The House of Blue Light
Track Listings
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1. Bad Attitude
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2. Unwritten Law
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3. Call of the Wild
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4. Mad Dog
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5. Black and White
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6. Hard Lovin' Woman
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7. Spanish Archer
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8. Strangeways
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9. Mitzi Dupree
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10. Dead or Alive
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- A follow up to a classic...not bad.
- House with no blue
- This isn't your father's Deep Purple
- One and a half stars for Spanish Archer . . . .
- My favorite Deep Purple album
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The House of Blue Light
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ASIN: B00000JBFX
Release Date: 1999-06-22 |
Tracks:
- Bad Attitude
- The Unwritten Law
- Call Of The Wild
- Mad Dog
- Black & White
- Hard Lovin' Woman
- The Spanish Archer
- Strangeways
- Mitzie Dupree
- Dead Or Alive
Customer Reviews:
A follow up to a classic...not bad........2007-06-11
No question, "Perfect Strangers" is a Deep Purple classic. "The House of Blue Light" was the follow up. Not all the songs are classic Purple, or even in the vein of "Perfect Strangers," but as a whole the album is pretty solid. For me, Bad Attitude, Strangeways, Mitzie Dupree, and Dead or Alive are the highlights of this album. Gillan's vocal work is, for the most part, excellent, especially on Mitzie Dupree. The Unwritten Law could have been a good song if the vocals weren't incredibly...stupid, for lack of a better word. The tensions between Gillan and Blackmore resulted in some pretty darn good guitar playing from Ritchie (Dead or Alive) and vocals from Ian trying to bridge the gap ("...why don't we call it a day before we call it a nightmare, darlin'?") or lashing out ("...you think I'm chained up, but I'm just tied down"). Overall, "The House of Blue Light" is a consistent, if sometimes unspectacular, album.
House with no blue.......2007-05-12
Great title but where is the blues ??? no likee....
This isn't your father's Deep Purple.......2007-03-15
I my humble opinion this was the best of the reunited Deep Purple. Perfect Strangers was a great album but the music was cut from the same cloth that much of the early Deep Purple and Rainbow for that matter. The thing that was great about the original Mark II two lineup was that from "In Rock" to "Fireball" to "Machine Head" to "Who Do We Think We Are" the sound and music on each of the albums was very different. There was growth and adventure in the development of each album. The House of Blue Light returned to an attempt to be creative. Granted these won't be the songs that will talk about forever or hardly at all twenty years later but they are great in their own rights. Songs like "The Spanish Archer", "Hard Lovin' Woman", "Strangeways", "The Unwritten Law", and "Dead or Alive" show a real stepping outside of the box with the style of the band. It was unfortunate that this album and tour were marred by the fighting within the band however as has always been the case with the band, the music is seemingly at it's best when there is tension from within. I have heard the album termed as an "experimental" album and I would have to agree and say that this was a successful experiment.
One and a half stars for Spanish Archer . . . ........2006-12-29
I'm not sure what DP was trying to be on this effort, but it didn't work. Maybe they weren't trying too hard to be anything at all, which would explain the insipid songwriting and mostly forgettable performances.
The opening two tracks, "Bad Attitude" and "Unwritten Law", are decent -- no memorable riffs or great performances, but listenable. "The Spanish Archer," featuring some interesting guitar work by RB, is far better than that. The rest are hardly worth mentioning. Songs like "Dead or Alive" and "Mad Dog" have plenty of energy but no life. (The blue lights are on but nobody's home?) Overall, these songs sound almost like each musician was recorded separately and the tracks were later mixed.
"Perfect Strangers," which preceded this, is one of Deep Purple's best albums, and "The Battle Rages On" is very good. As far as "The House of Blue Light" goes, get "Spanish Archer" for your IPOD and then close the door.
My favorite Deep Purple album.......2006-10-30
Talk about an underrated album, from an underrated legendary band.
