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Amazing Amazon Reviews of Deep Purple Releases - "Come Taste The Band"
Review #1
Title: Post Led Zep / Pre Pearl Jam and Van Halen
Date:February 12, 2005
A thousand rock bands have tried to emulate Eddie Vedder and Van Halen. Eddie Vedder and Van Halen unquestionably used this as their blueprint. As a teenager, I collected the entire Deep Purple catalog, and this definitely marks their finest hour. Gone, along with Ritchie Blackmore, are the arena rock anthems and(in hindsight) onanistic guitar solos, etc. "Side 1" still kicks out the jams, but "Side 2" finds the band moving more toward a contemplative, yes, even spiritual direction, probably thanks to the influence of the guitar tripping of Tommy Bolin. "You keep on moving" and "This time around" are nothing short of exquisite. This album stands as the last parting shot from a great band.
Review #2
Title: Once in a life time line-up
Date: March 27, 2005
Ritchie Blackmore puts together a dynamic vocal duo and rhythm section with Glenn Hughes and David Coverdale only to split the band after recording "Burn". Enter Tommy Bolin! He brings some James Gang attitude and free styling guitar to the group and the result is definitely a showcase of great rocking music and one of Deep Purple's two best albums. My God why did Tommy have to die instead of performing more with David Coverdale!? This collection of tunes just never gets old. Coverdale took many years to re-match this performance!
Review #3
Title:I have to disagree with critical opinion on this one
Date: November 29, 2004
This is probably one of my biggest breaks from popular opinion. Machine Head is their best work in my opinion, and most critics would agree. But I'd consider this album a reasonably close second, while most people would put it near the bottom of the list. They'd lost Roger Glover on bass and Ian Gillian on vocals a few albums back, and finally had to replace Richie Blackmore on guitar, possibly their most defining personnel change. With most of the group now gone, they made this one last album before they broke up, not to return until their ill-conceived '80s comeback. They still had Jon Lord, perhaps the greatest metal keyboardist ever, they got Tommy Bolin to fill in on guitar and really experimented. The results are absolutely phenomenal. Every track burns from beginning to end with the ferocity of a dying organism and the unfettered creativity of a group of people with nothing to prove. Although I hate to single any part out, perhaps the defining moment is a two movement piece at the end that starts off as a vocal ballad with all the instrumental parts played on multi-track by Jon Lord and then transitions seamlessly into one of the most smoking instrumentals I've ever heard, featuring the whole band. And yes, the album's a little cheesy. But it's so fervently cheesy that you can't help liking it. I've had this album for nearly two decades, and I every time I'm not listening to it I think that it can't possibly be as good as I remember. But then I put it on and it's even better. It never disappoints.
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Review #4
Title: no it is not true!
Date: August 19, 2004
no it is not true that Come Taste The Band was dissapointing many Deep Purple fans,.....you do not understand the Mk IV line up - Purple Musical evolution. I 'm the one who love this album so much,....Tommy Bolin was a unique replacement for Blackmore in 1975 and brought a new blood and new style in the Purple body. One cannot blame him because he was not Ritchie Blackmore.
The songs like You keep on moving, Lady luck, dealer, this time around- owed to G are damned good. If you are listening to ON THE WINGS OF RUSSIAN FOXBAT 1976 - DP MK IV live album,...you will be stunned by the pretty performance the band did in 1976.
PS: only fool rock fans who are saying Come taste the band is a bad one! cheers deep purple dramatician and fans
Review#5
Title:Can one replace the irreplaceable? Date: June 17, 2004
Come Taste the Band was disappointing to many Purple fans because it lacks one of the driving forces of the band, and indeed its most visual and spectacular player - Richie Blackmore. Without him many wondered really whether this could really be DP at all. As a result, this album is shunned by most fans. Personally, as someone who loves Blackmore, they are both right and wrong. Tommy Bolin is a completely different sounding player to Blackmore - gone are the slick, perfectly played, bluesy, and sustained melodic and blisteringly fast lines of Blackmore, in with plenty of overdriven slide guitar and jamming over the top of the still formidable Purple rhythm section. Lots of overdubs as opposed to the Blackmore clarity of purpose. The album in many ways lacks the killer riffs that Blackmore could, and can, conjure up in his sleep. But I still like this album. Although it sounds very different, the material is still pretty good, and Bolin makes the material his own. Coverdale is just superb (as he really was in the 70s) and Bolin is much more at home with Glenn Hughes' love of funk - harkening back to his days with Billy Cobham. Is this a great album? No, but it is certainly a fair-to-good heavy rock album that has its moments.
