rapture of the deep good or awfule???? https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/t3195 Runboard| rapture of the deep good or awfule???? en-us Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:39:39 +0000 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:39:39 +0000 https://www.runboard.com/ rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor) rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster) akBBS 60 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55678,from=rss#post55678https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55678,from=rss#post55678For my money, the groove is far from nice - and I do like groove in general.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rezi)Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:09:39 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55677,from=rss#post55677https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55677,from=rss#post55677I don't think Any Fule is all that bad. It has a nice groove and good lyrics from Ian. I rather like it. I don't like Seveth Heaven on the other hand.nondisclosed_email@example.com (SixtyNine)Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:50:12 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55676,from=rss#post55676https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55676,from=rss#post55676quote:KillerBananas wrote: quote:gillanhead wrote: i finally bought it....i thought it wasnt great at all....i played perfect strangers right after playin rotd....man they need blackmore.....the album isnt bad but morse s sound isnt thick enough.....definetly not as good as bannanas/abondon/purpindicular and not even close to perfect strangers..... i give it a 7/10 .....WHAT DO U GUYS RATE IT???? I don't rate it- I hate it! Nice rhyme there! As for bummer tracks, Any Ful is the worst DP song ever. Ever, I said, right down to the silly spelling! nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rezi)Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:56:23 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55675,from=rss#post55675https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55675,from=rss#post55675Well, someone is going to make a fortune....nondisclosed_email@example.com (KillerBananas)Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:07:32 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55674,from=rss#post55674https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55674,from=rss#post55674I love it so much i might get one for every room and one for the car .nondisclosed_email@example.com (telboy1)Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:29:30 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55673,from=rss#post55673https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55673,from=rss#post55673I think it is marvellous, and I may just have to get both the Japanese version AND the tour version!nondisclosed_email@example.com (Jim Sheridan)Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:08:45 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55672,from=rss#post55672https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55672,from=rss#post55672quote:gillanhead wrote: i finally bought it....i thought it wasnt great at all....i played perfect strangers right after playin rotd....man they need blackmore.....the album isnt bad but morse s sound isnt thick enough.....definetly not as good as bannanas/abondon/purpindicular and not even close to perfect strangers..... i give it a 7/10 .....WHAT DO U GUYS RATE IT???? I don't rate it- I hate it! nondisclosed_email@example.com (KillerBananas)Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:16:09 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55671,from=rss#post55671https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55671,from=rss#post55671quote:Rahul wrote: Bananas - Picture of Innocence Hi Rahul, I was with you pretty much throughout this thread until you mentioned PoI. Happens to be my favorite from Bananas. Go figure. Agree on the fact that PS, Purpendicular, and ROTD stand above all reunion records. nondisclosed_email@example.com (Carramba)Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:56:40 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55670,from=rss#post55670https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55670,from=rss#post55670quote:Ormandy wrote: quote:There is no filler on it, in my opinion. Some tracks may be better than others, but it's only the third album since the reunion that contains no songs that make me want to rush to my stereo and click 'Next'. I agree with you, but what three albums since the reunion are you referring to. I believe, Perfect Strangers, The House Of Blue Light, Purpendicular and Bananas contain zero songs that make me want to hit 'skip' button. The three albums I was referring to were Perfect Strangers, Purpendicular, and Rapture! Ted The Mechanic almost makes me wanna skip, but I can just about handle it because there's so much goodness after it! House of Blue Light - Mitzi Dupree Slaves & Masters - Love Conquers All The Battle Rages On - Talk About Love Abandon - Any Fule Know That Bananas - Picture of Innocence Some fabulous tracks on those albums, but just the odd track on each that doesn't really do anything for me! nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rahul)Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:55:53 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55669,from=rss#post55669https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55669,from=rss#post55669quote:There is no filler on it, in my opinion. Some tracks may be better than others, but it's only the third album since the reunion that contains no songs that make me want to rush to my stereo and click 'Next'. I agree with you, but what three albums since the reunion are you referring to. I believe, Perfect Strangers, The House Of Blue Light, Purpendicular and Bananas contain zero songs that make me want to hit 'skip' button. quote:Well, maybe it's not awaful but still a much weaker release to me. Production is the worst so far to me. True, but it works. Kind of a "IN ROCK" 21st century style thing. If you love this album, you owe it to yourself to buy the Japanese version. It sounds alot better. nondisclosed_email@example.com (Ormandy)Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:00:13 