Description
Recorded from October 1969 to April 1970 at the IBC Studio. The cacophony of sound (led by Ritchie Blackmore's blistering guitar solo), which introduces the opener "Speed King," makes it immediately obvious that the band is no longer fooling around. The slightly less intense "Bloodsucker" allows for some breathing room before the band embarks on the album's epic, ten-minute tour de force "Child in Time." In what is arguably his greatest performance, singer Ian Gillan leads the band on a series of crescendos, from the song's gentle beginning through to its ear-shattering climax, and back again to an even more intense encore. With searing power chords, "Flight of the Rat" is another example of the band's new hard-rock stance; though at nearly eight minutes, it too finds room for some extended soloing from Blackmore and Lord. "Into the Fire" and "Living Wreck" are more concise but equally appealing, and despite the closer "Hard Lovin' Man," which waffles on a bit before descending into feedback, this is still an essential album.
Product Details
- Artist
- Deep Purple
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Label / Studio
- EMI
- Media Content Format
- Album
- WOW HD Sales Rank
- #3190
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Original year of release
- 1970
- Music Genre
- Rock
- Year of release
- 2001
- Number of Discs
- 1
- CD 30days Sales Rank
- #2540
- Cast & Crew
- Deep Purple (Music Performer)
Press Reviews
Ranked #78 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...Full-blown rock gods....what they lost in whimsical '60s Englishness they gained in raw rock power... Q (6/00, p.63)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Speed King
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Bloodsucker
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Child in Time
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Flight of the Rat
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Into the Fire
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Living Wreck
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Hard Lovin' Man
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Black Night (Original Single Version)
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Studio Chat (1)
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Speed King (Piano Version)
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Studio Chat (2)
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Cry Free (Roger Glover Remix)
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Studio Chat (3)
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Jam Stew (Unreleased Instrumental)
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Studio Chat (4)
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Flight of the Rat (Roger Glover Remix)
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Studio Chat (5)
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Speed King (Roger Glover Remix)
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Studio Chat (6)
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Black Night (Unedited Roger Glover Remix)
