Deep Purple In Rock

Like I said with the previous Deep Purple album, I think the teen me would have liked this album more than the current me. I'm getting the vibe that this band's concerts were most likely sausage fests with a lot of attendees smoking weed and driving vans with a mattress in the back. 2.5/5

its pretty good

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

For starters, points for an album cover that directly influenced Spinal Tap. That's why this gets two stars. Beyond that, there is little of interest to me here and I have no idea why this made the list.

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.

This didn't impress, though I do like Deep Purple's earlier stuff. Sure, the guitar work is great but the lyrics seemed stupid and I didn't get much of a sense of rhythm.

That was pretty great.

Super okay. No notes.

I was surprised by this one. I fully expected to think it was fine. It's actually really good. A clear precursor to stoner rock that really holds up. Not quite a 5 for me, but I'm happy to give it a 4.

A solid 70s rock record filled with great jams and cool riffs. Kept me interested the entire way through. Though some parts dragged on a bit in a couple songs. Favorite track: Speed King

Great hard rock

A step below 'Machine Head' but still excellent rock. Now, time to dive into this band's 'Mark X line-up' rabbit hole.

Oh yeah, early heavy metal. Into it.

Classic dad rock, on the heavy side. Rotational along with Machine Head

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

In rock, indeed!

Hippie rock. Just barely a 3 for me.

Great

Dad rock to the extreme, fun mindless noise, it's simple and dumb but that's fine

just such a good album

Like it 3/5

Sludgey rock. Like Black Sabbath but less evil. Jammy. There is plenty of time on each song for the mushrooms to kick in, that’s for sure. The solos don’t drag on too long, not that I think that is possible but if you were concerned about it, no need to…..fret. I don’t have anything for my choice cut. It’s the same formula for each song. Nothing wrong with that but not a perfect album.

Really great album, love the voices. My partner’s father’s favourite band so was well overdue a listen. Fave songs are ‘Speed King’ and ‘Living Wreck’.

Machine Head is a better album.

Deep Purple. No comment.

My kinda music.

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

This is the first album I’ve encountered so far that 1. I already own a copy of 2. That I have already listened to front to back prior to this exercise. Upon listening to it again, I think enjoyed it about just as much as the first time I heard it in my early teens. This is not necessarily the best Deep Purple record, but it is a very important one in their history. At this point Mark II we’re just getting their feet wet, which lends itself to the raw, raucous, and “live” nature of this recording. Right of the bat, this lineup was already coming out firing with Ian Gillan’s screeching, seeing vocals (and lyrics that sound better than they read), Ritchie Blackmore’s fervent guitar work, Jon Lord’s unmistakable distorted organ with Roger Glover and Ian Paice anchoring down the foundation. Obviously the production sounds very old and British, maybe one of the album’s few weaknesses. Overall, the songs and musicianship are solid and indicative of higher heights to come.

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.

1. Hard-headed woman and a soft-hearted man 2. Baby I'm a mystery but you know I gotta live 3. You'd better close your eyes, bow your head. Wait for the ricochet 4. Speak about the past, times are changing fast 5. Stop your bleeding mind before it's over and done 6. You said you're gonna love me, you said you're gonna set me free 7. Take my hand and keep movin'

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

The second album in my heavy metal journey and good one at that , the org and electric guitar interplay stands out, the vocals are solid Can’t wait to run to this, just short of that rare perfect tier , a solid 4

Meaty and heavy. There are elements in Deep Purple In Rock that feel like they influenced the development of metal music. Every song has a bit of something to make then all mostly stand out, and they have some creative moments.

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

Fantastic early heavy/hard/Metal album. They were pretty big when I was young but I never really thgought about how early they were doing it. Most people credit Black Sabbath as the early metal champion but they had a unique sound that wasn't really reproduced in the genre like the sound of this album. Much of Deep Purple's sound could have been made 5- 10 years later. And yet they are clearly transitional with their blues based numbers, their use of keyboards (the sound of which I love) and their occasional progressive wanderings (I bet the guys from Rush were listening closely). Ill be adding Deep Purple to my rotation. 4.4

A foundational album for hard rock and heavy metal for sure. Over-the-top singing, crunchy Hammond organ, monster riffs, it's all there. It's a completely different sound from the usual blues-based rock that many other bands were using at the time. There's no 12-bar progression, no formula, just chunky riffs chugging along with the organ tying it all together. Ritchie Blackmore is amazing.

great heavy metal (or pre-heavy metal idk)

Much harder than I expected. More prog rock than I expected. Granted, only song I feel I’ve heard is Smoke on the Water

Overblown and pretentious. Just no need for it, I’m sure they have it in their locker to do better.