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55668,from=rss#post55668https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55668,from=rss#post55668Well, maybe it's not awaful but still a much weaker release to me. Production is the worst so far to me. I hope it won't be doing well at the box office nondisclosed_email@example.com (SixtyNine)Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:48:31 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55667,from=rss#post55667https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55667,from=rss#post55667Rapture is excellent! After the boring Abandon, and the pleasant but forgettable Bananas, ROTD is a fantastic return to form. The organ sound is back and the band have an edge that I thought had gone long ago. At times Rapture rocks heavy, at others it remain thoughtfully drawn out. Sometimes it is just downright funky, Heaven forbid. But it's rocking, and interesting, without being too serious that the fun is taken out of it. There is no filler on it, in my opinion. Some tracks may be better than others, but it's only the third album since the reunion that contains no songs that make me want to rush to my stereo and click 'Next'. Excellent stuff. Thoroughly pleased, and looking forward to the next one. Purple are still rocking. That's good to know.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rahul)Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:39:45 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55666,from=rss#post55666https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55666,from=rss#post55666quote:Blackmore on wrote: Morris...? Perhaps you mean Gillan solo material.... Well IG did make the same mistake at the Albert Hall gig in '99! As for my opinion on ROTD? Well I like it, probably my favourite Purple product since "Purpendicular" nondisclosed_email@example.com (paintedhorse)Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:21:57 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55665,from=rss#post55665https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55665,from=rss#post55665Morris...? Perhaps you mean Gillan solo material.... nondisclosed_email@example.com (Blackmore on)Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:43:13 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55664,from=rss#post55664https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55664,from=rss#post55664Add me to the ROTD fan club. 2nd only to the excellent PS and Purpendicular (tied for best since the reunion).nondisclosed_email@example.com (Carramba)Wed, 08 Feb 2006 02:11:13 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55663,from=rss#post55663https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55663,from=rss#post55663Having played it ten times or so, along with other Morris era stuff, I didn't know quite what to make of it...until I dusted off Slaves and Masters for the first time in two years. What a shock! Conclusions - Pacey is the man, incredible drumming on S&M especially compared to his metronoming on ROTD; Turner lacks Gillan's power, but at least Joe Lynn can sing - Gillan's voice,as exhibited by its narrow expression on ROTD, I'd say is shot; Ritchie overwhelms, the guy sings in all moods THROUGH his guitar; Morris, a great technician, is just not in the same league - his ROTD efforts display speed and precision but little feel. nondisclosed_email@example.com (lowlycolonial)Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:34:31 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55662,from=rss#post55662https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55662,from=rss#post55662Yeh it's good to hear some positive comments about ROTD which I think is slicker than the other Morse era releases and is very easy on my ears.nondisclosed_email@example.com (telboy1)Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:25:28 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55661,from=rss#post55661https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55661,from=rss#post55661In 20 years of Deep Purple, RotD is the best surprise I got after Purpendicular. HoBL was quite good. M&S well... Let's move on. TBRO a real disappointment. Purpendicular was a renaissance. I didn't like Abandon. Bananas was interesting. RotD is the maturity of MkVII(I)nondisclosed_email@example.com (Meetmewhensunisinwesternskies)Tue, 07 Feb 2006 21:56:08 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55660,from=rss#post55660https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55660,from=rss#post55660I'm in the I love ROTD camp. One of the best reunion LPs along with PS and Purpendicular. SOunds quite modern to my ears...yet keeps with the classic sound. nondisclosed_email@example.com (Star City)Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:41:21 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55659,from=rss#post55659https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55659,from=rss#post55659My main problem with ROTD is the production, it does make everything sound a bit washed out. The thing is I can't work out why! Michael Bradford did a great job on Bananas IMO. I think that's the best produced DP album not done my Martin Birch. So I can't work out why it went badly this time. Having seen them play a lot of the songs live I now think the songs are actually pretty darn good, it's actually serious production problems. Having said that though I still don't think the songs are as strong as the tracks on Bananas or Purpendicular. All in all it's a great album (slightly below the standard of its predecessor), masked by bad production.