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The mighty Deep Purple return with their newest studio album Rapture Of The Deep. The Mk 8 lineup of the band features Ian Gillan on vocals, Ian Paice on drums, bassist Roger Glover, guitarist Steve Morse and keyboardist Don Airey. Rapture Of The Deep promises the continued presence of one of history’s biggest bands, now celebrating their 37th year with such tracks as "Back To Back", "Junkyard Blues", "Before Time Began" and "Wrong Man".
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By C. Kitsis
Format:Audio CD
I was a bit reluctant to buy this CD. Although a DP fan since the mid seventies I did not expect too much from the band these days.
This CD is the best one I bought in the last year. It is real dynamite from beginning to end and I have been listening to it constantly over the last three weeks. The tracks are cohesive and involving. A lot of first class rock music lies in here. The rhythm section is unbeatable, Ian Gillan is still a great if not the greatest rock voice. No new band can beat these tracks.
Buy it and listen to it over and over again, you will love it!
This CD is the best one I bought in the last year. It is real dynamite from beginning to end and I have been listening to it constantly over the last three weeks. The tracks are cohesive and involving. A lot of first class rock music lies in here. The rhythm section is unbeatable, Ian Gillan is still a great if not the greatest rock voice. No new band can beat these tracks.
Buy it and listen to it over and over again, you will love it!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By A.Reviewer
Format:Audio CD
I was a bit disappointed with the last Purple album, Bananas, and was therefore pleased to find out that 'Rapture' was definately a step up from this, with a bunch of rock solid compositions that might not be Purple classics but are really memorable nonetheless. The two tracks I dislike the most are the 'poppy' ones - 'Girls Like That' and 'Don't let Go', but the rest of the album is an enjoyable mix of the progressive, heavy, and funky, plus one ballad 'Clearly Quite Absurd,' which, although not being a huge fan of ballads, is, I feel, miles better than the one on 'Bananas.' The epic title track with its Eastern - sounding riff is particularly effective and Don Airey's stamp on the album is much more considerable this time, with synthesizer on the funky 'Back to Back,' apocalyptic keyboards on the heavy 'Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye,' and boogie-woogie piano on 'Junkyard Blues.' The overall feel of the recording is of a band that really know what they're doing with a variety of musical styles, and sound confident and laid back but without being uninteresting or indifferent. Environmental themes are dealt with as on 'Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye' and 'Junkyard Blues' and Gillan gets philosophical on the final, progressive sounding track 'Before Time Began.' One problem with this CD is the sound quality, which could have been much better. On some tracks Ian Gillan sounds a bit muffled and this mix is a bit muddy. I don't know if this is also true on the Tour Edition CD or the vinyl version but I'm sure a better job could have been done here. That aside, this is the only Deep Purple studio album I own from the Steve Morse era, but one which I think is worthy of inclusion with rest of my collection from the Ritchie Blackmore days. As always with Purple, live versions of songs are better than studio versions as they thrive on live appearances, so a well filmed DVD of a recent concert performance would be most welcome.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. T. Green
Format:Audio CD
Ian Gillan is one of the world's most talented singers, and he remaisn so to this day. The opening Money Talks features incredible vocal talent, remember there are no background singers in Deep Purple when you listen to this. Don't Let Go and Girls Like That are weaker moments, but they are still very catchy and feel-good songs. The title track and Before Time Began are spiritual epics in a style not previouslt attempted by this band. Wrong Man is full-blown heavy rock as Purple do best, while Junkyard Blues is an experimental song with a prolonged lazy bluesy guitar and honky tonk piano solo. The best album released in 2005, rock fans as a whole will be thrilled.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deep Purple the Best
I have always and will all ways be a fan of one of the best rock bands very. I have just brought "What Now" and that is just great, review to follow. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Adrian Blues
5.0 out of 5 stars
One not to miss!
How did I miss this album? I just downloaded it today and love it! In particular lots of Jon Lord's Hammond organ, which was always a feature of Deep Purple I love. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. lythgoe
2.0 out of 5 stars
Deeply raptured Purple
This album was, on first hearing, and remains, a major disappointment. To my mind, it is arguably one of the worst Deep Purple albums. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Daniel A
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid release
I bought this album when I bought the rest of the deep purple albums, it was the last one I listened to and I think its actually a return to form after a period of going up and... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Cubby Kovu
1.0 out of 5 stars
No Blackmore , No Deep Purple
Rapture of the Deep is a very poor and lackluster album from Deep Purple which is a Tragedy
I have been a Deep Purple Fan all my life and it is only the MKII and MKIII line... Read more
I have been a Deep Purple Fan all my life and it is only the MKII and MKIII line... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Andrew Goodman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Deep Purple - Rapture Of The Deep
Deep Purple's eighteenth studio album, 2005's Rapture Of The Deep is something you'll want to listen to if you like the band. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Gentlegiantprog
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great material / bad production.
Great material by DP with the usual overall influence from Steve Morse. Listen to Rapture Of The Deep, Wrong Man and Clearly Quite Absurd and you'll know what I mean. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2011 by Nuka Moller Lund
5.0 out of 5 stars
BRILLIANT!
I really love this albumn and now play it a lot.
I especially LOVE the title track - it takes me off to a new dimension.
Grrrrrrrrrreatttttttttt !!!
I especially LOVE the title track - it takes me off to a new dimension.
Grrrrrrrrrreatttttttttt !!!
Published on 11 Nov 2010 by B. A. Moore
3.0 out of 5 stars
They're getting on a bit
I have been a fan of DP since the days of "Hush", so they, like me, are getting on a bit. My favourite studio album is "In Rock", recorded when they were young - and fresh, and... Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2010 by Bill Peter
2.0 out of 5 stars
Time to retire
There are a couple of good tracks, but the rest are messy, insipid and after a few listens, are frankly boring. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2010 by Steve D
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