Deep Purple In Rock

Feels like a one track album, but what a track. I think it is well made, very classical, but it works

I don't love the screaming and the voice really but the tunes go quite hard and it's not bad but I don't think I'll want to listen to that again really.

Basic 70s psychedelic rock.

Another Deep Purple? I got Machine Head and thought it was just kinda ok, with the exception of Smoke on the Water being great. The album was kinda boring though. I gave it a three. This one is their debut, though, so maybe it’ll be more raw. Also, may I add, carving yourself onto Mt Rushmore on your debut is insane. Seems like a cover for a greatest hits album. I wasn’t expecting a bunch of references to Little Richard in the first song, but I love it. Also some great keyboard and organ bits. The organ was very much something I liked on Machine Head as well. After this album I’m probably gonna go listen to Little Richard lol. The references got the songs stuck in my head. Wow he really hit those high notes on Bloodsucker. Also great organ in that song, and a great riff. Child In Time is a great song. Great organ and the fact that it’s about the Cold War makes it very compelling. The “aahs” that go up into the kinda-breakdown at the 3:20 mark are fantastic, and the breakdown is phenomenal. Very prog and very good. The guitar solos are also amazing, which I’m surprised by. One of my biggest problems with Machine Head was that the solos sounded uninspired and boring. The vocals here are almost kinda Great-Gig-in-The-Sky. The build up and descension into chaos at the end are thematically and sonically perfect as well. Child of Time is kinda what I love about ten minute songs: they’re long and complex and are given different sections with a lot of time to develop, but they’re short enough to still be stripped to the necessities, with little self-indulgence. The transition into Flight of the Rat is really good, with this super emotional and epic song going into a lighter, pop-ier tune. And Flight of the Rat is also great. It’s a hard rock song you can dance to, with amazing vocals. That drum part is so satisfying and so is the vocal pan at the end—kinda Whole Lotta Love-esque. Flight of the Rat kinda does sound like it could be used as the album closer, but let’s see how the actual sequencing ends up. Into the Fire is a drop in quality, but it acts as a good cool-down (haha) from the previous songs, as it’s a lot shorter. That little pause part is also great. It’s a very catchy song with a great drum part. The riff of Living Wreck is awesome. It’s kind of a Halloween-y song. It has some cool sound effects as well. Though the mixing bothers me a little if I focus too much on it. Then again, that’s true of most songs that hard-pan tracks—and specifically from this time period. It’s annoying but I could’ve avoided it by listening to the remastered version like a normal person, so my fault. The dramatic chords at the beginning of Hard Loving Man are pretty epic. Same with the organ and the riff. I’m gonna see if their organist (is that a word?) has some solo work because he’s really good. And wow he’s hitting those high notes again. Woah those end effects on those isolated guitar solos are awesome. I stand mistaken. This is a better closer than Flight of the Rat, though either would be awesome. The panning is satisfying and it’s cool to strip back all the dramatics into what sounds like he’s performing in an abandoned warehouse. This album is great. I was much more impressed by this than Machine Head, and a lot of these songs are going into my daily rotation. Especially Child in Time and Flight of the Rat. Definitely one of the best proto-metal albums.

After a rough couple of days this was a vast improvement. This is my second Deep Purple album after Machine Head way back at album 34. While I enjoyed the previous one, I haven’t ever went back to it but I can definitely see myself listening to this one again. In particular Child In Time is an absolute banger of a track.

Some pretty awesome proto-metal. Hard rock really should never have left the organ behind.

Child In Time would justify 5 stars alone; the rest is not on par, but not far behind.

I've had a healthy fix of Sabbath and Zeppelin over the years, so I've never felt the need to check out Deep Purple and it looks like I've missed out on a classic! Mixing prog and blues with a dash of Hendrix, In Rock is an early heavy metal classic. I love the way epic organ playing compliments Blackmore's guitar work. Some parts may go on too long and there are some questionable lyrics on here there, robbing this from a perfect score.

Cool but kinda repetitive.

Don’t care!!

Classic rock with organ. Ian Gillian, keyboard player and Ritchie Blackmore.

Great

Deep Purple has always been on the outer-fringes of my musical orbit. Blackmore's Night was the closest I'd got to listening to Deep Purple before. I was not expecting the stone cold bangers on this one. The drums! The drums! How tight an album this was! The "Studio Chats" felt really modern- it's the sort of thing 2026 fans pay to get on an album variant. Here they sprinkle them in to give a studio/ jamming feel. The music was absolutely solid. Some of the chord sequences/ progressions felt a bit 80s rock, but I don't care about that because the musicianship was absolutely next level. 4.5, but rounded up to 5 because I would love to listen to this one again

Wavered between a 2 and 3, settled on 3.

