Deep Purple (Album)
Occupation
- Vocals: Rod Evans
- Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore
- Hammond Organ: Jon Lord
- Bass: Nick Simper
- Drums: Ian Paice
Deep Purple (English for " Deep Purple " ), also known as Deep Purple III, is the third studio album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple. It is the last album that was recorded in the original line (Mark I). After singer Rod Evans and bassist Nick Simper by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover were replaced.
Background
Since the U.S. label Tetragrammaton in the time of publication filed for bankruptcy, original U.S. editions are rare. The album sold less than the previous two albums, and in the U.S. reached position 162 on the charts. On February 3, 2000, a remastered version of the album with five additional songs was published. On the first publications of Deep Purple, the two songs " Fault Line " and "The Painter" were combined into one.
For the record cover, gatefold cover running, the image The musical Hell by Hieronymus Bosch in black and white in combination was used with a picture of the band.
Music style
Musically appears on the album a turning away from one's own progressive rock origins back to the Hard Rock. In the view of critics, both the intensity of the early heavy metal as well as the complexity of progressive rock pieces could be identified here. From the song "April", a three-part tribute to April, the central part was played by a chamber orchestra, parallels to the " Five Bridges Suite " by The Nice were drawn.