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Beese)Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:12:55 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55658,from=rss#post55658https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55658,from=rss#post55658quote:telboy1 wrote: Try playing the battle rages on after it and you might find they do not need TMIB and have not for the last 13 years . Other fans on the forum have said that ROTD has grown on them , others loved it instantly and others just hate it , so if nothing else it has generated some good debate and so far has inspired the guys into some good live shows . I'm playing it as I type and I still really like it. Yes, and some of us actually like The Battle Rages On... I say bring on DP MkIII or Rainbow - either Bonnet or Dio era... nondisclosed_email@example.com (xavier46)Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:23:36 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55657,from=rss#post55657https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55657,from=rss#post55657It's the first Purple album that lost my attention and interest after just a few weeks. I became a fan in 1984 and even s & M remained on my record player for sevral months. I'm glad that is over now, but Rapture is no exiting album to these ears. And, yes, poor sound quality does not help either.. Perfect Strangers still gets its weekly spin... Can't be beaten!nondisclosed_email@example.com (Eirik Solum)Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:31:41 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55656,from=rss#post55656https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55656,from=rss#post55656rapture of the deep is awfule good! nondisclosed_email@example.com (Ormandy)Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:14:01 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55655,from=rss#post55655https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55655,from=rss#post55655You know, it's hard to compare Rapture of the Deep to The Battle Rages On. Both have Rainbow elements, but from different time periods. I think Rapture resurrects some Rainbow stuff from Bonnet era, while The Battle Rages on takes on JLT stuff... I think if The Battle Rages on were remastered, then I would probably like it better than Rapture... but at the moment, for the first time since Morse joined DP, I like Rapture better than the Battle Rages on... I really haven't listened to the Battle very much since Rapture was released, and I don't know why...nondisclosed_email@example.com (JohninNJ4you)Mon, 06 Feb 2006 16:18:43 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55654,from=rss#post55654https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55654,from=rss#post55654Seems I'm wrong man around here but I love ROTD!! Grrreat songs!nondisclosed_email@example.com (Blackmore on)Mon, 06 Feb 2006 16:06:46 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55653,from=rss#post55653https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55653,from=rss#post55653It's best of the Morse era albums, and better than HOBL or S&M.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rezi)Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:32:22 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55652,from=rss#post55652https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55652,from=rss#post55652quote:tomek dp wrote: quote:telboy1 wrote: Try playing the battle rages on after it Which is what I (a bit masochistically ) did. Rapture does not stand ANY comparison to Battle - the sound being the first reason. On TBRO we have sharp, crystal clear and modern sound which easily stood a test of time after 12 years or so. On Rapture sound is very weak, harking back to the Fireball era - which was OK, but in 1971, not in 2005. Ian Gillan was happy to have it done so quickly, saying that this is the best way to "capture feeling within the band" (or something like this). Let me remind now that Purpendicular (it's 10 years now after its launch!) was done within several months - and say it is not a good album... I find Rapture as one of the weakest Purple albums ever - made too quickly, with too many fillers and too many not finished ideas, which after some work could result in true classics. A big disappointment overall - 4,5 out of 10 stars would be a fair rating. Sorry for the double post but I also couldn't have said this better and agree 100 percent. John nondisclosed_email@example.com (JohnH)Mon, 06 Feb 2006 13:25:00 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55651,from=rss#post55651https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55651,from=rss#post55651quote:gillanhead wrote: i finally bought it....i thought it wasnt great at all....i played perfect strangers right after playin rotd....man they need blackmore.....the album isnt bad but morse s sound isnt thick enough.....definetly not as good as bannanas/abondon/purpindicular and not even close to perfect strangers..... i give it a 7/10 .....WHAT DO U GUYS RATE IT???? Agreed fully. I've given it a chance but it totally pales in comparison to Bananas. The songs are boring, the guitar playing is boring, the drums are boring. Another big issue is the whole album is mid tempo and never speeds up. It doesn't rock hard enough. I've played it at least 10 times but it quickly dropped off the playlist. If people like it that's fine- I don't. John nondisclosed_email@example.com (JohnH)Mon, 06 Feb 2006 13:23:45 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55650,from=rss#post55650https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55650,from=rss#post55650quote:telboy1 wrote: Try playing the battle rages on after it Which is what I (a bit masochistically ) did. Rapture does not stand ANY comparison to Battle - the sound being the first reason. On TBRO we have sharp, crystal clear and modern sound which easily stood a test of time after 12 years or so. On Rapture sound is very weak, harking back to the Fireball era - which was OK, but in 1971, not in 2005. Ian Gillan was happy to have it done so quickly, saying that this is the best way to "capture feeling within the band" (or something like this). Let me remind now that Purpendicular (it's 10 years now after its launch!) was done within several months - and say it is not a good album... I find Rapture as one of the weakest Purple albums ever - made too quickly, with too many fillers and too many not finished ideas, which after some work could result in true classics. A big disappointment overall - 4,5 out of 10 stars would be a fair rating.nondisclosed_email@example.com (tomek dp)Mon, 06 Feb 2006 10:22:37 +0000 Re: rapture of the deep good or awfule????https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55649,from=rss#post55649https://bdeeppurplefanforum.runboard.com/p55649,from=rss#post55649Try playing the battle rages on after it and you might find they do not need TMIB and have not for the last 13 years . Other fans on the forum have said that ROTD has grown on them , others loved it instantly and others just hate it , so if nothing else it has generated some good debate and so far has inspired the guys into some good live shows . I'm playing it as I type and I still really like it. nondisclosed_email@example.com (telboy1)Mon, 06 Feb 2006 09:54:30 +0000