Deep Purple In Rock

I appreciate their spot on the list but I never found Deep Purple to be particularly engaging. Always felt middle-of-the-road-not-quite-hard-rock-not-quite-metal stuff. It's...alright.

cant exactly prove that any number of problems in the world would be solved if this and machine head swapped places in relative acclaim/popularity/pop cultural notoriety but it feels true! theres an extent to which machine head being the ambassador for this band (and specifically this second lineup) feels kind of dishonest...the crunchy, lightning-fast updates on Rock And Roll on this record feel so much more Distinctive and much more emphasizing the band's strengths...a ritchie blackmore or jon lord playing mostly only at mid tempo is just obviously fundamentally incomplete! Speed King is one of the great track 1 Thesis Statements of this kind of hard rock, based around lyrical cliches from 50s rock n roll (affectionately!), in a way that fully establishes the lineage theyre attempting to iterate on...and what ensues is just a bunch of killer riffs, organ solos, and structural ideas that ive come back to pretty consistently for years and years. and the heart of the storm is child in time, one of the great Prog Metal Templates, rly driving home that even more than the great playing (and peak ian gillan, similarly short lived in the full power of his voice as robert plant, but peak gillan rly beats the snot out of even peak plant if u ask me), the intuition for song Structure, the creation of symmetry and surprise and thoughtful deployment of ideas, is rly the white hot iron that this lineup of deep purple struck. it was a brief iron, but hey, they got it on record!

Catching up so probably didn't give it a fair shake, but it was fine, didn't jump out at me.

390/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Meh, it's Deep Purple

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Not their strongest or most listenable in my opinion.

This album isn't as bad as I thought it would be when I saw that it was hard rock and metal, which I didn't have a good track of reviews for. I guess I just appreciated the riffs of metal rock without all the screaming lol.

This is the 157th album I’m rating. I don't think I've heard a single Deep Purple song in my life. Adding to my Playlist - Bloodsucker, Into the Fire, and Living Wreck. Not Adding to my Playlist - Speed King, Child in Time, Flight of the Rat, and Hard Lovin' Man. All in all I liked 3/7 songs. Nothing too interesting. I'm getting burnt out on all of these boring rock albums.

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

Good its a strong 3 i dont give 4 cause it lacks some emotion

Too heavy, I cannot cope. But I did almost appreciate Child In Time...

Each song is too long. Needs an editor. FS: Child in Time

As before. Slammin guitar. Vocals not for me

Liked it much better than I thought I would

Alguna cancion no esta mal, pero el disco entero cansa de cojones

increible album para depilar a mariola

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

*no music, mostly screaming, screeching, and banging.

One tune was a rocker.

Quite the album; no weak points. 9/10

Rainbow better

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

I'm very surprised with my own reaction to this album. Everyone in this album plays fantastic. The singing is passionate, the riffs and beats are fast and very energetic, the guitars and synth solos are intricate and add a lot to the songs.... yet, I failed to connect with this album. Right now, I'm at the position where I'm not feeling anything but I do appreciate what they're doing. This is an incredible album for any fan of rock and metal, but, unfortunately for me, it just doesn't stick.

Overall: 8/10 This album ROCKS. Every element of the band comes together to make something that's way heavier than most of the music that was coming out today. A lot of people consider this a metal album and, while it is tame by today's standards, I can see where those people are coming from. I can hear how they may have influenced the Judas Priest/Iron Maiden types of metal. Neither of those bands had an organ player though so who's the real winner there? Fav Song: Child in Time Least Fav Song: Bloodsucker

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

It's notable and important just how heavy this album was in 1970. At the time, rock & roll sounded like the Beatles. This was weird, it was loud and it was distorted. It was also highly technical, instrumentally. Deep Purple were, therefore, an influential band and they're still a pretty fun listen (if you don't mind the extended instrumental parts). Probably only one Deep Purple album needs to be an essential listen though -- and that's probably Machine Head. If you like your rock on the heavier side, definitely check this out. If you're more into pop or R&B or jazz, this album isn't going to convert you. Probably only essential listening if you were buying records in 1970.

First few songs did nothing for me - they were not musically exciting until "Flight of the Rat". I could hear what would become the "Deep Purple sound" - great guitar riffs with a great rhythm section keeping it all together. I thought "Into The Fire" and "Living Wreck" were highlights as well. Oddly enough, I heard a lot of Rage Against The Machine in those two songs - they both had a heavy groove. Overall, the album was OK with glimpses of what would make the band great over the next few albums.

Deep Purple have such a defining sound, but in that same regard I do sometimes get a little over the, erm... cacophony. Yeah, that. I still quite enjoy them and this album was all ones I'd never heard before, because really I've mostly listened to Machine Head by them

Rúnk

Better than coldplay

Damn, that’s pretty heavy for 1970

Welp, I wrote a whole track by track review and then fucked up when pasting or something and now it’s lost. Best I can remember, my rating of this album is essentially “better than I expected” + “more interesting than Smoke on the Water.”