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!

Rockin' 4/5

If all you've heard of these guys is "Smoke On The Water" (or even worse, kids that just heard it for the first time playing it wrong/poorly at your local guitar store), I suggest putting that song out of your mind when listening to this. The opening track alone is straight face melting raw rock power! Bloodsucker feels like proto Jack White as he's definitely ripped off that guitar line on a solo track and the arrangement on more than one Raconteurs songs. Child In Time is a 10+ minute roller coaster with prog-y organ and haunting vocals, but really picks up at the 3:20 mark and you're right back to the brutal rock for just under 3 minutes before going back to the chill organ and back up again. The rest of the album is a lot more of the same, just hard hitting rock with thick organ and guitars, kicking drums, and powerful vocals. After this album, I finally get what all the fuss was about with these guys

This was one of the first albums I listened to in my fledgling Rock stage of my youth. Much better than the last one of theirs. Still missing something in the production, but it rocks!

Awesome

4/4.5 - This was great. Really refreshing. Loved the insane riffs and the track lengths and lengths and lengths... just great stuff. I'll look into these guys more for sure.

This is much more my home territory, the influence of blues and hard rock, juxtaposed against more proggy tones ('child in time') resonates well with the music I already listen to. Specifically the distorted guitar tones, and the gliding organ solos fits my genre of choice. The bass riff on 'into the fire' is heavy AF, the organ slides on 'living wreck' too, and although not technically an original album track, I really like the main riff on Black Night. My only caveat being, and this goes for a whole lot of 70s rock, there's this high pitched vocal scream/shout thing a lot of heavy rock does that i dont really like but other than that.

In Rock- Deep Purple (1970) Base do Heavy Metal Com 7 canções diversas entre si, o álbum é interessante, e mistura vários aspectos do rock e heavy metal, que em decorrência da existência do Deep Purple se tornaram aspectos do gênero. Algumas músicas automaticamente fazem lembrar do som do Black Sabbath, e posteriormente tudo muda e fica mais puxado pro progressivo com o uso de teclados, ai do nada vem uma voz distorcida dando um efeito na música, e assim por diante. Um álbum muito interessante pra quem gosta dos gêneros citados anteriormente, pois, a todo momento você ouve algo que fazem atualmente mas que já tinha sido feito nessa época. Melhores músicas: Speed King, Living Wreck, Hard Lovin' Man. Piores músicas: 4/5

Not my type

No stand out.

One of the best driving albums, and that’s the exact scenario I listened in. The first five tracks are all high points for me. The organ and guitar go so crazy that it’s almost demonic.

10

In Rock, indeed

Again, Deep Purple surprised me. Nice album.

Ein paar Klassiker, der Rest war mir unbekannt. Recht gute klassische Rockmusik, aber keine 5 Sterne

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.

Some really impressive playing and jamming here. "Child In Time" is one of Deep Purple's best and there are other great tracks here. I have a pretty big gripe with the production though. It is garbage (most of the time). Wish it sounded better because it kind of influenced my star rating here. Deep Purple is still badass though

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

agreeing with the group on this one. i’d rather listen to other things

Not bad but I’m deducting a star on principle because I disagree with the idea that out of all the music in the world that TWO Deep Purple albums should be required listening

Unremarkable. This is the 2nd Deep Purple record on this list I'm not sure their catalog merits the inclusion of 2 records

Excellent heavy rock album!

Wasn't able to give this album the "deep" listen it deserved, but I dug what I heard. Favorite song: Flight of the Rat Least favorite: none - all solid Knew before? No

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

goes hard🙏

Poopoo caca

I'd agree with lots of folks who have said this list has too much rock and roll. Glad this one made the list tho. "The music was intended to be loud and heavy, and accurately represent the group's live show." I definitely feel the energy and wish I coulda seen em live. Feels sacrilegious to listen through a laptop 😖😅 ugh I gotta see a heavy metal band in a dive bar SOON

Sick, Deep purple are underrated imo. Lead singer kinda sounds like Mark Hamill sometimes.