This was an enjoyable listen. The instrumentation is great and the vocals are incredibly high energy the whole way through which is impressive. It's not something I'd go out of my way to play or own but it's not bad!

This the THIRD Deep Purple album I have had in under 200 days and folks I am sick of it

This album was probably great for early heavy metal fans. It probably was awesome while high. It probably was great live. But to my 2026 ears, it sounds dated, meandering, and forgettable. Also, this has to be one of the dumbest album covers I’ve ever seen. And the hard panning at the end was nauseating.

Not for me

Guitar and drums on this were good but something about this album just wasn't for me

Definitely too hard rock for me. A lot of this album just sounds like noise (derogatory). When the vocals weren't screaming and the guitar and organ got solos, it was tolerable. I hear the 70s Led Zeppelin influences for sure. Listened twice

Groovy

Kinda fun. Oh this has that song they played in [[Twister]].

Okay, was die am Montreux Jazz gemacht haben kann man einerseits verstehen (virtuoser ProgRock mit Jazz Einflüssen) und andererseits nicht so richtig (Heavy Metal). Gefällt mir schlechter als Sabbath, ist aber schön laut.

Bestimmt voll wichtig und so. Aber warum muss der denn immer so schreien....

Allein Child in Time verleiht dem Album eine Aura sondergleichen. Ansonsten sehr guter Mix aus 7 Minuten-Brettern und 3:30-Snacks. Maybe das beste DP-Album - Mileston m.E. - Irgendwas daran lässt mich aber nicht auf die 5 Sterne gehen. Hält die Spannung nicht bis zum Ende aufrecht.

3.5/5 - LOVE the guitar and drum work in this album, slightly monotonous.

Such solid heavy rock.

I wanted To Enjoy it more

Pots and pans, hootin and hollerin. Its a cacophony of talent. The guitars are nastyyy and the drum work is impressive, but it feels at times like they’re just doing their own thing rather than moving as a band, it doesn’t feel cohesive. In all honesty, I just felt overstimulated and anxious listening to this, I only found 2/7 songs listenable so 1 star

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

Riktigt bra album, känns som om de influerat många andra band med denna. Fruktansvärt musikaliska, blev imponerad!!

These guys made Rock sound the way it is. Legends!

Médio, achei muito solo de órgão, apesar de ser o que chama atenção pra banda, mas também não é minha praia.

Not for me☹️

Big. Dumb. Rock. (this is not necessarily a bad thing)

This album would be enjoyed more by my parents than me. Some cool instrumental solos.

No. No. No. This is not for me.

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.

drum go papapapa

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

Not really my thing but enjoyed more than I was expecting - the beauty of the album generator 🙂

Were any animals harmed in the making of this album? Those anguished howls passed off as singing had me worried.

Love that deep bass sound that carries each of these tunes. A true 70’s rock album with an age appropriate vibe. No amazement here, but no complaints either.

In order to make a great hard rock album, there’s a very simple trick - pull together a band and make sure that one person is named Ian. Don’t believe me? Ask Judas Priest, The Cult, Fugazi, Jethro Tull, Minor Threat, hell even Joy Division, Europe and The Stone Roses used the Ian trick to take their styles of ‘rock’ to the charts with an Ian on board. The Rolling Stones original lineup featured an Ian. True story. But, with the release of this album, Deep Purple took it too far and broke the rule - you can never have MORE than one Ian in the band. On this album, there’s one Ian singing and another Ian on drums. This can ever work. The Ians cancel each other out. In fact, this is the only time in the history of rock where two Ians have attempted to exist in the same band at the same time. King Crimson had an Ian who left the band and was replaced with another Ian. Jen’s favorite troubadours, Fairport Convention, did the same, no doubt because they were aware of the need to keep an Ian in the band. These facts demonstrate what should be abundantly clear by now - Deep Purple went one Ian too far with this album and the result is an uneven, screamy mess - organ riffs galore, guitar screeches to the tune of a manatee in the middle of an unnatural birth, and an Ian viciously howling for no apparent reason throughout most of this noise fetish. Please learn from their mistake. Never gather with more than one Ian at a time. Nothing good can come of it.

Deep Purple are legends, I'm not a huge fan but they Heavy Metal Pioneers, so all due respect to their contributions. As for this album a few things come to mind. When listening to a band like to Police I'm always struck how modest they are as musicians, superior talent but understated. Here we have the opposite in regards to understatement. It feels like each player is trying their best to show off their chops. Not super impressive. Some of these songs border on prog with their themes and composition, but fall short. A 10 minute epic doesn't play to their strengths and the end result is not super. But tell you what, I dug the songs. Speed King is the only track on the album that rang familiar, but they all had a cool Hair Metal vibe. 1970 Hair Metal! Overall not a great album, but at no point was upset while listening. Weaker end of 3, but a solid listen

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

A mix of 70s hard rock and stoner music.

