Album Rating: 5.0
Oh definitely. I'd like to hear what people who were around at the time have to say about why Purple didn't reach the sales of Sabbath or Zeppelin. What do you think the reason is for that Danny?
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Hard call, but it might have to do with the fact that Purple were sort
of a musician's musicians kinda band. The other two probably
connected easier with the masses due to being able to release songs
that clicked with the public.
The 70's was a time of economic stagnation (in the USA at least, and
maybe other industralized countries). Sabbath's bleak lyrics, dark
atmosphere and doomy sound was relatable for a lot of people. With
Zeppelin, I think people saw an escape. But I'd say Purple just did
what they wanted, and maybe, in a sense, that alienated them from
many people. Even so, they're highly revered, and it's possible that
people admire their work more now than in the 70's.
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Album Rating: 5.0
This is a pretty good analysis Danny, I agree 100%. Sabbath were bringing to the masses something very novel in terms of the occult that only Black Widow and a couple of other bands have brought but to a much smaller audience and all that with some really heavy and slow downtuned riffs.
On the other hand, audiences could connect easier with Zeppelin due to their heavy blues rock influences. Zeppelin weren't doing something new per se but they were going one step further and they had a flowery image that helped them a lot.
Deep Purple were wild, improvising a lot, had a screamer and had organ solos. As a result, they were harder to get into at the time.
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Deep Purple were more of a rhythm band compared to the others
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if you're into long jams and improvisations you may want to check Live in Stockholm if you haven't already. It's not as
good as Made in Japan but its jams and improvisations are better.
I second this, although I have the original version called Scandinavian Nights which is exactly the same except for the track
order (no idea why the average ratings are so different).
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2nd best studio DP album, In Rock being my favorite.
Made in Japan is their best release, though.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Just me or no one in Sputnik noticed that Dickinson, Wakeman, Paice, Airey and Hughes did a tribute
concert for Jon Lord?
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Interesting.
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Album Rating: 4.5
"best album ever"
Is up there man, Smoke on The Water rules hard.
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Smoke on the Water is one of my least faves on here, no joke.
Still a cool song though, just a bit overrated.
I need to jam Purple some more these days, might do that over the weekend.
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Album Rating: 4.5
I've been listening DP for only a year now so I guess I'm still in the hype stage. lol
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Fair enough dude.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Smoke on the Water is overplayed agreed but I've listened to it a million times and I always enjoy the damn thing. Especially the part that begins with Blackmore's solo and after.
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Need to jam this once or twice more definitely so I can rank it. But my faves on here are prob Pictures of Home, Highway Star and Space Truckin'.
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and Maybe I'm a Leo!
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Album Rating: 5.0
Awesome track man. Bluesy, groovy, underrated and that riff...
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Rocks
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Album Rating: 4.5
Need to jam this once or twice more definitely so I can rank it.
Or you could forget about the silly need to rank things all the time and jam this once or twice more simply because it rocks and that makes it good to listen to!
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Fair point Nag.
Ranking songs in an album is one of Sput's fave sports though.
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Album Rating: 4.5
Ranking songs in an album is one of Sput's fave sports though.
And generally a pointless one.
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