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HOBL songs and beginning of an end?


I have listening to HOBL and there are lyrics can easily be read as references to emerging problems between Gillan and Blackmore in particular.

Some parts of Bad Attitude, Mad Dog and of course Spanish Archer in general.

Whilst these are 'merely' song lyrics, I think Gillan (and Glover) realised a break-up was looming behind the horizon.

The album is very good though.
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I assumed Bad Attitude was, I'll have to re-read the MD & SA lyrics, though to be honest I pay closer attention to RB's playing in that than I do the lyrics lol

Definitely not the first time Ian wrote about Ritchie while he was still in the band though as Smooth Dancer will attest to lol
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It's not only in the lyrics, but I always see HoBL as a final duel between Gillan and Blackmore. The mix is really a furious dialogue between the vocals and the guitar. Glover arbitrates and Paice blows on the ashes. Lord is at the bar...

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To me HOBL is the weakest Mk II album ever. The freshness of Perfect Strangers had completely gone. And the saddening atmosphere of the songs is emphasized by the lyrics. Bad Attitude has the line "Things have got to change", and Gillan was right.
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I just can't listen to Perfect Strangers anymore. Although the songs are good, the production sounds awfully cold. Shame Roger never delivered a good remix of it...

Now, Perfect Strangers is a Deep Purple album. THoBL is a Gillan / Blackmore album (to me).

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I always thought the video of Bad Attitude showed the coming split. The rest of the band gets up and leaving Gillan alone.

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quote:

Al Erikson wrote:

I just can't listen to Perfect Strangers anymore. Although the songs are good, the production sounds awfully cold. Shame Roger never delivered a good remix of it...

Now, Perfect Strangers is a Deep Purple album. THoBL is a Gillan / Blackmore album (to me).



I can't agree here. I have always viewed PS as a Rainbow/Gillan album. HOBL is way more Purple. I like the songs better and you get Blackmore/Lord interplay that basically didn't exist on PS. HOBL suffered from a kind of slick production, which didn't work. They should go back, totally remix it and fix the production issues. It could be turned into a real hot LP if they did.
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HOBL is an album I've been enjoying in recent times more than when it came out. I wish they would remix it and replace some of JL's synth patches with Hammond organ. His solo in Mad Dog is the main contender here.
Mitzi Dupree is amusing. RB is phenomenal throughout Spanish Archer.
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Steve has mentioned mentioned that Bad Attitude is the top Blackmore song he never played live but would like to try out.
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quote:

Viciious wrote:

Steve has mentioned mentioned that Bad Attitude is the top Blackmore song he never played live but would like to try out.


I'm with Steve.

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