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Deep Purple: Rupture Of The Deep
Written by The Rock Radio staff, November 2005 © The Rock
Radio
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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 album fillers and the least
said about them the better.
This is not a terrible album by any means, but not up to the standard that
Deep Purple used to produce back in the 70's. It appears that the much used
term of "selling-out" applies too well for a band that refuses to let go.
Released: November 1, 2005
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