Burn/Might Just Take Your Life/Lay Down Stay Down/Sail Away/You Fool No One/What's Goin' On Here/ Mistreated/A 200
Burn was the first release from Deep Purple after the major personnel shake up which saw the arrival of David Coverdale as vocalist. Unfortunately this line up never reached the same level of musical achievement as the previous one. (US:9 UK:3)
“A pretty much flawless record and a brilliant second (or is that third) wind for Deep Purple. Coverdale and Hughes give it a heart full of soul and the juxtaposition between this and the chunky metallic groove of the group make it irresistible listen. Incredibly difficult to single out a best track here, the whole thing is extremely edible.”
“Roger Glover and Ian Gillan are gone and it shows. Vocals and lyrics are sub par and the bass lines suffer. Ritchie Blackmore saves this release with some of his best guitar work but Deep Purple are not a funk band and that's the direction David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes wanted to go.”
“Mistreated is a five stars song, plain and simple. It's the greatest song Deep Purple released with Coverdale on vocals and also one of the best songs this band ever made. However that's about it. The rest are nothing spectacular at any level. Listenable hard rockers, but nothing mind-blowing at all. On the other hand none of these songs is a total waste of time either.”
“The opening title track is a classic through and through: hard-rock energy, guitar and keyboard solos plus Coverdale's singing. Sadly it's downhill from there, albeit on a gentle, undulating slope. New man Hughes is excellent on bass but his voice isn't in the same league. So a number of tracks are not improved by Hughes sharing vocal duties.”
“A classic metal attack to open the album off, but after the band proves they can still rock out, it rather peters into a mix of boogie-woogie, funk rock, blues and the uninteresting synth-driven closer. Not a bad album per se, but I found most of it quite boring.”
“Very solid playing, great vocals, and proof that just because your lead singers quits doesn't mean that's the end of the story. The songs here are solid as well, especially the title track, a patented high speed Purple album opener that is just as good as previous opening tracks.”
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