Fireball/No No No/Demon's Eye/Anyone's Daughter/The Mule/Fools/No One Came
The classic line-up of Deep Purple consolidate their position amongst the world’s leading heavy rock groups with Fireball, which added a more progressive edge to their sound. (US:32 UK:1)
“The stunning title track was like a kick in the stomach with its heavy drums and aggressive guitar and organ themes. The whole album is more bluesy and less coherent than their previous one, but the loose Demon's Eye or the groovy Fools are stone cold classics for sure.”
“A slight decrease in heaviness from the in-your-face Deep Purple In Rock, this one still has plenty of decibels and more variety to boot. Partially this album returns to a more psychedelic sound with tracks like The Mule and Fools. It also has some of Purple's bluesiest tracks such as No No No and Demon's Eye. But the title track is what makes it, this concise piece of speed metal just oozes electricity in a way no other band could at the time.”
“What a nice surprise it would be to hear an album this good released by a mainstream ‘rock’ band nowadays. Buy this LP and be transported back to a magical time when strong musicianship, individuality, and innovation, as opposed to image and packaging, were considered actual priorities in the music world. Hard to imagine, I know.”
“Fireball's songs are towering, crunching, proto-metal monsters of the highest order. The album is built around one of the greatest songs of heavy metal's original era, the invincible Demon's Eye. It's difficult to discuss the individual musical performance of Fireball because the tracks are all so good. Deep Purple Mark II was a super tight cohesive unit at this point, and everyone in the band is at their individual apex.”
“After the stunning In Rock, Deep Purple took their prog roots in a more hard rock orientation. Fireball remains for many their most interesting and confident album of the seventies. It has lots of high points like the title track, a hard rock tune with a great beat. The Mule and Fools are the most prog parts of the album, but my favourite piece is Anyone's Daughter, one of the best from the entire Purple catalogue.”
“This is where they tried to add a lot more prog-rock to their heavy metal drive and the result is brilliant.”
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