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6. Living Wreck
7. Hard Lovin' Man
8. Black Night
9. Studio Chat 1
10. Speed King (1)
11. Studio Chat 2
12. Cry Free
13. Studio Chat 3
14. Jam Stew
15. Studio Chat 4
16. Flight Of The Rat (1)
17. Studio Chat 5
18. Woffle And Speed King
19. Studio Chat 6
20. Black Night (1)

Amazon.co.uk Review
Monolithic, immense and enduring--much like that cover image: the band-members' heads carved into the side of a mountain, a la Mt. Rushmore. Perhaps they felt they'd earned such veneration, having emerged relatively unscathed from the experience of Jon Lord's overblown Concerto For Group And Orchestra. Whatever the rationale, the band regrouped in early 1970--complete with new vocalist Ian Gillan--and set about making one of the decade's undisputed hard-rock classics. For all their undoubted power--and despite the jazzy inflections of Ian Paice's drumming--there's little in the way of groove to these tracks; rather, they're about volume and density, the simple piling-on of dynamics. Clocking in at over ten minutes, "Child In Time" ranks as a classic of its kind, while tracks like "Speed King" and "Into The Fire" see the band at its most unfettered--Richie Blackmore and Lord trading solos with a dazzling sort of ease, and Gillan loosing the full-throated roar for which he soon became renowned. --Andrew McGuire

18 Reviews 5 star:  (14) 4 star:  (3) 3 star:  (1) 2 star:    (0) 1 star:    (0)           Average Customer Review (18 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews   13 of 15 people found the following review helpful: Perhaps THE milestone of hard rock, 12 Jun 2005 By  Thunderstitchkin (Starfish Islands) - See all my reviews This album deserves recognition for the way its stunning power, volume and energy completely blew away practically anything people had heard at the time, and perhaps even moreso that you can play it to modern metal/hard rock fans and they will often be blown away by the same qualities. Superb, musical performances all round from perhaps the highest quality hard rock band ever. Combining monster riffs, insane solos, and musical passages, In Rock gets closer to Deep Purple's live, raw sound than any of their others. In my mind this makes it Deep Purple's best studio album. Into the Fire and Bloodsucker are big as a house and showed many groups the way to Metal. Speed King, Child in Time, Flight of the Rat and Hard Lovin' Man are superb adrenaline-fuelled bouts of hard rock/rock 'n' roll on speed. Living Wreck is lighter than the others, but really grooves, and still hold power. No weak tracks, plenty of variety within the album, and yet it seriously ROCKS throughout. If you really like this, and want to hear more of Deep Purple from this era, look out for 'Live in Stockholm', for similar tunes, but further soloing and Deep Purple character  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: A unique album that will live on well beyond the musicians!, 12 Jan 2001 By  "andystantonexstevenage" - See all my reviews 'DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK'is the first and the greatest Purple album.This cd version also has a bonus selection of humourous studio chat in between different versions of some of the original seven tracks found on vinyl.Also 'Black Night'has been added to make the first seven into eight.A masterpiece from a brilliant group of musicians.A must for lovers of Hard Rock/Seventies music.BUY,BUY,BUY!!!!!!!!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: A class act, 19 April 2001 By A Customer Deep purple's first album with their new line-up was a dramatic change to their earlier releases. Deep Purple, their last album was in comparison a very mellow record (even so another superb album), and does not really sound like the predecessor to In Rock. A truly explosive sound from start to finish, and definitely THE pivotal hard-rock album of the seventies. Perhaps a very under-rated track is Living Wreck as I have not seen anything written about it anywhere...those who haven't got this album are missing out purely on that song. If it's riffs, solos, bass lines, lyrical genius you're looking for, it's written everywhere, all over this album. Not much more to say than a truely great sound.....one to have for sure.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 18 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews Mark II - change in direction for the better For those of you who are unaware this was the second incarnation of Deep Purple, the most notable change being the vocalist Ian Gillan with his screaming, howling and soulful... Read more Published 1 month ago by Dmitri M. A. Hubbard Definitely not dull and spiritless I've owned several versions of this album on vinyl, cassette and CD since it was first released, so know it pretty well, so I thought I'd comment on some of the other reviews... Read more Published 4 months ago by Bill Peter On fire An explosion of guitar, cascading sparks, then the settling into serene organ: so begins 'In Rock' and Deep Purple's halcyon period. Read more Published 6 months ago by D. J. H. Thorn