them? Eh, not really. Throw me some greatest hits, and I'll survive. I will say that this is the best album cover out of their three albums on the list though. Damn, that goes hard. Brits cosplaying on Mount Rushmore? Fuck yes. We need more non-Americans editing themselves onto Mount Rushmore in 2025. Better yet, if you throw some indigenous folks on there, I bet you could kill off 10% of Fox News's audience. But I digress. It's time to send Deep Purple off into the sunset with my final review of theirs. Like Machine Head, Deep Purple in Rock was fine. I mentioned in my review for Machine Head that I like the way that these guys utilize the organ and guitar together, and that held true on this album as well. These guys have a really unique sound that blends hard rock and prog rock together, and their influence on the former can't be understated. Like Machine Head, in Rock has a few standout songs, and the rest of the album is just fine. "Speed King" was one of the songs that fell into the 'just fine' category, but I thought it was a good choice for a lead-off track, because it hit hard right away. Deep Purple wastes absolutely no time on this album, having literally one drum hit before the heavy guitars and theatrical vocals kick in. For me, "Child in Time" was easily the best song on the album. It's the only song on the album I knew beforehand, and it's not one I've listened to a lot, but I know that organ intro really well, and it kicks ass. Every element gets a chance to shine on this song, and the solos are outstanding. For a song that's over ten minutes long, it's really engaging, and worth paying attention to the whole thing. "Flight of the Rat" was really good too. The vocals reminded me a lot of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, which I really liked. The main guitar riff was really good, and the subtle bass line added a lot of depth to the sound. I thought "Living Wreck" was good too. There was a drum fill at the beginning that I really loved (a shame it didn't pop up again), and I liked the guitar riffs and organ playing. The closing track, "Hard Lovin' Man" was good too. I like the chugging rhythm of the guitars, and the drumming was good too. Overall, I'd have to give a slight edge to in Rock over Machine Head. I think Deep Purple played to their strengths on this album, leaning on the merging of prog and hard rock to craft a unique sound. I wasn't blown away by this album, but I think it's an important piece of music for showing how much depth hard rock can have.

This album actually kicked a lot of ass. Shit vocals, but amazing guitar licks.

Clássico absoluto, com a formação clássica absoluta da banda. Um disco com a energia do Rock, mas não uma descarga de força simplesmente. Temas bem construídos sob a batuta das teclas de Jon Lord. Ótimo disco!

Kult

This is pure 70s rock. Great songs, awesome guitar solos. Glad for this recommendation!

Very talented guys doing really impressive things with their instruments. One extra star for the sweet wildcat noise.

Bra greier, vet ikke hvorfor jeg ikke har sjekka ut Deep Purple før.

Hell yeah, bra start på fredagen. Digger det her. Child in Time er 5/5 (selv om den er enda fetere live på Made in Japan platen). Noen av de andre låtene er litt svakere, men det er nesten så jeg slenger meg på 5 på hele skiven her. Tror det er fredagstemningen som tar meg så roer meg ned til en 4/5

Rockin’ my smockin’ good time

I definitely prefer this to early deep purple! Good funk mixed in. 3.5/5 - 4/5

Rock on 🤘

Favorite Track: Bloodsucker

Good ol classic rock feat some noodly guitars

One of the great early hard rock albums.

Deep Purple is a band that I've always wanted to get into, but I just haven't been exposed to their stuff enough to add it to a playlist. Parts of the album reminded me of Ozzy Osbourne's music, others were much more mellow while still being upbeat metal. Solid album, I'll come back to a few songs. I like an album with strong vocals, and this was a little too heavy on just instrumentals with some incoherent screams, but it was fun.

What a nice entry with some punch. Good, heavy leaning rock that is mostly straight-forward and doesn't spend too much time getting off track. Great rhythm with heavy riffs. And at just 42 minutes long, it's a nice excursion.

Wish I could hear this live, I bet it kills.

Great

Heavy rock

I've never listened to it before but I'm not really surprised I enjoyed it, it's definitely right up my alley. Drumming is phenomenal and the guitar work is really good too. Perhaps it meanders a bit too long however.

Wild, wild desert foxes in an intergalactic firework.

laut und toll

Great rock album! Pioneers of Heavy Metal and hard rock. For me this is a 8.8 out of 10

Entre Led Zeppelin et Iron Maiden (Child in Time gros banger avec des airs de Phantom of the Opera), franchement un groupe de heavy métal qui a de la personnalité et de la variation dans les mélodies, pas le genre de metal que j'écoute le plus mais ça reste un bon groupe facile à écouter sans trop se lasser je pense

J’étais persuadée que c’était chiant Deep Purple, probablement à cause de « smoke on the water »… et en fait, cet album est vraiment cool ! Je n’avais pas conscientisée que Child in Time était d’eux, je l’avais déjà entendu dans des films !

I don’t know any of these songs. Let’s go!!🤘 Ok, this album is just great. Even the “slow song” for track three is powerful. Loving this journey.

