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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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And for me that's a very good thing. I'll be honest, heavy rock isn't my thing, so I do feel a little bit strange doing a Deep Purple review. The thing is, if you didn't know 'The Book of Teliesyn' was by DP there's little chance you'd guess. It's one of those wonderful albums that lies right on the cusp between psychedelic and progressive rock. Opening with the echo-drenched 'Listen Learn Read On' with it's eastern-style guitar riff and cosmic lyrics, you'd be forgiven for thinking you're listening to an Electric Prunes album, or perhaps early Pink Floyd. 'Wring That Neck' and 'Kentucky Woman' quickly take you into more bluesy territory, but the overall impression is still of some pretty weird, most likely US West Coast psychedelic. Indeed, DP were a lot more popular in the States at this point in their career. The second half of the album is pure prog rock, along the lines of The Nice or ELP, but better, I think. Quite a claim, I hear you say. Well, check it out. With flashes of classical influence and some demon organ playing, this stuff really rocks out. The appropriately titled 'Anthem' and 'Shield' are the real Prog opuses here, but there's also two very interesting covers: Ike and Turner's 'River Deep Mountain High' and the Beatles' 'We Can Work it Out'. Both are played in a very different style from the original, and surprisingly they work. I love this album and, having only just acquired it, will be blasting it out to the neighbourhood on a daily basis. Awesome stuff!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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It's with amazement I read such comments on the lyrics from other reviewers as "complete blather" or "cosmic". The Book of Taliesin The Poems of Taliesin (Mediaeval & Modern Welsh) is one of the most famous Welsh manuscripts and dates from the Middle Ages! The lyrics of Listen, Learn, Read On as well as The Shield directly refers to this text, some of it even direct quotes. The lines "The bird he flies the distance From pages two to six" is a reference to the missing pages 3-5 in the extant manuscript. The Shield figures prominently in the texts as well. "You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn", my friends!
As to the musical aspects, I love this album! Not one to want to label stuff, I'd just say it's more symphonic rock than anything else, for those that need a box to put their music in. The music is rich and many leveled; an album that holds up to repeated listening. My personal favorite is the ballad Anthem although there really isn't a bad track on the album. Well worth checking out, whether a Deep Purple fan or not.
As to the musical aspects, I love this album! Not one to want to label stuff, I'd just say it's more symphonic rock than anything else, for those that need a box to put their music in. The music is rich and many leveled; an album that holds up to repeated listening. My personal favorite is the ballad Anthem although there really isn't a bad track on the album. Well worth checking out, whether a Deep Purple fan or not.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A marvelous stage in the development of Deep Purple. A little lighter and more arty than some of their more generally well known albums but well worth a listen. Vocals not quite up to the standard of later member Ian Gillan but the rest of the band are musically excellent. More imaginative percusion from Ian Paice than you will find on the later albums.
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this album is quite a strange one
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