When most famous groups reunite (like Cream or Pink Floyd) they do it for a one-off show, or a small reunion tour and then it's goodbye! But NOT Deep Purple, once they reunited it was stated: We are in it for the long haul. Boy, they weren't kidding!
This was the follow up to their famous reunion album "Perfect Strangers." I always found this album, "The House of Blue Light" to be even better. Of all the rock music I bought back in the 80's only a handful are still played in my house. This being one of them.
Ian Gillan has to be one of the most underrated lyricists in all of rock music. Next to Ozzy and Robert Plant, Gillan's lyrics are like Bob Dylan, or Dylan back in the 60's. Anyway, the rest of the band are brilliant as ever. For being an 80's sounding rock album it has held up much better than all the other hard rock outfits of that era.
Highlights: The Unwritten Law, Dead Or Alive, The Spanish Archer and Strangeways
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- Stronger than Perfect Strangers
- 4.5 stars - Deep Purple kisses their roots goodbye
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Release Date: 1987-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Bad Attitude
- Unwritten Law
- Call of the Wild
- Mad Dog
- Black and White
- Hard Lovin' Woman
- Spanish Archer
- Strangeways
- Mitzi Dupree
- Dead or Alive
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Japanese Release featuring 20bit Sbm Remastering and LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only.
Customer Reviews:
Stronger than Perfect Strangers.......2007-06-12
One of Deep Purple's best and least-known albums, House of Blue Light has strengths that made Deep Purple so great are evident on this album. Really underrated. This album is humorous with clever lyrics, top quality musicianship and killer solos from both Blackmore and Lord. The great Ian Gillan's vocals sound beautifully sinister and Glover and Paice are a strong rhythm section. The songs are well-crafted and tightly-woven together. The sound is very eighties, but good eighties.
The songs are great, with Bad Attitude and The Unwritten Law starting things off in fine fashion!
Mitzi Dupree is entertaining in an Anyone's Daughter kind of way.
The Spanish Archer and Mad Dog are great straight-ahead rockers.
Strange-ways is unlike anything Purple has done before - it's refreshing; different.
Dead or alive and Hard Lovin' Woman are timeless tracks and we can't forget the radio friendly Call of the wild.
In my opinion this album is stronger than Perfect Strangers, with a greater variety of songs and a lot more experimentation. An overlooked and unappreciated album.
4.5 stars - Deep Purple kisses their roots goodbye.......2005-06-23
House of Blue Light (1987.) Deep Purple's twelfth studio album.
In 1984, after nearly a decade without a studio album, Deep Purple surprised audiences with a reunion of their classic Mark Two lineup. At long last Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, and Roger Glover were back where they belonged. Their first reunion album, Perfect Strangers, was nothing short of excellent, either. It brought great hope back to their fans, many of whom had thought that the band's days were at an end. In 1987 the band released their second Mark Two reunion lineup album, House of Blue Light. Read on for my review.
If you're expecting Perfect Strangers all over again, you can forget about it. For this album, the band completely ditches all of their classic rock roots and becomes a classic eighties metal band. You may think the band ditching their roots that made them so great a band would be a bad thing, but surprisingly, just the opposite is true. The band's attempt at eighties metal is just as good, if not better, than their previous work! However, it is going to take more of an open mind than some of their earlier work. Here they serve up ten tracks of an eighties metal styling, every one of which is excellent. It's a real shame this is one of the band's most underrated album (one of them anyway), because it is also one of the best.
This album is NOT as readily available as some of the other albums in the Deep Purple catalogue, which is a shame since it's a good album. Fortunately, if you CAN find it, you'll usually find it for a VERY low price. How cool is that? Finding it, though, is the tough part.
If you're a fan of Deep Purple, this album is strongly recommended. It's different form their older stuff but no less excellent. Accordingly, I recommend picking it up if you can find it. Following the release of this album, the band would undergo some minor changes. Ritchie Blackmore's old Rainbow cohort, vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, would sing vocals on one of the band's studio albums, only to be replaced by Ian Gillan again. Likewise, Blackmore would eventually leave the band and be replaced by new guitarist Steve Morse. Blackmore would go on to form Blackmore's Night, quite possibly the worst band the would has ever known (what a shame.) Once again, I strongly recommend purchasing this album, as it is one of the band's last great efforts with the classic Mark Two lineup.
