=1 Deep Purple

• 1 Show Me 03:59
• 2 A Bit on the Side 04:10
• 3 Sharp Shooter 03:44
• 4 Portable Door 03:48
• 5 Old-Fangled Thing 04:08
• 6 If I Were You 04:42
• 7 Pictures of You 03:51
• 8 I'm Saying Nothin' 03:28
• 9 Lazy Sod 03:40
• 10 Now You're Talkin' 04:05
• 11 No Money to Burn 03:21
• 12 I'll Catch You 03:20
• 13 Bleeding Obvious 05:50
• Total Runtime 52:06

Info for =1

Deep Purple, founded in London in 1967, are regarded as pioneers of heavy rock and are one of the most influential and successful bands of their genre. Friday 19 July sees the release of their new, 23rd studio album "=1", which embodies the essence and attitude of Deep Purple's 1970s incarnation. The album captures the band's classic sound without relying on nostalgia.

This is the band’s first album with sensational guitarist Simon McBride, who seamlessly slotted in when longtime member Steve Morse left due to personal circumstances. Since 2022, Simon has already played to Deep Purple audiences totaling more than half a million people.

=1 embodies the essence and attitude of their 1970s incarnation possibly more than any other album in recent memory. With the legendary Bob Ezrin once again producing, the record evokes the pioneering band’s classic sound, without relying on nostalgia. The enigmatic title =1 symbolises the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down to a single, unified essence. Everything equals one.

Drummer Ian Paice is still part of the original line-up. Singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover are from the '69 era. Don Airey has been on keys since 2002. For newcomer Simon McBride (since 2022), this is his first album with the band. And to say it straight away. The quintet is in top form. AND the two discs are packed with really great songs. "Show Me" kicks things off. Ian Gillan's sprechgesang is in congenial symbiosis with the chorus. The chromatically rising melodic arcs build up real tension. Airey doesn't play the organ this time, but shows himself to be an impressive master of the synthesiser. Portable Door" is a real rock hit. Die-hard Deep Purple fans will love this song. A typical Purple riff introduces the song. The interplay between Airey's fat Hammond organ and McBride's electric guitar is mega. You'd think the guitarist had been in the band forever.

Produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin, this album captures the band's seminal classic sound without relying on nostalgia, and perhaps more than any other recent album, epitomises the essence and attitude of their 1970s incarnation.

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