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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Whitesnake - The Purple Album + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-24-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........15 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.whitesnake.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Whitesnake Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Purple Album Label : Frontiers ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ With the addition of Night Ranger/Trans-Siberian ║ │
│║ Orchestra guitarist Joel Hoekstra in 2014 to ║ │
│║ replace the departed Doug Aldrich, the ║ │
│║ Whitesnake line-up was once again complete, and ║ │
│║ the band was quick to get back into the studio ║ │
│║ to crank out another album. Instead of a new ║ │
│║ platter of original material, David Coverdale ║ │
│║ instead decided to take a look back at his time ║ │
│║ with Deep Purple, and revisit some of those ║ │
│║ classics from the Burn, Stormbringer, and Come ║ │
│║ Taste the Band albums. Along with Reb Beach ║ │
│║ (guitar), Michael Devin (bass), Tommy Aldridge ║ │
│║ (drums), and Brian Ruedy (keyboards), the band ║ │
│║ have put together a loving tribute to some truly ║ │
│║ monumental songs, with the plan to tour the ║ │
│║ world not only playing Whitesnake classics, but ║ │
│║ many of these Deep Purple gems, most of which ║ │
│║ haven't been played in concert by any Purple ║ │
│║ family line-up in decades. ║ │
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│║ The first question many are probably asking, is ║ │
│║ why make this album at all? Well, speaking as a ║ │
│║ massive Deep Purple fan, it's about time someone ║ │
│║ resurrected these old classics, and who better ║ │
│║ than David Coverdale and Co. ? The second ║ │
│║ question, the originals featured the vocal team ║ │
│║ of Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, so who is going ║ │
│║ to take over Hughes' parts if he is not involved ║ │
│║ in the album? That part seems to have been ║ │
│║ filled by a combination of Beach, Hoekstra, ║ │
│║ Devin, and Ruedy, all of whom do a fantastic job ║ │
│║ here recreating the soulful style of Hughes. And ║ │
│║ how about Mr. Coverdale...is he up for the ║ │
│║ challenge? Well, quite frankly he sounds ║ │
│║ fabulous here, and right at home on these songs, ║ │
│║ the majority of which he hasn't sang since the ║ │
│║ '70s. Sure, "Burn", "Stormbringer", and ║ │
│║ "Mistreated" were included in many live ║ │
│║ Whitesnake sets over the years, but in total ║ │
│║ much of what you'll hear on The Purple Album ║ │
│║ will be tunes that the singer is revisiting for ║ │
│║ the first time in ages. ║ │
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│║ "Burn" kicks off the album, with Hoekstra and ║ │
│║ Beach proving to be a formidable guitar team, ║ │
│║ Aldridge pounding the skins like a madman, Ruedy ║ │
│║ delivering a tasty keyboard solo, and Coverdale ║ │
│║ shrieking as if he was a young man again. The ║ │
│║ layers of vocals come out on a funky but heavy ║ │
│║ take on "You Fool No One", and again, I'm not ║ │
│║ sure exactly who is contributing Hughes' parts, ║ │
│║ but they have done a fantastic job. The soulful ║ │
│║ hard funk of "Love Child" is cranked up a notch, ║ │
│║ this version even heavier than the original, and ║ │
│║ "Sail Away" here is done acoustic style, and is ║ │
│║ a revelation, as the band completely transforms ║ │
│║ this one, Coverdale soaring to the heavens in ║ │
│║ one of his many highlights here. "The Gypsy" is ║ │
│║ also a major success, one of this writer's ║ │
│║ favorites from this era of Purple, and the band ║ │
│║ do it justice, with sizzling lead guitars flying ║ │
│║ about the mix and more of those great dual vocal ║ │
│║ melodies. "Lady Double Dealer" is given royal ║ │
│║ heavy metal treatment, as Coverdale delivers a ║ │
│║ nasty, venomous lead vocal, but he does an about ║ │
│║ face and shows us just how much he has left on a ║ │
│║ killer, bluesy version of "Mistreated", easily ║ │
│║ the most successful song here and one that I ║ │
│║ can't wait to hear live. The guitar solo is also ║ │
│║ monumental, with a nod to Ritchie Blackmore but ║ │
│║ not overly so. A strange choice for this album ║ │
│║ is "Holy Man", which originally was a vehicle ║ │
│║ for Glenn Hughes but Coverdale does a fine job ║ │
│║ making it his own. The band lays down some ║ │
│║ serious funk on "Might Just Take Your Life", and ║ │
│║ then wows on the emotional "You Keep on Moving", ║ │
│║ a powerful tune that is breathtaking here. The ║ │
│║ gentle "Soldier of Fortune" is beautiful, as ║ │
│║ Coverdale croons with his soft, mid-range tone, ║ │
│║ and "Lay Down Stay Down" is locked and loaded, ║ │
│║ the rhythms firing on all cylinders, the guitars ║ │
│║ acrobatic, and the vocals sizzling. The ║ │
│║ legendary "Stormbringer" closes out the set in ║ │
│║ metallic fashion, a much heavier version than ║ │
│║ the original that sees Hoekstra & Beach working ║ │
│║ overtime. The deluxe edition also includes ║ │
│║ "Comin' Home" and "Lady Luck", but these tracks ║ │
│║ were not available for review. ║ │
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│║ Whether Coverdale's voice can handle belting ║ │
│║ these tunes out on the upcoming tour remains to ║ │
│║ be seen, but I think he's up for the challenge. ║ │
│║ He's assembled a fine cast of musicians here who ║ │
│║ can not only recreate all the instrumental parts ║ │
│║ and add in their own identity, but also ║ │
│║ contribute stellar vocals as well to help him ║ │
│║ bring these songs back to life. Thankfully, the ║ │
│║ band decided to give many of these songs a ║ │
│║ slightly different spin, so it's not a 'note for ║ │
│║ note' covers album, but a 'reimagining' so to ║ │
│║ speak. It should prove to be an exciting tour, ║ │
│║ and hopefully it prompts the band to get back in ║ │
│║ the studio once it's over and crank out another ║ │
│║ new album of all original material. In the ║ │
│║ meantime, get 'yer Purple on! ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Burn [06:56] │
│ 02 - You Fool No One [06:23] │
│ 03 - Love Child [04:13] │
│ 04 - Sail Away [04:54] │
│ 05 - The Gypsy [05:30] │
│ 06 - Lady Double Dealer [03:55] │
│ 07 - Mistreated [07:37] │
│ 08 - Holy Man [04:41] │
│ 09 - Might Just Take Your Life [04:15] │
│ 10 - You Keep On Moving [05:07] │
│ 11 - Soldier Of Fortune [03:19] │
│ 12 - Lay Down Stay Down [03:51] │
│ 13 - Stormbringer [05:17] │
│ 14 - Lady Luck (Bonus Track) [03:02] │
│ 15 - Comin' Home (Bonus Track) [04:16] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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