Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers

Excellent comeback album from a band that had been inactive for virtually nine years. Although Gillain's vocals do come across as slightly weaker than they were in the 70s, he still puts good effort in. Lord's keyboard work is as eccentric as ever and Blackmore uses his guitar solos to really power each and every song through to the end. The title track is naturally the most famous song on the album and definitely one of the band's most memorably song (given that it's been covered by so many bands since), but it would be cruel to forget the awesomeness of 'Knocking at your back door' and 'A gypsy's kiss'.

Very good comeback album with the Mk II line-up. "Knocking at Your Back Door" is an excellent track and the title track sounds like Deep Purple's "Kashmir", with Gillan even sounding a bit like Robert Plant in some parts of the song.

Written by Ace Frawley on 26.07.2013 at 14:17

Very good comeback album with the Mk II line-up. "Knocking at Your Back Door" is an excellent track and the title track sounds like Deep Purple's "Kashmir", with Gillan even sounding a bit like Robert Plant in some parts of the song.

* Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir"

Yes, I know that the song "Kashmir" is by Led Zeppelin, so what I meant is that the song sounds like Deep Purple's equivalent.

Written by musicalkaratekid on 23.05.2013 at 15:50

Excellent comeback album from a band that had been inactive for virtually nine years.

Deep Purple was inactive indeed, but the musicians were not, all of them made music in different bands or solo.

Gillan and Blackmore hated each other so much it took them a decade to re-join forces, and only grudgingly. Money was the motive, so it's a miracle they even managed to put together two decent songs. Namely the title track and the opener. To their credit, even among the filler tracks, which dominate most of the album, none of them are repulsive. It helps not having Coverdale being mistreated.

My personal Top 3 songs from the album:

Perfect Strangers
Knocking At Your Back Door
Hungry Daze