SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE
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SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE
Shades of Deep Purple is the debut studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in July 1968 on Tetragrammaton in the United States and in September 1968 on Parlophone in the United Kingdom. The band, initially called Roundabout, was the idea of former Searchers drummer Chris Curtis, who recruited Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore before leaving the project. The Mk. I line-up of the band was completed by vocalist/frontman Rod Evans, along with bassist Nick Simper and drummer Ian Paice, in March 1968. -Wikipedia
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From the opening bars of "And the Address," it's clear that they'd gotten down the fundamentals of heavy metal from day one, and at various points the electricity and the beat just surge forth in ways that were startlingly new in the summer of 1968.
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The Metal Archives
2018 - The original material on here is all an excellent start for these would-be lifetime musicians though, "One More Rainy Day" being my personal favorite of the original tracks.
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Pop Matters
it’s evidence of the band’s mastery at interpreting the works of others and Lord’s keyboard work at the beginning, along with Blackmore’s sensitive arpeggios remind us that Purple was about subtlety as often as it was about lack of it
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Mike Ladano
It doesn’t help that Shades of Deep Purple doesn’t really sound that great.
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Subjective Sounds
Overall, there really isn't a bad thing to say about Shades Of Deep Purple. As far as debuts go, it is one of the better ones in rock and roll and you can clearly hear the origins of what the band would become in the years and decades following this 1968 release.
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Audioxide - Andre
Despite its rawness, Shades of Deep Purple remains an enjoyable ride 50 years later, and that’s some feat.
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Audioxide - Fred
There is adventure in this album, it’s just looking for the same treasure others had already found and brought home to the adoring masses.
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Audioxide - Andrew
Shades of Deep Purple still has energy, and while it hasn’t been an earth-shattering experience, it’s made for an enjoyable week of listening.
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Only Solitaire
The humble beginnings - psychedelic heavy metal linked in with classical-influenced pop. Still holds up to time, though.
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
there's nevertheless a great deal of enthusiasm coming out of this album, and competent enthusiasm at that, that's quite infectious to yours truly
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