Great individual performances and vibe. Less focused in the songwriting than Machine Head

riiffs

Loved it. Roots of metal

Some sick guitar leads and harmonies. Deep Purple has sadly been categorized as a meme-y band because of Smoke on the Water and shadowed by Led Zeppelin. But damn, that organ could’ve been mixed a little lower.

Good rock/metal

Deep Purple are one of those bands I almost feel like I shouldn't like just because they are often grouped together with other bands of their era that I definitely don't like, but every time I listen to an album of theirs like this, I just can't help but love it. The musicianship is genuinely so good, and considering the standards of the time, the ideas and techniques they use are really impressive.

I like deep purple. I like this

Half of it was awesome, other half was solid, really good for 1970, fun listen

Deep Purple is one of those bands where the albums tend to be up and down, a classic or two and then several duds. This album is the exception, Speed King and Child in Time are definitely classics but there's no real duds on this album.

4 This frickin rocked dude ! 🤟

I was so sure I would not like this album, not being the biggest rock fan, but I had a great time listening to this!

I was surprised that I liked this album so much! The quirky elements added throughout the album made it such a fun and interesting. Listen. I was pleasantly surprised by the keys added into many of the songs, I’m not sure if it was an organ so forgive me if I’m wrong. The drums were enthralling. This album is the perfect thing to listen to on a heavy weightlifting day at the gym.

Black Breast Chinese Eyes 1001 Albums Generator 127 (09/26/2025) Deep Purple In Rock is the first studio album in the so-called "Mark II" lineup of Deep Purple, which is responsible for most of their most highly acclaimed albums. I have always underestimated Deep Purple's influence on heavy metal, even though I know people would say it exists, because I only knew them for their hits, which are not particularly heavy. However, DPiR is completely changing my tone. This thing is so heavy. Speed King is an amazing display of musicality and shows that you actually can have an organ in heavy music. Flight of the Rat is insane and feels almost punky at times. The back and forth solos between guitars and organ is really impressive, as is the drum solo near the end. Into the Fire isn't my favorite song here, but it is absolutely one of the heaviest. Hard Lovin' Man just kind of sounds like an Iron Maiden song at points with its gallopping guitar and powerful drums. The other side of this album is its very proggy nature on certain songs. The most obvious example of this is Child in Time, which is an epic statement that ebbs and flows wonderfully and is probably my favorite song overall. The aforementioned Flight of the Rat and Hard Lovin' Man both have very progressive structures as well. I think that the second half of Deep Purple in Rock is a little bit weaker, but overall, this is a great album. 4/5 Favs: Speed King Child In Time Flight Of The Rat Least Fav: Living Wreck

Speed King - 7/10 Bloodsucker - 9/10 Child in Time - 8/10 Flight of the Rat - 9/10 Into the Fire - 8/10 Living Wreck - 10/10 Hard Lovin' Man - 9/10

Nice! Great guitar on this one. It did start getting a bit repetitive at parts but swiftly moved on 4 ⭐️

Very good.

A rickety bridge between prog and metal. All of it was good but none of it grabbed me like it should.

Surprised to like this a lot

I know my friend will crucify me for this one, but I just do not get deep purple. Not to say that it is a bad record, but I just don’t really get it. In my heart it‘s a 3/5, but to keep the peace I will give it a 4/5

Child in time good

alcune hit incredibili e stra storicizzate interrotti da pezzi un po’ troppo rock per me ma comunque un classico intramontabile, ero indeciso se dare 5

Pretty sure the only thing I’ve heard by Deep Purple before this was “Smoke on the Water.” I had pretty low expectations from a band that created the easiest song to learn on a guitar. Five seconds into track one I realized I was wrong.

88% Best: Speed King; Bloodsucker; Child in Time; Flight of the Rat Must-Hear? Sure

Hellye

Deep Purple - Deep Purple In Rock 1970 3/1001 ~ Well, this most certainly fucks, but I done been knew. “Child in Time” forever!

I do love deep purple usually, and maybe it was just not what I was feeling on Friday, but it was okay! Just didn't grab my attention like I figured it would. Not bad by any means.

Pretty fun all around. Really enjoyed it will listen again. Love how they just fucking go do it all the time with no let up.

For no actually, good reason, I always thought of Deep purple as a second tier band. They're no Zeppelin or Queen. They're just a middling rock band with a couple of hits. I thought this even though hundred of people and reviews I've read place them squarely at the upper echelons of rock. My bad for not digging in a bit more. This is such a quality album. The music is really good throughout. Ian Gillan has serious pipes and I actually quite like Jon Lord's keyboards. (Have to admit I rarely heap praise on keyboardists. Seems like the least rocking of the available rock instruments.) Richie Blackmore is all over the place, especially wildly at the beginning of Speed King. When I first saw it, I was wondering why they picked this fairly early number with no real hits. But I'm glad it's here. I'll listen to this again.

Really enjoyed this. A proper rock album. High octane and as heavy as fuck for the time. I don’t know why Deep Purple bypassed me for the most part over the years, despite being raised on rock and metal. Love the production on this too - feels raw and live. Particularly Roger Glover’s bass. All involved shine here though. Great album

hell yeah

Surprised I had never heard it before. Very impressed.

