HAPPY 30th (!!!) PURPLENDICULAR!!!

[Charger]

Can not believe it's been 30 years!!!

The Steve Morse era was the era going strong for Deep Purple when I got into the band. I cannot quite remember which album from them I got first though...I know the first cd I got from the band was the Best Of collection called Deepest Purple as a recommendation from a family member that was heavily into the band and knew that I was getting into hard rock and heavy metal in I'd like to say 1998. I think I got the 25th anniversary edition of In Rock first but might have been Machine Head too I honestly can't remember that anymore.

However Purpendicular was among the first albums from Purple that I bought that's for sure....Might have been Abandon first though...again I cannot be quite certain anymore.

You put the album on and you can right away say this ain't Ritchie Blackmore playing, but rather someone with a very unique style of his own and a talent to match. The opening riff of Ted The Mechanic is so different than anything by anyone ever tells enough that Purple at this point wasn't trying to live off of their past glories but invent something new and still be a driving force in the world of Hard Rock!

There isn't a single track here that sounds like Deep Purple in the 70s, but at the same time there isn't a track here that doesn't sound just like Deep Purple.

Ted, Soon Forgotten, Cascades I'm Not Your Lover, Rosa's Cantina, Hey Cisco and ofcourse the stellar Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming are all tracks that in the past 30 years have been cemented into the canon of Hard Rock.

This is the first album since the iconic Machine Head that doesn't feature a single weak track and just rocks on.

It's not that common that a band after departing with a key member can return with a massive triumph. But this is proof that it can happen.


HAPPY 30th PURPENDICULAR!!!

VAVOOM!

[Zzzptm]

Yeah, 30 years... wow... and such an incredible album! It truly stands the test of time. I love the whole album, but I hold a special place for the bonus track "Don't Hold Your Breath." That's my favorite gem in the constellation.