Deep Purple: Rupture Of The Deep

Nearly 40 years on from their formation, Deep Purple - one of the longest-serving bands in rock history - are back again with yet another album. Unfortunately, it is evident that since the departure of influential guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1994, the band's energy has drained out. Repetitive guitar riffs, general lack of quality song-writing, shortage of guitar solos and Gillan's ageing voice can no longer inspire most classic rock fans.

Nevertheless, "Rupture Of The Deep" kicks off in a promising fashion with some decent songs such as "Money Talks" and "Girls Like That" and even mid-album there is a solid ballad in the form of "Clearly Quite Absurd". However, the remaining songs can easily be classified as...

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