Of course I already knew the one song. That one that’s universally mandated to be the first song every guitar student learns. Based almost entirely on that song alone I decided long ago that a deeper dive into this group’s catalog was not necessary. Having now listened to *this* album (which does not include *that* song) I stand by my decision. It’s fine. In fact if I had taken that deeper dive way back when, I likely would have quite enjoyed it. They absolutely fit the mold of what I was into back then & in no way are they any worse than any of the others I was into. There were absolutely parts where I thought “ok, this is not bad.” Those vocals tho—I’m out. 2stars plus a tip of the cap for being significant & influential in their scene.

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

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Not to my taste.

very dad rock, not really my thing, though i get how this album has a great reputation!

Goes pretty hard tbh.

not my favourite and doesn't stand out to other albums similar in genre like nirvana but great instrumentals

Made me think of iron maiden, led zeppelin, and the doors. Surprised to hear a drum solo on a studio album as well as so little vocals.

Solid, can hear similarities to Zepplin and Sabbath

Great opening tracks but then Child in Time spoils the vibe and it never fully recovers.

Deep Purple put on quite a show. They are rarely subtle, and in fact I prefer it when they make no attempt to be subtle, as they find their best light in the moments of drum twacking, guitar crunching and fidgeting about on the fretboard. This is best played loud and is a hell of a lot of fun.

Woah woah woah sweet child of time

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

Prime example of hard rock. I love the guitar, I don’t really like the vocals though tbh. Fav song is ‘Black Night’.

nice to hear something besides smoke on the water!

Fun album, solid classic rock

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

4/7

Prehistoric (hard) rock. A bit of a snoozer for me

Solid rock 3.

3.7

Okay, did not hold my attention

Rock music history

Favorite track: Child in Time

Actually some interesting stuff going on here in a lot of songs despite being, of course, my parents’ music.

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

is this the GREAT Deep Purple everybody talks about? 2.64

a classic, liked it

Bitter

Muy bueno

Scream rock is not usually my first choice of listening, but as far as it goes, I liked this album. There were hidden gems and it wasn’t totally head bangy the whole time. Favorite track: Flight of the Rat.

Test I think it’s not getting me right

Awesome hard rock songs. Smoke on the Water is probably the only Deep Purple tune I listened much to before, but this album really opened up my eyes to how many bangers they’ve got.

not a big rock music fan but this album is soo buss

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.

Can't find anything wrong here. Good solid rock. 5

Thought this was a step up from the previous Deep Purple album I got from the generator. Much more interesting and varied musically. A nice surprise.

too much going on.

best song: child in time worst song: flight of the rat surprise song: living wreck

Great example of early metal!

Electric guitar solos are not something I generally enjoy.

A little Spinal Tap but not a terrible record.

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.

Cool mais répétitif imo

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

Lmao

I enjoy deep purple but this was a painful listen.

Very fun, but not sure if I wanted it to be more proggy, or less!

Fine work but doesn’t really excite me

I used to appreciate this type of music more when I was a teenager.

misschien leuk zodra je t kent, nu merkte ik halverwege niet eens dat die niet meer aan stond. bah

- 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.

Not your usual album: songs are quite long but have like multiple songs in each one. For the most part is like listening to a song and then to a solo of the same length

Rocccccccking!

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.

That opening track, Speed King, took me by surprise. It goes harder than I would have expected for 1970. I can see the through line from this to Motörhead. Liked this overall, made me realize there's more to Deep Purple than Machine Head

Enjoyed, maybe more than Machine Head? Almost feels like a different band in some ways.

It's a solid album.

This thing sounded like Deep Purple attempt to do prog rock but in the style of Led Zeppelin. Really not that interesting to me, but it was fine, I guess.

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

One long song.

alright, some songs too long for my taste

they had some epic drum solos but besides like the hits from classic rock i’m just finding it not to be for me.

not for me

6.5/10

Undoubtedly, new and revolutionary at the time. Some riffs and drum patterns have become standard go-to's in more recent rock and metal. And Child in Time is probably one of a few songs where I can stand the organ. Still not an album I will come back to

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

Every time they sang it made it worse. Talented guitarists for sure, but it’s not my thing.

This is fine (despite an overly long song or two) but it is not as good as the other Deep Purple on this list — and really that means it shouldn’t be on this list.