This album is about 10% psych/garage rock and 90% hard rock/proto-metal. The longer, trippier sequences I could tolerate. I can't stand the wanking and the riffing and the vocals.

A classic early hard rock/heavy metal album. A must listen for any fan of the genre.

That's a great album, I wish it would last longer. It's better than Machine Head. Child in time is their best.

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

ii ama o kdr deil

Sounds good

🤘🤘🤘

I always like some guitar

loved it

crazy organs, I’ve never heard sounds like that. Very Jack Black / School of Rock, face melting stuff. Kinda like it but not a whole albums worth. Thought they were American before learning they were 1/3 of the ‘holy trinity’ of British hard rock/ metal music pioneers with Led Zepplin and Black Sabbath. Guitar skills are mad.

I didn't hate it, which is a pleasant surprise in itself

i kept saying maybe? but no not really could i write poetry to this? n

Spotify only allowed two of the songs, which was still seventeen minutes of music. That was enough.

Pretty good early metal. 3.5

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

That went hard. Deep Purple is not the most inspiring band in the world, but damn do they go hard. Best song: Child In Time

9/10/24. Deep Purple is very underrated, I think they should be up there with Led Zeppelin. With that being said, this album knocks it out of the park and enjoyed every song. A great example of hard rock! Also love the organ and guitar sounds.

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!

Unfortunately not my favorite! Fear the age of the album shows and don’t love the singer. Cool rock tunes but nothing more to me.

Solid rock album, with mostly songs I didn't know. Liked Songs Added: - Bloodsucker - Child In Time

Good rock riffs

A good rock album all round. 4/5

Decent old school hard rock just not for me

Boring for me

It's got some of my favourite Deep Purple tracks on it. I'm tempted to knock off a star for the excessive number of Deep Purple albums on this list: how many times must we hear different versions of the same songs in a different order before we die?

Thikk

I loved how full of energy this album was. I have now heard 10 albums from this website, and even though that isn’t really much of an impressive milestone, I’m glad I got to listen to something this enjoyable for my 10th album. This is my second favourite album out of the 10 I have heard so far (Pet Sounds is my favourite), and I hope to hear more albums like this in the future.

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

Good but gets drowned out by what came after

Let it be known that all my stars are here for Child in Time.

Deep Purple undergoes metamorphosis, adding heft and depth to their sonic strata, forever setting their sound in stone.

In Rock, by Rock, for Rock.

"dinosaur rock" draws on an outdated stereotype of dinosaurs, whom we now recognise not as the sluggish, clumsy beasts of Edwardian reconstructions, but as nimble and adaptable as any other animal also they pioneered the Hammond organ solo

Some very good shit

Album was such a nice listen. So enjoyable and the 10 minute long song felt so quick because of how good it was. The riffs and solos on this album are among some of my favorites. Overall such a quality album considering it’s one of their first. 8.5/10

それほど惹かれなかった

More 60's ughh

Great musicianship, good songwriting. A nice mix of early metal and early prog that doesn't lack soul and remains interesting.

Good solid rock album, not their best IMO but still a good listen

Kind of psychedelic rock. Not really my thing

Bro, no one told me they were able to go this hard.

Definitely a good album to listen to if you want to hear the very beginning of metal. Comparing this to the Black Sabbath self-titled album and Paranoid (which I think both came out the same year as this?), I think both the Sabbath records were better. Led Zeppelin III came out in 1970 as well, for what that's worth. One thing that really sticks out about this album to me though is the vocal style - in the 80s there were tons of bands doing the 'metal scream' thing and this is one of the first albums where that's really present like 10 years before it was a standard thing. I think there's also a case to be made for this album being one of the first in the stoner rock genres. One thing I've never liked is the organ in this kind of music. It just always seems so out of place. I guess it was a product of the time and it didn't really last very long but there are so many albums from this time period that have it at the forefront of the mix. But guitars, bass, and drums are super solid on this record. I love the early 70s guitars that just sound like the amps are cranked all the way and the tubes were probably smoking. The sort of characteristic 70s sloppy/loose drum sound. It's all great. I like this album more than Machine Head. I don't really like Smoke on the Water and this whole album is just a little more raw than what you get on Machine Head. And this kind of music just sounds better less polished. Child in Time is my favorite song on this one I think - I do love a 10min+ song with movements and amazing guitar. 4/5

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

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Jamtastic!

