Comments for Deep Purple, Come Taste the Band

Like Purpendicular, it doesn't sound a lot like DP without Ritchie around but that doesn't mean it's a bad album. IT's actually a very good album. Bolin is a fine replacement for Ritchie by adding a different flavor for the band rather than imitate Ritchie. In this case, a funk flavor, that DP benefits greatly from. Coverdale's lyrics & vocals give signs of what's about to come from Whitesnake and even though he sings most of the songs here, it's Glenn Hughes who walks away with the honors. He has the real funky track, Getting Tighter and the haunting This Time Around. Not to mention, he helps Coverdale brings off the amazing You Keep On Moving. As I said before, nowhere near sounding like the classic DP we know, but still a very underrated and often brillant album.

Well, this is the one w/out Ritchie.(1st time) It''s not a bad album, it just lacks something. Jon Lord was pre-occupied with Sarabande and it shows. His work is mostly in the background. He only gets two real solo spots, Tommy dominates everything else. The new sound is actually a continuation of the Stormbringer direction. It''s not a bad thing, it just sounds more pedestrian than most Purple albums. Very American, which is not what most people wanted from an English band. Very basic bluesy/hard rock. Not an essential, but not a bad way to end the bands career in the 70''s. The subsequent tour was the humiliating part, wee documented on Last Concert In Japan & The King Biscuit CD''s. Jim C.

v David Coverdalev/b Glenn Hughesg Tommy Bolink Jon Lordd Ian Paice