[Review] Deep Purple: Shades of Deep Purple (1968)
On the band’s debut, they follow the tracks of Cream and Jimi Hendrix, and they don’t step lightly.
On the band’s debut, they follow the tracks of Cream and Jimi Hendrix, and they don’t step lightly.
Purple was pushed to release a second album quickly, and Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord promptly came up with this proggy effort.
The heavier third album marks the end of Mark I, highlighted by the 12-minute “April.”
[Kronomyth 4.0] Rhapsody in Purple.
The followup to their massively heavy fifth album doesn’t quite live up to its title, but it does rock.
Hard rock, heavy metal, call it what you want, Machine Head is an absolute classic.
The last album from Mk. II hits the mark again with a strong collection of songs led by “Woman From Tokyo.”