Music : In Rock: 25th Anniversary Edition

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724383401925
Label: EMI
Manufacturer: EMI
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: EMI
Release Date: June 19, 1995
Studio: EMI
Sales Rank: 1243
834019

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Disc 1:

1. Speed King
2. Bloodsucker
3. Child In Time
4. Flight Of The Rat
5. Into The Fire
6. Living Wreck
7. Hard Lovin' Man
8. Black Night
9. Studio Chat 1
10. Speed King (1)
11. Studio Chat 2
12. Cry Free
13. Studio Chat 3
14. Jam Stew
15. Studio Chat 4
16. Flight Of The Rat (1)
17. Studio Chat 5
18. Woffle And Speed King
19. Studio Chat 6
20. Black Night (1)

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Monolithic, immense and enduring--much like that cover image: the band-members' heads carved into the side of a mountain, a la Mt. Rushmore. Perhaps they felt they'd earned such veneration, having emerged relatively unscathed from the experience of Jon Lord's overblown Concerto For Group And Orchestra. Whatever the rationale, the band regrouped in early 1970--complete with new vocalist Ian Gillan--and set about making one of the decade's undisputed hard-rock classics. For all their undoubted power--and despite the jazzy inflections of Ian Paice's drumming--there's little in the way of groove to these tracks; rather, they're about volume and density, the simple piling-on of dynamics. Clocking in at over ten minutes, "Child In Time" ranks as a classic of its kind, while tracks like "Speed King" and "Into The Fire" see the band at its most unfettered--Richie Blackmore and Lord trading solos with a dazzling sort of ease, and Gillan loosing the full-throated roar for which he soon became renowned. --Andrew McGuire




Rating: - The album that put the wow in wow!!!!!!!!!!
Its probably fair to say that this is the one album that sits in just about every self respecting rock fans collection, whether they, like me, were knocking about on its original release, or for younger enthusiasts have bought it for its historical value.
This mk2 version of Purple, benefiting from the addition of Ian Gillan's wonderful vocal range (my daughter calls him 'the voice') and Roger Glover's excellent bass and knowledge of musical arrangements, kicked off with an album that not only ... Read More

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Rating: - Mark II - change in direction for the better
For those of you who are unaware this was the second incarnation of Deep Purple, the most notable change being the vocalist Ian Gillan with his screaming, howling and soulful vocal chords. Faint of heart beware, this could have been the founding point of heavy metal (Speed King). They went in an instant from being an art rock band to being a hard rock band. The three pronged attack of organ, vocal and guitar make this album see-saw between brooding and frantic. However, nothing can be taken away from ... Read More

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Rating: - Definitely not dull and spiritless
I've owned several versions of this album on vinyl, cassette and CD since it was first released, so know it pretty well, so I thought I'd comment on some of the other reviews. The comparisons with Led Zepellin made me play the "Remasters" double-CD, then look up Leaden in the dictionary, as it sounded more like Leaden Zeppelin. Well, one definition was, yes you've guessed, it "dull and spiritless". I'd also like to address comments about Ian Paice having "less bash", and the band "never having been ... Read More

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Rating: - On fire
An explosion of guitar, cascading sparks, then the settling into serene organ: so begins 'In Rock' and Deep Purple's halcyon period. The contrast between Ritchie Blackmore's opening burst and what he did on the previous studio album with the old line-up is obvious. Here, he is unrestrained, whereas he seemed more like an anonymous team player for too much of the album. The earlier recordings were mildly impressive, but, particularly with a more dynamic vocalist in Ian Gillan upfront, the band show an unprecedented ... Read More

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Rating: - You want hard rock? THIS is Hard Rock.
I was 16 when I picked this up in 1970. I had already dug the first incarnation of Purple's work on "Lalena" by Donovan,"Blind","Chasing Shadows", "Hard Road (Wring That Neck)", "The Shield", the stunning baroque rock "April", "Emmeretta", "Bird Has Flown"...but when Nic Simper & Rod Evans were replaced by Ian Gillian & Roger Glover, we had a *whole* different animal. This was the same year that "Led Zeppelin II" and "Black Sabbath" crossed my turntable....and this still gets played whenever I need a shot of ... Read More

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