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Track Listings
| 1. The Battle Rages On |
| 2. Lick It Up |
| 3. Anya |
| 4. Talk About Love |
| 5. Time To Kill |
| 6. Ramshackle Man |
| 7. A Twist In The Tale |
| 8. Nasty Piece Of Work |
| 9. Solitaire |
| 10. One Man's Meat |
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is the most guitar led album dp ever recorded with Blackmore and Gillan in the band together, panned unjustly by the critics but produced immaculately and is the source of some of the finest tracks since the reformation - most notably Anya, Time To Kill and the title track, although A Twist in the Tale and the superbly paced Solitaire also shine. This is an album which has (for popular music) the rare quality of treating dynamic range as a part of the music, as a consequence it is at its best at a high volume on a reasonable stereo.
The musicianship is more laid back than was fashionable in heavy rock at the time it was released, but is sharp and not over fussed, technically Anya is the high point of the album, showing the band's true potential.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This CD has some very strong DP compositions on it and comes second( since DP reformed in 84 with Blackmore in the band) to Perfect Strangers only because songs 2,8 and ten are in my opinion weak and could be classed as 'filler'the rest are excellent.The Battle Rages On,Anya,Time to Kill,Ramshackle Man and Solitaire are very very good with Solitaire having a fine Jon Lord solo at the end of it.A much underrated CD that should be in every Deep Purple fan's CD collection.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is in my opinion the best of the later classic line-up efforts. It's better than "Perfect Strangers" and much much better than "The House of Blue Light". It didn't raise much attention when it was released, which is totally unfair and unbelievable. It's electric, dynamic, classic guitar driven rock. Blackmore does some of his all time best on this album, the blistering solo in "Anya" being one of the absolute highlights.
The best songs on the album are the title track (which actually recycles a riff from Rainbows "Fire Dance", with great effect), "Anya", "Lick It Up" and the magnificent "Solitaire", a truly innovative rock song.
Lyrically this isn't a very optimistic album. Maybe the constant tension between Gillan and Blackmore pops up in the lyrics. Anyway, the pessimism and cynicism in Gillan's words become a level deeper when you bear the following final break up of the "Classic Purple" in mind (Blackmore left in the middle of the supporting tour in 1993 and had to be replaced temporarily by Joe Satriani).
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Tired
After Perfect Strangers and House of the Blue Light this is poor. The songs are just not there and the whole album seems to lack any humor or irony, something that Purple did best... Read more
Published 12 days ago by NukeAlexS
An absolutely
I put this album one for the first time ever today the 16/02/2012 and I was stunned and the brilliance it was like a whole new shock wave had been blasted through the band the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cubby Kovu
Rediscovering Deep Purple
The first time I heard a song by Deep Purple I was 14 and at a friend's house. I fell in love with the music on the spot and have been a (classical) hard rocker ever since. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Charly
The Battle Rages On
The Battle Rages On is the fourteenth studio album from Deep Purple, released in 1993, the final release of the MKII line up and therefor the last ever release with guitarist... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Gentlegiantprog
25th Anniversary Smokin' & Raging !!!
This album smokes and rages like a fireball down the highway. DEEP PURPLE come close to glory on every track. The title track is awesome, with a great opening. Read more
Published 13 months ago by James Wyatt
Have we heard these riffs before?
Having initially been a tad disappointed with this album,recent replays have been much more appreciated. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Andrew
Deep Purple by numbers
A huge fan of DP for many years i followed the band through all their ups and downs but was more than disappointed with this album, a shell of their former glory due to battles... Read more
Published 19 months ago by mystic fred
TRACK LIST:
1. The Battle Rages On
2. Lick It Up
3. Anya
4. Talk About Love
5. Time To Kill
6. Ramshackle Man
7. A Twist In The Tale
8. Read more
2. Lick It Up
3. Anya
4. Talk About Love
5. Time To Kill
6. Ramshackle Man
7. A Twist In The Tale
8. Read more
Published 19 months ago by D. J. Hern
just above average purple album
Big ups and downs pepper Deep Purple's studio album releases. This one lands just this side of the average line, with some slick guitar work and well conceived songs. Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2009 by Mr. F. M. Havicon
Another stunning album be DP
This album is a beutiful album from the hard hitting riffs of Anya and the battle rages on... to the brilliant guitar solo at the end of solitaire this album is brilliant. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2005 by Mr. Adam Pollard
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