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Review #6
Title:Tommy Bolin on his fine wine!
Date: April 7, 2004
you will love Deep Purple MK IV come taste the band with Tommy Bolin on guitar & do not forget to buy other Tommy Bolin's Deep Purple cd's such as "Days may come, days may go - california rehearsals 1975, Last concert in Japan 1975, On the wings of russian foxbat 1976, This time around - live in Tokyo 1975". Blackmore is in fact a great guitar hero but Bolin was the same class like Blackmore's reputation, only he came from different musical roots....some people below like the brazilian fan who does not like this album, because he is just a fool one (maybe he loves only Blackmore stuffs and never looks at other talented guitar players)....how can we say about it?
I really love the whole stuffs like Lady luck, getting tighter, drifter, dealer, you keep on moving, this time around - owed to G, Love child etc. Deep Purple went musically to Blues, Funk Metal and Ballad Musical directions at that time. And the band understood how they integrated those sounds with their musical roots "Hard Rock". Moreover, Deep Purple is able to do many musical directions from one periode to another: they play basically a hard rocking sound but immediately adapt many musical elements. The answer is TOMMY BOLIN on his fine wine
Review #7
Title:One of My All-time favorites - simply awesome
Date: March 14, 2004
Being old enough to remember when this album came out dates me to the 70's, but just as I like think I get better with age I surely know "Come Taste the Band" does. As much as I loved the original cast of Deep Purple this one-time line up achieves great things! The guitar work of Tommy Bolin is nothing short of spectacular. Coverdale's vocals also sparkle. Perhaps the best song is an anthem garage bands can relate to called "Getting Tighter". "Drifter" and the ballad called "This Time Around" also shine. While this record never got the air play it richly deserved Deep Purple fans and Tommy Bolin fans should add this unique offering to their collection...
Review #8
Title: Come taste this album
Date: March 2, 2004
Come Taste The Band (1975.) Deep Purple's tenth album, and the only one to feature guitarist Tommy Bolin. Also the last album to feature David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes.
In 1975, Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was no longer impressed with the way the band was being run. In a twist of fate that must have shocked everyone, Blackmore, who had been in the band since their earliest days, left the band. His replacement was Tommy Bolin, formerly of classic rock legends the James Gang. This would be the band's final studio album, that is, until the 1984 Mark Two reunion. How does this, the last album to feature David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, measure up? Read on and find out.
This is probably Deep Purple's most bluesy-sounding album. But it's no less heavy than the others. Sadly though, this album never achieved the popularity of some of the band's better-known work. That's a shame, because it's just as good. Comin' Home, one of the band's most memorable rockers, kicks off this album. It's an excellent track that will grab your attention and hold into it. The second track, Lady Luck, is also excellent. And then we have the classic seventies-based rock stylings of Gettin' Tighter. Once again, the band serves up a winner. Dealer is a track that sounds strikingly similar to Paul Di'Anno-era Iron Maiden - something that goes to show you just how influential this band was. All in all, there isn't a single weak track on this album. It's not quite up to the quality of, say, Fireball, Machine Head, or Burn, but it's still a VERY strong album. Why are Deep Purple's days with David Coverdale so underrated? This guy knew how to sing! Also, Tommy Bolin deserves some major credit. It's not easy to fill the shoes of a guitar mastermind like Ritchie Blackmore, but here Bolin does it like it's nothing at all! It's one hell of an album.