Incredible guitar

Solid rock album

Mostly good; a few ponderous tracks.

I can see why a lot of my favorite bands love Deep Purple. They’re solid.

This is good but you probably have to be in a very specific mood to listen to it on the regular.

Child in time one of the best songs ever written

The best players doing their thang

1970 was a brilliant year to play an electric guitar.

I tend to forget how much fun Deep Purple is.

4 - great rock album

Otro que hacía mucho que no escuchaba. Gran disco. Me debato entre el cuatro y el cinco. Creo que no es tan bueno como Remain in Light pero me parece mejor que L.A. Woman. Finalmente me decanto por el 4. Está más cerca de ese valor. El disco es impecable, pero tal vez tenga excesos con los solos y en el minutaje de algunas canciones. Esto se ve en la canción más conocida del disco, Child in Time. Es un temazo, no quiero ser mal interpretado, pero dura más de 10 minutos y no estamos hablando de una suite progresiva que amerite esa duración. Le sobran un par de minutos, no jodamos. Obviamente es un merecido clásico, con la secuencia clásica del órgano de Jon Lord y los uuh uhhh de Gillan... que van in crescendo y ahí se levanta la bestia, Blackmore y se pone a patear traseros y es todo espectacular. Y después aparece otra vez Lord y dice "Ritchie, te quiero acompañar con mis teclados re locos". Y después por el minuto 6 todo para y volvemos al principio, y la canción se alarga cuatro minutos más. Las mejores canciones, en mi humildísima opinión, son las más cortas: son concisas y van al punto: haciendo un riff, un estribillo o un solo cuando corresponde, con una brutal precisión. Y es una lástima porque, si bien este disco es un clásico, estas canciones son las que nadie menciona nunca: Bloodsucker, Into the Fire y Living Wreck (esta última siendo mi favorita del disco). Pero bueno, son todas buenas. La que menos me gusta es Speed King. Una lástima porque el mejor usuario del viejo foro de rock.com.ar había elegido esa canción como nick. Pero arranca medio fea y, como pasa con Child in Time, creo que se excede unos minutos. Es un rock and roll salvaje y brutal, me gustaría que dure tres minutos y que se acabe dejándonos la sensación de que fue corta. Mi favorita de las largas es Flight of the Rat. De vuelta, tal vez sería mejor que durara un minuto menos, pero no sabría bien que recortarle. Cada cosa que hace Blackmore en este tema es genial. En síntesis: gran disco. Super importante y el que puso a Deep Purple en la cresta de la ola. Posiblemente sea el mejor disco de la Mark II, si bien es discutible. Creo que solo le faltó un poquito de edición en las canciones más largas para darnos un disco verdaderamente perfecto.

Another nice album structure. 7 tracks, 43 minutes. Done. And a hell of an opening to smack you in the face…. Fierce, fast paced and layered. A nice start. For some reason, not what I thought Deep Purple were about but very glad to be re-educated! Yeh, I can dig this! The organ solos, the stacattos, the soul, the ROCK 🤟🏻 Bit of a step down for ‘Child in Time’ and a few too many wails for me, but redeemed by the tom rolls, guitar solo and picking up of pace half way through and turns out to be a hell of a journey of a track! (Shame about the return of the wails!!) Production and sound are so spot on as well. Perfect distortion and mix. Great drummer. Unexpectedly great album and excited to listen again already. Have I become a deep purple fan?! EPIC and what an end to the album 🥵 (4.5)

I don’t like Deep Purple all that much, but this was very good.

Another rock classic. Objectively the song is kinda silly, but this record is worth the price of the guitar solo on Child in Time.

Buen rock. Hay otros que me gustan más de los Deep Purple, pero este me sirvió bastante para un par de caminadas que me eché el fin de semana. Y trae varios solos que prenden porque prenden, así que bien.

Lubię, będę wracać

Bad ass, heavy ass rock from top to bottom. No frills, no pretense, just bangers. I've always seen Deep Purple included in discussions of the progenitors of hard rock and metal, but the tunes I was aware of didn't fully illustrate exactly why they belong there. I get it now. Just a slight demerit because the vocal parts (while impressive) don't have the tight form or hookiness I'm personally looking for in my bad ass, heavy ass rock. Whack ass album cover, by the way. They really thought they were cooking with that one.

4 out of 5. This album fucking rocks.

Heavy stuff.

Rock and roll baby! This is the definition.

J'aurais mis 5 juste pour Child in Time qui est sublime mais j'enlève une étoile pour les synthés.

