Deep Purple - In Rock
| Release date: | 3 June 1970 |
| Style: | Hard rock, Heavy metal |
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01. Speed King
02. Bloodsucker
03. Child In Time
04. Flight Of The Rat
05. Into The Fire
06. Living Wreck
07. Hard Lovin' Man
Anniversary Edition bonus tracks:
08. Black Night [original single version]
09. Studio Chat
10. Speed King [piano version]
11. Studio Chat
12. Cry Free [Roger Glover Remix]
13. Studio Chat
14. Jam Stew [unreleased instrumental]
15. Studio Chat
16. Flight Of The Rat [Roger Glover remix]
17. Studio Chat
18. Speed King [Roger Glover remix]
19. Studio Chat
20. Black Night [unedited Roger Glover remix]
Top 20 albums of 1970: 3
Top 200 albums of all time: 151
02. Bloodsucker
03. Child In Time
04. Flight Of The Rat
05. Into The Fire
06. Living Wreck
07. Hard Lovin' Man
Anniversary Edition bonus tracks:
08. Black Night [original single version]
09. Studio Chat
10. Speed King [piano version]
11. Studio Chat
12. Cry Free [Roger Glover Remix]
13. Studio Chat
14. Jam Stew [unreleased instrumental]
15. Studio Chat
16. Flight Of The Rat [Roger Glover remix]
17. Studio Chat
18. Speed King [Roger Glover remix]
19. Studio Chat
20. Black Night [unedited Roger Glover remix]
Top 20 albums of 1970: 3
Top 200 albums of all time: 151
Review
Lyrics Ian Gillan - vocals
Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord - keyboards
Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
Ian Paice - drums
Roger Glover - bass, vocals
Rating:
8.8
8.8
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Rating: 8.8 |
"Child In Time" is one of the greatest things ever recorded. With that out of the way, we can move on to the rest of the review. In Rock, though maybe a hair inferior to the eternally great Machine Head, still captures Deep Purple at the greatest point in its history. The Mark II lineup delivers its debut album with a sonic punch to the chest that leaves no doubts about where heavy metal originated. Read more ›› |
04.06.2020
| 04.06.2020 |
I am fairly sure that the world in 1970, precisely 50 years ago, wasn't ready for Ian Gillan's screams in "Child In Time". Or for most things else in "Child In Time" for that matter. Or for Ritchie Blackmore's galloping guitars in "Hard Lovin' Man". Or Jon Lord setting a new standard for using organ in heavy music. It wasn't the first Deep Purple album, but it was the first in this lineup, the one which is the reason why we even talk about Deep Purple on a metal site. There were hard rock bands before, but none of them, sans the one that literally birthed heavy metal, was as heavy as Deep Purple was on In Rock. RaduP's picks | More picks ›› |
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| Cryzpin Posts: 113 From: Czech Republic  |
Just listening again to the "Child In Time" and it's amazing! Actualy i can't recollect any other rock/metal song which could match this one regarding songwriting and composition. Brilliant album, much of playful songwriting, outstanding performance.
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| musicalkaratekid Posts: 1506 From: UK |
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| Pelagial Posts: 84 From: France  |
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| Zap Guest Posts: 3498  |
It's impossible for me to give this album the right rating, Child In Time is simply one of the most amazing songs of all time, but other than that song there isn't one song of this album I even remotely remember after a gazillion listens...
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands  |
Written by Zap on 03.04.2012 at 20:15 Not even Speed King? 
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Azarath Free as a.. Fish Posts: 949 From: Finland  |
Child In Time is the obvious centerpiece and probably the greatest song Purple ever did, but the album is more about the intensity of the performances (the amazing Blackmore / Lord interplay, Gillan's crazy screaming) than the individual songs. That's not to say that Speed King, Bloodsucker and Flight Of The Rat aren't Purple classics too.
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| Zap Guest Posts: 3498 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 03.04.2012 at 20:30 Not even Speed King...
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands |
Written by Zap on 05.04.2012 at 01:45 I am surprised that you as a thrash fan (or am I confusing you with someone else? ) can't even remember Speed King, which is considered by many one fo the very first proto speed/thrash songs.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Zap Guest Posts: 3498 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 05.04.2012 at 01:49 Well, I am a thrash fan, but the thing is, I've never really liked Deep Purple that much, apart from Child in Time of course. I've always respected Deep Purple, but I just don't like listening to them  . Saying this makes me feel like one of those guys that doesn't like Black Sabbath, yet still listens to metal... 
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands |
Written by Zap on 05.04.2012 at 01:58 Both is possible though very weird 
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Carl Berg Carl Berg Posts: 589 From: Luxembourg  |
Written by Pelagial on 02.03.2012 at 18:27 You sir, have good taste in music.
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| Zap Guest Posts: 3498 |
And after two years since I last commented here I've come to appreciate this album more (though, for me, it's still not the masterpiece everyone makes it out to be).
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| Dave FC Posts: 199 From: Spain  |
( Copied from 'review' page, if anyone is interested...): Child In Time is awesome. And this too (the mighty (John) Lord took the intro from this song):
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| JC Steele Steelemeister Posts: 3143 From: Finland  |
Two unquestionable masterpiece songs and other great ones as well, but I wouldn't say all the songs are 10/10 material (mainly "Into The Fire" isn't). Not quite one of the top DP albums IMO. Tad overrated?
---- My vision is augmented A Call for New 'Revolutionaries' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8HwtRAvalo A Call for Parallel Institutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=]Vw3tUXdLu2Y
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| JoHn Doe Posts: 4521  |
Written by JC Steele on 15.02.2020 at 21:12 How is one of the most important early 70s albums overrated? Your comment made me really sad. 
---- I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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| JC Steele Steelemeister Posts: 3143 From: Finland |
Written by JoHn Doe on 18.02.2020 at 19:14 Yes I admit it's importantance, which is not the main factor in my rating though; I'm mainly rating for how good I find the songs on this album. Personally I don't remember myself listening to this album much at all except for Speed King and Child in TIme.
---- My vision is augmented A Call for New 'Revolutionaries' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8HwtRAvalo A Call for Parallel Institutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=]Vw3tUXdLu2Y
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| AndyMetalFreak A Nice Guy Posts: 4233 From: UK  |
Child in Time imo is one of the best songs ever, it has everything, an epic slow steady build up, with the bass and keyboards, then the vocals just go from being eerily quiet to going absolutely insane, then Ritchie takes over midway through with just a simply breathtaking solo, showing how incredibly talented of guitarist he is, then tje song slows and ends the way it started. I'm not sure how Ian Gillen holds them high notes but that is some incredible vocal range for sure. This band were incredibly talented, especially for the early 70s, just some of the songs on this album weren't to the same standard of Black Night, Speed King and Child in Time, brilliant album but not quite as consistent as Machine Head.
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| nonZero Posts: 1181 From: UK  |
Machine Head (9.3/10) is in my top 60 albums, but I struggle to appreciate this album to the same level. 'Child In Time' is great, but the rest of the album just simply isn't very memorable IMO. Good songwriting, sure, just not outstanding.
---- Top 400 Albums (ordered & rated) Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres) So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
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| Tom Muller Posts: 239 From: Luxembourg  |
Child in time , one of the greatest songs ever
---- Can you see it
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| metalbrat Posts: 818 From: India |
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