Deep Purple In Rock

Better than most rock or hard rock I’ve heard. Child in Time is kind of a banger.

This is classic Abhi in music league. I don’t think it’s my go to for what I’d listen to but it’s clearly well done and pretty good

6/10 - It sounded like rock music. It was decent for the gym but I did not love the sound

Better than I expected

Not dad rock in general but MY dad rock specifically. Brings me back to rocking out to whatever CD he had in the car driving to school, or whatever he was vibing to on his iPod Classic once he got one of those (he uses it every day!) A fun 45 minutes, not something that I would go back to personally, there’s other prog that I like better.

3.5

Enjoyed

Jam bandy groovy guitar focused riffs. It's alright.

I can't help but be impressed by this balls to the wall album. It seems ahead of its time for 1970, and I'm curious to hear what their earlier stuff sounded like. Great drumming. I enjoyed the wah-wah interlude on "Flight of the Rat" among many various other cool moments. 3.5

Great riff rock. I enjoyed the drumming a lot.

This is the first one I’ve never heard before! In fact I’m not sure I know anything from Deep Purple except the opening to Smoke on the Water… I think that’s them? So after listening to it I am whelmed. I can understand the energy and the musicianship on display, and this must have been a very compelling album when it came out in the context of its era. Listening to it in 2024, it’s good, but perhaps too influential because I feel like I’ve heard all of it before.

The Good: Using Mt Rushmore to push through the ROCK aspect! The Bad: this rock is too hard… The Ugly: the blood-soaked bandages caused by the headbanging… Blackmore is an insanely good guitarist, Gillan knows how to belt out a scream, Glover and Paice keep the groove and Lord is doing the organ thing… it is all very impressive for the period of time. There are people out there whom will swear by this, put the album on an altar, while ceremoniesly sacrificing a goat, or maybe a joint… Me, I can listen to it only so long before the music starts effecting my nervous system… Child In Time is a lovely tune, and overly used media, but WAY TOO LONG, and that is how the album feels to me… 3*

No single song stood out, but I like the sound of the entire album. The guitar is really good.

Deep Purple In Rock is a nice slap to the face and gives you a glimpse into what was really the start of the metal scene in the early 70s. Punchy and raspy vocals and the face melting guitar riffs make for a fun ride. Best: Into the Fire Worst: Flight of the Rat

More dad rock, but an extra point for Jon Lord’s moustache

Fun listen, had a good time. Child in Time a fav, obvious pick tho cause it looks like their most popular song off this album. Probably a 3.5 but closer to a 3 than a 4, so

I like Deep Purple and even a couple of the bands spin off groups are in my worth listening to pile. I find that they are among the defining groups of a genre and an era. 70's rock, pure and simple. I struggle a bit now, however, with where they fit today. They are exactly like those 80's bands I struggle with because they still remain SO 80's. Like maybe nostalgia or some themed party or? It isn't all bad, if one is in the mood for 70's rock or just likes the genre in general than sure. I just was surprised that I felt like they were kind of dated for some reason...

With virtuosic instrumentation and heavy distortion, Deep Purple In Rock is an essential album in the creation of Heavy Metal. Not quite as streamlined and memorable as their seminal Machine Head a few years later, this record still has a lot to offer, including the epic Child In Time - with its slowly building structure and iconic falsetto vocals propelling the song into legendary status. However, occasionally throughout the album Ian Gillan's vocal stylings can be a bit grating, with his shrieks and howls bordering on excessive. Meanwhile, Ritchie Blackmore's skillful bluesy guitar playing in conjunction with Jon's Lord's heavy organ give the band their distinctive sound. While not the best of their career, this is a solid record that gives a glimpse into what the band would become. Highlights: -Speed King -Child In Time -Into The Fire Lowlights: -Flight of the Rat -Living Wreck

3.5 rounded down ROCKIN NUUUUUUUTTZZZZ highlights: speed king, child in time, flight of the rat (mar 18 2026)

Not a huge Deep Purple guy. The playing is tight but something about them rub me the wrong way. Vocalist definitely seems to have inspired David Lee Roth - very similar style!

Deep 70s classic rock.

Classic ROCK, but not much more than that.

Classic, OK.

It was alright, but blended a bit eventually

I enjoyed it, but there are other Deep Purple records I prefer.

It's an OK album. Pretty confident as a debut, but not as polished or fun as some of my favorites by them. Child of Time is a good song and the build up throughout has a nice payoff, but my favorite here is probably Flight of the Rat, I liked the drum solo at the end. A pure rock and roll band, solid listen but nothing very stand out for me. I'm sure this hit differently in 1970.

A modern update of the classic South American/European tango as filtered through modern electronic production techniques. Interesting, from a technical point of view but loses its emotional impact the longer the album goes on. My favorite track: "Triptico"

I gave my previously generated Deep Purple album a 5, so I think my expectations were a little let down by this one. It was decent, but I really hated the weird bass-y synths. I can’t get past em.

