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By the time of this 1971 release, Deep Purple was in the midst of making the
transition from the hard-edged pop of the band's first line-up to a band that
was battling Led Zeppelin for the hard rock crown.
Having already gotten off to a great start with DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK, this Purple
lineup of Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover, and Ian Paice
fit together like interlocking pieces. Blessed with such unerring chemistry,
Purple raised the bar for hard rock with such nuggets as the hard-driving title
track and thegrinding "Fools". Elsewhere, they show surprising range
with the country-flavoured "Anyone's Daughter" (featuring some
impressive finger picking by Blackmore) and the Jimi Hendrix-influenced "No
One Came" (which includes a dollop of psychedelic backwards guitar). Also
included is the Purple epic "The Mule", a sweeping tour de force
dominated by Blackmore's Middle Eastern-tinged soloing and Lord's Pink Floyd-ian
keyboard runs. The song became a highlight of Deep Purple's liveshows.
1. Fireball
2. No No No
3. Demon's Eye
4. Anyone's Daughter
5. Mule
6. Fools
7. No One Came
8. Strange Kind Of Woman
9. I'm Alone
10. Freedom
11. Slow Train
12. Demon's Eye (2)
13. Midnight In Moscow
14. Robin Hood
15. William Tell
16. Fireball (1)
17. Piano Insert
18. No One Came (2)