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

One to come back to...it's funny how your body recoils from what you don't need. Maybe I could have persevered but I did too much of that today

Höchst professionelles Gedudel

Total stimmig alles, geil dreckiger Sound und mega Drive, aber berührt mich nicht.

Riffs können Sie und ich würde auch nie behaupten, dass das nicht gut ist. Es ist bloß überhaupt nicht meins, Hard Rock hat einen sehr schweren Stand bei mir.

Album #13: Deep Purple In Rock Genre (according to Wikipedia): Hard rock, heavy metal Singles?: Speed King Have you listened to anything from this album or group before?: I’ve listened to this album once before, alongside Machine Head and Live in Japan. Thoughts?: I love proto-hard rock. It shaped classic rock into how it is today by bringing in the distortion and the effort to push into new territory. Child in Time is my all time favorite Deep Purple song. I love the ambitions of this group though, plus their virtuosity on the instruments! Favorite songs: All of it!! As a writer, what can you use this music for to hone your craft?: Not for writing, but for building landscapes. I envision stuff in the desert. No file correlations.

Super album! Masterpiece! Child in Time is a SuperMegaHit!

I couldn't do it. Listened for 30 seconds and just wasn't willing to give it a shot. It isn't you, it is me.

Never listened to Deep Purple other than their hits. I was not expecting to like it much but Child in Time was good. Not a huge fan of the vocals otherwise

I lowkey might end up being a fan of these guys after this list.

Midway between rock and metal. You could have told me this was a heavy rock band like Steppenwolf or Iron Butterfly from the late 60s and I would have believed you. But, compared to those bands, there are more operatic elements here. The music is a bit heavier, but also longer, more dramatic, with increasing experimentation in the music. Ultimately, the closest comparison for me is Led Zeppelin. I think Zeppelin is better than this (as is early Black Sabbath), but its not bad.

Get organs out of rock.

This absolutely slaps. Incredible guitar, can so clearly see the contribution they made to metal and heavy rock later on. Quality of musicianship is astonishing, recording is excellent (incl remaster), it flows, riffs and grooves are deadly. Vocal performance is unreal, so much control while going nuts. early use of effects and elevtronics is tasteful and psychedelic. Percussion is so tight.

Boring, trying too hard to be prog that it fails as classic rock, not quite good enough to be prog rock, just a bit of a slog of noodling nonsense.

Surely pioneers of the belting rock and roll scream?!

Child in Time is the best

Good rock

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

very eh

This brings back memories xx

This was a great album. It opens at break neck pace with Speed King and doesn't really let up. Child in Time is a classic and I loved King of Rats. One reviewer described it as cosmically bombastic. It is, it is Deep Purple in all their pomp. Absolutely worth a listen

3 maybe 4

This wasn’t a vibe for me unfortunately

boy i really didn't care for this thing at all 1.5/5 probably. i didnt skip tho so lets round up to 2

Perus tiukkaa Deep Purplen tykitystä. Child In Timen ehkä joskus kuullut, muutenkin siisti pidempi kappale, vähän Iron Maiden mainen. Parhaat: Child In Time, Flight of the Rat

If you want to hear the missing link between hard rock and metal, you could do a lot worse than this record. Thick, meathead riffs combined with genuine virtuosity keep this album interesting while still being fun. This is a really great album to listen to if you want to dip your toes into metal. 'Speed King' is of course a classic, but 'Flight of the Rat' is a particular standout for its wonderful interplay between the drums and guitar, and its almost funky beat at times. You rarely feel the length of the longer songs and Deep Purple never lose sight of the riffs that hold their music together. It's surprisingly heavy for 1970, which makes it all the more impressive. Half a point off for your typical 70s hard rock/metal cliches, such as occasional falsetto abuse, guitar solos that get a tad bit overindulgent, and the orgasm vocals at the end of 'Child in Time' (yes dude, we know you have sex, good for you). But none of this is enough to really affect my enjoyment of the album. Logically I know that because of the above issues, this is more like a 4-4.5, but in my heart it's a 5. Great album, historically important to the development of metal, absolutely deserves to be on here.

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

Lista wszechczasow trójki. Child in time #4

Favorite song: Child In Time Notes: most of it sounded like those random hard songs in guitar hero. There wasn't much that got me excited about it. Score: 6/10

They rock, HARD!

Good music...Great voice

child in time, speed king or flight of the rat. first album with Ian Gillian. i think his voice is a bit much at times. agree the keyboards are a bit much too, which seems they become more guitar heavy next few albums. going 3 out of 5 all the songs were decent

child in time, speed king or flight of the rat. first album with Ian Gillian. i think his voice is a bit much at times. agree the keyboards are a bit much too, which seems they become more guitar heavy next few albums. going 5 out of 10. all the songs were decent

Solid baseline in Speed King, love it. Part way thru Flight of the Rat, he’s beating on that keyboard like its a rented mule lol. Most of the songs possess that signature distorded keyboard. Can see why that put them with led zepplin and black sabbath as the “unholy trio” with this album. Goes pretty hard.