Child in Time was the only notable song for me, rest of the album was enjoyable, although I could never see myself returning to this, although it is pretty groovy. Low 3

Track reviews: 1. Speed King - Great song (jojolion reference?!?!) / 2. Bloodsucker - Pretty good / 3. Child in Time - I appreciate it for what it is and for the album but I don't care for it too much / 4. Flight of the Rat - not very good / 5. Into the Fire - it's okay / 6. Living Wreck - okay / 7. Hard Lovin' Man - not good / I listened to this twice to get a feel for it. 2.5, but I'll give it the bump to 3 ig. I'm not sure about sound quality, but you should listen to the original version because in the remaster they add this yap to the start of speed king for the album but it isn't part of the song and is clashing.

If someone wanted an archetype example of a hard rock album from the 70s then look no further. I mean there’s even a drum solo! Not my bag at all, but clearly delivers for a certain listener.

Didn’t love the start but by the middle it warmed up. There were some songs like Child In Time that had parts I loved but were overall too long. Other parts got too screechy and noisy for my tastes, but it seems like that’s par for the genre. Last song was really good. Favorite song was: 7. Hard Loving Man 6/10

Uh, tough one. Ne znam šta bih rekla, ne volim ih baš. Instrumentalni dijelovi mi dobro zvuče i imala sam mali rollercoaster kroz album gdje su mi neki dijelovi wow i onda mi se drugo ne sviđa uopće. Nakon nekog vremena sam skužila da je to većinom zbog vokala, jednostavno mi ne paše ni za uho ni za glazbu koju sviraju. Znala sam, naravno dosta stvari s albuma, ali ga nisam nikad poslušala u cjelosti. Pošto nisam njihov fan i ne znam puno, nekako mi se čini da su htjeli biti Pink Floyd, a završili skoro kao ono, AC/DC djir. Vjerujem da bi mi raniji albumi možda bolje sjeli, ne znam, ovaj heavy metal rock djir ne mogu baš više uživati, uz rijetke izuzetke. Ima tu puno legendarnih pjesama, daleko od toga. One orgulje u Dijete u Vremenu baš izuvaju iz cipela. Jam Stew instrumental mi je vrhunska. All in all, bit će to 3/5 ili 6.5/10.

Shreddy shreddy shreddy byeowwww

A fine album, with some gorgeous songs on here. Unexpectedly sexy and soulful too.

Heavy riffs, screeching vocals and keyboards and organs. I do not mind 7 to 10 minute tracks however this is an album of long tracks. Sounds like they were having to much fun in the studio, I would class this as a more sit down and savour rather than a casual listen. Overall solid work. Stand out tracks: - Bloodsucker - Child in time - Into the fire

its pretty good

🎧Sick album cover. Music sounds exactly as you would expect from looking at it.

Well, that's another Deep Purple album behind us now (only one more to go). :) I actually think this album is better in some ways than "Machine Head", at least in terms of consistency across the album, but it doesn't have anything to compare with "Smoke on the water", and it doesn't have the bizarre production storyline, and it has waaay too much noodling. But it's brief, I'll say that.

Super okay. No notes.

Maybe it can grow on my eventually but my first impression is that I might not really enjoy it much

Hippie rock. Just barely a 3 for me.

Like it 3/5

Machine Head is a better album.

My kinda music.

You either are a huge fan of Deep Purple or you ain't. I ain't.

I have only hears one or two songs from Deep Purple before and I have to say this was ride. I like 70s and 80s rock but a lot of albums from this era were very experimental and this one is no exception. The guitar feels very familiar but the singing (if you can call it that) and the long keyboard parts is something I didn't expect from this band. After all that said, the album was a nice listen and a fun ride from start to finish.

If you love 70’s psychedelic stuff, you’ll love this

This is what the cool kids in 1970 were listening to, huh?

Great album, lots of awesome heavy riffs mixed with interesting chord progressions to give a little something for everyone. Ambitious keyboard + guitar work, and what's not to love listening to the OG Jesus Christ Superstar wailing away? 3⭐️

Good classic rock

Screeching guitars galore. This is where it all began – the album that laid the foundations of hard rock. While undeniably iconic, I personally prefer the more polished evolution of the genre of the raw sound of this album. Give me Def Leppard or Whitesnake any day!

No stand out.

Again, Deep Purple surprised me. Nice album.

War noch nie Fan von ewig langen Gittarensoli, Drums haben aber geniale Beats. 3.5 Sterne, in dem Fall abgerundet auf 3 Hard Lovin' Man: Was ein gepiepe 1/10 Highlight: Child in Time

Good album. Starts with a melody and then bang!

Great album. I giggled a lot thinking of my dad listening to this, he wouldn't have liked the screaming.