Some impressive musicianship but not really my thing.

[2.75/5] Final impression: If the entire album was Child in Time, probably a 3. The instrumentals are good, but most of the tracks sound the same, and the vocals can be grating at times. Listened to on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/album/3llL1qaL2RvtyQAthAuRFS]. Speed King - The interlude in my right ear halfway through went hard. Bloodsucker - Pardon, what did he say on that first line. Guitar riff interlude went kind of hard at least. *Child in Time - This is the track I've liked most so far, and yet it still manages to be boring for most of the first half. Easily the most notable and most engaging track of the album so far. Flight of the Rat - Nothing all that notable. Possibly the weakest track on the album. Into the Fire - It's fine. Living Wreck - Stronger than the last two tracks put together. It's good. Hard Lovin' Man - The in-your-face organs make this one of the most unique tracks here. It earns points for that alone. Solid finale. Overall notes: I fear I could listen to almost any track on this album 7 times in a row and it would be more or less equivalent to listening to the actual 7 tracks that make up this album - except Child in Time, which is carrying the entire rest of the album on its small, child-sized shoulders.

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

What a great album! So perfectly composed, such fine musicians. And there ist Child in Time, one of my all time favorite Songs.

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.

Finally! An album with RIFFS. A highly influential album with top quality performances and an outstanding album cover. 5.0/5.0: Iconic

fun album

Alright 3/5

I really like rock from this era, but did not like this album.

Okay...won't even listen to again. A lot of the same sound over and over again.

Nice rock vibes 3

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.

tough amount of 7+ minute songs

very, very raw - most tracks are a hit or miss for me.

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

Tasty early metal

Meh

Their fourth album. Hard Rock / Rock. Speed King - I love the bass licks on this one. A hugely influential sound that went on to inspire many Hard Rock and Metal Bands. Somewhat "Spinal Tap" at times but also some great drumming. Child In Time - whilst an epic track it is also overblown, pretentious and self indulgent. However that's ROCK ! Right!? Decent album if a little cheesy.

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.

Cool

Nope. Not for me.

Favorite from my brother ...

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.

Bit classic rock for me

Joda, funker. (Begynner å ane kjønn og alder på de som har laget lista.....)

Fun album with some funky tunes as well as some toe tapping parts.

Cool stuff. I can’t say any particular track really jumped out but I enjoyed it overall, a good classic rock sound. (3.5 stars)

Cover 4 Some good songs. Musicianship is awesome.

Dnf

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

It's loud and proud, like it’s shaking its fists at the clouds. 😂 Big guitar, big organ, big everything. It sort of lives in the same universe as early Zeppelin, but messier and more gung-ho. “Child in Time” feels like a whole journey packed into ten minutes. I’m not exactly rushing back for a third listen, but it did its job, left me entertained and slightly deaf. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Child in Time - Into the Fire

Not for me at all.

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!

Child of Time is an amazing song, Flight of the Rat has some great drumming. But outside of that nothing else clicked for me.

Good band in their days. Good keyboard and guitar playing. A little heavy on the rock side for me. Good album.

8/10 2 songs here that stood out, was child in time and hard loving man First full deep purple album listen

Not the typical music I gravitate towards but I have to say the instrumentals were interesting and there were some excellent guitar solos. They get a 3 for 1st listen, but I think this would grow on me if I gave it a few more chances. Pleasantly surprised.

5 estrelas

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.

First things first. I hate the title and cover. 30 seconds in it’s just guitar twaddle. sigh. here we go. you know the concept of ‘darkest timeline’, listening to this album has made me think we’re in the darkest timeline where bands took the technological and societal changes of the 60s & the pop music it brought about, but they said no - we’re gonna focus on making the blues scale louder & make separate ‘rock’ from ‘pop’. Leading to ‘rock culture’ as what it is now, if you look hard enough. the Doors & Clapton have a Lot of answer for this kinda stuff. boring. regressive. Imagine inventing ‘Hard Rock’. I have heard this a thousand times in regional pubs that put on cover bands & it’s fosters the worst dress sense and culture this century. awful, for what this album will bring onto us. if you’re new to this sort of stuff, black sabbath offer much better at around the same time. or try 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson (say what you want about Kanye, he could stop a good sample) still some good riffs. gets a 1 1/2

Surprised DP weren't in more guitar hero games as the guitar suitably rocks. I had a copy of this on vinyl which used to be my uncle's, although I'm not quite sure where it is. Child In Time made me laugh as it sounded like a Spinal Tap song. Most of the songs were too long.

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!

