Product Details
Artist : Deep Purple
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0731454604529
Label : Universal
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2008-03-17
UPC : 731454604529
ASIN : B00000JBFW
Track Listings for
Disc-1
1. Knocking at Your Back Door
2. Under the Gun
3. Nobody's Home
4. Mean Streak
5. Perfect Strangers
6. Gypsy's Kiss
7. Wasted Sunsets
8. Hungry Daze
9. Not Responsible
10. Son of Alerik [*]
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4.5 stars - The reunion is at hand (2004-03-21)  Perfect Strangers (1984.) Deep Purple's eleventh studio album. This is a reunion album, which reunites the classic Mark Two lineup. Deep Purple hadn't released a studio album since 1975's Come Taste the Band. Its members had all gone on to new projects, and thus many fans thought the band was dead. Ritchie Blackmore was playing guitar in his new band, Rainbow. Ian Gillan sang lead vocals in his own band, as well as for Black Sabbath on one album. Roger Glover had continued doing something he loved to do - produce records. Ian Gillan's inital vocal replacement David Coverdale became the lead singer in a new band called Whitesnake. But finally, in the early-mid eighties, Deep Purple's classic Mark Two lineup reunited. At long last Gillan, Glover, and Blackmore were reunited, and ready to rock the world once again. In 1984 the band released its first studio album in nine years - Perfect Strangers. Read on for my review of this album. The Perfect Strangers album isn't necessarily a return to normalcy for the band, nor is it a shift toward the rock trends that were emerging supreme in the eighties - it's a perfect mix of the two. The big hit to come off of this album was Knocking at Your Back Door. The opening to this track with the low-pitched violins is priceless, and the rest of the song is even better. Even after a decade away from the band, Ian Gillan's voice has not diminished at all. Mean Streak takes us back to the classic rock stylings the band used heavily in the early seventies, most notably in the Fireball era. Fans of classic Deep Purple are sure to love this track. And then, of course, we have the slower but still excellent Wasted Sunsets. This track shows the band's musical diversity very well. Hungry Daze is another excellent rocker, which features some of the band's best keyboard work ever. And who could forget Not Responsible? This track sounds very similar to the title track from 1974's Stormbringer album, and any Deep Purple fan knows that can only be a good thing. Although this was Deep Purple's first studio album in nearly a decade, it sounds just as good as anything they did back in the old days. Some versions of this album feature a bonus track - a lengthy instrumental entitled Son of Alerik. This is the way rock instrumentals are supposed to sound, no questions asked. When you purchase the album, make sure the version of the album you are buying is one that has this track. Overall this album was surprisingly good. I was surprised that the band was able to stay so close to their classic hard rock roots - even though they hadn't released a studio album in nearly a decade! If you're a fan of Deep Purple, you've gotta add this one to your collection.
Deep Purple Being Honest With Themselves (2003-11-20)  This 1984 release--one of the most anticipated of that year, eventually going platinum--saw Deep Purple's most successful line-up in a somewhat tentative reunion, fortunately bowing to pressure from their public to record and tour again. The first (and best) document of Purple's 80s reunion era, "Perfect Strangers" is a thrilling album, one of the supergroup's finest. The compositional output of Roger Glover, Ritchie Blackmore, and Ian Gillan is rough and gutsy, while remaining mystic and intriguing. The near lack of sincerity of Deep Purple's reunited friendship is showcased in the hard-hitting, gripping songs, such as the agressive 'Under the Gun,' 'A Gypsy's Kiss,' and the anti-preachy 'Nobody's Home,' as the shaky reunion is captured more sympathetically on the ominous title cut. 'Hungry Daze' and 'Wasted Sunsets' are a gaze back at Purple's fast-living days past (one full of fury, the other longing and lonesome), and 'Knocking At Your Back Door' gave the group a smash hit single. 'Son Of Alerik' is a bonus track for this remaster, a driven and alluring studio jam.The sound of the musicianship on this album could not be immitated; Blackmore's trademark guitar is facinating, Glover's bass reaches brilliant madness, Gillan's barbed wire voice soars, as Jon Lord's organ is a highlight as usual, and drummer Ian Paice remains out of his head. This album is a landmark for Deep Purple, and is aptly titled--the band was reunited only by pressure from their public, making them no longer musical mates, but "Perfect Strangers." Not withstanding, the group were not strangers at all when it came to their common goal of making music.
Begin Second Round (2003-10-05) Deep Purple is just one of those underrated bands. Ten years after the Mark II line-up split and eight years after the band ceased to exist entirely, the best line-up reformed. The time off was necessary, I think. "Perfect Strangers" is a gem of the 80s. It has all of the talent and class of Deep Purple with a matured and evolved style. The title track explores the emotions that still lingered between bandmates, post-reformation. Moody and exotic sounding, the song is centrally placed to anchor the album. It is the spine of this work. All of the songs, aside for maybe "Not Responsible," are well-done and enjoyable. Of course, my favorite song is "Knocking at Your Back Door." It's sleazy and thoroughly enjoyable. Ending the album is "Son of Alerik" a long, solely instrumental piece. Moody, it has a way of conjuring images of somber medieval kings, quite indicative of Blackmore's love of the medieval. All in all, an enjoyable album, perhaps one of their best.
An amazing come back (2003-03-12) "Perfect strangers" from 1984 was Deep Purple's come back album, and the first one since 1973 featuring the classic line up with Ian Gillan on vocals. Time apart form each other was obviously necessary and I'm happy to say that Deep Purple sound very fresh on this release. The dreadful L.A. metal scene had thankfully not gained any success yet, and the music climate was rather healthy. Gillan, who had spent some time with doom rockers Black Sabbath (recording the awful "Born again"), seemed to be in need of redemption. All these things together resulted in a very strong album, on which both Blackmore and Gillan did their best (something that has not always been the case). Memorable songs are the opening melodic rocker "Knocking at your back door", the groovy "Perfect strangers" and "Hungry daze"; the fast pair "Nobody's home" and "Mean streak"; the beautiful ballad "Wasted sunsets". Well, it's top quality from the beginning to the end. After this masterpiece, Purple somewhat failed with the following "House of blue light" - indeed a good album but not comparable to "Perfect strangers". After that, Gillan and Blackmore couldn't stand each other...again, and Gillan left Deep Purple for the second time. The band got Blackmore's old pal Joe Lynn Turner on vocals and recorded a Rainbow sounding album with the title "Slaves & masters".
Too good to be true? (2002-08-14) Everyone seemed to be thrilled with Deep Purple MK II getting back together in '84. I knew this new record would be great...and it is...but the band was not so great. The guys just couldn't get the old unity back. John Lord was in Whitesnake when he came back to record this album. Ian Gillan had his own band and was fresh off a stint in Sabbath. Roger Glover was an esteemed producer, Ritche had his own legendary band, Rainbow. Ian Paice had played in a number of projects, including Whitesnake. The tension could be cut like a knife. Deep Purple, being the gods they are, just couldn't put out anything less then a classic. This record is another legendary record in Purple's history. I think this rates with "In Rock" and their greatest(not to mention THE greatest)record ever, "Machine Head". If you want to know Deep Purple, this is a must.
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