This is pretty much a league-average early 70s rock CD. But there was just a ton of great music being made back then, the average product is pretty good. Purple have a pretty good singer (he's more enthusiastic than virtuosic - boy can that guy scream) but they get most of their highlights from some really great performances from Blackmore and whoever the organist is. You get a taste of that right on the first track, when the real hook (coming just a minute or so in) is an extended instrumental between those two. Aside from those two's instrumentals, it's pretty by-the-numbers heavy riffs (although Blackmore's riffs are solid) and thumping drums and bass. What it's not is catchy - in part because vocals are not emphasized, there aren't a ton of great hooks. Even the standout track, "Child In Time", is substantially Blackmore solos. Which is great, I love Blackmore's style, but it doesn't make for as good an active listen. Still a quality CD.

Liked it marginally more than the other Deep Purple one. Funny cover too. It’s not real though

I was disappointed to see another Deep Purple album but I ended up enjoying this quite a bit more than the other Deep Purple album!

do not care but it rocks i cant lie

You can still shake your hips to this so there are a few songs I like but the singing is not something I enjoy.

This was an eccentric little ride. Started out wild and the guitars just kept on giving.

in rock we deep purple child in time was pretty cool

The music kicked ass but I just can't deal with the screaming.

I was surprised I enjoyed this and listened to it a few times over

I always like some guitar

Pretty good early metal. 3.5

Listened to part of it and then decided not to listen to the rest.

big fan of the solo in Child in Time, but the songs drew out a bit too long for my liking.

very nostalgic band for me. Don't know how much i will come back to it but i liked it!

Thikk

This is some classic sounding metal. I enjoyed the listen but there are better examples of the sound.

This is terrible album art. Music so meaty. A pretty good 70s sound. Over all good vibe. But at the end of the day no real break out songs for me on this one. Strong 3

それほど惹かれなかった

More 60's ughh

songs were a bit long and dragged at times but i enjoyed it

I know the bands catalog pretty well up through the late 80's and I feel they have better albums than this. 70's rock was built around their sound and influence. Everyone who's a fan of classic rock knows their sound and their hits. In Rock kicks you in the face from the opening chords of "Speed King" right thru to the closer "Hard Lovin' Man". Big guitars, a lot of screaming and a big sound for early hard rock fans. It's a powerful statement, we came to rock and blow your doors off, no punches were held. The guitar solo in fan favorite, "Child In Time", is absolutely bonkers! Overall it's a plodding, heavy handed, organ heavy, pedal down rock album that doesn't stand up well today and doesn't include any of the songs the general public would recognize from rock radio. They got better later on (1972), both as musicians and songwriters. GREAT album cover though!

Bastante rollo.

Child in Time //

A bit Spinal Tap at times, but I mostly had fun listening to this.

some nice guitars. bit boring

This (candidly any) album is tough to jump to after letting the Led out. I would appreciate it more if it were on the heels of a crappy album.

I really like deep purple but this album was not my favorite. Some great musicianship but no real hooks in the songs. Machine Head was obviously the peak. That should be on this list. And we don’t really need 2 Deep Purple albums.

Ein ein solides Hard Rock Album, das die Essenz der Band in den frühen 70ern einfängt. Das epische Highlight des Albums ist zweifellos “Child in Time”, ein Meisterwerk, das durch seine dynamischen Wechsel und tiefgehenden Lyrics besticht. Ein weiterer bemerkenswerter Track ist “A Hard Lovin’ Man”, der mit kraftvollen Riffs und energiegeladenem Gesang überzeugt. Interessanterweise sticht auch der Track “Black Night” hervor, obwohl er nicht auf dem ursprünglichen Album enthalten war. Dieser Song zeigt die Vielseitigkeit der Band und ergänzt das Album perfekt. Insgesamt liefert ehriche Hardrockarbeit, aber mit Raum für Verbesserungen.

Good but they have better

After two listens, this is a like, not love for me. Deep Purple's heavy riffs that are extended to 7-9 minute tracks isn't my cup of tea. The music isn't enough to get lost in for that long. 3/5.

Not sure why people keep mentioning that this album does not contain any hits, when Child in Time is probably Deep Purple's biggest hit in my country! The album rocks, but doesn't really grab me at any point. It's pleasant to listen to, but I don't really see myself putting it on much.

Technically good but meh.

Absolutely everything you’d expect. Big, over the top, almost stupid guitars. Big, over the top, almost stupid drums with big, over the top, almost stupid vocals. If it’s your bag, I’m sure you’d love it. 3.0

cool album 3.5

Good Album. Rock to the fullest with progressive songs too! Solid Project.

Decent psychedelic rock album. My only major complaint is the audio quality, but that's an effect of the era and not something that could really have been better at the time. Probably not something I'll return to, but not bad overall. 3/5

really liked flight of the rat :)

Child in Time

Classic rock, innit. Not half bad, but not massively my jam.

A lot heavier than I thought it would be. Can really hear the heavy metal influences that the like of Deep Purple and later Sabbath had on what followed.

Pretty rock

The first half of this album is highest quality hard rock. Unfortunately, the second falls short. High 3 from me.