It's a shame this would be Deep Purple's last studio album for nine years, up until the Mark Two reunion in 1984. Following the release of this album, David Coverdale would go on to become a fairly popular solo artist, and would eventually become the lead vocalist for classic eighties power rockers Whitesnake. Likewise, Glenn Hughes would go on to sing on one of Black Sabbath's albums, just like earlier Deep Purple member Ian Gillan. Why he ditched the bass for lead vocals is beyond me! This and the Coverdale-era album before it, Stormbringer, are out of print and very difficult to come by, but if you manage to find them and you're a fan of the band, don't hesitate to purchase them. The Coverdale era is Deep Purple's most unappreciated - but it's also some of their finest material.
Review #9
Title: Like Wine, This Album Has Aged Perfectly
Date: December 31, 2003
Whichever line-up you prefer, it has to be said that Deep Purple remained a tight and powerful unit even after the classic Blackmore-Gillan-Glover-Lord-Paice version had fractured. 1973-75 were uneasy years for the group, and "Come Taste the Band" is the best album from this shaky put productive era. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore had gone by this time, preceeded in 1973 by bassist Roger Glover and lead screamer Ian Gillan. Their respective replacements were the late Tommy Bolin, Glenn Hughes, and David Coverdale, steered by faithful members Jon Lord and Ian Paice, to make this solid and charged effort.
"Come Taste the Band" is often tight and limited in its structures, which actually helps the songs achieve their heights. It rocks ('Dealer'), it rolls ('You Keep On Moving,' 'Comin' Home'), it swoons (Bolin's interesting 'Owed To 'G,' a section of the track 'This Time Around'). The production is very meticulous and as a result, is very fitting to DP's brand of hard rock. In addition, much of the material translated very well onto the live stage, as many of the songs would become thrilling pieces of Deep Purple concerts throughout the brief remainder of their 70s career (see "This Time Around: Live in Tokyo '75" ).
Its predecessors, "Burn" and "Stormbringer" were fine efforts, but neither have aged as well as "Come Taste the Band" Upon first listen, without knowing the history, this album hardly sounds as if it were recorded by a band that was ready to buckle under professional and personal pressures. Rather, it sounds like a band just getting started, mainly because it's not as complex as earlier efforts. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, and "Come Taste the Band" would be Deep Purple's last album for nearly a decade.
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Review #9
Title: DEEP PURPLE KEEPS ON MOVING !!
Date: October 1, 2003
What a great album is this one! You can listen to the energetic enthusiasm here and how much they are enjoying recording the songs. This is one of Purple's finest albums. The Coverdale vocal trademark on "Lady Luck", "I Need Love" & "Drifter", the great "Gettin' tighter", the awesome "Love child", the beautiful "This time around" with the usual great Glenn Hughes vocals, and the finest tune in here "You keep on moving" which is sometimes left out of DP compilations. Unbelievable. This album has no waste. Enjoyable from beginning to end. Tommy Bolin fits perfectly well with the band. Comparing him with Ritchie Blackmore is unfair, like BK from Philadelphia does. Yes, Ritchie may be better guitarist, but thinking that Tommy Bolin is not that good 'cos of comparations?... well then I will mention Jimi Hendrix and then Ritchie can go to wash dishes ;-) So what I mean is, not because of the "not being as good as" it means is not a valid effort. Tommy Bolin does a great job and on the writing of songs, Ritchie is not missed at all. Neither on the performance of them. And again, for those who glorify Ritchie Blackmore, just take a listen to the album he did in DP with Joe Lynn Turner on vocals :-S Certainly the worst DP album ever and HE WAS THERE BUDS! So people, move on, Deep Purple with or without Blackmore still rocks and it's on great shape !!!! DEEP PURPLE KEEPS ON MOVING!! Also VERY RECOMMENDED the Live CDs of this line up: "LIVE in TOKYO 1975" and "LONG BEACH ARENA 1976"
Review #10
Title: Solid, but unremarkable
Date: September 17, 2003
"Come Taste The Band" offers 37 minutes of pretty good, rather bluesy hard rock. There is nothing here to rival "Smoke On The Water" or "Highway Star", but there is nothing bad, either. It's just that most of these songs don't really stay with you...they lack the riffs and the hooks that made "Machine Head" and "Fireball" so remarkable.