STANDOUTS: nope OVERALL: 1.5/5

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!

Purple? Probably more like indigo. Definitely not on the violet side of the spectrum. Deep? Eh, maybe. Guess that's really a matter of perspective. Maybe they should have been named Middling Indigo?

Bastante rollo.

++: Speed King, Flight of the Rat, Into the Fire, Living Wreck, Hard Lovin' Man +: Bloodsucker Child in Time 8,5/10

Child in Time //

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

Not as classic as machine head, but in kind of a good way. This album brought me to a good hike PB today so that is biasing my ranking. Will I listen to again: 100%

Deep Purple can be a little formulaic: yowling vocals, sick dual-guitar solos, screeching organs... But I mean, if the system works, why change it? I think this album is just long enough, long enough for me to realize how tropic it can be, but not overlong to where I stop enjoying it. Favorite tracks: "Child In Time", "Into The Fire"

Some good fun rock, had a fun time all the way through.

some nice guitars. bit boring

Better as it went. Definitely good musicianship, music is cool but it is also clear why Zeppelin, Sabbath get all the acclaim. Overall- meh.

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.

The kings of riffs! I appreciate Deep Purple and all the influence they’ve had on all my favorite bands.

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.

Masterpiece!!!

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

How to frighten the horses: a cut-out-and-keep guide.

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.

Boring again. 2.1 from fatigue

This is Deep Purple at their very best - I have loved this album since I first heard it back in the early 70s. It still sounds great today!

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

Quentessential rock

Happy the man, who on a sunny Friday receives ‘in rock’ to his inbox to review. Richie Blackmore reigns supreme here with riffs so hard and heavy you could build train tracks with them. There is something sacred where guitar solos make way for organ solos and then switch back again 🤘🏽 was this the first heavy metal album? I’m not sure but you can draw a straight line between ‘in rock’ and grunge; sound garden and mudhoney in particular. 4/5.

Amazing, consistent guitar and drum work. Emphasis is on massive, uninterrupted instrumental sessions. Personally I remember listening to Child in Time an eternity ago. I didn't remember it was a Deep Purple song, neither did I remember it was on this album. Core memory unlocked. 4.5

Great classic rock. Not entirely to my taste, but nevertheless easy to appreciate.

cool album 3.5

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

Good shit

Meh.

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.

Another fun, heavy rock album! I much prefer this streak of generated albums compared to what was being dished up last week

Album link to Spotify only had 2 of the songs. Had to find elsewhere

What can I say, I'm a sucker for keyboard solos.

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.

Deep Purple MK II - what else?

I didn't like Machinehead, and I don't like this one. The singer sounds like a blowhard singing so overly earnest. The guitar is unremarkable, the organ is completely unnecessary, and the effects on his voice make it unintelligible which is somehow worse than being able to understand the words he's singing.

I liked it better than previous album. It’s classic rock, and good classic rock. Last song was great, but it’s also not my cup of tea.