It was fine, it was for certain rock music. Biggest criticism is a lot of the bass line and drums are similar from song to song and to other bands. When Into the Fire started I thought it was Iron Man by Black Sabbath. Flight of the Rat also really reminded me of another song but I can't place my finger on it. Overall it was good, and another where it would be nice to have heard it at the time to understand how it impacted future music.

This album is pretty rockin. I appreciate their style of rock. Child in Time and Flight of the Rat were my faves. Not something I’d really come back to, but glad I’ve heard it!

6/10 I like the speed and the guitar work. I don't like the length and the monotony. I'm not mad at it, is fine. 7-18-2024

This album really rocks. I don't think I have ever heard it before. Great classic rock, very groovy.

a los 17 me hubiera cogido a un wey de 30 con eso de fondo. y ps no es mala musica pero no puedo evitar que me suene a los treintones que se han cruzado x mi vida y mmmm no soy fan?? desde niña creci con musica q suena asi, siempre tendra un lugar en mi corazón. q diría Freud?

60/100 My first proper Hard Rock album and a classic at that. At times this has some of the coolest riffs I've ever hear but the songs rarely warrant the runtime for build-up towards a couple of amazing minutes.

I think all the best tunes are on Machine Head. Some good riffage for sure, maybe it's cause I'm getting older, or it's a Sunday morning, burning just wasn't feeling this one today. Child in Time was nice and epic. Flight of the Rat however I kept thinking had changed to a different song then it came back to the 'chorus'. The album finished and moved onto other stuff with me only just noticing, not a good sign. So yeah, nothing bad, nothing earth shattering.

I thought maybe the whole album wasn’t on Spotify. First time pulling in up 2 tracks, 17 minutes, reloaded and it’s still not a long album, but 7 tracks for 42 minutes seems more realistic. It’s good groovy rock, nothing earth shattering for me.

This is the third Deep Purple album I've had, and they all have one overarching characteristic - nobody loves Deep Purple more than Deep Purple do. Technically excellent, production is brilliant, lyrics are clunky, screeching is excessive, and I'm bear certain that the band oukd write a very detailed essay on the smell of their own farts. Having said that, it's OK. I'll take Sabbath or Zeppelin over Deep Purple every time, but I'd probably take Deep Purple over Judas Priest, so gratz I guess.

Liked child in time but the rest was okay.

Needs to be played loud. A couple of great tracks.

Better than I was expecting. Solid album. Rock hard.

This was super fun to listen to! Thudding thundering drums and the rock singer waaaiiiiiiiiil and some wild solos of all varieties. Sweet sweet cheese.

liked more than i thought i would

First listen Saved 3/7 Top track: Child in Time

classic one

Didn't hate it, really. It's dumb

Good band always. Pretty consistent and reliable for hard rock. Personally although they are amazing musicians the showing off in every song and constant screaming takes a little bit off for me. Album is good but the screamming is simply too much by the first half.

Hard fast and fun rock music. A but classic in nature but contains shreds of progressive music imbedded deep within. Good fun album.

Better than I thought

Better than i expected

rock like this just aint for me but it aint bad just wouldnt personally listen ever again by choice 2.5/5

Dandy rocker

Like I get that it's pretty good rock music, but I don't think it's for me. 3/5

Album rips, some good straight powerful rock. Child of time was really cool, lots of great guitar throughout

Transition between the psychedelic blues of the 60s and the new wave of British heavy metal of the 70s, that has a touch of the prog. The huge organ sounds give it a big cathedral effect, but slows it all down. The guitar compensates with fast heavy riffs and faster shredding solos. The vocals wail over the top, shattering the stained glass with some massive high notes. Propulsive bass energy. It's tighter than the bloated live album, but still kind of boring 50+ years later, especially showoff guitar stuff, but that's a bit unfair since that's so much to do with how many copies of this there have been since.

Os gritos líricos incomodam bastante, para o meu gosto. A guitarra, obviamente é bem agradável. É o puro suco do rock anos 70. Não é muito minha praia, mas tem seu valor. Muitos riffs legais.

Spotify doesn't have half of the tracks available

This actually ripped! I found it high energy with catchy as hell guitar riffs. Nothing really grabbed me on the lyrics front, but the vocals were impressive.

Лучше, чем Machine Head. Больше мелодии и меньше дрочилова. Хороший альбом. Лучшая песня - Child in Time.

Decent.

Meh

3 - Standard Rock Fare

Preferred it to the other deep purple album that I got. 5/10

Child in Time and Speedway King are absolute bangers, but elsewhere it is fairly standard early seventies rock. Hold on though..Machine Head is coming. 3.5 really.

This is some good hard rock. I was not familiar with most of these tracks but overall it's pretty good. Child In Time is a masterpiece (although I am more familiar with the live version from Made In Japan than the studio version; the studio version is almost as good as the live version). The album overall is fine, but I can't think of a time when I would listen to this over Made In Japan.