Legendary rock album. Should have closed with child in time

Very nice and clearly an album that has put its mark on history. 'Living Wreck' gives me a lot of "Smoke on the Water" vibes so it's easy to hear where that would come from a few years later. Standouts Flight of the Rat Living Wreck 4/5

"Deep Purple in Rock" is the fourth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple. Hard rock and heavy metal are the Wiki-listed genres. Bingo. It was their first album studio album with the Mark II line-up where vocalist Ian Gillian replaced Rod Evans and bassist Roger Glover replaced Nick Simper. Existing bandmembers included guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, organist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice. The band, Blackmore in particular, wanted a heavier album than their previous ones. Mission accomplished. The album received critical praise as a key example of hard rock and heavy metal with one critic crediting it with inventing heavy metal along with Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" and Uriah Heep's "Uriah Heep." The album was also their commercial breakthrough in Europe reaching #4 in the UK (#143 in the US). The album opens with "Speed King," a song attempting to emulate Jimi Hendrix's "Fire." A fast-paced distorted guitar and chaotic drumming succeed in accomplishing that in the introduction. A long organ note leads to the vocals and band kicking in. Wow, this sounds like the MC5 and is not far off from punk. Gillian randomly sings excerpts from Little Richard songs towards the end. "Child in Time" has a jazzy start with organ keys and slow drums. Gillian sings softly but gradually builds to a scream and shows his range. The band's pace picks up too. Blackmore gives a searing guitar solo in this epic 10-minute song. The song was inspired by the cold war and used as an anthem by the anti-communist resistance of Eastern Europe against the Iron Curtain. The second side begins with "Flight of the Rat," a song that evolved during rehearsals from rearranging the opera song "Flight of the Bumblebee." A driving guitar riff with the underlying organ. Another searing Blackmore solo. The album closes with "Hard Lovin' Man." It's a song that was derived from a Glover bass riff and is a blueprint for the classic Deep Purple sound where they would climax with in "Highway Star." Driving guitar, bass and drums. The organ has a 60's psychedelic edge to it. The interplay between the guitar and organ is great with the constant bass and beat. This album has songs that are driving and fast and ones with a slower, heavier pace, almost grungy. Blackmore plays a variety of classic guitar riffs. With the underlying organ, this gives a unique sound. The vocals and vocal range of Gillian complete the picture. You can hear the influence in future heavy metal bands like Iron Maiden. This is a classic album and rightly put into the early key heavy metal album category. A must listen for any hard rock fan.

7/10 - I like it, very Led Zeppelinesque, the recording on the alst track can be improved when messing around with Stereo, it's like they got carried away with the new tech and just started messing around with it

Funny that a band named for such a terrible colour band would make such a terrific rock band. No wonder Dad doesn't listen to new music. Fav track: Hard Lovin' Man

My only prior exposure to Deep Purple was the song Smoke on the Water so I didn’t really know what to expect with this. It was pretty great if I’m honest, especially Child in Time that was epic.

Thought this was really good for what can be a slightly monotonous genre of rock albums. Couple of really good songs & the rest quite engaging

I like the twang of that guitar 🎸. Deep Purple has the right balance of beats and rhythm that hits well and doesn't repeat in a boring. Paired with solid vocals, this album is entertaining for sure. 8/10

Svårt att inte gilla detta. Bra driv och tempo rakt igenom, feta gitarrer och grym sång, med några höjdpunkter som Child in time och Living wreck. Stabil fyra.

Highlight Song/s: Bloodsucker, Flight of the Rat and Into the Fire 'Speed King' was a bit of a weird song with that amazing intro and that fairly long downtime at the beginning, and with its references to rock 'n' roll seemed quite an odd choice. Then it got significantly better with 'Bloodsucker'; what a crazy good riff that song has. Just all around a good one. 'Child in Time' was extremely underwhelming, I was expecting something a bit more. No clue why they settled with that weird squealing in the song, especially by the end it got really grating. 'Flight of the Rat' has a great instrumental section, that drum section in the last minute or so was really odd, I KIND of like it, kind of not. 'Into the Fire' has the best vocals of any track. it also has the best main riff of any of the songs. Also superb rhythm section. 'Living Wreck' has this weird Mountain Lion sounding part which was really off-putting. It also has great vocals. 'Hard Lovin' Man' starts with this laser-like sound from the keyboardist which is a bit strange. The keyboard solo in this one is pretty cool and sounds quite warpy at times. The last minute of this album (and song) is incredible.

This was my first experience with Deep Purple, and I wasn't sure what to expect, but I incredibly enjoyed it. Fast, upbeat rock with excellent guitar and drum solos. "Living Wreck" and "Bloodsucker" stood out to me. "Child of Time" was beautiful, as well. Will definitely be diving into some more Purple in the future. Really hard rock is probably the genre I know the least about. I know the trendy names, but its development and history are a mystery to me. I think listening to "In Rock" helped to demystify it a bit, but I hope I get more titles from the genre later on. If not, I'll need to explore it on my own.

I enjoyed this album, i have listened to this album before but still good to come back and re listen

When did the electric organ fall out of favor? Such an underrated rock instrument

3.5 - Good

Love this album, it’s definitely one you have to be in the mood for.

Didn't realize it was 10 years earlier than what it sounded like. My bad

The first half of the album is fantastic, and I thoroughly enjoyed Deep Purple's sound, which I was not expecting from a 1970 album. The second half was still good, but I didn't enjoy it quite as much.

Umm woah. Wtf. This is amazing! The guitar work 😭 could bring a tear to the most stoic of eyes (mine).

