Purpendicular
Purpendicular | ||||
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Studio album by Deep Purple | ||||
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 | |||
Deep Purple chronology | ||||
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Singles from Purpendicular | ||||
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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] |
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]
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
All tracks are written by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Steve Morse, Ian Paice
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "(empty track)" | |
14. | "Don't Hold Your Breath" | 4:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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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
- ^ Miller, Glen. Purpendicular at AllMusic
- ^ Bowling, David (14 February 2017). "Music Review: Deep Purple – Purpendicular". Blogcritics. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 109–110. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ "Deep Purple albums".
- ^ "Deep Purple official charts".
- ^ Ladano, Mike (14 January 2015). "Review: Deep Purple - Purpendicular (1996 US bonus track)". Mike Ladano.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Steve Morse". Deep Purple. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Deep Purple – Purpendicular" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Deep Purple – Purpendicular" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Deep Purple – Purpendicular" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Deep Purple: Purpendicular" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Deep Purple – Purpendicular" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1996. 14. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Deep Purple – Purpendicular". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Deep Purple – Purpendicular". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Deep Purple – Purpendicular". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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