I would rate it 3.8. Like this album better than the groups that play hard metal music.

First two songs are class. Really strong opening. Gets a bit ponderous and proggy for me after that.

3/5

A good album, was good background music.

Yeah, okay I guess. Not really a standout for me.

These guys were such pioneers, yet their looks made them look like they were ancient souls born to carry on this music from another dimension. They look like they could have been better than they were. Solid 3 stars.

Lujaa menee, aika missä miehet ratsastaa -poljento. Hammond (tms.? Mistä minä tiedän) on löydetty ja sitä soitetaan kahdella sormella ahkerasti. Viihdyn.

Liked this quite a bit more than yesterday's Metallica. Not something I'd typically listen to, but I did quite enjoy it.

# 228 : They've done a pretty decent job, it's a bit noisy and makes you want to rock out. Favourite Track : Speed King

The music is pretty great, and pretty heavy for the time. I found myself laughing at the singing, especially on Child in Time, because it was ridiculous and I loved it. Won’t be listening to this again but love it for what it is.

Pretty good standard early 70s Rock. Great guitar work from Richie Blackmore and the organ is interesting, but I did find the songs rather forgettable. 3.5/5.

When organs rocked!

Over the years I like Deep Purple less and less. I don't know why their proggish tendencies don't grab my attention more, but they don't. Maybe I've heard a few tracks from the band played in too many places, and the sound of Deep Purple's vocals are distinct. I may just have heard enough. I tried focusing on the keyboards, because I know that their keys get praised, but I did not find what I was hoping for. "Bloodsucker" sounded like a hard rock psychodelia, but "Child in Time" was my favorite track of the album. The Progressive Rock nature of the track caught my attention, but the vocals kept me from rating the track a full four stars. The album as a whole sits solidly at 3 = the album was fine but I'll probably forget most of what I've heard.

Soild classic rock by some legends.

think to really praise or criticise a record with a song that lasts over ten minutes, I need to respect a lengthy guitar solo. Child in Time is absolute relentless, with incredible guitar work but just as catchy rhythm. Overall, every song on this record is easy to listen to and electric. However, as with other records with 20+ songs, it is too long for me personally. I found it hard to pinpoint any one song that particularly resonated with me. As someone who usually resonates with lyrics, whilst I find this genre enjoyable to listen to as background music, none of the songs ‘changed my life’ per se. Favourite tracks: Flight of the Rats, Studios Chat 1.

6.5/10 One of those albums where Im really excited because I know the one track which is a layered masterpiece and I want to hear what else they have to offer but then it turns out everything else is just pointless and uninteresting. Highlight: Child in Time Best of the rest: Flight of the Rat

Hell yea deep purple. Not personally a huge metal person but this was pretty fun and hit the spot. Unfortunately nothing too personally memorable though that probably has more to do with my unfamiliarity with metal than anything else. Would listen to while desperately completing an assignment at 11pm again.

Good but not great. All the pieces for heavy metal are present. From aggressive drums and guitar to soaring falsetto. The organ solos are my favorite aspect. Child in Time and Flight of the Rat are worth the price of admission.

respect to the originators but still too prog for me

I like some Deep Purple, but it's mostly too heavy for me. This wasn't terrible, but wasn't something I enjoyed.

Totally classic rock! I don't know what else to say about it really! It was good but didn't leave too much of a lasting impression

Guess it ain't bad but nowdays just feels like the ultimate in classic rock, not bad but nothing special

More organ than I expected; about as much screaming as anticipated. It's a solid rock album, and I can appreciate it as a blueprint for the hard rock and heavy metal that came after it--but I enjoy some of its contemporaries more. Highlights: Flight of the Rat, Living Wreck

Child in time

So 70's. Nice travel back in rock time.

I didn't like this album as much as "Machine Head," which we listened to previously, but this was a fun enough listen. It mostly was just "70's rock," which is fun, but it wasn't anything revelatory or that memorable.

Me gusta como suenan, se han vuelto clásicos.

Temas excesivamente largos. Virtuosismo al pedo. Aburre pero hay calidad.

Riff rock. Competent. Boarders on butt rock occasionally, but hey, they were creating this sound, not derivative. I always hear ritchie blackmore is more than just smoke on the water, but this album did not convince me. Does get better toward the middle/end. And the high pitched singing on Child in Time is pretty tight.

I am all over the place with this band. There are stretches of this album that I really liked. At times, the album absolutely kicks ass. But then there will be some organ work that really kind of undercuts the heaviness in a way that I always have and still do bump up against.

Not very deep in my opinion, just normal purple.

This album was much heavier than I had anticipated.