Child in Time is a great song. It manages to be entertaining for the entire 10-minute duration and is definitely in the top 1000 songs of all time. The full album on the other hand... I liked the small Für Elise part in the first song and I was surprised by the amount of organ in every song but otherwise I have not much to say about it. Every song is fine to listen to once and it doesn't get boring however it doesn't evoke any emotions. 3.5/5 stars

Solid 70's Rock

Deep Purple is cool. This is a solid album. Wouldn't mind adding this one to the vinyl collection - I'll be keeping an eye out for it.

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

There were some good guitar parts, but it was the keyboard playing that really carried this listening experience for me. I wasn’t too crazy about the vocals. Best Track: Child in Time

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.

I’d written off Deep Purple but this is the second of their albums I’ve had on this list that is pretty great for what it’s doing. Hadn’t heard any of these songs before, but this was a good time.

killer album cover.

This was really really good. Lunging for a 5 to feel something

Too many guitar solos and songs just took forever to build up. Couldn’t get into it. Favorite Song(s): Flight of the Rat

Good, not stellar.

Hard driving rock. Some catchy rocking tunes.

pretty enjoyable! Looks of fast chuggy riffs, great drumming

Child in time

The music is undoubtedly amazing, but I’ve always grown tired of Gillan’s nearly constant wailing.

Good ol’ Classic rock

Gar nicht meins 2/5

Damn!!

Not really my cup of tea - the mixing was very weird to me. I think something with how hard the guitars were and their relatively large audio space just kind of bothered me

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

Yet another iconic rock album. One of the best hard rock offerings, I think. Rated this already 4.5/5.0 on RYM, so this could easily go to 5 stars here, maybe.

High quality British rock

Was ok, never really got into Deep Purple or any of the heavy rock stuff, it has been copied so many times that I can't listen to it objectively, I think of a million shit bands playing Desertfest

A mere four months after Black Sabbath changed the game with their self-titled debut record, presenting a heavier, darker tone that would come to be known as heavy metal, Deep Purple returned serve with 'Deep Purple In Rock', armed with electrifying new vocalist Ian Gillan, thumping new bassist Roger Glover, and a major shift away from their psychedelic roots towards a harder, heavier sound. 'Deep Purple In Rock' features the same bone-crushing riffs as Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, however Deep Purple had something neither band had: Jon Lord and his journeyed, explorative organ passages in the vein of The Doors and The Grateful Dead. There's still plenty of their psychedic/progressive origins on this record, such as the epic 'Child In Time', but the harder rockers in 'Speed Kills', 'Bloodsucker', 'Hard Lovin' Man' and the sensational 'Black Night' showcase Deep Purple's push towards a harder sound, with Gillan's vocals perfectly complementing the virtuosic riffs of guitar extraordinaire Ritchie Blackmore. While it's not quite Deep Purple's 'Paranoid' or 'IV' equivalent (that would be 1972's 'Machine Head) 'Deep Purple In Rock' is a very important album in the development of heavy metal. 'Black Night' was the band's first hit in Europe and is just as iconic and heavyas 'Paranoid', Gillan's vocal style (while not as evil as Ozzy's or whimsical as Robert Plant's) provided a versatile blueprint for future metal stars (namely Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden fame) to follow, and Ritchie Blackmore prooved he was perfectly capable at matching Tony Iommi and Jimmy Page for mindblowing riffs shaking the depths of Hell. The arrival of heavy metal suited Deep Purple perfectly. Best songs: Speed Kills, Child In Time, Flight of the Rat, Hard Lovin' Man, Black Night

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

dudes rock so hard they're IN rock

Deep Purple has all the makings of a band I would love, but it just never clicked for me.

Very classic heavy rock album, guitar was top tier

Enjoyed it more than I thought, it's kinda unfair that Deep Purple's sound feels a little corny, since they're one of the first that did it. Feels like the grand daddy to modern metal.

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.

Classic metal. Lots of guitar wailing and screaming. Not interested. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs

My conversion van era. Where did one go in the 70's to get a fantasy scene airbrushed on your vehicle? Did you have to find 'airbrusher' in the yellow pages? Was it the hobby one took up when your day job is 'marijuana dealer?' Solid Hard Rock/Heavy Metal. A bit to much screeching for my liking, but the music gets the blood flowing.

