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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-17-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.deeppurple.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Deep Purple Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Now What ?! Label : Ear Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Sound: A band called Deep Purple formed 45 years ║ │
│║ ago with the intention of starting a temporary ║ │
│║ project called Roundabout, but instead they've ║ │
│║ become one of the longest living bands in rock ║ │
│║ and roll. Despite numerous personnel changes ║ │
│║ over the years, 3 out of the 5 current members ║ │
│║ has been with the band since at least 1969. ║ │
│║ Steve Morse joined on guitar in 1994 and Don ║ │
│║ Airey has been on keyboards and organ since ║ │
│║ 2002. The original premise of the band was for a ║ │
│║ progressive rock project with rotating members ║ │
│║ started by Chris Curtis (drummer from The ║ │
│║ Searchers) in 1967, but Chris was booted from ║ │
│║ the project pretty early on due his very ║ │
│║ volatile personality. By 1968 the band was ║ │
│║ touring and had changed their name from ║ │
│║ Roundabout to Deep Purple, a name suggested by ║ │
│║ Ritchie Blackmore. Today we find ourselves 19 ║ │
│║ studio albums into Deep Purple's career. The ║ │
│║ 19th studio release, "Now What?!", has 12 tracks ║ │
│║ and clocks in at just a few minutes short of a ║ │
│║ full 60 minutes. The first singles from the ║ │
│║ album were released on February 29th 2013 with ║ │
│║ the tracks "Hell To Pay" and "All The Time In ║ │
│║ The World", released together on CD and vinyl. ║ │
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│║ From the time I hit play until the album ║ │
│║ finished I was blown away. A lot of "classic" ║ │
│║ bands release new albums and it sounds like ║ │
│║ they're just throwing together old riffs, but ║ │
│║ Deep Purple seems to be committed to moving ║ │
│║ forward with only an occasional look back at ║ │
│║ their past. It is easy to imagine Deep Purple as ║ │
│║ a band in their prime. Ian Gillan's voice is ║ │
│║ still powerful and he still has his range. Steve ║ │
│║ Morse is awesome on guitar and produces ║ │
│║ memorable riff after memorable riff, squeezed in ║ │
│║ between some stellar soloing. Their newest ║ │
│║ addition, Don Airey, does an excellent job on ║ │
│║ the keyboards and organs whether he is soloing, ║ │
│║ inserting little fills or playing rhythm. He ║ │
│║ reminds me what a rock band can sound like with ║ │
│║ a good organist. Ian Paice stays really solid ║ │
│║ with the drums throughout û he may not be ║ │
│║ hitting the drums quite as hard as back in the ║ │
│║ day, but what he's lost in force he has made up ║ │
│║ with finesse. Roger Glover maintains the ║ │
│║ backbeat on bass, demonstrating some really ║ │
│║ solid playing. The bass shines most clearly on ║ │
│║ the track "Weirdistan". My favorite moments from ║ │
│║ the album would have to be during "AprΦs Vous" ║ │
│║ when Steve Morse and Don Airey are trading solo ║ │
│║ licks, or several passages from "All The Time In ║ │
│║ The World" where there is a really strong groove ║ │
│║ between the whole band. This album is absolutely ║ │
│║ solid from beginning to end. // 8 ║ │
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│║ Lyrics and Singing: Ian Gillan has one of those ║ │
│║ voices that was made for classic/prog rock ║ │
│║ vocals. For someone who has been singing in a ║ │
│║ rock and roll band for more years out of his ║ │
│║ life than not, Ian's voice has held up ║ │
│║ surprisingly well. As soon as the album starts ║ │
│║ and the vocals come in on "A Simple Song" I knew ║ │
│║ Ian Gillan could still pull off a great prog ║ │
│║ vocal, and then suddenly the song got heavier ║ │
│║ and Ian made the transition to a more powerful ║ │
│║ rock vocal and my worries were completely put to ║ │
│║ rest. Ian is one of classic rock's greatest ║ │
│║ vocalists and there is only so much to say ║ │
│║ beyond that he hasn't lost his touch û much more ║ │
│║ and it just turns into gushing. The lyrics from ║ │
│║ the album fit in with the legacy of Deep ║ │
│║ Purple's past lyrical outings and with classic ║ │
│║ prog rock in general. Some of my favorites are ║ │
│║ the opening lyrics from "Weirdistan": "We travel ║ │
│║ through time and meet on a stretch of sand/ ║ │
│║ well, you're from up north and I live in ║ │
│║ wonderland." Then from the opening track "A ║ │
│║ Simple Song": "Time, it does not matter/ but ║ │
│║ time is all we have/ to think about, to think ║ │
│║ about/ the road it has no end/ crossroads every ║ │
│║ turn/ so it goes, so it goes/ once you sang a ║ │
│║ simple song." // 9 ║ │
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│║ Impression: I don't know if there is a soul ║ │
│║ alive who wouldn't recognize the guitar riff ║ │
│║ from "Smoke On The Water" when they heard it, ║ │
│║ and you gotta remember that this is ║ │
│║ (essentially) the same band who brought us that ║ │
│║ iconic song. "Now What?!" isn't a walk down ║ │
│║ memory lane, however, but a solid album on its ║ │
│║ own. My favorite song from the album is ║ │
│║ "Uncommon Man", but I was also really fond of ║ │
│║ "AprΦs Vous", "A Simple Song", and "All The Time ║ │
│║ In The World". The track "Vincent Price" is also ║ │
│║ a standout track, paying tribute to the actor ║ │
│║ from many classic horror films. My least ║ │
│║ favorite track from the album would be "It'll Be ║ │
│║ Me", as it seems to really almost come off as ║ │
│║ some overdriven country more than rock û ║ │
│║ something you would expect from Lynyrd Skynyrd, ║ │
│║ and it didn't quite gel with the rest of the ║ │
│║ album. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - A Simple Song [04:39] │
│ 02 - Weirdistan [04:14] │
│ 03 - Out Of Hand [06:11] │
│ 04 - Hell To Pay [05:12] │
│ 05 - Bodyline [04:27] │
│ 06 - Above And Beyond [05:31] │
│ 07 - Blood From A Stone [05:18] │
│ 08 - Uncommon Man [07:00] │
│ 09 - AprΦs Vous [05:26] │
│ 10 - All The Time In The World [04:22] │
│ 11 - Vincent Proce [04:46] │
│ 12 - It'll Be Me [03:04] │
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