Several contemporary press reviews —— A Monster Album！
A stunningly good album from a group that proves several things on it:
1,That rock, given a fresh stab and alert material, is still one of the most rewarding areas of contemporary music.
2,That it need not all be frenzy, but can also reach out and project a message when it;s cool and wistful.
3, That Ritchie Blackmore is not merely a fast guitarist, but one with immense style and presence. The recording quality here is so good that, perhaps for the first time, the textures of some fine instrumentalists, and let's not forget a powerful singer, are given the correct emphasis. On "Child in Time", Ian Gillan's blistering vocal, moralising in too-general terms about the State Of Things, is matched only in style by Blackmore's masterly guitar work which is completely in context. His sympathy with the mood of each work throughout his album iss quite remarkable. Jon Lord;s exciting work at the organ is another strength and as a unit they are perfectly integrated. a magnificent album , which no ehthusiast of today's music dare miss. —— R.C.
The album that put Deep Purple back on the right tracks after their brief flirtation with the classics.
All the guts and force of the group come to the boll and erupt in an ear-splitting frenzy. But quality is not sacrificed foe volume and as usual, the music is of a high standard —— Richie Blackmore excelling on lead guitar.
Ian Gillan's voice control deserves praise, especially on "Child in Time" with its amazing crescendos and party on the strength of that track he was chosen foe the "Jesus Christ Superstar" album. Good, meaty rock all the way.
Rock being the operative word. Ritchie Blackmore's gutsy guitar tears its way through the album, dominating it, and Jon Lord keeps very much to the role of backing musician. When he does contribute his delicate and thoughtful pieces, he uplifts what is generally a very fine sound.
Their wild "Speed King" is a conglomeration of early rock-n-roll lyrics strung together, and is in line with other groups looking back to their roots. At times the album as "NIce-ish" but on the whole a monster album and very exciting.
Yerse...very 'eavy, just in case you thought the DP5 lads had taken a trip back to the boppin' fifties when Waxie Maxie was a groupie(!). Certainly they take a few well-tried lines from a few of those old twelve bar things on "Speed King", but they never came out like this before. Some nice things emit from Ritchie Blackmore on guitar and Jon Lord on organ but the overall product seems to be over-fussy and TOO heavy. Subtlety can be far more exciting.
以上手打整理自DP In Rock歌词本内页。
1,That rock, given a fresh stab and alert material, is still one of the most rewarding areas of contemporary music.
2,That it need not all be frenzy, but can also reach out and project a message when it;s cool and wistful.
3, That Ritchie Blackmore is not merely a fast guitarist, but one with immense style and presence. The recording quality here is so good that, perhaps for the first time, the textures of some fine instrumentalists, and let's not forget a powerful singer, are given the correct emphasis. On "Child in Time", Ian Gillan's blistering vocal, moralising in too-general terms about the State Of Things, is matched only in style by Blackmore's masterly guitar work which is completely in context. His sympathy with the mood of each work throughout his album iss quite remarkable. Jon Lord;s exciting work at the organ is another strength and as a unit they are perfectly integrated. a magnificent album , which no ehthusiast of today's music dare miss. —— R.C.
The album that put Deep Purple back on the right tracks after their brief flirtation with the classics.
All the guts and force of the group come to the boll and erupt in an ear-splitting frenzy. But quality is not sacrificed foe volume and as usual, the music is of a high standard —— Richie Blackmore excelling on lead guitar.
Ian Gillan's voice control deserves praise, especially on "Child in Time" with its amazing crescendos and party on the strength of that track he was chosen foe the "Jesus Christ Superstar" album. Good, meaty rock all the way.
Rock being the operative word. Ritchie Blackmore's gutsy guitar tears its way through the album, dominating it, and Jon Lord keeps very much to the role of backing musician. When he does contribute his delicate and thoughtful pieces, he uplifts what is generally a very fine sound.
Their wild "Speed King" is a conglomeration of early rock-n-roll lyrics strung together, and is in line with other groups looking back to their roots. At times the album as "NIce-ish" but on the whole a monster album and very exciting.
Yerse...very 'eavy, just in case you thought the DP5 lads had taken a trip back to the boppin' fifties when Waxie Maxie was a groupie(!). Certainly they take a few well-tried lines from a few of those old twelve bar things on "Speed King", but they never came out like this before. Some nice things emit from Ritchie Blackmore on guitar and Jon Lord on organ but the overall product seems to be over-fussy and TOO heavy. Subtlety can be far more exciting.
以上手打整理自DP In Rock歌词本内页。
