More unashamed DP-plugging from Uwe ...

[uwe]

Inertia is poison.

[Highlander]

California was a rather exotic character... met him when he supported Gillan... still got the gig poster he signed for me... 

[BTL]

Page two and no "DP-plugging" jokes.

[uwe]

Well, it wasn't a Judas Priest thread or anything!

[uwe]

Two more days until the official release ...



Sounds promising.

[uwe]

Herr Highlander/Ken, did you get my message? I need your hereditary smuggler talents ...

[OldManC]

I think Ian Gillian may have one of the best, least "aged" sounding voices in his generation. He and that former bassman/singer that Ritchie got after Ian split amaze me with their (still) powerful vocals. No old man wobble or massively diminished range. And let's not even talk about the ones who have to mine to a hard drive while they shake their Iceman... Respect.

[Highlander]

Herr Highlander/Ken, did you get my message? I need your hereditary smuggler talents ...

PM'd... been lying low... don't want them to find the still...

[westen44]

I just ran across this review of the album.  Quite a positive review. 

https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/deep-purples-whoosh-confident-mature-and-superb

[uwe]

Yes, in the dusk of their career, the Purps are suddenly everybody's darling (when critics used to despise them).

It's an excellent album, very varied, proggy in places and they are - as always in the Morse era - unafraid to try new things, yet the trademark "gorgan" (guitar & organ riffing) attack remains; as a laugh they also covered the song that started their debut album in 1968, an instrumental, drummer Ian Paice is the only one who can be heard on both versions:





This is the most intriguing song on the album; it's typical Ian Gillan ingenuity how the tiptoeing musical theme (Gillan only starts writing lyrics and melodies after the DP tracks are mostly finished, the band does not have a clue what he will come up with) inspired him to the lyrics "Step by Step":



Deep Purple hit the dance floor:



Latching on to their rhythm & blues roots:



Ian Gillan calling his inner Elvis, I always like it when he does that, not to mention rhyming "Joanna" with "piano"!!! 



The most lighthearted song, with lovely call and response riffing and fills from Steve and Don:



This track kicks off the album, catchy chorus (not always DP's forte) and I love Don Airey's symphonic interjections in the verse.



Gillans witticism, stream-of-consciousness observations and general wordplay put him in a league of his own as a lyricist in the hard rock genre. Has a, say, Led Zep lyric ever made you laugh or think? Even if you squeeze yourself so hard the brain juice runs down your legs? 

[westen44]

Those last two are unavailable in the U.S. 

[TBird1958]

Haven't had time here at work to listen to much of this yet, will give it a shot later tonight.

[4stringer77]

The new And the Address is good but needs more cowbell. (not even kidding) It's too bad Ian Paice is the only original one around from the mark 1 days. They are all still around except for Lord. I bet Rod Evans doing his lounge singing sounds better now than what Ian Gillan can pull off with his old man voice. Shame we probably won't ever see an original lineup reunion.

[uwe]

Those last two are unavailable in the U.S.

From Russia with love:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUW7PvvbbO4&list=PLkabJTxr6aCaFum301Zcs6wfAoquDTzOr

[westen44]

"Nothing At All" and "Throw My Bones" are playing.  In case anyone tries "Step By Step" in the U.S. and it's unavailable, as of now this one is working.