A fantastic rock album with an iconic cover. 5 stars all the way. One of my favourite albums. This is such an influential album, and a real change of direction, both musically and vocally, in what was their fourth studio album. They altered course into a Hard Rock sound that didn't really exist before this album. A lot of what became Heavy Metal was influenced by this this album even though Sabbtha get the plaudits for this. This was Ian Gillan and Roger Glover's first studio album in what became known as the Mark 2 line up (Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice and Blackmore). Vocally, Ian Gillan was night and day from the previous Deep Purple Vocalist Rod Evans. Would I buy this album? Yes, I own a copy Would I listen again? Yes, I do, regularly Side One 1. "Speed King" 5:54 - What an opener. Like nothing that Deep Purple had recorded before. A statement of intent. 5* 2. "Bloodsucker" 4:16 - What a groove. Hard rock but with melody. Those vocals! Great guitar solo and that Hammond Organ. 5* 3. "Child in Time" 10:20 - Stunning. An iconic rock track. Vocally this influenced so many rock and metal singers that came afterwards. Ian Gillan's calling card. The rhythm section of Ian Paice and Roger Glover, hold this song down well when Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore take off into the stratosphere. Just wonderful 5* 15/15 Side two 4. "Flight of the Rat" 7:57 - Given the preceding track, a change of sound and feel was required. A great guitar riff. Dare I say, this has a little more of a pop sensibility in the verses until Jon Lord lets loose on the Hammond Organ. Interesting solo from Blackmore, with Hendrix influenced wah. The bass guitar is fantastic. And a drum solo to finish from the wonderful Ian Paice. Brilliant. 5* 5. "Into the Fire" 3:30 - A little more mid tempo. Excellent riff. Ian Gillan's vocal melodies really do sparkle on this album. 4* 6. "Living Wreck" 4:34 - This is a great song but goes under the radar somewhat. This has a great groove, a little funky. 5* 7. "Hard Lovin' Man" 7:11 - A galloping guitar riff and bass guitar (Iron Maiden were listening). Dissonate keyboard solo. Great guitar solo, with hints of what was to come two albums later. This was way out there for the time. 5* 19/20 34/35

3/5. Not as fun for me as Black Sabbath was. Too many long meandering heavy metal instrumentals.

mid 3, non offensive music to my ears good rock

Pre-listening thoughts: who the hell are deep purple Post/during listening thoughts: my question remains unanswered. I did not recognize any of these songs. This was like if you asked Chat GPT to spit out a classic rock album. So so mid. 4/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: could not distinguish these from one another Least fav tracks:

not a bit of me

Was kinda fire

So good from start to finish and unreal drumming

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

im sure this blew minds in the 60s but today it feels like a wanky prog album that has interesting moments here and there but fails to dwell on them

Wow this was great! I've never really heard much Deep Purple but I love Led Zeppelin and this was very much in the same vein. Full of energy, with soaring vocals, drum fills and screaming guitars. And I always have a soft spot for rock songs with organ.

This is kind of just the most average/stereotypical rock album. It doesn't really stand out and ventures into hair metal territory with some of the screetching vocals and guitar. Meh. 4.5/10 (2.25/5)

good but sounded like a lot from this time

Not my fave

Great album. Relentless from start to finish. Favourite track, 'Child of Time'.

It was fine

Boring

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.

This is certainly a bit wanky and silly, but it's still a pretty fun time.

Recognized Ian Gillian from Jesus Christ Superstar! Great voice, but uses wayyyyyy too much falsetto. Instrumentals I also really liked, just didn't pair with the voice.

Good Drums, nice guitars. The other stuff is not for me.

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

I had mixed feelings about this. I SHOULD like it. Indeed, I *tried* to like it. But mostly I didn't. So much screaming.

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

I just don’t like this sound.

I could defenitely hear how this inflenced metal bands for decades after, but damn, it didnt age well.

Decent, cool riff. Wierd mix.

Listened to it 5 times in a row without realising because every song sounds the same

3 - Child in Time bekend van Oudjaarsavond

For some reason I’d always thought Machine Head was their debut album. This may not be as strong as that, but even hear you can hear the echoes of Metal starting to come forth. Child in Time feels like it could’ve come out decades later and been contemporary. 3.5 Stars.

No.

Oof.

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.

It's difficult to say who is the MVP for this album as everyone is on fire. Ian Paice and Roger Glover on drums and bass respectively are a massive rhythm section that drive the tracks forward. Jon Lord on the organ, although sounding a little "old bingo hall" at times, is great and has some very good solos of his own. Ian Gillan is brilliant on vocals and his soaring high pitched falsetto heavy metal screams sound effortless. Ritchie Blackmore is a force of nature on the guitar with huge riffs and screaming solos. It's a band who are playing like their lives depend on it. It's a relentless album that starts big and just keeps going with an uncompromising and unstoppable energy. I can't believe I made it to 31 years old as a fan of rock and heavy metal and this is the first time I'm listening to this album. Loved it from my first listen and will probably continue to love it with more listens throughout my life.

Enjoyed this more than I expected.

