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| Deep Purple From Worst To Best
Deep Purple is one of the few bands who released albums across nothing rless than 6 decades. rThis is how i rank them. Feel free to slaughter my list ror comment about the topic. | | 19 |  | Deep Purple
Slaves and Masters
Joe Lynn Turner, thatīs why this one is at the bottom. But the rest of the band
also perform pretty generic. Mk V wasnīt a good idea and they knew it. No wonder
Lord, Paice and Glover urged Ritchie to fire Turner and bring Gillan back.
Love Conquers All is the highlight of how bad this record is. | | 18 |  | Deep Purple
Abandon
Nice second effort by MkVII, but it didnīt match its previous release. Yo forget it
right after listening to it. And why remake Bloodsucker? | | 17 |  | Deep Purple
The House of Blue Light
Pretty much the same case as Abandon: after a great debut/comeback, the fuel
rans out.
This record, though, has one great highlight: Strange Ways. | | 16 |  | Deep Purple
Shades of Deep Purple
The first one. Iīd recommend this one just in order to hear a band trying to find
their sound. Too much brit pop, Vanilla Fudge like covers, psychedelic style and just
a glimpse on the signature sound they will release later, found on On the Adress
and Mandrake Root.
Highlights: Hush, On the Adress. | | 15 |  | Deep Purple
Rapture of the Deep
Second Mark VIII record, not as good as the lineup debut, but not bad.
Highlight: Title song. | | 14 |  | Deep Purple
Bananas
When the band stopped trying to hit big, and decided to have fun, they actually
made an enjoyable album, welcoming new keyboardist, Don Airey.
Highlight: House of Pain. | | 13 |  | Deep Purple
The Battle Rages On...
Mk II second and final reunion and first true nineties sound record. Curiously, it
performed worst than Slaves and Masters on sales, being a much better record.
Highlights: Title track, Anya. | | 12 |  | Deep Purple
Who Do We Think We Are
This one is the recordīs company fail. Too greedy. The band wanted (and needed)
to rest, while the company forced them to go back to studio and make another
world hit. This record is not bad, but it clearly shows a band tired and uninspired.
Even with that in mind, itīs a good album to hear. Just not good enough.
Highlights: Woman from Tokio (huge hit), Rat Bat Blue, Mary Long. | | 11 |  | Deep Purple
Now What?!
The tribute to Lord. It feels kinda fresh, fun and really enjoyable. The tribute songs
are awesome and the whole album has a good sound overall.
Highlights: Vincent Price (great video), Uncommon Man, Hell To Pay. | | 10 |  | Deep Purple
Stormbringer
The curse of the second record continues. Not as good as Mk III debut,
Stormbringer is a maybe too much Funk inflicted work (at least, Ritchie thought
that), but is one hell of an album nonetheless.
Highlights: Stormbringer, Soldier of Fortune, You Canīt Do It Right. | | 9 |  | Deep Purple
Come Taste The Band
The only Mk IV record is now a testimony of how great was Tommy Bolin, the mini
Rhodes if you let me. Fresher and newer, given that the band decided to
experiment more after Blackmoreīs departure.
Highlights: Love Child (great funk track), You Keep on Moving, Gettinī Tighter. | | 8 |  | Deep Purple
The Book of Taliesyn
From now on, this list consists on just recommendable albums for both rock and DP
fans. The Book of Taliesyn is a great record. DP didnīt figured out their sound yet, but they
delivered some excellent songs in several genres: psychedelic, progressive, pop and
the true birth of their signature hard rock, call and answer sound.
Highlights: Hard Road, The Shield, Kentucky Woman. | | 7 |  | Deep Purple
Perfect Strangers
The exciting comeback of not just a missed great band back then, but also with
their greatest lineup, Mk II. It was DP on the eighties, and the eighties sounded
well on them. Potent, fun, well crafted and with all we loved about DP in the first
place. The record is good from begining to end.
Highlights: Knocking at your Back Door, Nobodyīs Home, Perfect Strangers, Wasted
Sunsets. | | 6 |  | Deep Purple
Purpendicular
The last DP great album. After Blackmore left the group, they replaced him wisely
with Morse, a wider guitarist. The result, their most experimental yet fresh record
since 1984 to date. Gillan also found his adult voice.
Highlights: Loosen My Strings, Vavoom, Sometimes i Feel Like Screaming, Hey
Cisco, Cascades. | | 5 |  | Deep Purple
Fireball
Opening the top 5, the record stucked between two gems. Fireball, although, is an
amazing work, perhaps containing Ianīs best performance. They revisited some of
the genres they were trying earlier, but from the hard rock point of view. It worked.