Only 2 songs where playable in Spotify

So fun

Pretty rock

Lengthy and loud songs, wasn’t a fan

Heavy Metal in 1970 is mainly known for Black Sabbath and while they invented and popularized the genre and still to this day are seen as the epitome of 70's metal, it is important to not forget that Deep Purple was in 1970 equally as important to the genre and on some points pushed the sound and genre even further than Black Sabbath. This is album is pretty much the only instance of them really going into Metal but I think that by doing that they created their arguably greatest album. 'Speed King' opens the album with loud, noisy and distorted guitars that slowly fade into an organ of which the other instruments come together to create some of the heaviest moments of that early Metal era. The organ returns for a solo and like in the beginning it creates a tension for when the heaviness returns. The whole song is full of sometimes complex dynamic changes and virtuos playing by all members. There is even a Little Richard reference! But I do think that some of the instrumental and solo parts can get a little lost in itself without vocals breaking through. With 'Bloodsucker' the distortion on the guitar weakens and a clearer and bassier sound with more comprehensible vocals comes through. While not being as crazy or catchy as the song before, this piece still shows some very nice playing and songwriting. The lengthy and legendary 'Child in Time' is an undisputed classic and without a doubt the best song on this album. The ten minutes just fly by as if the song was half its actual length. The fact that they can web their influental Heavy Metal sound with more Blues, Psych and Progressive Rock than other bands with a similar sound of that time just shows that Deep Purple was together with Black Sabbath at the top of early Metal music. The artistic approach this song has is never seen again on the album and I am kind of sad that they didn't really meddle with that sound more on here and later records. A song this incredible shouldn't stand alone in an artists discography. And yes!, this is the best Deep Purple song ever. The second half starts with the more Punk induced 'Flight of the Rat' that really highlights a more simplistic but hitting approach with more raw and agressive instead of mystical and anthemic vocals as well as more casual chorus. Near the end of the middle section it climaxes into a nearly "Funk"-like style before returning to the chorus and the drum highlighted outro. 'Into the Fire' is another one of my personal highlights but it also stands as one of the album. It's a very catchy and rythmic song with a great structure and the chorus is easily recognisable and has a great vocal performance that sticks out a lot. Next song 'Living Wreck' is another great addition. The animal like scream (I'm not even sure if it's a scream or a guitar) is really scary and adds but the rest doesn't really hold much momentum with the chorus. And apart from build-up -> chorus -> screeching sound, the song doesn't interest me much... The closing track 'Hard Lovin' Man' goes with a more Hard Rock approach at the start that kind of sounds as if it could've been on 'Machine Head' but once it gets into the instrumental part it features a very dissonant and noisy play that also shows parts of what could be heard as Speed Metal. A really great song that kind of encapsulates a lot of the album. I'd also advise anyone who likes the album to listen to the single-only release 'Black Night' that whilst not being an actual part of album is still a great song. favourites: Child in Time, Into the Fire, Speed King, Flight of the Rat least favourites: Bloodsucker, Hard Lovin' Man Rating: light 9 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes

Quite a time capsule. Hard rock with a late-60s sense of boogie, some prog, and of course wailing vocals and guitars. You can hear the influences and hear the impact upon later artists.

The song 'Child in Time' alone makes the album a classic.

Cacophonous. Glad it was only 17 minutes.

Funkier and way better than I expected it to be.

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

I loved this so much more than I expected. Not sure why I thought deep purple was like awful 80s hair metal - maybe they transform. 70s deep purple rocks.

I gave too many dad rock albums 3s this one should get a 4. It was a fun listen

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!

I think I always knew that deep purple utilised the organ…but not this much.

classic banger

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.

Dios sálvame del prog rock

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.

Very good. Like very much.

This was my first time listening to this album, and I loved it. One thing I really enjoy about Deep Purple is that as they evolved into a heavier band, they continued to use the organ prominently. The organ holds just as much dominance as the guitars, which is a very defining characteristic of Deep Purple’s sound. It adds a unique depth and richness to their music that sets them apart from other heavy bands.

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.

Wasn't feeling this today. Not as good as Machine Head.

Ok but I’ve heard it before even though I haven’t heard it before

If you ask me, Deep Purple perfected hard rock. Simple, straightforward riffs that kick ass and the band simply plays to that strength. Then they do some slow stuff on Child in Time in order to build to a rockin' swing solo that blows the last two songs out of the water. Then side B flies in and it's mental, just absolute hard rock pinnacle. This is primarily aided by Jon Lord's incredible organ contributions, thought the real MVP is Ritchie Blackmore's insane solos.

Wow, earliest known hair band? I don't like hair bands!

Having only listened to machine head before, this one came as a bit of a pleasant surprise, didn’t realise how much Deep Purple influenced metal at this stage. Great album deserves to be on the list.

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.

Machine Head is probably a little better but this is still a nice heavy slab of rock with a big helping of B-3 thrown in for good measure. Still Mk II, so it’s going to be amazing.

Ugh, I like their drummer and some of the riffs but beyond that jeez- I felt like I needed to be in an altered mind state to appreciate.

More blues/jam inspired than I expected, still reductive - doesn't do anything better than Zepplin II even

Some albums are timeless, some are of their time. Unfortunately, I think if there was a time for me to get into this, it was 50 years ago. Interesting to hear the beginnings of metal. But Christ, there's even a drum solo. 2.5 🌟

meh

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.

8/10

Such a great vibe with so much assured musicianship on this one. Each one of these guys is a master in his own right. It envelops you from the start and never lets go- the driving bass and drums, Gillans voice rising above everything and then there's Richie's guitar.....