4.5

3.5

DP MkII is such a powerhouse line up. All the way around. Although Richie's guitar is obviously the star, John Lord's keys are just absofuckinglutely amazing. When Ian Gillen gets on that howl it just sends my hairs is on end. And the steadfast Paice & Glover rhythm section is perfection. I think the only thing that keeps this from being an absolute five-star is there are a number of songs on here that I think the actual melody of the songs weren't quite there. The closing track, probably cuz it's fresh on my mind, is a prime example though the dynamics that Gillen has are absolutely amazing, yet I found the actual melody of the song itself just not much. And there was a couple of other tracks on there like that. But the centerpiece of the album "Child In Time", which is probably my absolute favorite Deep Purple song, doesn't suffer from that at all. Great melody throughout the entire song, Just killer dynamics and the production and performance are just spot on. And oh my gosh that Ian Gillen wailing cry, it just about makes me weep every single time. 9.6 ★★★★½

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

I've never been that into Deep Purple outside of a few songs. I sort of see them as the genesis of a lot of styles and tropes in hard rock/metal that I really hate -- unfocused songwriting, extended wonky solos, vocal histrionics, etc. While some of these songs have a decent framework, there's a lot of aspects of it I just find irritating and don't get a ton of enjoyment out of it overall. I think "Speed King" is decent, and "Living Wreck" is pretty cool. I can see why people love "Child in Time", but it's doesn't quite get there for me. Light 3 stars.

Totemic early 70s hard rock album that is nonetheless quite creaky in places with a lot of sloppy shrieks and noodlage. Speed King and Child In Time hold up as true colossus classic rock tracks whereas the rest is all a bit chalky and crumbly. High 3.5.

My knowledge of this band until about ten years ago consisted solely of "Smoke on the Water" and I just imagined all of their music sounded like that, so I didn't explore any further. Then one year at the neighborhood Christmas party I was talking to a guy who is a big classic rock freak and he was extolling the virtues of these guys and he loaned me The Very Best of Deep Purple. It had two of the tracks from this album ("Speed King" and "Child in Time.") I think this band is essential for an understanding of rock music, but I don't think I agree that this particular album is one you need to hear before you die. A greatest hits collection like my neighbor loaned me would definitely suffice IMO. (Although "Flight of the Rat" and "Into the Fire" were not on that collection and I think I liked those songs the most from this album.) There are times when I'm listening to this band that I feel like what they were playing was so ridiculous that Spinal Tap HAD to have been at least partially inspired by them.

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

Really loving Child In Time. What a jam of a song. I really like how they tried playing loud to replicate their live sound. I remember really liking their live album we had on here way back when and this is just as good. I wish some of the production was a little better but doesn't ruin it or take me out of it. Sorry Deep Purple, I wasn't completely familiar with your game.

Standard metal. I gave them credit for Machine Head, which felt ahead of its time being 2 years after this, but this doesn't feel special. Standard hard rock that, like Machine Head, tends to go on too long. Certainly faster than the Black Sabbath I just reviewed from the same year, but I'm not surprised that caught on and this didn't. I may be dinging them for feeling old in a way that they weren't when they were knew, but Led Zeppelin IV is just a year away and that's head and shoulders and chest above this. The energy is there, it just feels kind of like something I'd think would kick a lot of ass when I was 12. Unkind 3, it still rocks: speed king is a winner, for instance, and the album has its moments, even with its goofy dated bullshit and often overwrought vocals and organ overload - I like organs but man it's like more cowbell.

Interesting

I didn’t care for this at all. Too over-indulgent, too self-important. I always wondered where the worst metal bands got their inspiration. Now I know.

Continuing to redefine the concept of mediocrity. Are there really multiple AC/DC, Deep Purple and R.E.M records on this list and only ONE Prince album? Jesus wept.

Laaaaaaaaaaargo. Un poco entretenido pero no lo suficiente para engancharme.

Even though I never really listened to Deep Purple before, I always figured that if I gave them a chance I would hate them. I was right! Unbearable '70s hard rock at its douchey-est.

Not bad but far from my jam. Very ambivalent towards this. 6/10

This has the original version of Child in Time, which I couldn't get enough of as a high-schooler. I was frequently banned from touching the stereo at several parties for playing that song (albeit from Made in Japan) over and over. Still get the same goosebumps all these years later.

Name one Deep Purple song. No, not that one, a different one. Exactly. A lesser Black Sabbath intercut with a lesser Yes (Maybe?) and just as long, without being terribly interesting. The album cover puts them on a Rock Mt. Rushmore. Sure, in the Superman II universe.

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.

Deep trash. It doesn't rock, tho it is dense, it doesn't roll, tho it careens off a cliff of its own bullshit. 'Good Golly, said little Miss Molly'; 'Tutti Frutti was oh so rooty.' This doesn't remotely approximate Little Richard, neither the attitude nor the voice. And then it gets strangely racist w/: 'Got black breast Chinese eyes / Got an English brain that's gonna make me wise.' I don't want to be a moral policeman, but that literally translates as: non-white women are good for their bodies, white women for their smarts. Can they play? Sure, and the central guitar solo on 'Child in Time' is their best thing going. But Ian Gillan's yelping is pathetic, and the gist of the record substantiates the truism that there's nothing worse than aimless rocking.