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

I do like Deep Purple, but this album did not do anything for me. It's an OK 1970 rock album but no particular song enraptured me. In fact, I kept finding myself hovering over the skip button. I would say it's a 2/10 ablum.

Heavy riffs. Hear a lot of influence in early Nirvana and grunge. Just not for me.

Best DP album…..ever

way better than smoke on the water

Found this really uninteresting, but it seems like an album that would start to hit by listen #5

I thought this was coolish! I liked Child in Time, but I got exhausted by the rat song. Then Into The Fire was good. Then Hard Loving Man really sounded like Jack Black in School of Rock which I couldn’t take seriously, but I guess Jack Black in School of Rock actually sounds like these guys. I’ll never listen again, but it’s impressive to noodle that hard

This kind of music sounds goofy as hell to me, its truly hard to imagine that anyone took this seriously. If it's a joke I like the joke, but I would never actually listen to this for like, pleasure or to feel things.

So good I listened to it 3 times today.

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.

Idk just rock music to me. Didn’t make me feel anything

No 0-3-5 Good riffs, I like the organ solos and I can see why it’s foundational but not super memorable but not offensive. Middle of the road to pass the torch to the next band

A milestone in good old Hard Rock. Wow

Fun classic rock album. It was still great even without any smoke on the water.

Only 27 albums in and this is the 2nd Deep Purple already! I like to focus on the positive so…I'm getting them out of the way and there’s only one left. This was more tolerable than Made in Japan or whatever it’s called. Quick recap: I LOVE many albums and bands from this era and genre but the Purps ain’t one of them. I tried as a kid and I’m trying again now, but sorry they just aren’t doing it for me. This one gets a better score than the previous one because Bloodsucker and Flight of the Rat annoyed me less. I know they can play but what they do with those abilities I find futile.

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

I like all the playing, love the organ when it shows up, and I'm a fan of singer Ian Gillian ever since Jesus Christ Superstar (If you only know the movie version, Gillian on the original Broadway leaves that poor imitation in the cave. Way better Judas and Pilate on the movie one though. I digress.) But these songs just sounds like it all occupy the same comfortable safe hard rock niche give Machine Head a listen for way more passion, fun, and range.

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.

Loved Deep Purple when I was in high school. Was ready for this album to be over though.

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

Deep Purple is voor mij een beetje de ultieme progrock band. Hun live album was mwah, het was daar iets te veel van alles, maar hun recordings kan ik best wel goed hebben! Er zitten heel veel tempo wisselingen in de nummers met links en rechts allemaal aanpassingen. Niet alles werkt hoor, maar ik vind er best wel wat vets in. Het doet mij toch gewoon heel erg denken aan Jazz, maar dan met meer gillende mannen met haarlak. Dit album pakt me wel een flink stuk minder dan het vorige Deep Purple album. Het is niet vervelend, maar jezus wat een lange solo's overal zonder nou echt iets te zeggen. Ik had hier meer van verwacht, gezien ik de eerste keer best wel enthousiast waas, maar denk nu dat ik toch een beetje progrock moe aan het worden ben. Niet gek, want er staat best veel progrock in deze lijst, maar voor nu denk ik dat het 3 sterren krijgt. De zang is gewoon niet helemaal mijn ding, dus hoewel de drummer echt de ster op dit album is voor mij leiden de vocals net ff te veel af voor een 4 sterren rating. Prima, maar ik ben blij om even een nummer korter dan 4 minuten te horen zonder ingewikkelde tempowisselingen en vooral zonder drum/gitaar solo. FAVO: Child in Time, Hard Lovin' man

I don't usually care for long, mostly instrumental rock, but this had some pretty good grooves in it.

Favorite song: Child in Time

You need a mullet to appreciate this in 2025. I do not have a mullet. Best Song: Into the Fire Rating: 5/10 Stars: 3

LETS. FUCKING. GO. 9.2/10

I still don’t get the 70s

Good album, but doesn’t really stand out with the abundance of rock albums released this time 3.5

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.)

It's acid rock and never much did much for me.

fuck yes

I'm sorry to all my fan out there, but I don't like :(

I was expecting seizure :/

2 stars

Another album/band I listened to in hs during my classic rock phase. I always felt cool listening to deep purple cause the felt more lowkey compared to other bands. Child in time is the obvious stand out. Cool album.

