Hey all,
Deep Purple is an awesome band founded in the 1960s but are still around to this day. I saw them live over the summer and it was the best concert I'd seen. Anyways, here's a little porps for one of their newer albums.
Rock veterans Deep Purple return with their most innovative cd in years. Gone is longtime Deep Purple keyboard wiz Jon Lord who is replaced with Don Airey (an accomlished keyboardist in his own right). At first I was skeptical as to how Deep Purple's latest would sound without Lord, but to my surprise Airey (who sounds like Keith Emerson on some songs) fits right into the group's lineup. Also, back again are Deep Purple veterans Ian Gillian, Ian Paice, Roger Glover and ex-Dixie Dreggs guitarist Steve Morse (who replaced original Purple guitarist Ritchie Blacmore years ago). Morses guitar playing is superb on "Bananas" and (in my opinion) is as good if not better than Blackmore's. Morse even sounds a bit like Blackmore on songs such as "Silver Tongue" and "House Of Pain". And Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillian has to be one of rock's best singers and he still sounds as great today as the day he joined Deep Purple back in 1970. Deep Purple members Ian Paice (drums) and Roger Glover (bass) have never lost their touch and without them Deep Purple would have died years ago. "Bananas" is a pretty hard rocking cd and includes some excellent rockers such as "House Of Pain", "I Got Your Number", "Sun Goes Down", "Razzle Dazzle", "Silver Tongue", "Bananas", "Picture Of Innocence", "Doing It Tonight", and "Never A Word". The cd's several slower songs "Haunted" and "Walk On", while not in the same category as Deep Purple's classic song "Child In Time", are still nice additions. While "Bananas" is no "Machine Head" in terms of mass appeal, it comes darn close and that's enough for this longtime Deep Purple fan to have bought it. Highly Recommended!
Keep it real...
Deep Purple is an awesome band founded in the 1960s but are still around to this day. I saw them live over the summer and it was the best concert I'd seen. Anyways, here's a little porps for one of their newer albums.
Rock veterans Deep Purple return with their most innovative cd in years. Gone is longtime Deep Purple keyboard wiz Jon Lord who is replaced with Don Airey (an accomlished keyboardist in his own right). At first I was skeptical as to how Deep Purple's latest would sound without Lord, but to my surprise Airey (who sounds like Keith Emerson on some songs) fits right into the group's lineup. Also, back again are Deep Purple veterans Ian Gillian, Ian Paice, Roger Glover and ex-Dixie Dreggs guitarist Steve Morse (who replaced original Purple guitarist Ritchie Blacmore years ago). Morses guitar playing is superb on "Bananas" and (in my opinion) is as good if not better than Blackmore's. Morse even sounds a bit like Blackmore on songs such as "Silver Tongue" and "House Of Pain". And Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillian has to be one of rock's best singers and he still sounds as great today as the day he joined Deep Purple back in 1970. Deep Purple members Ian Paice (drums) and Roger Glover (bass) have never lost their touch and without them Deep Purple would have died years ago. "Bananas" is a pretty hard rocking cd and includes some excellent rockers such as "House Of Pain", "I Got Your Number", "Sun Goes Down", "Razzle Dazzle", "Silver Tongue", "Bananas", "Picture Of Innocence", "Doing It Tonight", and "Never A Word". The cd's several slower songs "Haunted" and "Walk On", while not in the same category as Deep Purple's classic song "Child In Time", are still nice additions. While "Bananas" is no "Machine Head" in terms of mass appeal, it comes darn close and that's enough for this longtime Deep Purple fan to have bought it. Highly Recommended!
Keep it real...