Previous attempts to listen to Deep Purple have left me cold, but today I enjoyed this. That said, I've still never heard a riff or solo from Richie Blackmore that I've remembered - apart from the obvious ones. None of them are on here. 2 Chunky oul balls, too loud at any volume. 1.5

Favorite song: Chid in time. Overall score: 7,6/10.

don't like it, a bit "noisy"

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.

I'm sure this is cool to whoever its cool to, but this was whatever.

Too deep for me

I don’t like it

IMMEDIATELY I'm reminded of the type of rock I really do not like. 🫠 If you’re giving me rock then give me Steppenwolf, not whatever this is…

one time I was bar hopping in salem and this guy who tagged along spent a long time talking to us about bitcoin, media conspiracies, and this band. I did drunkenly buy into bitcoin, but Nothing could make me buy this album👎

This sounds like life before the battle pass

This game should be 1000 albums generator. 1001 was entirely unnecessary. This one did not need to get included.

I honestly like a fair amount of music that is obviously inspired by this so I can definitely appreciate it from that angle. I also don't mind when they just pick a riff and rock out for a second. But pretty much everything else they do makes me want to kill myself Fav song: Speed King

I like this album a lot.

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

1. Speed King: intro is great, the organ is brain-tickling. I'm not the biggest fan of the vocals personally. The chorus riff is awesome, same with the bass. The organ solo versus the guitar is my favorite part of this song. Lyrics don't hit for me. 2. Bloodsucker: A Black Sabbath riff is evident, and the influence is apparent here. The drumming reminds me of a storm. Lyrics about wanting to sleep with someone and use them, only to move on to the next. Boring and toxic man shit. The shrieks made me giggle. MORE ORGAN V GUITAR!!!! 3. Child in Time: immediately vocals are better, soft beginning. The percussion and organ are haunting, along with the lyrics. This song is anti-Vietnam War and I think framing it as talking to a child is hard-hitting. "I wanna hear you sing" = everyone needs to scream their protests. Also noting the buildup before the solos and into the heavier, war-related drumming. It all picks up so quickly, relating to the intensity of the global climate. This resonates still to this day. "Sweet child, in time, you'll see the line"; "Blind man shooting at the world." The guitar is insane on this track. Picks up at the end to emphasize the gravity of the urgency for peace. 4. Flight of the Rat: this one is about a tyrant leaving the people quite content. The drumming is crazy, keeps the energy up, matching the people's happiness from freedom. Ian Paice (drums) eats this track up, Ritchie Blackmore (guitar) also does, love the whammy. "Now I'm free, I can see, I can see" - I can only hope that the world can be freed of the tyrants that continue to oppress and divide us. "Please stay away" = me to all capitalism, fascism, conservatism & oppression. 5. Into the Fire: the guitar tone stands out a ton. I love the overall heaviness of this track from the beginning. This riff is sick. This one is a metaphor for drug use, directly from the song title. Crazy this came out in '70. 6. Living Wreck: the distortion on the main guitar is wild, I feel like it adds to the weirdness of the lyrics -- essentially I think he wants a woman he's seeing to change herself because she's freaking him out? I guess she's way too odd for him or is lying/masking as something she's not?? Pretty harsh "you know you're a living wreck" made me... ooooof. The guitar is very basic but complements that organ going crazy, the bass is fire. Drums are amazing throughout this whole album. 7. Hard Lovin' Man: the screaming on this track is really good, Ian Gillan does have such a distinct voice and range - I have grown to appreciate it as I've continued to listen. Maybe not my cup of tea still. Haunting lyrics and wild organ noises, experimental for this time, I would think. The fast arpeggios hit.

Not my favorite album of them, but I love the band.

3.75

I preferred their live album to be honest. In this album their music just started to feel quite samey, and it turns out those long drawn out guitar solos aren't just live! Rating: 3

Too early...

Most Deep Purple songs are just a half regurgitated blues riff extended in a not very exciting way. Child In Time is great in all its ridiculous operatic glory. And I could easily have gone a lot more of Ritchie doing his Hendrix in noise mode impersonation as per the intro to Speed King. It's a weird thing that Ozzy is regarded so much higher than Ian Gillan (correctly in my mind) but Gillan is way more influential within Hard Rock and Metal. Gillan leads to Rob Halford and Dio, leads to Bruce Dickinson and the like. Even the guttural deep vocals of more extreme metal is simply an extension of the arms race between singers and guitarists in Metal that has its roots in Gillan/Blackmore. I can't think of anyone who really mimics what Ozzy does.

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.

Solid Edit Feb 26 2026: 4 --> 3. I find it generally plain. I also gave ZZ Top Tres Hombres a 2 today

N gostei

It's a pretty forgettable allbum. There seems to be a signature organ riff going on with this band, but Jesus Christ superstar as a lead singer is pretty solid. A for singing c for the music.

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

Child in Time.

This one might be one of my favorite hard rock album of all time, and my best, by far, Deep Purple album. The whole band was on fire with this one.

rock solid

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

Some pretty crazy guitar skills. Eerie church. Preach.????