Slaps

This fucking rocks. I can just picture myself in a dank club in the early 70s, face melting off. My favorite aspect of this album is the organ. Shit rips. I’m a total noob, I only ever knew “Smoke on the Water,” turns out that’s not fair to these dudes’ ability to shred. I mean damn. ML 172.

I listened to the wrong Deep Purple album (Machine Head)—out of order, as it turns out. I vastly prefer this one. It’s more raw and dangerous-sounding, where Machine Head is basic to the point of being dull. There’s more sonic variety and exploration here, and the songs are more consistently good. The screams and theatricality of “Child in Time” evokes Arthur Brown (“Fire”), while I also hear echoes of Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and Blue Cheer. Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar playing and tone are fire. I would definitely play this album when the mood strikes.

390/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Old school 70s hard rock, Blackmore is a king.

Liked it much better than I thought I would

I did my involuntary stank face for a good chunk of this one.

Quite the album; no weak points. 9/10

Pretty good album, but I don't think I'd play any of these songs on their own. The extended jamming gets a bit much. I reckon these guys would have been a blast to see live though

Bardzo dobre, dwie piosneki wyróżniające się, w tym jedna wybitna. 4/5

A fantastic proto-metal album. Ian Gillian has never sounded better. The rock is spot on, sharing the stage with some funk and some classical. This is my cup of whiskey. 4/5

This album was great! I’ve never listened to a lot of Deep Purple until somewhat recently beyond their radio hits. From the guitar solos, drum solos, and vocals (especially on Child in Time) this album was versatile and a building block on metal music to come.

Enfim, um disco de Rock Bunda que não me irritou profundamente. Já em seus primeiros momentos, ele demonstra a parede cacufônica que irá envelopar o disco até seu fim. Gosto das faixas mais progressivas aqui, especialmente a Child In Time. Prima canção. Me agradou tremendamente a percussão demonstrada aqui. Solos de bateria brilhantes. Solos de guitarra brilhantes. Os vocais angustiosos as vezes iam longe demais pro meu gosto, mas nunca chegaram em um nível AC/DC de profunda frustração. Bem melhor do que eu esperava, especialmente considerando o título e a capa monumentalmente toscas. Bom disco que revitalizou minha fé que existem bons álbuns de Hard Rock por aí. 4/5

Hooooooooly shit. Machine Head looms so large and is such a mediocre album that it would make you think Deep Purple had to be consigned to the greatest hits pile. Then you throw this on and it’s some of the hardest shit north of Black Sabbath. This album is the real indicator of Deep Purple’s metal credentials, the real reason so many were inspired by them. They’ve got everything on this record, from arena rock to metal to prog and some straight up riffs that seeped their way into everything else that came in the 70s and early 80s. Plus they’re distorting that organ so much that it just acts as another guitar. This is some heavy, deep, good shit. Way better than the nonsense they’d throw out a couple years later.

Day536 - the rock was better than advertised but the prog killed the mood

Weird. Different. Infinitely listenable in the background while working.

Well I’m just like everyone else and like Child in Time the most. This album was a surprise.

Deep Purple were ready to turn a new leaf in the spirit of the new decade and, with In Rock, they became a prime example of a new force in the increasingly amorphous rock world. Gone was the gimmicky collaborations with orchestras, in was the heavy riffage that was bound to compete with the emergent talents of Sabbath and Zeppelin and Deep Purple do an impeccable enough job to go toe-to-toe and deliver blow by blow to the ears of those willing to listen. Of course, it can only get louder and heavier from here. Favorites: Speed King, Child in Time, Flight of the Rat, Into the Fire, Hard Lovin' Man.

Deep Purple really are (to me) what people say classic rock is in their mind, the sort of super fast and heavy rock that makes defined the era. Except only very few bands really were like that, and some don't really deliver in every respect of being cool, creative and putting out pure bangers, Deep Purple does tho and I love them for that

Was looking forward to this one but a bit underwhelmed by the first 2 tracks on first listen. Then it all took off after the Classic Child In Time. One great song after another and a very nice early example of the genre!

Feeling tight nipples here, extraordinary.

First reaction to the first 10 seconds of the first song: Jesus Christ!! Okay!!! It’s the 70s!!! Solid Top Gear driving compilation album music. I am surprised by how much I like this. Get freaky, boys. I don’t know if they actually made it onto the School of Rock soundtrack but they sound like they should have (this can be taken as an insult or a compliment depending on personal inclination). I always thought I was born to be a father not a mother and this album has proven me right. I like how big it is, I like the wail/scream singing. Really enjoyed myself. All that’s left to say is: rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme - you better get me to school on time.

Iconic classic rock album. Outisde of the obvious hits like Speed King and Child in Time, you have some guitar masterclasses on tracks like Bloodsucker, killer vocals throughout and further proving why Deep Purple are an essential listen in the world of rock.

Solid hard rock jytä!

Was kinda fire

I enjoyed this, harder than most 70s albums on this list. Lots of intense riffs and chugging guitars.