Similar to quite a few albums on here but obvs great musicians

Didn’t think much of it

Uh…ok

Child in Time will always be a reminder of a time when songs could be ten minutes long

3.1/5 listened 2x

Not bad but not the best purple album. Some great tracks but a couple that are average. Maxine head or stormbringer are better

Opening riff of Speed King straight away confirms their hard rock status. Child in Time builds twice. Bluesy tunes with classic solos. What era for music…. Respect my dad for owning these records.

it was a nice album to have on while doing other tasks. Solid album to listen to

decent! kinda boring

Yea…no thanks

fed nok! Child in time er et godt nummer

Meget hårdere end jeg lige havde regnet med!

Nogle fede passager i nogle sange, som uden tvivl har inspireret andre bands til at skabe lyden af hard rock og metal!

Love Deep Purple and this album is OK but only Child in Time and Speed King are standout tracks. Better albums are Machine Head, and the live Made in Japan.

This album sounds exactly like a thought it would, except the other tracks aren’t really as good as the one everybody knows. 😂

I like Deep Purple well enough, and "Child in Time" is a banger, but a lot of this starts to drag. Three Deep Purple albums on the list may be a bit much when that leaves no room for appearances by some other great metal acts.

Tight musicianship, not always inspired, the tracks are good but I don't like how it sounds 3.5

Good album, with child in time. Like the vibe, although it isnt for an everyday listen.

If this album had a smell it would be BO and beer farts. Some major riffage but overall drab. More of a light beige than a deep purple

This album rocks hard but gets old and boring fast. The lead singer and lead guitar both can whale. The production on this album SUCKS. Also, the guitar work (while technically awesome) has that hollow 70's sound and I wish there was some crunch and more full chords in there. I like the rawness of the songs and I can see a lot of thrash metal being influenced by this band. I do not think that many of the songs are very catchy however and this isn't an album that I see a lot of replay value in. The song "Child in Time" has a very cool melody and amazing guitar work. This is a good album that really encapsulates the early 70s hard rock scene. 3/5

Liked the guitar and percussion on this album. A lot better than I was kind of expecting.

It would have been higher, but two songs could have been cut in half. The first halves of both were instrumental which is fine, but the second it ended the whole song changed into another song. It was 2 songs in 1 but it didn’t work

I was expecting it to be a bit worse.

Not listening I refuse

Right from the first notes, the influence of this album is very noticeable. One the first 2 heavy metal albums (Black Sabbath beat it by 4 months). It’s definitely more metal than Zeppelin I When it blends back towards classic rock or even Prog rock, can be very good. Child In Time is a great song, builds into intense peaks. 6.6/10

Generic classic rock album with good music and simple lyrics. 3 stars

Cha ta cool pero no biggie

It was a fine rock album. Speed King is the best song and I liked the organ.

Sounds like something spinal tap would write. I’m sure it’s a great live gig but all the songs just flounder and have no cohesion. Still enjoyable to listen to just nothing special for me. Rating: 2.7

Generally good stuff

rock

Je n'ai pas aimé le fait que certains morceaux ne soient pas disponibles sur Spotify

Child in time is great.but parts of the 'Bloodsucker' riff perilously close to Whole Lotta Love.and 'flight of the rat' is Communication breakdown. Also, I don't like the organ - it doesn't belong.

It’s alright.

Massive JC Superstar vibes from the lead singer, which turned out to make more sense once I realized it was the same guy. Good album. Nothing stands out but all of it was very enjoyable.

This needed some follow up albums or sequels exploring the theme: “Deep Purple in Jazz?” “Deep Purple in Pop?” “Deep Purple in Hip Hop?” “Deep Purple in Electronica?” So much potential there. Instead we just get rock. It’s good rock. Classic, even.

Deep Purple may be the most obvious evolutionary link between classic rock and heavy metal I have ever heard.

I enjoy this quite a bit at times. Side two drones on a bit too much. 3.5

Bastante rollo.

This album is really what pushed Deep Purple from psychedelic rock into hard rock or metal, but it’s also one of their least interesting albums I’ve heard. Their earlier Concerto for Group and Orchestra was a wonderfully weird prog-rock romp, and the later Machine Head and live Made in Japan set the standard for what hard rock should be. In Rock was a transition, and it has some cool elements of prog-rock (the 7-10-minutes each “Child in Time” and “Flight of the Rat”) and metal (“Speed King” and “Bloodsucker”). A deluxe version of this album contains “Black Night” which was recorded in the same sessions but only released as a single. I can’t really see why that was left off the album, it’s as good or better than most of the rest of the stuff on the album.

This is what a non-farcical Spinal Tap would sound like. A bass guitar that weighs a ton, drums that bash into the earth like a meteor, a singer with bombastic bell-bottom jeans, and guitar spitting volcanic magma. So I was also wondering what is meant with the purple euphemism... either a colorful acid trip or the dank exhaust from an obscenely jacked up muscle car lurching along a side street with the driver blazing on a fat blunt.

While the album was enjoyable enough, I felt it was too similar to other artists work even if it was likely a revolutionary work in its time. Pretty one-note in terms of the fact that the songs are extended hard rock songs featuring strong guitars and vocals with occasional standout drums. Bonus points for the use of organ. Sadly, I was not wowed. 5.5/10

Didn’t scratch the surface I’m afraid.

