The Book of Taliesyn
Occupation
- Vocals: Rod Evans
- Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore
- Hammond Organ: Jon Lord
- Bass: Nick Simper
- Drums: Ian Paice
The Book of Taliesyn (English for "The Book of Taliesin " ) is the second studio album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, and was the first band line (Mark I) recorded. It was released on 11 December 1968 in the USA and in the summer of 1969, in all other countries. Originally brought only as a record on the market, is now available on CD in various editions, however, and can be purchased with or without bonus tracks.
The album is named after the historical book Book of Taliesin Welsh bard Taliesin.
Music style
Like the first album Shades of Deep Purple are already on The Book of Taliesyn next originals to find cover versions of classics such as We Can Work It Out ( The Beatles ), Kentucky Woman ( Neil Diamond) and the River known by Ike & Tina Turner has become Deep, Mountain High.
Compared to the more familiar, later Deep Purple occupations expected this album, as well as predecessors and successors, relatively gently. Jon Lord's organ is the dominant instrument, behind the Ritchie Blackmore's brutal guitar in the early phase of the band back is something else.
The cover of River Deep, Mountain High begins with the initiation of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and is then extended to about ten minutes. In addition, the original composition Anthem, which completely disappears in a central part to the accompaniment of a full orchestra in baroque music, only to return again towards the end of the skirt, is important. Anthem is regarded as the preparers still well -known piece from April third album, Deep Purple, which uses the same elements. Exposure as an introduction to Beatles - We Can Work It Out piece begins as an adaptation of the second movement of the 7th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, and then on to quote the overture Romeo and Juliet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
The instrumental blues variation Wring That Neck (in the U.S. originally as " Hard Road " hereinafter) was until the 1990s an integral part of the live program and later occupations of the band and reached not the " duel " between Blackmore and Lord rarely lengths of well over ten minutes.