Highlights: Fools (amazing song), Fireball (Paice!), Demon?s Eyes, The Mule (Paice
again!), Strange Kind of Woman (on some versions). | | 4 |  | Deep Purple
Deep Purple
The pinnacle of Mk I. All 7 tracks were interesting. This record contains highlights
from every member: Blackmore on The Painter and Why Didnīt Rosemary, Evans
on Lalena, Paice on Chasing Shadows, Simper on Blind and Lord... oh Lord, April.
Highlights: The whole album. | | 3 |  | Deep Purple
Burn
Burn, the opener track. Amazing, truly amazing (perhaps my favorite DP song
overall). Coverdale and Hughes formed an impressive vocal duo. The funk injection
was tight and great. This record is nothing but essential for DP, Seventies and rock
in general.
Highlights: The whole album, but remarking Burn, Mistreated, Sai Away and Might
Just Take your Life. | | 2 |  | Deep Purple
In Rock
5 seconds on the record player, and you already knew your world has changed forever. The
rawest DP record ever. Intense, fun, musically excellent and containing the
beloved call and answer nature force of Blackmore and Lord. By the way, that new
guy the singer, he did it amazing also.
Highlights: There is not one flat second on the whole record. | | 1 |  | Deep Purple
Machine Head
DPīs sistine chapel. A perfect record on terms of composition, recording,
performance, sound and everything. Even now, sound engineers tune their gear
listening to this. Every track has thunder, urgency, fun and craftmanship.
Highlights: Every inch of it, pure perfection.
Note. But if you regard rawness and intensity over perfection, put "In Rock"
instead. | |
JamieTwort
12.15.14 | Top 3 for me:
Made in Japan (I know you weren't including live albums but still, it's their best)
Fireball
In Rock | Totengott
12.15.14 | Nice list, I would pretty much rank it like this as well. | danielcardoso
12.15.14 | Awesome band. | manosg
12.15.14 | Best band.
Very interesting list and nice descriptions. I'd personally have 6 a bit lower, 10 much higher and 12 a bit higher too. Sweet list though. | JamieTwort
12.15.14 | "Tommy Bolin, the mini Rhodes"
Tommy Bolin >>> Randy Rhodes | JamieTwort
12.15.14 | Not that they're really comparable in terms of style. | Veldin
12.15.14 | I've only heard 4 and 8, but I've been meaning to check out 1 and 2 for a looong time. | hedunadan
12.15.14 | Sure, the Bolin/Rhodes comparison is a long shot. Both were young gifted musicians and amazing
guitarists. Both came when they expected them to fail (DP was replacing no less than Blackmore and
Ozzy was launching his after Sabbath solo career). Both died young.
In terms of style, they are different. | Nagrarok
12.15.14 | 'No wonder Lord, Paice and Glover urged the band to fire Turner and bring Gillan back'
I think you meant to say 'urged Blackmore', as the other 3 ARE the rest of the band ;)
After losing Blackmore and Lord, and generally suffering from their increasing age too much (especially Gillan), I wouldn't much like to see them today, but Deep Purple are still one of my favourites from the era. | hedunadan
12.15.14 | I just edited that part Nagrarok, thank you! | ADanceReturns
12.15.14 | Nice list .. now what has some pretty incredible moments and Vincent price is my dad | rockandmetaljunkie
12.15.14 | almost perfect ranking | deslad
12.15.14 | Great ranking of their studio albums; I'd place 5 a bit higher and 6 lower. | JamieTwort
12.15.14 | "Sure, the Bolin/Rhodes comparison is a long shot. Both were young gifted musicians and amazing guitarists. Both came when they expected them to fail (DP was replacing no less than Blackmore and Ozzy was launching his after Sabbath solo career). Both died young. In terms of style, they are different."
Yeah I get those connections.
Also Come Taste the Band is nowhere near Bolin at his best. His performance on that album is good don't get me wrong but he's done a lot better outside of Deep Purple. | rockandmetaljunkie
12.15.14 | Which Bolin albums would you suggest Jamie ? Cause I'm really interested to hear more from him. | JamieTwort
12.15.14 | His most mind blowing guitar performance has to be on Billy Cobham's Spectrum. Bolin was an incredible jazz fusion player. I'd also recommend getting his solo album Teaser which I reviewed some time ago. If you can find the 2012 3 disc re-release of Teaser (the one with this track listing: https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/tommy_bolin/teaser_f11/) then get that version as some the bonus material displays his guitar playing even better than the album tracks. | rockandmetaljunkie
12.15.14 | sweet, thanks man | hedunadan
12.15.14 | I listened Teaser (also because some of the tracks were performed by one of my drum hero Jeff Porcaro) and i really like BolinÂīs style. Too bad he died that young, he was really something. | JamieTwort
12.15.14 | Yeah it really is shame, I think he had a lot more to offer too. He certainly achieved a lot in his very short career though. | NeroCorleone80
12.15.14 | 10 is top 5 |
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