Cardinal sin of being boring idk. I wasn’t offended I guess. Just bored, gomen.

it was alright, again not really the album i would have picked from them. songs are long as hell but they’re fun and loud. just missing some of that juice they had later on

Liked child in time but the rest was okay.

A good, complete album, even if "Child in Time" went on for a bit too long. I would not have listened to this if this website had not suggested it to me, bit I am glad I did.

Pedazo de interplay, se nota que es una banda y no un grupo en el que se lucen unos pocos. Todos brillan y tienen su momento. Es como si constantemente se desafiaran entre si a hacer algo mas interesante, mas creativo, mas rápido, mas potente. Estaba a punto de ser totalmente injusto y darle un 3 al disco independiente de la fecha en la que salió solamente porque es difícil que algo viejito y tan influyente sorprenda pero empezó a sonar "Living Wreck" y cambie de opinión, temazo. Elevo el disco de inmediato, que onda esos teclados. El tono de la guitarra en el solo de "Hard Lovin Man", increible. Para mi la segunda mitad del disco es mas hard sobre todo porque introduce muchos tonos de guitarra interesantes, algo a añadir es que se nota lo influyente que ha sido este grupo en especial para bandas no solo de hard rock sino para grupos con un sonido stoner rock, creo que lo ha sido tanto como Black Sabbath.

Classic sound

Well that’s a bit loud and screamy, isn’t it? I’ve never really listened to Deep Purple, but I really enjoyed this album! Full of energy and classic rock!

Good hard rock band out of the 70’s. Some classic songs.

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

Never given these guys a deeper dive than the famous singles. Cool stuff. Metal thanks thee

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

classic one

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

iiich han ihm defintiv glost als chindul. speed king haut mi etz nöd um. scho epic #awesomesauce. bloodsucker seehr cooli soli. child in time isch sooooo geil hani scho eeeeig nüme glost. aber kenn immerno jedes detail. lieeeebs fuuuuuck isch da guet. flug der ratte isch recht geil well de sänger mol chli dörf und s tribt super füre. jon lord chan öppis.

BROOOOOOOOOO ALLES GLÖSCHT WETSCHMI ZIEH ICH HANS USVERSEHE ZUEGMACHT ja also child in time isch es insanes lied und han huere freud hani das "wiederentdeckt" mengisch gfalltmer de ian gillan mega, mengisch singt er chli undütlich? eifach chlii komisch geg de schluss hendsmer chli too much synthis oder was au immer brucht wo rifach chli lärmt, s het defür chli de charme vode ziit aber ja gegenüber child in time fallt halt alles chli ab, wills so unglaublich guet und episch isch, aber au de rest sehr solid

Best one so far

Stone cold classic

Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, and Paice. Yass mate Although I do prefer the live version of Child in Time from the Made in Japan album where RB and JL trade guitar and Hammond licks. And it lasts for the full side of an LP. Seriously, check out Made in Japan if you like this. Double LP, 7 songs in total. Ooft.

I find it charming that a bunch of hard rock guys (Lemmy, Deep Purple apparently) just adored Little Richard. Mt Rushmore is one of the dumbest things ever. 5 guys on a rock Mt Rushmore on a first album is very funny. A bit too much like a Led Zeppelin with more keyboards. hated. (⌐■_■)

A three-star rock record, with one star added for a meaningful reason: some things are more Spinal Tap than Spinal Tap, and that has value in music. Being a band of English guys representing yourselves as Mount Rushmore is funny. There being five guys in the band instead of four, and doing it anyway, is worth a whole extra star.

I was blown away by this

Never really been grabbed by Deep Purple, now I take the time to listen not much has changed. Driving but directionless fast hard rock. Shrieking. Not going to listen again.

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.

ROCK

Holy balls this album is fantastic. It had nothing I'd heard before on it, but it was all really solid. Favourite songs: Flight of the Rat, Into the Fire, Speed King, Child in Time, Into the Fire, Living Wreck Least favourite songs: none 5/5

Oh dear. Dear me, no. It's my problem, not theirs, but I kept expecting them to break into Stonehenge or Big Bottoms and I couldn't take it seriously.

