Purpendicular
1996 studio album by Deep Purple From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Purpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released on 5 February 1996.[4] It is their first album with guitarist Steve Morse from Dixie Dregs, who replaced Ritchie Blackmore. The album entered the UK Charts on 17 February 1996, where it peaked at No. 58.[5]
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| Released | 5 February 1996 | |||
| Recorded | February–October 1995 | |||
| Studio | Greg Rike Productions, Altamonte Springs, Florida | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 62:16 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Deep Purple | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blogcritics | (favourable)[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[3] |
Recording
The album was recorded at Greg Rike Productions, Orlando, Florida from February to October 1995 and engineered by Darren Schneider and Keith Andrews. It had a more experimental approach than previous albums. The arrangement to "The Aviator", employed an acoustic folk/country arrangement that had not been heard on the band's previous work since "Anyone's Daughter" from Fireball. Several of the songs such as "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" featured less keyboard, focusing on guitar. Morse introduced pinch harmonics to the band's sound, such as on "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" and "Somebody Stole My Guitar".[6] "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" and "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" remained regular features in Deep Purple's live setlist in recent tours.
Like the title of the band's following album, Abandon, Purpendicular is a pun; in this case, based on the band's name and the word "Perpendicular".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Loosen My Strings" | 5:57 |
| 3. | "Soon Forgotten" | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" | 7:29 |
| 5. | "Cascades: I'm Not Your Lover" | 4:43 |
| 6. | "The Aviator" | 5:20 |
| 7. | "Rosa's Cantina" | 5:10 |
| 8. | "A Castle Full of Rascals" | 5:11 |
| 9. | "A Touch Away" | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Hey Cisco" | 5:53 |
| 11. | "Somebody Stole My Guitar" | 4:09 |
| 12. | "The Purpendicular Waltz" | 4:45 |
All tracks are written by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Steve Morse, Ian Paice
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "(empty track)" | |
| 14. | "Don't Hold Your Breath" | 4:39 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Don't Hold Your Breath" | 4:40 |
| 14. | "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (single edit) | 4:35 |
Personnel
- Deep Purple
- Ian Gillan – lead vocals, harmonica
- Steve Morse – guitars, backing vocals[7]
- Jon Lord – keyboards
- Roger Glover – bass
- Ian Paice – drums
- Production
- Darren Schneider, Keith Andrews – engineers, mixing at Parc Studios, Orlando, Florida
- Adam Barber – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 16 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 47 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 87 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 9 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 20 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] | 17 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] | 28 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] | 30 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] | 82 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 3 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 17 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 58 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[20] | 4 |
References
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