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Deep Purple- SLAVES AND MASTERS- CD- 05.10.1990/15.01.1996- RCA/BMG Music- 743211871921- 400 grn
SLAVES AND MASTERS is the thirteenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, and was released on 5th October 1990. This is the only Deep Purple album to feature former Rainbow lead vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, who had joined the previous year after the firing of Ian Gillan. Before hiring Turner, the band had considered singer Jimi Jamison of Survivor, but other obligations made him unavailable. Following its release, SLAVES AND MASTERS the album dramatically sold below expectations, as compared to Deep Purple's previous album, The House of Blue Light with Gillan. A song from the SLAVES AND MASTERS recording sessions was rearranged for the soundtrack of the 1990 movie Fire, Ice And Dynamite. Jon Lord did not play on the song, which was performed by the four other members of the Mark V Deep Purple line-up. Despite underwhelming album sales, Deep Purple had a relatively successful tour in support of SLAVES AND MASTERS in 1991. Joe Lynn Turner was still a member of the group when they began writing and recording their next album in 1992, but under duress from managers who were eyeing a 25th anniversary tour, Deep Purple ultimately decided to bring back the Mark II line-up for their 1993 studio album The Battle Rages On...
PERSONNEL: Joe Lynn Turner – lead vocals; Ritchie Blackmore – guitars; Roger Glover – bass, additional keyboards, production, mixing; Jon Lord – organ, keyboards, string arrangements; Ian Paice – drums; String orchestra led by Jesse Levy.
Deep Purple went through more than their share of personnel changes over the years. Longtime Deep Purple followers continued to hope that Blackmore - who made promising contributions to the sound of 1984's reunion LP Perfect Strangers - would help the band to reclaim the metal throne, but SLAVES AND MASTERS was hardly the album to further the cause. For this album, Ritchie Blackmore dumped Ian Gillan from the band and brought in his old chum from Rainbow, Joe Lynn Turner. The album sounds much more like a Turner-era Rainbow album than a Deep Purple album. The first three songs are all really good - ''King Of Dreams'' (easily the best song on here), ''The Cut Runs Deep'', and ''Fire In The Basement''. It does go downhill a bit from there but the rest of the songs are pretty good. Well, that is with one exception - ''Love Conquers All'', a turd love ballad. Turner is on record saying that they were trying to get a pop-rock hit out of this album and it shows. Many other bands (most notably Aerosmith) tried the same thing in this era with varying results. By the way, Turner was booted from the band after the tour and Blackmore reluctantly replaced him with Gillan after much complaining from the band and fans. Fans were upset over Ian Gillan being fired so they disliked this record before it even came out. On balance it is a good album and pleasant to the ears. "King Of Dreams", which is beautiful and has a lovely riff, plus a tremendous middle section. The solo Ritchie Blackmore has on "King Of Dreams", has a texture and phrasing, which is just so very good. "Fire, Ice And Dynamite" could have been added to any reissues, as that is a great song and Joe Lynn Turner puts in a fabulous vocal performance, added to Blackmore's electrifying guitar work. The negative reviews mostly come from people who compare apples and oranges, or simply mourn about the glorious days of Deep Purple with Ian Gillan in the early 70s... The album is masterfully done. Yes, it does not sound like Deep Purple, but more like late Rainbow... so what? If you listen to the album unbiasedly, for what it is - it is an awesome album.
Issued In A Standard Jewel Case With Black Tray Includes 8-Page Booklet.
On CD: Made In Germany; On Back Cover: Printed In Germany.
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