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Deep Purple Album: “Rapture of the Deep [Bonus Track]”
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Rapture of the Deep [Bonus Track] |
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Release Date:2005-10-25
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4029758657621
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Review - :
{$Deep Purple}'s 2005 album {^Rapture of the Deep} generally maintains the quality of 2003's surprisingly sturdy {^Bananas}. It's the second release from the re-energized lineup of vocalist {$Ian Gillan}, guitarist {$Steve Morse}, bass guitarist {$Roger Glover}, drummer {$Ian Paice}, and keyboardist {$Don Airey}, who replaced the retired {$Jon Lord}. The band's comfort level has increased, and after nearly a decade onboard, {$Morse}'s stamp is all over the place. At first, this guitar genius' presence was noticeable because of what it lacked -- the incredibly distinctive Fender Stratocaster electric guitar tone of {$Ritchie Blackmore}. Thus, sometimes {$Deep Purple} didn't sound like {$Deep Purple}. However, the variety of tones {$Morse} incorporates in his style gives the pioneering {\heavy metal} quintet more sonic weaponry. {$Airey}'s long, respectable career as a journeyman keyboardist-for-hire pretty much guaranteed he would largely adopt {$Lord}'s organ-based style, at least at first, but he has expanded his sound on {^Rapture of the Deep} too. {&"Money Talks,"} {&"Girls Like That,"} and {&"Wrong Man"} ride strong riffs and rhythms into decent grooves. {&"Rapture of the Deep"} floats along on a lightly hypnotic wave. The mature {\ballad} {&"Clearly Quite Absurd"} has a lilting, controlled tempo, and it's the biggest surprise on the album; {$Gillan}'s singing is appropriately subdued while {$Airey}'s piano supplies the beauty and {$Morse}'s gradually ascending riffs toward the end build the tension. {&"MTV"} is a vicious, bile-spewing, all-out attack on how the modern music industry treats classic {\rock}/heritage artists, although in 2005 {$Deep Purple} clearly appeals more to {@VH1 Classic} than {@MTV}. Initially, the song risks biting the hand that feeds by correctly criticizing classic {\rock} radio for not playing new music by veteran artists. The last verse is a cannon blast that pummels clueless, uninformed disc jockeys who, during interviews, butcher artists' names ("Mr. Grover 'n' Mr. Gillian"), get facts wrong (misinterpreting the {$Frank Zappa}-inspired {&"Smoke on the Water"} legend), and avoid in-depth discussion of new music (like {^Bananas}) in order to record more station IDs. {^Rapture of the Deep} -- {$Deep Purple}'s first album for {@Eagle Records} -- misses equaling {^Bananas} by a notch or two, but it's a good example of how many veteran artists still maintain creative vitality. [The 2005 {@Edel Germany} edition featured one bonus track.] ~ Bret Adams, All Music Guide
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