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

Solid 70's heavy. Can certainly see the direction the heavier bands from rock are going, compared to the pop rock bands from the late 60's.

Speeeeeeeeed kiiiiiiing!!!

Gammal Deep Purple er god Deep Purple

Good classic rock! Definitely in my bag of tastes

This rocks!

Hell yeah, brother

It's fine.

Such a great album deserves 5/5

epic

“Aaahhhhhh!!!!” from the lead singer was a highlight as well as the drummer but that’s about it.

Im Moment mein lieblingsalbum :D

Solid.

Sounds like Deep Purple; nothing wrong with that, but sometimes I think their style gets a little monotonous. I've lost track of how many times they do a "kooky little chromatic riff". Not mad at it, just not in love with it. 3.4/5

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

It's totally fine. I just resent how much they're on this list instead of better or more unique things.

Я не понял что только что услышал, но было круто. Вроде.

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...

Deep Purple was my first rock live show ever with @Jerou back in 91 and before that, In Rock simply blew my mind at 13. Nothing as Fierce as an opener as Speed King has been done before. Maybe the best hard rock album up to the end of the 70s. “Child in Time” is an all-time anti-war classic. Ian Gillian is the greatest rock singer ever, Ian Paice the greatest drummer, John Lord and Ritchie Blackmore the best solo duets ever, … Best cover and lyrics ever. Sabbath and Led Zep made lullabies compared to this. The Beatles couldn’t ever dream about being that good. Am I going a bit too far? Yes I am biaised, so what?

It's heavy, it's rocking and has amazing riffs. What more do you really need?

This just passed right through me.

3.2

Organs, organs everywhere. Middling.

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"

Great musicianship, lots of screaming and whooping. Twas ever thus with your early heavy metallers. There's a really nice epic feel to a lot of it - the start and end of Flight of the Rat is a case in point - but it's drowning in a sea of sixteen year long guitar solos and falsetto horrors.

2.5/5

Absolute Cinema

That’s some vintage 70’s Deep Purple; simple bass chords, driving lead guitar, and screamin’ vocals. Never heard In Rock before, but it is identical (in my memory) to their other albums I have heard. The album improves as it progresses, strong finish from Flight of the Rat (love the drum solo) to the run out of Hard Lovin’ Man. The Mount Rushmore cover art helped get these Brits on the 1001 Must Listen list (3.1*s)

I knew pretty much nothing about Deep Purple aside from SotW so was def interested in hearing more. The first song didn't set the stage well, it lost me before the third line with "tutti frutti was ohhh so rooty." I was surprised they had this heavy of a sound, some parts of the album were ok but a lot of it felt pretentious with lots of pointless solos and shrill vocals. I can see how this was maybe big at the time but it really didn't age well. It's a decent launching point for better music to come but it hits all the tropes and feels like self-indulgent stadium rock. I did like the organ at times and can appreciate some good shreds but it doesn't land for me. 1.95 for repetitive and a few too long songs.

Deep Purple is known for 1 song and we all know it so I welcomed something else by them. In Rock is not the best but it does have some good guitar shredfest...particularly on the top track "Child in Time." It's grungy hard-ish rock and for the time I can see the appeal; however, I was a little unimpressed overall with the album. I listened to the original version (as intended) and went back for the remastered and it was better. Cleaned up...the guitar work does shine but I'm rating this on the original so 2.28 stars.

Outside of Smoke On The Water my prior exposure to Deep Purple was cursory at best. I figured they were just another 80s band that had a couple hits and faded out. Surprised to see that they are a RnR Hall of Fame member. I wasn't really on board with the first couple of songs. By the end I'll admit it had won me over. It's nothing amazing but I ended up enjoying In Rock. A couple long jams get a little redundant as they sound like they use the same drumlines over and over, but the guitar and keyboard work stands out at times and reels you in. Overall In Rock is a decent formula for a hard rock album. I don't plan to come back to In Rock or really venture further into Deep Purple but it was fine use of 40 minutes. 2.72 stars

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.

I appreciate the incred guitar solos but I don’t think I’m a deep purple gal

Fully aware this was way ahead of its time and has some incredible riffs guitar but not really my cuppa chai but did like more than I thought I might?

Its not terrible but is drastically let down by just having much less concise songs.

It was alright

That organ knocked it down to a 2 for me. I could definitely hear lots of metal roots on this on though.

Understanding the era this came out during, I can appreciate that it was pioneering for its time (they were Led Zeppelin contemporaries), but compared to Zep there is just something missing. Comes off feeling loud for the sake of noise at times. It is totally fine music (the highs are great, the misses are big), there is just nothing to me that sets this apart from the music it inspired later on. It also leaves me feeling emotionally flat overall. - Intro is fine, up-tempo rock. It does have me tapping my foot... - A few of the songs are pretty annoying tbh - 'Child in Time' is quite the rock ballad. In a different mood I would really enjoy it. Annoying rock noise at the end though - Kinda reminds me of CCR mixed with Zep. The hard rock sound of Zep but the 'tight' rhythm of a CCR song

Proto metal. Fuzz

I can't believe they blew up mt rushmore for this. Rating Scale: 1 - Didn't Finish / Won't Listen Again 2 - Didn't Enjoy / Won't Listen Again 3 - Average / Enjoyable moments but probably won't listen again 4 - Enjoyable Album / Will listen again 5 - Excellent Album / Will frequently listen again

First thought: oh boy! Eh, I just don't like this kind of music. I am not interested whatsoever. I hate the 'wwwaaaoohhhs'. Ew.

