DEEP PURPLE — Now What?! (review)

DEEP PURPLE — Now What?! album cover Album · 2013 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
aglasshouse
I'll admit it- I've never really listened to much Deep Purple until I gave a listen to their 2013 album. I've heard these guys well perceived by critics over the years, and just a little while ago decided to check them out. I gotta say, I was also impressed. But I knew; I couldn't review a band after just listening to a 2013 album, I had to go way on back to their heyday in order to juxtapose this album with the classics.

And after listening, this song is up there. I mean, an album like Stormbringer (which I enjoyed), or Machine Head could not be compared to. It is obviously hard to match work from forty-three years ago when these guys were in their prime. Although I must say that their sound seems much more raw then their classic works. Not to mention they use much more synth on the release as opposed to the simple smashing of hard rocking that you'd see on In Rock (my favorite of all). It may be some sort of pattern that these old bands, once their out of their huge popularity heyday, that they come back with sound that is backed up by other affects in order to support their music which has dulled. Not to say that this dulls their music very much, in fact if you listen to the song 'Weirdestan', you'd swear you were listening to a classic Deep Purple track. Overall, there is a sound of hard rocking that still remains, and it is quite nice, maybe even nicer than some of their older albums.

So, if you are a fan of "classic metal", or Deep Purple for that matter, this is a definite release for you to check out.

Go give it a listen.
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aglasshouse wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Don't worry, I'm not encouraging you to change it.
siLLy puPPy wrote:
more than 2 years ago
siLLy puPPy is a real name not just one made up. it has a history so i'm stuck with it


aglasshouse wrote:
more than 2 years ago
"I'm who I am". I'm glad we have that mentality here at MMA. :)
siLLy puPPy wrote:
more than 2 years ago
na, i'm who i am. just curious though. good review. gotta check this one out

aglasshouse wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I sent a message to Chris and he brought it to the AZ. I think they changed my name. Send one of them a message and they should be able to change it. :)
siLLy puPPy wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Still haven't heard this one. Gotta get to it. How did you change your name? Didn't know you could do that!

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