I have felt the Burn I have herad the Stormbringer but how the hell is this one compared to the other two?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Taste_the_Band
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Taste_the_Band
How about this Purple album?!
- Thread starter sixxswine
- Start date
TheWhisper
Cobra Kai Never Dies
It definitely has it's moments, but don't expect it to 'sound' like other DP albums. Obviously with no Blackmore that signature sound is basically gone. Really they aren't any big guitar riff driven songs, but if you listen with an open mind you will find a very good, albeit different, DP album. Tommy Bolin was a great player and the result is a groovier, more funky album than DP had been known for, at least to my ears. Bolin & Hughes were a great pairing, a shame that they didn't get to explore their musical relationship further. Just don't go into it with a 'Machine Head' or 'Burn' mindset and you might really get into this album.
I'll add this: To my ears this album is closer to what Coverdale went on to next, with his solo/early Whitenake albums.
I'll add this: To my ears this album is closer to what Coverdale went on to next, with his solo/early Whitenake albums.
I've had Slaves & Masters on cassette for years, which Im not really crazy about, I've probably played it 10 times in 17 years.. lol.
I bought Rapture of the Deep a few years ago and I still play that 4 or 5 times a year anyhow. Theres some cool grooves on it, I've always been a fan of Steve Morse so I connect anyhow, he does some pretty good rock on Rapture, quite a bit different from the Dregs material. Theres one Morse typical Celtic sounding song thats actually quite good having vocals on it. Gillans day of being a super vocalist are long gone and that would probably be the weekest point of the album. So its got Glover, Paice and Gillan on it with Don Airey on keys and Morse on guitar.
I love Tommy Bolins work but if you go into Come Taste the Band expecting to hear Deep Purple your done for. Bolin and Huges were a bit funky, a bit bluesy, theres a song on there thats almost like that Stevie Wonder or Dr. John funk. "This Time Around(owed to G)" starts as a ballad with piano and Huges singing that does sound like Wonder, then it gets a bit progressive with a rock fusion edge and you can hear what Bolins about, I like it but dont know about metal heads... Then theres some good rock on it "Love Child" is rockin. "You Keep On Moving" is bluesy. All three: Coverdale, Huges and Bolin do vocals. Its better if your already a Bolin fan but Bolin and Blackmore were nothing alike. He was good with a slide but damn I wish he didnt feel the need to use it so often. Tommys best work was in James Gang and on his own, some cool guitar work on Cobhams Spectrum album and Alphonse Mouzon - Mind Transplant. The Deep Purple thing was just wrong for him, the fans didnt like it, he had stars in his eyes and was partying it up way too much. He just went downhill from there, he had too much going on plus he was druggin it heavy after Purple. But check it out.... look at what he had going on in just over 3 years....
1973 : James Gang - Bang & giggin, Billy Cobhams -Spectrum
1974 : James Gang - Miami & giggin, guitar work on Alphonse Mouson's - Mind Transplant
1975 : Deep Purple - Come Taste the Band & touring the world, Tommy Bolin - Teaser, , guitar work on Moxy - Moxy
1976 : Tommy Bolin - Private Eyes.... lots of drugs and by Dec '76 he was done......
the Deep Purple is my least favorite of this list of work, every once in a while it shines.
I bought Rapture of the Deep a few years ago and I still play that 4 or 5 times a year anyhow. Theres some cool grooves on it, I've always been a fan of Steve Morse so I connect anyhow, he does some pretty good rock on Rapture, quite a bit different from the Dregs material. Theres one Morse typical Celtic sounding song thats actually quite good having vocals on it. Gillans day of being a super vocalist are long gone and that would probably be the weekest point of the album. So its got Glover, Paice and Gillan on it with Don Airey on keys and Morse on guitar.
I love Tommy Bolins work but if you go into Come Taste the Band expecting to hear Deep Purple your done for. Bolin and Huges were a bit funky, a bit bluesy, theres a song on there thats almost like that Stevie Wonder or Dr. John funk. "This Time Around(owed to G)" starts as a ballad with piano and Huges singing that does sound like Wonder, then it gets a bit progressive with a rock fusion edge and you can hear what Bolins about, I like it but dont know about metal heads... Then theres some good rock on it "Love Child" is rockin. "You Keep On Moving" is bluesy. All three: Coverdale, Huges and Bolin do vocals. Its better if your already a Bolin fan but Bolin and Blackmore were nothing alike. He was good with a slide but damn I wish he didnt feel the need to use it so often. Tommys best work was in James Gang and on his own, some cool guitar work on Cobhams Spectrum album and Alphonse Mouzon - Mind Transplant. The Deep Purple thing was just wrong for him, the fans didnt like it, he had stars in his eyes and was partying it up way too much. He just went downhill from there, he had too much going on plus he was druggin it heavy after Purple. But check it out.... look at what he had going on in just over 3 years....
