The "new" Sound moves significantly towards blues rock, but also offers wonderfully melodic elements. Getting Started Morse swings in "Ted The Mechanic" equal times the ax. Ultrafast Poser passages are not his thing. He plays from the first note song useful. And how! What a dry staccato riff! Over the years, the wide-legged Heavy Blues has developed around the mechanic Ted an indispensable live classic. It's hard to believe, but after nearly 30 years in the business succeeds a legend again to surprise. Grandfathering management sounds different. This is clearly audible, unbridled experimentation and playfulness. Tempted immediately to energetic mitgrooven. By the way, the new guitarist shakes a really supple solo out of his sleeve. Best way to get into an album.
"Loosen my Strings" keeps following the submitted top-level. It is full of elegant melodies and includes a memorable soulful solo. This is rock music in absolute perfection, as only very, very few bands achieve on this planet. Ian Gillan is presented in the Strofen punchy and strong, before he goes into higher vocal registers in the chorus. Six minutes never boring and always captivate anew. Masterfully staged Feeling skirt that immediately draws in its spell. The strongest point of the whole plate.
With the rich "Soon Forgotten" Deep Purple live then from their more progressive side. The chorus is built exciting, the keyboard creaks violently, but really does not want me to pack the whole. A good song - but nothing more.
Exceptionally, it is then mixed with the semi-ballad "Sometimes I feel like screaming." Ian Gillan shines once more with his incomparably charismatic voice and Steve Morse ensnared them again with a wonderfully melodic guitar theme. In chorus then the whole troop screwed up a catchy highlight of the album. Really strong.
In comparison, acts "Cascades: I'm not your lover" structurally quite classic. After a dreamy intro to a rich reef pushes to the fore. Unique throwback to old days including an unfettered Jon Lord. The krawalligste the twelve tracks on "Purpendicular" just a lot of fun like everyone else.
The escapist cry for help "The Aviator" Deep Purple surprise in connection again. Such a sound garment would you rather expect from now in the Baroque is coming Richtie Blackmore. This one sounds like a Celtic folk-song, just without bagpipes. Glassy acoustic guitars and a catchy chorus, which acts never overloaded commercially. Another highlight and a pleasant, different kind of color.
"Rosa's Cantina" offers after five minutes of pure groove. Fabled. At no other Purple-piece can be excellent limbs shake. Not even 70 hits the mark "Hush" and "Black Night" can compete in this regard. For the South-impact Steve Morse is responsible. Show his British colleagues that they know they are able to move in this profession. Just awesome.
Pestle Heavy-Blues "A castle full of Rascals" offers drummer Ian Paice once again the perfect stage. His performance on the album is impressive. Although his parts are not particularly demanding, and he certainly can considerably more, he puts great enthusiasm to the day. In some places the little klatschige snare should have been but voluminous. This reduces the performance but only marginally.
In "A Touch Away" then reenters the collective to the fore. The semi-ballad dances gracefully in front of him and the band are more relaxed and confident. "Light as a feather" up. Perfect timing in conjunction with light-footed calm that produces in the listener a feeling of deep satisfaction. Particularly suitable for summer convertible rides. Stark.
With "Hey Cisco" it goes on much rabid. Crushing double bass and a dangerous bassline by Roger Glover.
Leidiglich "Somebody stole my guitar" leaves the big ideas are missing something. Solider Hard Rock, nothing more.
The same applies to the final "Purpendicular Waltz".
Despite the somewhat average end is "Purpendicular" All in all, a really strong album. Perhaps the most recent true classics of rock dinosaurs. The subsequent "Abandon" (1998), "Bananas" (2003) and "Rapture of the Deep" (2005) reached a similar density to class songs only in its infancy. Mid 90 Deep Purple prove that they can exist in the midst of an altered rock environment perfectly. They mainly due to the introduction of Steve Morse. By now he has become indispensable and influenced the band sound authoritative.
After the death of Jon Lord, the remaining members go (except for Morse) attention to the 70. If the rumors are true, fans will still get 2013 to hear rock legends one last studio life Signs of Hard. It will be interesting what they have to say musically in the 21st century by then more than 45 years in the business. Perhaps jumping yes again a similar feat as anno 1996 out of it.