Deep Purple is a band that constantly reinvented themselves with varying levels of success. Deep Purple In Rock is the start of Deep Purple Mk2, the most acclaimed and arguably best era. Here, Deep Purple makes the leap from quality psych act to iconic early metal band with remarkable grace. They get a lot right here, thick guitar tone, exciting solos, wailing vocals, this is truly an underrated piece of classical metal canon that probably should be mentioned with bands like Black Sabbath. I will say, the lyrics here are a little silly and some of these songs don’t quite earn their length, but this is still a really great album. The songs have some great parts: great melodies, great solos from everyone, by the end I was even sold on the synth organ. I honestly don’t have a ton to say, it’s pretty great. I’ll give this a very high 3. Edit: I think I may have scored this a little how for how generally positive I feel about it. Besides, I think the performances, solos, and guitar tone here justify a low 4 soundly enough.

Ya quelques fulgurances mais on sent que c'est pas encore le produit fini

Great album, already added to my playlists. Good example of proto-metal and shows a high degree of skill and enthusiasm.

Not as good as their album machine head but still good

Haven't started listening, but I want to! Very excited for this <3 I sent this to my dad and he was very nostalgic about it. I feel like I could listen to this only while going VERY fast. It does make me want to rock and I really appreciate the artistry behind the length of the songs. None of them really dragged, which must have been incredibly difficult to pull off. I think I am going to put this in the "run it back" playlist on my spotify. I need a second, maybe third listen through to dive deeper into the lyrics. So far, I really resonate with "the flight of the rat" for pretty clear reasons.

4.5

"Child in Time" is a classic. The long jams here are really cool. 4 stars

I've heard some Deep Purple songs before but never anything off this album and certainly not enough to make an informed opinion on them. Have they always sounded this similar to Led Zeppelin? That's the vibe I got through the first 3 songs of the album at least. Love the back-to-back long songs Child In Time and Flight Of The Rat (the riff towards the end of this song sounds so similar to a Green Day song off American Idiot). The drum solo at the end of Flight kicks so much ass. This album jams hard and was a fun listen. Pretty solid 4 that could creep towards high 4/low 5 territory on repeated listens.

This is some solid straight-shooting rock and roll. Crusty AF production suits this just fine as it rips end to end with the wild and wonky Child in Time standing at the center. I feel like of the classic rock powerhouses, Deep Purple have one of the most satisfying overall sounds, complete with proto hair metal vocal falsetto. high 4 / 5 for me.

Hell yeah prog rock. Child in time was great. High 4

Deep Purple is just absolute rock. Even with this album not having any of its mega hits on it, still just fuckin rips. Obligatory Child in Time is in Twister mention, greatest movie of all time. Not quite sure this can be a 5 but is very close. Highest of 4s

First time hearing. Fine. Good loud blues rock or metal. Nothing jumped out at me but wasn’t bad. Heard again. Groundbreaking. Love it love it.

Thought this album would be too heavy for me, and it definitely was at some points. Overall, I enjoyed the listen. Very groovy at times, but it really shreds. Solid listen.

classic hard rock/blues from Purple mark II not every track is a banger

good stuff, deep purple was on the same compilation cd re: physical graffiti so also familiar

Rock solid

Not amazing, but pretty good! I much prefer machine head.

These dudes are rockin! Thick sounds, distortion pedals, jamming for 10 minutes because why do they have to play by YOUR rules, power riffs, hair metal style yells!! You can clearly tell how this influenced 70s heavy rock and heavy metal to follow, you should listen while working with power tools.

This album rocks HARD. Love the screaming and the progressive nature of Child In Time. Perfect for headbangin' to. Can hear some glimpses of "Smoke on the Water" through the latter half of the album. Wife hated it.

Big balls of rock

Ma première écoute m'a un peu déstabilisée, ça me donnait mal à la tête et j'avais l'impression d'être brusquée. Mais en réécoutant j'ai trouvé ça bien structuré et audacieux. C'est «solide», sans vouloir appuyer sur le hard rock

Deep Purple! On TBU!

SOOOO much more fun than led zep.

Stands well as some just straightforward rock with remarkable consistency across the album. It was all enjoyable to listen to, but there also wasn’t anything that stood out as memorable

Speeeeeeeeed kiiiiiiing!!!

This rocks!

epic

Solid.

Great album. I listened through it twice. 4/5

3.5

Überraschend hochqualitatives dad rock album.

This is a pretty unforgiving thing. Not an easy listen, but a bit of work to chew through. I like it, but it's not for everyone and every day. What rewards you in (in full length!) the ... Fav track: Child in Time

Oh oh ! What a blast, this is an unleashed band, full on throttle...it is very exhilarating... As a teenager, I loved it. Now some songs are a bit pointless. Still child in time, what a song...that breaks the waves...

I do enjoy some Deep Purple, but their self-titled debut isn’t quite on the same level as what came later. That said, it’s still a solid listen, especially when you remember it’s their first crack at it. You can hear the pieces starting to come together — the organ-heavy sound, the mix of hard rock and psych — but it doesn’t hit as hard as Machine Head or In Rock. Still, it’s got charm, some cool moments, and the foundation of a band that would go on to be legends. Favorite song: "Flight of the Rat"

The last DP album I reviewed was live, glad to see this one is not. 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.