Rock music really is the best, isn’t it? It’s just the coolest thing ever, and as someone who, at one point, only really listened to hip-hop, actually diving into rock is one of the best things I did for myself. And now I can love both genres equally. Deep Purple is one of those bands I’ve heard a lot of good things about. Particularly regarding their most well received albums. And of course I’ve heard Smoke on the Water before. Like one of the most iconic riffs ever. It’s like Can. I am aware of their existence, but they sort of remain a mystery to me. Until now. First, I have to start by saying that this album might have one of the ugliest covers I’ve ever seen. And I mean that in the nicest way possible. The basic Microsoft Word font combined with what looks like a watercolor painting of all of the members faces on Mt Rushmore is crazy. It’s totally hilarious, and there is a part of me that loves it. But do not let that fool you. Because what lies below that cover is some of the most blood pumping and amped up music I have ever heard in my life. I began this review with how much I love rock music because this album in particular reminded me of why that is. Every aspect of this album feels so on point. They wished to make an album that conveyed the same fury and power of their live performances and I wholeheartedly think they succeeded. This is probably considerably heavier than what most people were making at this time period. It feels uncanny to sound this heavy and still this clear and well constructed in 1970. Really the closest thing at the time was Led Zeppelin, but they quickly became the standard. These guys might be some of the only to ever really reach it. The drumming is so cool. How can you hear those Bonham triplets at the end of Flight of the Rat and not shit yourself in excitement? Or how about Gillian’s wailing vocals? Speaking of wailing, that fucking organ on Living Wreck is actually one of the best things I have ever heard in my life. This feels like the life blood of everything that makes rock music such a blessing. You learn something new everyday. Today I learned Deep Purple is one kick-ass band. Rating: 9/10

First track seems to be several different songs fused together. Verses have nothing to do with the chorus and are mashed-up lyrics from rock & roll classics. Don't mind the singing, hate the prog guitar noodling and the tappy cymbals. Very little light and shade. Is this Ian Gillan? It is. He can sing a lot better than this. Track two is whiney/shrieky and a bit monotonous. Don't think I can listen to all of this.

Classic Purple line up produces some classic Purple material.

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

People With A Time Machine: I’m going to go meet my ancestors Me with a Time Machine: Give me a pound of grass and take me to a Deep Purple concert

ive avoided hard rock for the longest time and i blame the influence acdc had on me. any time i saw the genre tag i would be put off on listening to the album. however, over time, ive warmed up to it, and realized that it can go fucking nuts after listening to the stooges fun house and raw power. anyway, this album also goes pretty crazy. its a shame that there isnt a full remaster of the album, but the energy still remains. i do think side b is weaker compared to a, but its still very good. i cant believe i didnt listen to these because of dummy poopoo acdc (no offense). 4 personal favs: speed king, child in time, flight of the rat, hard lovin man

I imagine this is was Tool of its era with significantly more stoned fan base.

Not even the best Deep Purple album let alone generally

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

Hate when something so influential to hard rock sounds like dog ass.

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.

Fab album loved it from start to finish

Decent.

A stellar psychedelic rock album. Maybe not my favorite Deep Purple album, but it’s really good. “Hard Lovin’ Man” is probably my favorite track, but there’s not a weak song on here.

Child in Time is a masterpiece and even at 10 minutes, it never feels too long. Speed King and Living Wreck are great songs, displaying the band’s knack for writing rocking riffs. The musicianship os great throughout the album, with both Blackmore, Lord and Glover given moments to shine. True, some of the songs are quite lengthy (Flight of the Rat) and Ian Gillans’s screeches are an aqcuired taste. Also, while riffing hard, Bloodsucker and Hard Loving Man aren’t the greatest songs ever written. Still, the highlights here are strong enough to warrant a weak four stars. If we consider Black Night a part of the album, the four stars are unquestionable

I think the impact of this album has been lost over the last fifty years. So many bands were influenced by it that we can no longer feel the original impact. That said, there is fat on the album that was common with studio indulgence at the time. But if I were asked to describe early 70s FM album oriented rock.... This album is a great place to start.

Meh

3 - Standard Rock Fare

Listened to a few tracks at work too heavy

Nice

Hadn't heard too much from this band before, but this album has some pretty rocking songs.

Deep….

Enjoyed this more than the Metallica album, but still not really my cup of tea

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

Better than I expected!

Pretty much the epitome of hard rock at it's time. It's still a hard-hitting banger today, with the bombast and symphonic elements, as well as considerable technical prowess giving this album staying power. If the greatest downside of this album is that the tracks are somewhat formulaic, it's because Deep Purple invented the formula.