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- Another solid effort from eighties Purple
- Deep Purple Cool As Ever
- More synths and more high-tech
- Purple's 'Blue Light ' Shines Brightly
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Another solid effort from eighties Purple.......2006-08-20
The House Of Blue Light (1987.) The twelfth Deep Purple studio album.
INTRODUCTION:
When Deep Purple reunited in the middle of the eighties, it came as a pleasant surprise to many a rock and roll fan. The group had not only reunited, but still played every bit as good as they once did in their seventies heyday. Their reunion effort, Perfect Strangers, demonstrated this nicely. It was followed up three years later by The House Of Blue Light.
OVERVIEW:
Deep Purple released Perfect Strangers in 1987. The album was released on Polydor in the UK and Mercury in the US. This record featured the Mark Two lineup up of Ian Gillan (vocals), Roger Glover (bass), Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Jon Lord (keyboards), and Ian Paice (drums.)
REVIEW:
Perfect Strangers was a damn good reunion album, so my hopes for its follow-up were pretty high, as you may have guessed. I won't hesitate to say The House Of Blue Light isn't quite the masterpiece its predecessor was, but that was a tough album to top. The House Of Blue Light is still distinctly a Deep Purple album, but features the band taking their songs in a more eighties-metal oriented direction.
All songs written by Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, and/or Paice.
-SIDE ONE-
-Bad Attitude-
Deep Purple knows how to start an album. If you've heard any of their other records, you'll know that. For the opener of this album, the band serves up straight-up hard rock. From the beginning, it's clear the band was taking their sound in a new direction, while at the same time retaining the elements that made them unique to begin with. Great opener.
-The Unwritten Law-
Unique-sounding songs have always been a Deep Purple specialty. This track throws some violin playing into the mix, along with the classic hard rock you know and love the group for? The result? Another, unique-sounding Deep Purple masterpiece.
-Call Of The Wild-
Here we have an eighties-flavored, organ-intensive tune that rocks hard. It's a nice cross between a hard rock and pop metal sound, meaning it's one of those songs of the day that had potential to appeal to a number of audiences. It should have been a bigger hit!
-Mad Dog-
If you love Deep Purple for their organ-backed hard rock tunes, this one is going to be right up your alley. Every member of the group is in their prime, and the instrumentation is absolutely fantastic. Excellent tune.
-Black And White-
Distinctly Deep Purple hard rock, with a bluesy touch. Toward the end of their old days, the band experimented with bluesy rock a lot. It was an interesting phase, and it's good to see they haven't forgotten that underrated phase of their career. This newfound attempt and blues rock is a solid one, definitely one of the group's finest songs of the kind.
-SIDE TWO-
-Hard Lovin' Woman-
A very fast-paced boogie rock tune. There are lots of keyboards in this one, and they're the perfect complement to the boogie rock the band serves up here. This is one of those songs that's just fun to listen to. An instant classic, even if it never was a hit.
-The Spanish Archer-
One of the many solid songs this album delivers. Essentially, this track is just Deep Purple being Deep Purple. With lots of solid Ritchie Blackmore riffs and excellent instrumentation from the rest of the band, it's a solid tune.
-Strangeways-
Deep Purple did a lot of interesting experiments in the eighties, and this song is one of them. Hard and heavy rock backed by piano sounds like a strange combination, but when they give it a try here, the results are actually pretty solid! Interesting, good stuff.
-Mitzie Dupree-
Back to the bluesy rock. This is one of the most bluesy songs the band ever did, and the blues fused with the band's usual rock stylings makes for a very good song. There are a lot of songs this album that should have gotten more credit, and this is one of them.
-Dead Or Alive-
For the album closer, the band gives us a song that uses a ton of keyboards and synthesizers, but still rocks very fast and hard. This is the way to rock! As always, the whole band is in their prime. Great way to finish things off.