All sixes and sevens.

“Speed king” is an absolute banger. It moves around a lot but keeps the feeling throughout. Good stuff. It’s hard to listen to it as it was when it came out after listening to so many groups that expanded upon this sound, but even as is it was still quite strong. I think child in time needed some more polish but the idea of these low to high builds is solid.

In Rock is where Deep Purple stopped dabbling and fully committed to being loud, fast, and gloriously over-the-top. From the thunderous opener Speed King to the screaming chaos of Hard Lovin’ Man, the album is a nonstop showcase of raw power and wild instrumental fireworks. Ian Gillan wails like he’s trying to set off car alarms, and Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar work is equal parts razor-sharp and theatrical. It’s aggressive, energetic, and absolutely helped lay the groundwork for what would become heavy metal. That said, it’s not always the most refined listen. The band’s intensity sometimes spills over into indulgence, with songs stretching a bit longer than they need to and solos that feel more about showing off than serving the song. But honestly, that’s part of the charm. In Rock isn’t trying to be subtle—it’s here to shake the walls, melt a few amps, and leave you slightly dazed. It might not be perfect, but it’s undeniably iconic

Every one of the musicians on this album belong on their own instrument’s Mount Rushmore.

Great guitar riffs keyboards and dark moods... Definitely one to listen to again...

I absolutely adore Deep Purple. Well, I adore classic lineup Deep Purple. Can you even call them Deep Purple when they're missing Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, John Lord, or Ritchie Blackmore? Sure Gillan and Pace are with the band currently, but Lord is dead and Blackmore isn't with the band. No, Deep Purple isn't Deep Purple without these guys, and I won't hear otherwise. I was surprised at how long each of these tracks was. I really didn't expect it to be any kind of jammy, especially given Gillan's vocal ability - let that man cook, if you ask me. But it was cool to hear these amazing musicians really get a chance to stretch their legs a bit. "Speed King" felt a little rehash-y of "Highway Star," and some of the tracks are simply too long. But "Child in Time"? "Child in Time" is simply incredible. And John Lord's work on "Flight of the Rat" is some of his best. I'd really only heard one other studio album from Deep Purple before, and that was of course "Machine Head." It's hard to top that album, what with its classic tracks and cohesive sound (can you deny "Space Truckin"?). But this came much closer than expected and I really just wanted more. Four stars. Standout Tracks: Bloodsucker, Child in Time, Flight of the Rat

Didn’t recognize any of the songs but this was a solid album. Also, their Spotify about the artist is maybe the most creative I’ve ever seen.

I enjoyed this one.

I was ar a school dance ran by a very tall man. Getting shoes for the dance was the same as exchanging for ice skates. Peter Dinklage was with us and a part of a band that was playing the dance. The rest is fading. There is a brief memory of meeting g Christain and David at David's cabin. It seemed to also belong to my parents

Solid jam album. Short and sweet. 8/10

The first Deep Purple album I owned. Not sure if it's my favorite of theirs but it's up there.

This is Spinal Tap! Fun album. I dig it.

I feel bad that I didn't listen to this while careening down the highway at 95 mph, but other than that, I have no regrets. I have undersold these guys.

Not my cup of tea but a classic

Child in time is simply stunning

Shreds

Ik hou altijd wel van Deep Purple. Lekker rocken!

Enjoyed quite a bit.

Fucking sick. Would relisten

Some "fuck yeah" hard rock on here. And these dudes are rock hard.

came for 0-3-5 but found jesus. lament the dearth, er, death of heavy metal organ.

True classic line up and album

Awesome

Proto Metals. I liked Hard Lovin Man & Child in Time.

Excellent rock album.

Rock

Honestly I didn’t think I’d be into this, but it was a lot easier to listen to and to enjoy than I thought! The songs weren’t too just all over the place. There was a clear vision and execution. This might have been the first album where I thought - this is just a great album. But since I probably wouldn’t listen to this again unless I HAD to choose metal - this is 4 stars for me

Yes, this rocks. I probably I prefer this to its peers, but I’m not all that interested in the whole “which British rock band started heavy metal in the early 70’s” conversation which is apparently so important to a lot of people.

Speed King 3.8 Bloodsucker 3.6 Child in Time 4 Flight of the Rat 3.8 Into the Fire 3.6 Living Wreck 3.7 Hard Lovin' Man 3.4 Score: 3.7

I dig the vibe. Groovy, funky, driving. It's all there.

This was their debut?? Just came out swinging that hard right out the gate. Fun and high octane rock, great movement in the songs, fun guitar solos. These guys are much more that smoke on the water

Digging this. Feels like real hard rock. There is some animalistic screaming, but it works. Will be relistening!

Good screaming and I love the organ

Extremely rocking and grooving, which is a quality that I don't think we see a lot in those old hard-rock albums. Ian Gillan's screams on "Child of Time" are highly satisfying!