A fairly tedious rendition of 70s rock. I just can't understand how deep purple are held in such esteem. 2.5*

I'm sorry for speeding officer, I was listening to Deep Purple's classic opening song from 1970's Deep Purple in Rock, "Speed King". All jokes aside, Deep Purple is one of my Top 10, maybe even Top 5 favorite bands of all time. Surprisingly, I have never heard this album before past the already aforementioned first song. That being said, I now need to check out the entire rest of Deep Purple's discography to see if I've missed anything else. There is not a single bad song on this entire album. Every song is like 3-10 minutes of pure jams, and every single member brings something godly to the mix. Surprisingly, my favorite song on this album is "Child in Time", having never heard it before until my listen today. Deep Purple, you're getting your first, but not your last 5 star rating.

Thanks, I hate it

Not for me but now I understand 80s hair bands a lot more

All sixes and sevens.

Traditional hard core rock. A little much for work background music

Not a fan. Not sure why.

“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.

This was a weird one, because there were lots of bits here and there for me that I liked, but the sum of the parts didn't really land with me. I suspect it woulda been more impressive in its day. Some of it slaps, but in the end I added no songs because there were no whole songs I liked.

Feels like 40 minutes of wanky guitar being substituted for a small peepee

A roadmap for early heavy rock music

I liked it, I’m just not sure I’ll ever revisit it.

dreck

My 3rd Deep Purple album was alas, not the charm. The vocals make my skin crawl, the prog keys make my eyeballs hurt. Not for me.

Not as intolerable to my ears as I was dreading, as at this point in my life I’ve had enough of most classic rock. This is my first listen to this album of heavy rock with some interesting flourishes like a conversation back-and-forth between a guitar and keyboard. Ian Gillan is a legendary singer and has range within the rock god confines. I appreciated it in parts, don’t need to listen to again.

Awesome guitar tone, great vocals and just a cool rock sound. The organ was a little much and the super long run time of multiple songs was the down side for me. 3.5 rounded down for the organ solos.

Pretty fun!

Not bad!

You can hear the seeds of Machine Head here but they haven't grown fully yet.

You know it's dire when I'm debating between a 2 and a 1. I think just based on how unnecessary this album is to include, I'll give the project a 1. Deep Purple has some good songs, but nothing on Deep Purple in Rock feels influential or important enough to include on the list. Most of this album just feels like a rip off of Led Zeppelin. Best Songs: Speed King Worst Songs: Into the Fire

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

Great classic rock

Is this referring to Prince? I wouldn't say he was a Rock Star.

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

It’s alright, well written but doesn’t grab me

Average rock

Some fun, high-energy, classic rock and roll tracks on here that are really stand-out for their time. Whole album is defintely marked by a turn of the decade psych rock feel that makes for some good sunny-day smoking music. Musicianship is great, but production wasn't my favorite and the tracks didn't really pull me in like I wanted them to. Still real fun tho! Fav track: Speed King

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

Топовый альбом😆 один из лучших альбомов которые я слышал

Leuke dingen gehoord

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.

1st impressions sounds like if KISS could play guitar. 2nd impressions (halfway through the album) sounds like David Bowie. damn i didn't know Deep Purple were doing it like this. this was pretty good actually

Good classic rock. Some parts were a little basic 70s rock to give it really high marks but a good album

Not my favorite Deep Purple album, but enjoyed it well enough.

I liked it, but started to feel kinda same-y part way through.

I enjoyed this one.

Stabilt album, men de låtar som stack ut var de som jag hört tidigare

A big no thanks to this album. Long jams in any style of music just tend to get on my nerves.

I like some deep purple stuff, but this album, except the excellent Child in Time, is a bit overwhelming.

Hard organ

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.

The guitar and groove were cool for me, the singing and overall sonic aesthetic didn't really do it for me.

Rocktastic

I’m bored, boss. 4/10

top tier album in the times

This album was great. Child In Time was mind blowing. Looking forward to hearing this on vinyl.

Speed King always hits

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

I love the energy and the fuzzy, driving guitars! I don't love the organ. I'm relatively new to Deep Purple and really only know Machine Head, which checks all of my boxes. Deep Purple In Rock seem to trend more toward some of the tendencies of the 60's, while also attempting to move forward with their sound. As one might expect, there are growing pains, and the album suffers from a lack of truly great songs, but they're putting the pieces together and it's exciting how close they get on tracks like "Speed King".

