DEEP PURPLE — Who Do We Think We Are (review)

DEEP PURPLE — Who Do We Think We Are album cover Album · 1973 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
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There are underrated albums where I can't see what's wrong with them. The Doors' Soft Parade, for example did have a couple of rather pop-oriented numbers ("Tell All the People", "Touch Me"), but a lot of it is more typical Doors, so I didn't see a lot wrong with that album. Even their two post-Jim Morrison albums, Other Voices and Full Circle aren't that bad, if you view them as Ray Manzarek/Robbie Krieger albums, and not Jim Morrison-fronted Doors. Yes' Drama is also underrated, but for most people it just isn't Yes without Jon Anderson. Even in the metal world, there's Judas Priest's Rocka Rolla which is more bluesy hard rock, so think of it as that, and you'll probably be fine, and Scorpions' Lonesome Crow, which is more of a psych/prog/Krautrock album but with hard rock trappings (it's more of a proto-metal album). Who Do We Think We Are is the last Mark II lineup Deep Purple album (at least until the 1980s) and considered the weakest of them all (if you bar Concerto for Group and Orchestra). It's not that bad, in fact I found much of the album quite enjoyable. "Woman From Tokyo" is the classic, and, next to "Smoke on the Water" a song you can't get away from if hearing classic FM rock. "Mary Long" and "Smooth Dancer" are also quite enjoyable, and to be honest, none of the album is really that bad. Certainly In Rock, Fireball and Machine Head are required, but with lowered expectations, I wasn't expecting much out of Who Do We Think We Are and came out surprised.
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Unitron wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Great review, I really like this one too as well as Priest's Rocka Rolla and Yes's Drama. "Woman From Tokyo" is one of my favorite Deep Purple songs.
siLLy puPPy wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I'm so with ya. I love the underdogs especially when a wee bit of experimentation put upon their usual sound works so well. All of those albums you mentioned, THe Doors, etc i totally agree with :)

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