Nisam ovaj album sluša od 1999. Ajmo vidit. Ne moram ni reć da vojko obožava i ovaj i machine head

Mark II of Deep Purple - Starts off with a bang with Speed King. In my opinion, Child in Time is the best song on this album. Not my favorite Deep Purple disk, that would be Machine Head but this is a very solid offering and I always enjoy it when I throw it on the turntable from time to time.

Kunne rigtig godt lide det. Instant følelse af det lød som led zeppelin meget anderledes end deep purple albummet. Det var sammen med Black sabbath og led zeppelin at de lagde lyden for rock i 70’erne. Hard rock og heavy metal lyde. Orgel er med hvilket er fire. Inspirerede rush Metallica osv.

I actually liked this a lot more than I was expecting. I might give this another listen at some point.

hell yeah

loved this proto-metal album. Child in Time stands out for guitar solo and the crazy vocal range in the "Ah-ahs", I find myself impersonating the Phantom as he commands Christine, "SING my angel of music" lol. knowing that the song is about the cold war and the BS of the time provides a smidge of comfort in tyring to understand today's nonsense.

This song rocks harder and is more engaging than other rock albums we've listened to imo, plus they bring in that the Doors-era psych spin to their music, so 4/5

First play through I thought it was bleh, then I listened to it while driving around and it was way better? They have more of a heavy metal sound than I was expecting.

Deep Purple is a British Band who have had an incredibly long career as one of the central figures in "classic rock." They made guitar and bass driven, heavy, hard rock, before it was called metal. Deep Purple in Rock is the band's fourth album, and the first to find significant success. Led by Ian Gillan's wailing vocals, the band's energy and technical ability helped define heavy metal in the early 70s, with Black Sabbath and Uriah Heap. This album showed the band developing its successful sound, and helped propel the band's career.

I only know Smoke On The Water and while this didn’t completely blow my socks off, this was a great listen and great example of 70s hard rock/metal.

Du bon vieux rock un peu lourd. C’est assez sympa, même s’ils ne peuvent pas s’empêcher de faire des solos d’harmonium interminables. Le tube de l’album : “Child in Time”, envolée rock’n roll de plus de 10 minutes. Au final ça s’écoute plutôt bien, avec toutes les limites que ce genre d’exercice engendre. Tous les clichés sont là, Spinal Tap est invoqué à chaque seconde, mais c’est assez fun.

Classic early metal. 4/5.

It’s Deep Purple being Deep Purple, no compromises in the heavy sound, no compromises in track length, even with this regular-length album. Speed King brings you up to speed with what the album will sound like, with Child in Time fully demonstrating the outer reaches of Deep Purple’s sound by the end of the first side. And side two holds up well too, making this a seriously complete record. It’s one of hundreds of late 60s / early 70s rock records that seem to each be unique and each be fantastic in their own right, and I’m nowhere near to hearing all of them.

3.5

Fantastic classic rock album!

Dad Rock at its finest!

Alright

Went right Into the Fire on this one.

I liked this album quite a bit actually, even if I think a few of the songs ran a bit overtime. There were some truly amazing riffs that I feel echo even in more recent rock music that uses similar distortion. Once again, my biggest complaint is the length of some of the songs overstaying their welcome, but overall a good album.

Goddamn I always thought I was more of a Sabbath gal, but maybe not. that knocked my socks off. That man can sing. I also definitely liked it more the second listen. Takes a minute to marinate

awesome rock, can’t believe it’s 1970

phenomenal guitar solo and next level voice from the vocalist, not to mention the drums

Well, we all know Child in Time. It is a great album. However, you do see the gap in talent between Deep Purple and actual prog rock bands. Hence 4 stars for me.

I’ll round up, due to its creativity and influence on Sunny.

Impressive energy and good rock music. Could do with a bit less of the screaming.

Good stuff. Along with Thin LIzzy, this project has introduced me to some excellent hard rock that I might not have been likely to discover at an album level. Makes it worthwhile listening to the Sex Packets and Duck Stabs. But what a price to pay. . .

Only have heard Smoke on the Water from Deep Purple before listening to this album. Hot start on Speed King. Child in Time rips. Flight of the Rat has some, dare I say, Hendrixesque strats. Hear shades of King Crimson and dash, just a dash of Zeppelin.

Classic rock at its finest

Wouldn’t listen again necessarily but i enjoyed this way more than i thought! It really rocked! Favorites were speed king and flight of the rat. Not my style but for what it is, it rules.

Virgin Robert plant vs the Chad Ian gillan

This is much better than I expected. I thought it would be a generic 70s rock album, but this is actually fantastic. The solos are great, the rhythm section is tight and driving, the organ is actually a nice touch, and the vocals are solid. I'd add some of this to a playlist.

Super duper

While this is not my favorite Deep Purple album it has some highlights that were the genesis of heavy metal. DP along with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin began the movement toward a harder rock sound and in all three bands that sound foundation was a great rhythm section. This is where that heavy sound originates. while not my favorite this is still fun to listen to.

Good music

Great rock. You can hear what would quickly become heavy metal in so many of the tracks.

This album has a classic sound and outstanding songwriting.

I prefer Sabbath as far as 70s hard rock/metal goes but these guys are really solid too. Definitely influential.