Quite interesting, its got elements of classic 60s psych rock, and to my ears a very strong Jimi Hendrix influence in the guitar playing, but there's also some elements of prog stuff, like the keyboard/organ parts, but it feels more authentic than something like Emmerson Lake and Palmer, maybe to do with the guitars, and the fact that there's some quite experimental and 'clever' playing on here. I really like the tremolo arm overuse on the guitar solos, just feels really interesting. and the feedback Hendrix-esque effects are also cool. The weird and strange sounds which the keys player gets are also interesting I think its also the rotary speaker which makes it sound different. Vocals are ok, not really anything else to say. I do like the fact that most of the songs are long, definitely feels prog-ish in that aspect. And obviously this has gotta be quite influential to early metal stuff. Favourite songs: speed king, child in time, into the fire, living wreck. Overall around 6/10

Flight of the Rat has some very good guitar work on it. I’ve now heard two Deep Purple albums where before I was only familiar with the song Smoke on the Water. I’d say overall they are not in my interest - lyrically the songs are of low value and musically a lot of songs are hard rock into heavy metal territory in a way that it’s to my taste. I’d say there are several contemporaries who “did it better.” Having said that, I can’t fault the guitar skill of Ritchie Blackmore - it’s the only saving grace for this band in my opinion. Notable tracks include Flight of the Rat (again only for the guitar playing).

Classic rock never sounded so good. An amazing play all the way through.

It's a deep purple album but no Smoke on the Water or Highway Star. Speed King is giving me Back to the Future flashbacks. The organ is an interesting choice between the power rock segments. Very Jim Morrison vibes. The good on this album is really good, but there are also sections that just sound dated. Still Deep Purple are clearly a very influential and talented band. Personal favourites are Speed King and Flight of the Rat.

They can definately play that is for sure. Didn’t quite connect with me to get a higher score but enjoyed it and will explore a bit more of their music.

Felt like I was in an action movie with all the gitaur solos. Enjoy a bit of Rock occasionally but was a bit head melting at times.

Middling, ok but not memorable.

I think I might just like rock

It’s good but I’d much prefer machine head

What a powerful example of Album Oriented (Hard, Progressive) Rock. I grew up on hard rock and thought I grew out of it. But this album had so much energy and drive, I felt like I was in the front row of an explosive concert performance. And after moving over to more alternative music 40 years ago, I am pleasantly surprised to discover how much I enjoy the musicianship here - that organ! those drums! that guitar work! (Lyrics… ehh, tbd.) Ok, I am placing this at 4.5/5… maybe it’s the surprise, maybe it’s some nostalgia (full disclosure: I saw this band live in ‘84), but I don’t think so. This is good stuff.

This is the second change for this album for me, and while I have greater respect for it on multiple levels like real genre development, strong musical composition, great percussion, etc., it is still a hard turn on the vocals and the lyrics. I love a good scream and heartfelt yell as the next fan of rock and roll, but it has to mean something. The depth of the songs don't match well what's going on. To be fair, this happens a lot in this genre (I see you Led Zeppelin), and ultimately, while the music is good and enjoyable at times, it is out of balance for me. To be fair, it doesn't ruin it, or make it unlistenable. I am speaking to its enduring quality (which this list is all about). You could twist my arm up to a four, and I wouldn't be mad. But I could be argued right down to a two (way less likely). So, I am going with a three... and the hope that future listens (if they happen) will prove me wrong.

Proto metal is an odd world. I did really like Child In Time.

appreciate deep purple for inspiring so many bands is like, but they'll take it from here

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm this went on forever. None of it was bad but it was so much. So much guitar.

I listened to the first 10 seconds or so before starting it over because I thought I had started it in the middle of the track by accident

Excellent album, rock icon 4/5

It’s not bad, but I didn’t like it

It’s from the age of long-ass rock songs. Makes some of the songs drag on a bit but also because of this, some of the songs hit a bit harder bc how long you had to listen to another. Was enjoyable to listen, incredibly of its age, probably wouldn’t add any songs to a playlist but would maybe listen to the album in full again.

I’m embarrassed that I listened to this. What will it do to my Spotify algorithm?

The keys work is what sets Deep Purple apart from all the other classic rock bands of their time (not counting the prog bands of course). Lovely solos, on all of the instruments. Very very good album.

I'm sure something with such raw guitar and solid instrumentals should excite me more than this. I like what they're doing, and moments really shine, but it's also just a bit boring. It's quite a murky, wall of noise mix, and there's something about the compositions that doesn't sit quite right for me. I'll give some bonus cred to music and production that must have been quite bold and experimental back in 1970, but it doesn't all land for me. I really liked Machine Head, but for whatever reason this just isn't really gelling with me as much.

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

Designed in a lab to piss me off

This album artwork is atrocious

Not very distinguished in my opinion but fine for what it is

4!

Pretty good. A little long-winded for my taste but I enjoyed!