Solid. Makes me want to grow a big moustache

Some great instrumental sections here, but some overly long solos and irritating vocals bring it down as a whole. Can hear this had a lot of influence afterwards.

I cant believe I used to love this band. It kinda sucked all these years later.

Just not my kind of rock

This is ok for me, I liked Bloodsucker and Into the Fire.

prog-rock met meer de nadruk op rock dan de prog. Bij ELP was dat omgekeerd. Na 1x luisteren had ik het eigenlijk wel gehad. Op zich niet verkeerd en zal in die tijd best baanbrekend zijn geweest. Ik ben het na een minuutje of 20 wel een beetje zat. Dan krijg ik er net zo'n niks zeggend gezicht van als van de heren op de hoes.

Meh...OK, I guess. Wouldn't go out of my way to listen to this again

Not quite the right rock opus that Machine Head is, but still solid. A little more sprawling and all over the place. I can see how these guys inspired a lot of early metal. I have gained knowledge and respect for them beyond the Guitar Hero 3 smoke on the water band

Jon Lord is one badass keyboard player. Got to see their original lineup in 1988. Great show and at the time wasn't a big fan. This is "I'm on LSD playing early heavy metal at its finest.

Child in time ist gut. Rest ok, bin aber kein Fan.

Not a bad classic rock album, but a lot of the songs went on way too long. The organ solo especially were a little much.

okay

This just reminds me of my dad! It's great rock music, but it’s not for me.

Raaaack

Redeemed Deep Purple (I never liked Smoke on the Water), but a little too much organ for me.

Standout Tracks: "Speed King," "Child in Time" Lyrics/Vocals- 3/5 Instrumentals- 5/5 Vibes- 4/5 Overall- 3/5 This was a good album, but truthfully nothing really stood out about it to me. Nothing left a lasting impression, but it was a good listen, especially for acid rock fans. You can see where a lot of classic rock musicians got inspiration from this album.

Rock bastante bueno por parte de los muchachos de Deep Purple, aunque le falta un punto extra para puntuarlo más positivamente.

Expected to like this a lot more than I did

It's aight.

Great guitar work. Kind of generic as far as rock goes. Didn't really speak to my tastes.

It was a decent album. I did not recognize any of the songs, but I listened to it without any issues. I would not have guessed that Deep Purple warranted three albums on the list though.

Early metal. Little bit of psychedelic influence

Time for some more classic metal! This time, I'm looking at Deep Purple In Rock. Deep Purple has never been the biggest name in metal, but I think they served as an important stepping stone for the early foundations of metal. Obviously they weren't quite as important as a band like Black Sabbath for instance, but they've got some well known songs and albums, like this one! Anyways, this album's pretty alright. I like the sound. It's cool and the guitar solos are even cooler. I love a good guitar solo, and Ritchie Blackmore delivers some great ones in this album. The songs focus more on quality than quantity, with there only being 7. Fortunately, they're quite good. There's some variety in the writing, which is practically a godsend for early albums like these. The singing isn't bad. Overall, this is a fun album that serves as a good representation of early 70s metal. High 3/5. Barely misses that spark it needs to be a 4.

Favorites: Speed King (awesome keyboards). Classic Rock

Loved the guitar. The singing was awful.

As I don't always love this genre with its long guitar solos, this one had moments when I was truly enjoying it. Followed by more long ass solos. If I try to average my rating dial, it was more often in the three zone, but I would like to acknowledge those moments that really rocked!

This one kind of missed me today. There were moments in many of the tracks that were attractive, but overall, it was just not all that appealing.

I did not much appreciate this today. It came through as just so much noise. I didn't find any tracks particularly attractive or catchy. Could just be me today.

Nicht schlecht, aber ich wollte es nicht immer hören.

Good tone and feel to this, but no stand-out tracks for me

Was like listening to whole lotta love by led zeppelin over and over

A bit of everything

Bastante rollo.

Very much not my kind of rock music.

These tracks sound better live than in the studio, so Made in Japan has to get a higher rating than this.

The sound of driving down the highway in a car with hand crank windows rolled down. The falsetto screaming around track three got my attention in a bad way.

Really liked some parts of this, others not so much

*smokes a fat reefer in 1970*

I loved Deep Purple as a kid so there’s a lot of nostalgia. Musically it’s a great band. Lyrically terrible.

Typical 70’s rock. Not overtly impressed.

Love Deep Purple. This album, not my favorite.

grow out your hair & sideburns, put on some bellbottoms, belt out a long "AAAAH" as high as you possibly can, & keep on truckin'.

Gitaarkunst, vooral bij Child in Time. Helaas hou ik niet zo van gitaarkunst.

Rough and edgy, very early D.P. I hadn't heard most of the songs.

It rocks. But like, not enough.

Machine Head was better

Solid rock album but nothing special.