OVERALL:
Once again the band served up another solid album! The House Of Blue Light is solid from start to finish. Deep Purple rocks audiences all over again. This is the way hard rock is supposed to sound. Well worth adding to any Deep Purple collection.
EDITION NOTES:
There are at least two different compact disc masters of this album. Sound quality and running times differ on each. Be sure you know which one you're buying, as one of the versions has considerably shorter run times.
Deep Purple Cool As Ever.......1999-04-29
I don't understand why some people don't like Deep Purple 80-s albums.This album very melodic and whith great lyriks.The best songs on this album are "Bad Attitude","Mitzi Dupree","Unwritten Law" & "Dead Or Alive". Very cool solos from Ritchie,also cool rhythm section from Roger Glover & Ian Paice,good work from Jon Lord & mighty vocal of Ian Gillan drive every Deep Purple fan crazy.
More synths and more high-tech.......1998-12-28
House of the Blue Light is a pretty modest release for DP. Not a lot was heard out of the album at the time and the hype that surrounded "Perfect Strangers" was all but gone. I've heard that this album was pretty much Ritchie's baby, he got to rule the roost with the writing ideas on this one, and it shows. He is absolutely stunning on some of his intricate solos here. Jon Lord's keyboards perfectly accentuate the guitar and always cruising-and-boozing rhythm that DP own. I would agree with the previous reviewer that "Mitzi Dupree" is excellent, and I understand that the guitar work on Mitzi is the first take because Ritchie refused to replay the song; he hated it so much. I also love the jam at the end of "Mad Dog," and the close of "Bad Attitude" with Lord's classic keyboard work. A couple of complaints here are the boppy songs "Call of the Wild" and "Hard Lovin' Woman." But even those songs are better than most on DPs next donkey Slaves and Masters, where they would have Joe Lynn Turner aboard to attempt to commercialize things.
Purple's 'Blue Light ' Shines Brightly.......1998-12-13
Probably one of Purple's best but least-known studio albums, "House of Blue Light" breaks new ground - synthesizers are used more extensively than on any other Purple album, but not so much that the distinctive guitar-hammond organ-dominated sound is lost. The strengths that make Purple so great are never more evident than on this album: witty, clever lyrics, quality musicianship, great solos from Blackmore and Lord. "Bad Attitude" has an in-your-face brashness that should appeal to the younger listeners and a mini- extended synthesizer outro that is so textured and beautiful, its's only disappointing in that it fades out too soon - it would be great if it went on for several more minutes. "Call of the Wild" is an atypical Purple song in that it has a "poppish" sound; it sounds like something you would hear on commercial FM radio. "Mad Dog" is a straight-ahead rocker. "Strangeways" is totally unlike anything Purple has done before or since - lots of synthesizers, very experimental, way out in left field compared to the usual Purple stuff. I kind of like it - it's refreshing; different. "The Spanish Archer" has to be the "dark horse" song of the album: guitar-dominated, powerful; Blackmore is all over the place - intense; emotional; almost undisciplined. Listen closely in the background when the lyrics are being sung - Blackmore is pulling sounds out of the guitar you won't believe. "Dead or Alive" is a hard-driving rocker in the classic Purple style and features high-flying solos from Blackmore and Lord. The best song on the album is "Mitzee DuPree", a blues-tinged, swinging, swaying rocker about a stripper who does strange things with ping-pong balls. Blackmore's short but blistering solo fits in perfectly here. The rest of the songs on the album don't miss by much. I understand Purple spent a lot of time on this album, and it shows. The songs are well-crafted and tightly woven together. Overall, this is a very impressive effort. This is the type of album that, once you hear it, you can't wait for the next Purple album to come out, and you want to run out to the record store and buy all the other Purple stuff to see what you've been missing.