Rock album, nothing stood out to me. Nothing to say

sick cover. the organ and guitar trading solos was awesome in speed king. The organ really added a lot for me throughout the whole album. At times it almost sounded like it was doubled with xylophone? Overall a level of musicianship and intrigue that really surprised me

8/10

Great record from an all time great.

Another hard rock masterpiece from a British bad. Now just remove half of the brit-pop albums and add some more.

This album makes me want to drive my car at 95 miles per hour. "Child in Time" was a hell of a song. Otherwise, I'm not sure if it's entirely for me. If I was in the 80's I'd listen to this every day.

It was good but not my style

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.

Of all the albums I’ve listened to so far on this 1001 adventure, this has by far has the best opening.

3.5 stars

Awesome psychedelic early metal rock

child in time best track

Пьорпли дуже класні музиканти, все реально дуже круто зіграно. Є суперові шматки по всім інструментам. Звичайно фірмові гітари виділяються. Головна пісня на альбомі це Child In Time і вона мені не дуже подобається, а скоріше викликає посмішку з цими "уууу уууууууу" та "аааААААААааа" . Може настрій такий був в мене, не знаю) Загалом, коли вони більш хард-рок/хеві, то там вони дуже яскраві, а прогові/психоделічні приколи просто норм.

Класика батяроку, треба визнати що тут майже нема прохідних пісень. Пам'ятаю як вперше почув child in time (у себе на районі, у дворі, мій кент виніс диск з цим альбомом і ми сиділи слухали) - мене сильно вразив вокальний діапазон Гіллана. Але згодом, коли я слухав вже більш уважно мене, по-перше, завжди бісив звук і продакшн, а по-друге - й самі пісні якось почали подобатись сильно менше. Треба сказати що період Ковердейл-Хьюз мені зараз заходить набагато більше.

I know next to nothing about Rock music, but this feels generic. That being said Child in Time is a fantastic song. Drums were cool on some songs too

jovars. gillar soundet på något vis

Makes me wanna punch a wall

Skilful but just imitative of Led Zep, nothing new nothing innovative but not offensive either.

De fundal. Rock

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.

Shite. Would give zero if that was an option.

Slightly less generic Dad Rock

First listen

Kicks off with probably the heaviest and fastest song yet, Speed King and doesn't let up until the third track, Child in Time which is Ian Gillan's finest moment as a vocalist. An all out sonic assault which announced the Mark II lineup's arrival with a declaration of war that defined speed and thrash metal nearly a full decade before either gained steam. Quite simply one of the greatest rock albums in history.

Not for me. 1/5

Had no knowledge of Deep Purple coming in. Wasn’t a fan of Speed King. Thought it was going to be a generic stadium rock album. Got a little lost in Bloodsucker, forgot I was listening at some points but enjoyed the experience. Child in Time rightfully so is the most popular song. I’m an absolute sucker for long songs, especially over 10min. 100mil+ Spotify listens for a song that long is impressive. The next three were pretty damn good, not super notable, particularly enjoyed the instrumentals and solos. Hard Lovin’ Man was a nice finish, probably second favorite song.

Very 70s indeed. I actually liked this album more than I was expecting. First song was terrible but picked up the vibe from there. Definitely could do without all the random screams

Pre-Thoughts: -I know this band was a close predecessor to Sabbath and am expecting some heavy blues with proto-metal ideas. Ian Gillan sang for sabbath for a time and Ritchie Blackmore has written some monumental riffs. - I think im not expecting a lot from them and am hoping to be pleasantly surprised. We're just gonna be rockin it old school. During thoughts: -Im listening to the original mix, and I like that the vocal is kinda buried when its not soloing. -the synth is out of place in a charming way and I like how it works into the longer instrumental sections. - the guitar work is fucking amazing on this record. so fat and crunchy! Post Thoughts: -I think this is just so right up my alley. its fast, guitars that are warm but also have bite, and prolonged jams next to heavy moments. -Thats what rocking out actually is, everyone plays their ass off, including the vocalist. I can see how this is an important group and record. - I think I would for sure listen to this again. he tracks are long but the album itself went by quick. There were one or two small things I was like eh on but overall that was awesome.

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

2.8: Some cool riffs and organ, a few cool tracks, guitar and organ collabed well, but overall I didn’t like it too much. Genre of rock I am not drawn to

Not horrible, but didn’t really get the penis erect

Deep Purple is so boring

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.

Manches ist der Burner. Anderes nervt.

3/6

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.

Ok

Is this a joke

non

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.

Ah, meh!

Really, really great rock! I didn't expect to enjoy this so much!

Sounds ahead of its time for sure. Pretty cool, but I don’t think I’d go out of my way to listen to it again.

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!