earMusic  [Release date 05.09.25]

Released in October 2005, Deep Purple’s 18th studio album gets a well deserved reissue.

This wonderful album was the 2nd to feature pianist Don Airey and 4th with guitarist Steve Morse.

Many still imagine this album as a recent production (myself included), but it’s 20 years old now, hard to believe how time has flown.

This album received many good reviews at the time, and rightfully so, but there’s always the feeling this album gets overlooked. Now’s your chance to check it out, and with its new mix, it’s better than ever.

While the original running order may have seemed out of place, that’s been rejigged and the album flows much better, and the new mix improves the sound greatly; the album really comes to life here.

The original 10 track album is bolstered by two extra tracks, one from the Japanese pressing and the second, ‘Things I Never Said’ (originally released on disc 2 of the tour edition) is one of Gillan’s finest performances and one of the new millennium’s best Deep Purple tracks. It’s track 2 hear and it really grabs you and shows you just how good the period was for Purple.

The opening track ‘Money Talks’ is a great start, the new mix showcasing a hard and crunchy guitar, and Don Airey’s inner Jon Lord shines through on the Hammond organ, and the middle rhythmic break shows some great work from Gillan. The title track has an eastern influence. Then there’s ‘Clearly Quite Absurd’, a well crafted fine pop/rock song of the gentle kind, but each member is still able to show off.

A cracking album now made even better, and a bonus disc with some demo recordings, a must for any fan.

The album’s sound and running order have been tweaked, and so has the artwork. Some colour added, and the trifold card sleeve has a textured sleeve (similar to original pressings of the Fireball LP). Booklet with extensive notes on the album.

Definitely a release of a the year. ****1/2

Review by Joe Geesin

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