Great opener with speed king. Includes the classic "child in time". what a tune, the whole thing is like a stage play. The guitar solo is excellent. the vocals. I love how the song transitions through at different speeds. Slow build ups, fast drum beats, great guitar, that organ. Up and down she goes. Not many songs can pull off 10 minutes but this bad boy can. Shuv it up ya! Theres an incredibly amount of pace to flight of the rat. It makes you take note and listen. The use of the wah. Then that drum solo at the end. Cracking. The whole pace and quality of the musicians is excellent throughout the album. For a first listen i very much enjoyed it. I'll be coming back for another listen.

i would say in general, deep purple tends to be music i don't really care about - i first encountered 'machine head' in this project and wasn't wowed by it. it just really isn't my music. so going into this one, i was sort of expecting more of the same, but i think ultimately, i like this one better. to me it's got more of a raw rock energy that machine head doesn't. it feels a little more rough around the edges, which i like. to me, it sounds like if you put the doors on steroids. just very frenetic, and i appreciated it more than what feels like the more premeditated 'machine head'

My first thought was, 'great…another Deep Purple album'. Then I listened to this masterpiece of early hard rock and got so into it. 4/5

8/10. Some really good stuff throughout but super inconsistent for me. Even in individual songs, I found myself loving pieces and disliking other pieces. Still, put Speed King, Child in Time and Flight of the Rat all on the 5 star list. Lots of fun, creative stuff throughout.

Muy bueno

in rock haha get it xDD

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.

Not m'y favorite of DP mais still an Amazing album !

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

This album rates as a 2 or D- for me. There are several Deep Purple songs I like but there are none of those here.

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

Good record by Deep Purple, anticipating reviewing Machinehead.

pass. smoke on the water or bust for me

3/5

I know this was a birthing point for heavy metal hit Inwas never a big Deep Purple fan.

A good album, was good background music.

A two song, eighteen minute album??? Once again, Deep Purple crushes it. I can confidently say this is one of my new favorite bands that's come out of this experience.

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

It changed my concept of the band, very Guns N' Roses-like.

When a band as old as Deep Purple has an album on this list without their main radio songs, I may have over hyped myself before starting it. I've always heard DP as being one of "your favorite bands favorite bands" kind of thing, and I'm fan of prog rock, what could go wrong? I'm not sure what went wrong exactly, but it sounded kind of a mess. Often I'll say keys are a common missing ingredient for classic rock that doesn't hit the spot, but this had keys. Some songs reminded me of ELP in a way that has prompted me to dub it Carnival Rock, which ends up being a negative. A lot of musical flair with any reason other than to be flashy, and I wasn't in a circus mood today I guess. There were some good qualities, particularly in "Child in Time" but over 10 minutes left too much time for nonsense. Favorite track: (parts of) "Child in Time" 2/5

Definitionen av hårdrock! Extremt 70-tal med sjuka instrumentalister och ganska roliga låtar. Det var vad jag förväntade mig fast bättre än förväntat. Jag kom inte på någon bättre förklaring. Många nya låtar (nya för mig) som jag kommer lyssna på mycket i framtiden. Synd att jag inte fick denna tidigare i våras då jag var väldigt inne på just 70-talshårdrock. Då hade jag nog gett denna en femma men det som avgör mest när jag ratear är om musiken känns rätt för det tillfället. Som sagt så var det typ vad jag förväntade mig så jag blev inte helt slagen av överraskning.

Oh well I'm surprised. This is good!

Prior to listening to this album, all I knew about Deep Purple was that they did Smoke on the Water. Once again I'm very thankful for this project, because this album is a masterpiece. Heavy, soaring, dramatic but not too cheesy or dated. Some truly phenomenal soloing from all members as well. Every song is incredible

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.

Something wrong with the mastering.

I love Deep Purple - from distortion jams to hard driving beats.

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

Tulen harmittavaan lopputulokseen: ei toimi. Minäkin kaipaan musiikkiin enemmän romantiikkaa kuin pelkällä riffittelyllä ja kiljunnalla on mahdollista saada aikaan. Tosin Child in Timen vastustamaton meemiarvo takaa 2 pistettä.

- Geile Scheibe - „Child in Time“ geiler Hit - Ansonsten dachte ich immer, dass ich dieses Album lieber mag, als „Machine Head“, muss aber in der Rückbetrachtung sagen, dass mich MH doch besser gefällt Rating: 3,75