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ASIN: B0000Y37EW
Release Date: 2004-03-09 |
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- When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
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- The Bard Of Armagh
- Come Into The Garden, Maud
- Turn Ye To Me
- Angels Guard Thee ('Berceuse')
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- I Hear You Calling Me
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- Waiting For You
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- A Song Remembered
- The Dawning Of The Day
- A House, Love, Made For You And Me
- The Old House
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- Another solid effort from eighties Purple
- Deep Purple Cool As Ever
- More synths and more high-tech
- Purple's 'Blue Light ' Shines Brightly
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House of Blue Light
Deep Purple
Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000003PEE
Release Date: 1994-10-31 |
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Another solid effort from eighties Purple.......2006-08-20
The House Of Blue Light (1987.) The twelfth Deep Purple studio album.
INTRODUCTION:
When Deep Purple reunited in the middle of the eighties, it came as a pleasant surprise to many a rock and roll fan. The group had not only reunited, but still played every bit as good as they once did in their seventies heyday. Their reunion effort, Perfect Strangers, demonstrated this nicely. It was followed up three years later by The House Of Blue Light.
OVERVIEW:
Deep Purple released Perfect Strangers in 1987. The album was released on Polydor in the UK and Mercury in the US. This record featured the Mark Two lineup up of Ian Gillan (vocals), Roger Glover (bass), Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Jon Lord (keyboards), and Ian Paice (drums.)
REVIEW:
Perfect Strangers was a damn good reunion album, so my hopes for its follow-up were pretty high, as you may have guessed. I won't hesitate to say The House Of Blue Light isn't quite the masterpiece its predecessor was, but that was a tough album to top. The House Of Blue Light is still distinctly a Deep Purple album, but features the band taking their songs in a more eighties-metal oriented direction.
All songs written by Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, and/or Paice.
-SIDE ONE-
-Bad Attitude-
Deep Purple knows how to start an album. If you've heard any of their other records, you'll know that. For the opener of this album, the band serves up straight-up hard rock. From the beginning, it's clear the band was taking their sound in a new direction, while at the same time retaining the elements that made them unique to begin with. Great opener.
-The Unwritten Law-
Unique-sounding songs have always been a Deep Purple specialty. This track throws some violin playing into the mix, along with the classic hard rock you know and love the group for? The result? Another, unique-sounding Deep Purple masterpiece.
-Call Of The Wild-
Here we have an eighties-flavored, organ-intensive tune that rocks hard. It's a nice cross between a hard rock and pop metal sound, meaning it's one of those songs of the day that had potential to appeal to a number of audiences. It should have been a bigger hit!
-Mad Dog-
If you love Deep Purple for their organ-backed hard rock tunes, this one is going to be right up your alley. Every member of the group is in their prime, and the instrumentation is absolutely fantastic. Excellent tune.
-Black And White-
Distinctly Deep Purple hard rock, with a bluesy touch. Toward the end of their old days, the band experimented with bluesy rock a lot. It was an interesting phase, and it's good to see they haven't forgotten that underrated phase of their career. This newfound attempt and blues rock is a solid one, definitely one of the group's finest songs of the kind.
-SIDE TWO-
-Hard Lovin' Woman-
A very fast-paced boogie rock tune. There are lots of keyboards in this one, and they're the perfect complement to the boogie rock the band serves up here. This is one of those songs that's just fun to listen to. An instant classic, even if it never was a hit.
-The Spanish Archer-
One of the many solid songs this album delivers. Essentially, this track is just Deep Purple being Deep Purple. With lots of solid Ritchie Blackmore riffs and excellent instrumentation from the rest of the band, it's a solid tune.
-Strangeways-
Deep Purple did a lot of interesting experiments in the eighties, and this song is one of them. Hard and heavy rock backed by piano sounds like a strange combination, but when they give it a try here, the results are actually pretty solid! Interesting, good stuff.
-Mitzie Dupree-
Back to the bluesy rock. This is one of the most bluesy songs the band ever did, and the blues fused with the band's usual rock stylings makes for a very good song. There are a lot of songs this album that should have gotten more credit, and this is one of them.