A very nostalgic experience. I listened to this album in my childhood. This is some solid rock imo

Although I knew of this album, I'd never sat down and listened to it before. In fact, scanning the tracks on it, I only knew two, Speed King and Child in Time. I mean, those two tracks on their own would justify a 5 star rating, but I was doubtful that there would be anything else other than filler. Seems that I was wrong, and this really is a good album from start to finish. I love the "full" sound with organ and guitar. I think that we hit a period where having a Hammond organ playing in metal fell way out of fashion, but this is barely out of the 60s, so it was probably cutting edge back then.

Classic Rock

Bit too much wailing

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

Ok

Child in time is simply stunning

Just like yesterday: I like the music, I don't like the singing. The aah-aahs in Child in Time were especially jarring. But the music is incredible.

The album has a lot of instrumental parts, which I find rather boring for the most part. The long intros to the songs are really meh. Child in Time has the most listens and is the song I dislike the most for mostly being slow and instrumental and over 10 minutes long. The songs themselves aren't bad, if only they were compressed to 1 minute. After listening to the album a second time, I think I only really like Speed King, and only when cutting the long intro. It's not a 1, because some parts are really nice. But I can't bring myself to rate it better than 2.

It's cool and fun. I can hear a lot of bands that came after this album drawing inspiration from it. Wolfmother in particular. 3.7/5

Shreds

I like Child in Time (though it goes on too long). I like Ian Gillian in Jesus Christ Superstar (though I prefer John Legend). My husband really likes Deep Purple. I tried, honestly. But I just can’t.

Ik hou altijd wel van Deep Purple. Lekker rocken!

3.5 Ya know weirdly this project has given me a greater appreciation of Deep Purple. Before I just thought they were one of those “classic” classic rock bands with one big hit and everything kinda sounding the same. And, like, I’m not totally off but I LIKE the way they sound! That singer can wail! I like that it’s all a bit dramatic and indulgent, and the songs are often fun! And it’s under an hour!

It's ok. A cool classic rock album. I like better Machine Head though. I think they still need to mature musically here to achieve real songs. Sometimes I hear loud guitar solos and screaming out of place here. I think they evolved a lot by the album Machine Head. This album sometimes feel like a Jam session. Still, this one is really good. I'm just not so much into this kind of rock n roll. It's a 3.5 for me. The playing is really passionate and tight. I love that! But I don't see myself coming often to this album

It was fine. Unmemorable, but fine. Into The Fire and Living Wreck the highlights, but an hour after listening I probably couldn't tell you anything about them, either.

Too many Deep Purple albums on this list. They sound like The Doors and Black Sabbath had a baby, and he turned out uglier than both parents. You've got all the cheese of early '70s metal, without Ozzy Osbourne's lyrics and original style, and you've got the random organ solos and overly long songs of The Doors in all the wrong places, not pairing well with the rest of the band's feel or the singer's voice. I have no idea if they are good songwriters, since all I can hear is the instrumentals, and the vocal stuff I do hear makes me cringe. The only thing saving them from a 1 is the instrumental quality of the album and the catchy hooks throughout. Songs Saved: 1/7 Does it belong on this list? One Deep Purple record would have been enough. Certainly not this one. I did like Child in Time, even though it drags on a little too long. Worst song: Hard Lovin' Man.

Enjoyed quite a bit.

Fucking sick. Would relisten

Pretty alright, a bit long and slow on occasion

What a cracker of an album. They plant the shoe with the banger of an opening that is "Speed King", hit cruising speed with the epic "Child in Time" (what a chance for Gillan to showcase his talents!), and hit the afterburner with the (new to me) stomper riff on "Hard Lovin' Man". Mark II was a beast.

first new album!! never heard before, pretty short and fun listen. wouldn’t necessarily call it my cup of tea for every situation but i can definitely see the appeal and would listen again

mid

I mean, I can see why it was popular. 3/5

No. Not my thing at all.

Cartoonish and over-the-top 70's ROCK and I don't hate it.

In trying to catch up on albums, I listened to the first few songs of this before the nick cave album about his dead kids that followed, then returned to the back half afterward. A dead kid sandwich, if you will. Anyway, in contrast to that extremely not fun or playful in any way album, I really appreciated these guys just rocking away without a care in the world. Just having fun out there. We’re never gonna die.

On the right day, im a Deep Purple guy. Some of these songs are pretty gnarly rockers. Bloodsucker and Fight of the rat are my favorites In general, Jon Lord’s keys are what makes this unique music to my ear. The backdrop of keys is clear and the solos are super funky. 2.5 stars are rounding up

I’m not sure there is a ton on here that I need to come back to - maybe Child in Time or Bloodsucker - but this was pretty damn fun. Big time Spinal Tap vibes from the hilarious cover art, to the gratuitous drum solo. I kind of love it.

Thick, grinding rock. I walked out of the room at one point while he was screaming over the top of full throttle rock; when I walked back in he was (still?) screaming. Like an over-cooked roast, it's hard work, but a meal nonetheless.