1973 : James Gang - Bang & giggin, Billy Cobhams -Spectrum
1974 : James Gang - Miami & giggin, guitar work on Alphonse Mouson's - Mind Transplant
1975 : Deep Purple - Come Taste the Band & touring the world, Tommy Bolin - Teaser, , guitar work on Moxy - Moxy
1976 : Tommy Bolin - Private Eyes.... lots of drugs and by Dec '76 he was done......
the Deep Purple is my least favorite of this list of work, every once in a while it shines.
mdmatt4ever
Member
- Sep 27, 2006
- 2,752
- 26
- 48
TheWhisper
Cobra Kai Never Dies
It's an excellent album with really no weak tracks whatsoever.
As other have stated, it's NOT the Purple you know, being that it's without the Man In Black. HOWEVER, it's not far removed from Stormbringer in style.
Bolin was an awesome player....check out some of his solo stuff or his two albums with James Gang, if you can.
This album is dominated by Coverdale, Bolin, and, of course, Glenn Hughes. Very funky and bluesy and delivered through a hard rock vehicle.
Check out the awesome groove-riffs on "I Need Love" and "Love Child". Great Bolin-dominated stuff.
Hughes composed two of his BEST ever tracks in "Gettin' Tighter" and "This Time Around", both of which remain in his live set to this day.
As other have stated, it's NOT the Purple you know, being that it's without the Man In Black. HOWEVER, it's not far removed from Stormbringer in style.
Bolin was an awesome player....check out some of his solo stuff or his two albums with James Gang, if you can.
This album is dominated by Coverdale, Bolin, and, of course, Glenn Hughes. Very funky and bluesy and delivered through a hard rock vehicle.
Check out the awesome groove-riffs on "I Need Love" and "Love Child". Great Bolin-dominated stuff.
Hughes composed two of his BEST ever tracks in "Gettin' Tighter" and "This Time Around", both of which remain in his live set to this day.
Trans-Siberian Outcast
Savaholic
If you end up liking Come Taste the Band, you've gotta get Tommy Bolin's solo cd called Private Eyes (if you don't already have it). It's a 70s rock classic and can usually be found dirt cheap in bargain bins and truck stops.
ramses
Member
- Jan 19, 2004
- 1,103
- 0
- 36
I got to get Private Eyes as soon as I get another job...I miss going to the record stores every weekend and picking up a few albums...unemployment checks make it impossible,it just covers my bills. I really like the Coverdale era. I was very hesitant 10 years ago when I first picked up Burn, but I was impressed, and the others followed. No, they're not as good as Machine Head, In Rock, but I listen to them in almost a non-Purple way, because I like the vocals/vocal harmonies that Hughes/Coverdale brought to the table. And the incorporated funk sound helped with their more bluesy style of singing.
My top 5 D.P.
Machine Head
Fireball
Burn
In Rock
Stormbringer
With Steve Morse in the band, they've once again breathed new life in the band...with less ego to boot!
My top 5 D.P.
Machine Head
Fireball
Burn
In Rock
Stormbringer
With Steve Morse in the band, they've once again breathed new life in the band...with less ego to boot!
Trans-Siberian Outcast
Savaholic
Absolutely, they are still going strong. I haven't heard the 90s output, but Bananas and Rapture of the Deep are strong albums. I got the DVD concert Deep Purple: Live at Montreaux (2006) and it kicks my ass every time I watch it. Excellent sound, video and performance. Steve Morse is the perfect replacement for Blackmore because he holds true to the spirit of the DP sound but brings his own element.
Papa Josh
Minister of Propaganda
I'm 33, and my father recently saw them in concert somewhere and said it was literally the best concert he had ever seen in his life.
Trans-Siberian Outcast
Savaholic
Hughes composed two of his BEST ever tracks in "Gettin' Tighter" and "This Time Around", both of which remain in his live set to this day.
Bolin and Lord got writing credit for it too, sure seems the second instrumental part screams "Bolin came up with this".
If you like good songwriting and Deep Purple.
Well the first part is in the eye of the beholder I suppose, but I have been on a huge Deep Purple kick lately...
mdmatt4ever
Member
- Sep 27, 2006
- 2,752
- 26
- 48
i really like rapture of the deep. i thought it was the most deep purple sounding album in a long time. bananas is pretty good to. the song "haunted" is worth the prce of that cd
Trans-Siberian Outcast
Savaholic
I actually like Bananas better than Rapture, by just a tad. Rapture is true classic DP style, while Bananas had a little more diversity, a mixed bag of cool songs and styles.
Similar threads