-Dead Or Alive-
For the album closer, the band gives us a song that uses a ton of keyboards and synthesizers, but still rocks very fast and hard. This is the way to rock! As always, the whole band is in their prime. Great way to finish things off.
OVERALL:
Once again the band served up another solid album! The House Of Blue Light is solid from start to finish. Deep Purple rocks audiences all over again. This is the way hard rock is supposed to sound. Well worth adding to any Deep Purple collection.
EDITION NOTES:
There are at least two different compact disc masters of this album. Sound quality and running times differ on each. Be sure you know which one you're buying, as one of the versions has considerably shorter run times.
Deep Purple Cool As Ever.......1999-04-29
I don't understand why some people don't like Deep Purple 80-s albums.This album very melodic and whith great lyriks.The best songs on this album are "Bad Attitude","Mitzi Dupree","Unwritten Law" & "Dead Or Alive". Very cool solos from Ritchie,also cool rhythm section from Roger Glover & Ian Paice,good work from Jon Lord & mighty vocal of Ian Gillan drive every Deep Purple fan crazy.
More synths and more high-tech.......1998-12-28
House of the Blue Light is a pretty modest release for DP. Not a lot was heard out of the album at the time and the hype that surrounded "Perfect Strangers" was all but gone. I've heard that this album was pretty much Ritchie's baby, he got to rule the roost with the writing ideas on this one, and it shows. He is absolutely stunning on some of his intricate solos here. Jon Lord's keyboards perfectly accentuate the guitar and always cruising-and-boozing rhythm that DP own. I would agree with the previous reviewer that "Mitzi Dupree" is excellent, and I understand that the guitar work on Mitzi is the first take because Ritchie refused to replay the song; he hated it so much. I also love the jam at the end of "Mad Dog," and the close of "Bad Attitude" with Lord's classic keyboard work. A couple of complaints here are the boppy songs "Call of the Wild" and "Hard Lovin' Woman." But even those songs are better than most on DPs next donkey Slaves and Masters, where they would have Joe Lynn Turner aboard to attempt to commercialize things.
Purple's 'Blue Light ' Shines Brightly.......1998-12-13
Probably one of Purple's best but least-known studio albums, "House of Blue Light" breaks new ground - synthesizers are used more extensively than on any other Purple album, but not so much that the distinctive guitar-hammond organ-dominated sound is lost. The strengths that make Purple so great are never more evident than on this album: witty, clever lyrics, quality musicianship, great solos from Blackmore and Lord. "Bad Attitude" has an in-your-face brashness that should appeal to the younger listeners and a mini- extended synthesizer outro that is so textured and beautiful, its's only disappointing in that it fades out too soon - it would be great if it went on for several more minutes. "Call of the Wild" is an atypical Purple song in that it has a "poppish" sound; it sounds like something you would hear on commercial FM radio. "Mad Dog" is a straight-ahead rocker. "Strangeways" is totally unlike anything Purple has done before or since - lots of synthesizers, very experimental, way out in left field compared to the usual Purple stuff. I kind of like it - it's refreshing; different. "The Spanish Archer" has to be the "dark horse" song of the album: guitar-dominated, powerful; Blackmore is all over the place - intense; emotional; almost undisciplined. Listen closely in the background when the lyrics are being sung - Blackmore is pulling sounds out of the guitar you won't believe. "Dead or Alive" is a hard-driving rocker in the classic Purple style and features high-flying solos from Blackmore and Lord. The best song on the album is "Mitzee DuPree", a blues-tinged, swinging, swaying rocker about a stripper who does strange things with ping-pong balls. Blackmore's short but blistering solo fits in perfectly here. The rest of the songs on the album don't miss by much. I understand Purple spent a lot of time on this album, and it shows. The songs are well-crafted and tightly woven together. Overall, this is a very impressive effort. This is the type of album that, once you hear it, you can't wait for the next Purple album to come out, and you want to run out to the record store and buy all the other Purple stuff to see what you've been missing.
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