This one’s all about “Child in Time.” If you dig that song then the odds are good you’ll remember it and remember this album. If not, then the whole thing probably falls into the category of a collection of overlong rock tunes that never quite compete with Led Zeppelin. I like “Child in Time” and still think the other songs are mostly too long and lacking in melody and lyrics that really stick in the brain. “Into the Fire” stood out on this listen and I really like a lot of the guitar playing throughout. But yeah - Deep Purple continues to be one of those bands that means more to other musicians I like than they mean to me.

Didn't really catch my attention.

I tend to find a lot of ‘70s hard rock pretty boring, and while this doesn’t really escape the limitations of that genre for me, it does have a lot of energy.

Its certainly not bad music. Its just not really a genre I care for most of the time

some really great sounds throughout, unfortunately I think too many songs are too long to be listened to casually

literally only 2 of the songs are available on spotify lmfuckingao. i mean theyre okay

бля буду, вот в моей голове образ рока 70-х звучит как этот альбом без дополнительных саунд эффектов, и в целом охуительно, но блять в какой-то момент прослушивания начинается вайб: ДА Я ПОНЯЛ НАХУЙ, ЗАЧЕМ ВЫ БЛЯТЬ ЭТО СНОВА ПОВТОРЯЕТЕ, даже чуть голова заболела от этого (зумерский мозг в невывозе)

Blind album, know the artist. Good listen but maybe no all the time. Very similar style across all the tracks and maybe a bit cleaner would've been better?

Another one that I liked well enough, but not quite enough to grab my attention. Fun hard rock. I admittedly didn’t devote a whole lot of attention to it, playing it on my phone while driving. Not bad, not particularly memorable.

Ok

Not really my thing, but good for what it is

Stressig.

Vgm had ik eerder een live album van ze, die vond ik leuker. Kon dit alsnog goed waarderen. Paar leuke nummers erop

Would be a 3.5

they like to jam out. Usually not a fan of extended guitar/drum sessions with little words but this was good. Nothing amazing, but good.

Best song - Child In Time

Rather meh, but good for background music

Ehh, ok, kinda like 1984 van halen

Okay

Child in time probably my favorite but overall an okay album

Half the tracks on the linked Spotify 2018 remaster of the album are not playable. Listening to the 1995 anniversary edition instead.

Very good. I see a lot of influence here that’s shown in other more recent alt music

I love Deep Purple, but haven't heard this album before. Not as good as Machine Head, but it has the sound. Rod Evans' vocals are as powerful as always, but I don't enjoy the 60s inspired trippiness as much as the hard rock sound they carry to future albums. Solid album, but not genre defining.

Child in Time is a masterpiece of a song, the rest of the album is all right.

It's loud, and the guitars are blaring, but it's just... too... dad rock for me.

I like this blend of heavy metal and hard rock, even though those are two genres I generally don't care for. There's enough variance and skill here to keep someone like me interested, even during 5+ minute songs. More of a 3.5.

3.75

Not quite prog, not quite hard, mountain as soil rather than edifice. It's very nice to hear a seven-track album that's this much fun.

I only knew this band from Smoke on the Water, so this album surprised me in a good way. It is the exact sound I think of when someone says classic rock n roll. If you love guitar riffs you will love this album. Outside of the guitar though this album didn't stand out to me. My favorite track was child in time.

Meh

Kind of rock that makes me yawn. I just don’t get it.

Good rock and roll from people who I didn't think shredded so hard.

C'est loin d'être mauvais, mais ça reste du Deep Purple, c'est exactement ce à quoi je m'attendais. Rien de particulièrement impressionnant, rien de médiocre. Le old school hard rock est un style que je trouve très drabe donc évidemment je serai négativement biaisé. 6/10

Deep purple, a bit too much of the same for this album. Doesn't have Smoke, highway star but a good cohesive album. Not my favorite.

Is Deep Purple prog rock? Or proto prog rock?

Pleasantly surprised by this. The ethos of turn everything up is noticeable and works in a not unpleasant way. Not a prog or a metal fan, but this early 70s stuff is growing on me. I think I might prefer this to Led Zep? The guitar work is very intricate in places and do like the heavy sound when Blackmore isn't fiddling around. Not sure about the keyboard stuff, but is a product of the time with the tech available. But generally very good. A high 3.

Everyone needs a ten minute song like Child in Time every once in a while. Not a regular listen though.

Enjoyable but didn't stand out much to me

Old school rock, niet (meer) voor mij

Was Machine Head this prog-y? I like this one a lot more because of it, it feels way more earned when something aggressively happened, as it comes to be a payoff rather than only a simple hook. Still a three, as it feels a little generic biker rock at times, but this is at least cool, especially for 1970.

This record was fine. Solid early 70s hard rock record, but nothing stands out as special to me.

Solid rock album from a 70's icon.

Deep Purple is definitely some very rowdy and some very rockin' Rock and Roll. No denying that. Yeah it's good to listen to and check it out, but it is that great? Tough to say.