Описание
Deep Purple- ICON- CD- 10.01.2012-
The Island Def Jam Music Group/Mercury Records/Universal Music Company- 602527836553- 400 grn
If any heavy-metal group deserves the ICON label, it's these trailblazing UK legends. DEEP PURPLE is featured in a new series of albums "featuring the greatest hits, signature tunes and fan favorites of the most popular artists in music history," which promise to offer "unprecedented value to consumers." The aptly named ICON series from Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) launched in August 31, 2010, with releases from 30 major artists spanning rock, pop, R&B and country. Each album includes roughly a dozen hit tracks. Despite the band's constant personnel changes, which featured a revolving cast that included Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, and Ian Gillan at one time or another, Deep Purple's then-innovative blend of hard rock, prog rock histrionics, and nascent heavy metal in the early '70s makes them, in retrospect, the perfect template for bands like Led Zeppelin, who then pushed hard rock toward hair band metal later in the decade. This 11-track set makes an OK introduction to the group's legacy, but not a great one, since the versions collected here of the band's biggest hits "Smoke On The Water," their cover of Joe South's "Hush," "Woman From Tokyo," and "Strange Kind Of Woman" are all live versions and not the original radio mixes. The live versions are both credible and fine, but Deep Purple was really one of the first arena bands, which forced them to draw large strokes in concert, and the versions here lack some of the precision of the original singles. That said, there are some cool cuts included of songs that are lesser known but no less memorable like "Knocking At Your Back Door" and "Perfect Strangers" (which sounds like Led Zeppelin before there was a Led Zeppelin), and all of it adds up to a fair survey of what this band was all about -- you'll find yourself wanting to hear the original single versions of the big hits, though. Good album with some live tracks, plus the classics that everyone knows. All round worth getting a must for your collection.
Comes In A Regular Jewel Case With Transparent Tray Includes Foldout Insert.
Made In The U.S.A.
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