The tough, Whitesnake-like "Drifter" and "I Need Love" and the sweaty "Dealer" and "Lady Luck" are quite good, though, and this is certainly not an album that you should take great pains to avoid.
Devoted Purple fans will certainly want "Come Taste The Band" in their collection, but casual fans should be warned that this album, although not bad at all, is far from being another "Machine Head".
Review #11
Title: You Sir Are No Richie Blackmore
Date: June 30, 2003
To this day, I'm baffled by the postumous aclaim heaped on Tommy Bolin. There is no way to describe his playing here as anything more than tentative. He's got two tricks, and they are employed here ad nauseaum. I defy any one of his many fans out here to deny this...he uses the same "slide up to a high note," lick on NEARLY EVERY SONG. Once you notice, it is very hard to ignore and kind of ruins the album. Elsewhere (Coming Home) you'll hear him puntuate the track with simple, predictable one note blasts that simply mimic the chords. Sorry fans, I know he has a very devoted fan base, but his reputation couldn't have been earned here. One needs to go back just one album earlier (Stormbringer) to hear some truly inovative and thoughful guitar licks, fills and solos. Nothing here compares to even the most bland playing on Stormbringer (which is grossly underated in my opinion). Aside from the uninspired guitar playing, the album is very consistent and listenable. Certainly heavier than its predecessor, with some great riffs. And there is also an incredible impersonation of Stevie Wonder (who'd have thunk it?) mixed with a touch of Beach Boys on the slow track. Nice record, but IMHO Blackmore's shoes were just too big for anyone to fill.
Review #12
Title: One of the most underestimated rock albums of all time!
Date: June 5, 2003
The Mark III line-up has never been as popular as the Mark II, but in hindsight, if you listen to the "Coverdale albums" I find that they do not sound outdated.It is music that could be played today and would still be relevant!
The only Mark II albums that have this quality are "in rock" and "Made in Japan". "Fireball" and "Who Do We Think We Are? " have their moments but are overall not very strong. Even the "Machine Head" songs only come to their full potential in their live versions.
This album has it all: great songs (best tracks: "You Keep On Moving" "Drifter", "Gettin' Tighter" ) , great sound (one of the best jobs Martin Birch ever did!)and great musicians.
Don't compare Tommy Bolin with Ritchie Blackmore, just listen for what he is: a great guitar player with ,yes, a complete different style then Blackmore, but he is GOOD! This band grooves!
Buying this one is enjoying!
Review #13
Title: Not Just Another "DP" Record
Date: June 5, 2003
With ego (Blackmore) out of the band, DP began to stretch its' legs a bit with some jazz and funk with CTTB. Although an uneven album in direction, it's still great to listen to the different musical and vocal styles. Hughes wasn't trying to sing like then ex-vocalist Gillan much on this album like he had on the previous records, and sounds grand sharing duties with Coverdale. One reviewer stated Blackmore "rocked" harder than Bolin. If you know anything about Bolin, he was more than just crushing chords and turning it up to "11". As much a maestro as Blackmore but rooted in a different musical background. He was mostly restrained on this record. Given the opportunity to perform more with DP, he would have probably made many diehards think hard to remember Blackmore. Get it,listen and enjoy!
Review #14
Title: Bolin Was No Blackmore.
Date: May 20, 2003
I've been a deep Purple nut for a long time. Saw them on The House of Blue Light Tour, and watched with my jaw hanging open as Ritchie Blackmore stood at the front of the stage with lazers shooting all around him, blazing out the most insane guitar solo I've ever heard to this day. On the previous Purple release, Stormbringer, you could tell there was tension within the band and let's face it: Ritchie's playing on that was no In Rock or Burn ... BUT IT ROCKED! I think when you have a guitar wizard like Blackmore at the strings, even when he's bored he sounds amazing. I never thought I'd give a Deep Purple CD a one star rating, and I'm not Bolin bashing either, I know the dude isn't with us anymore and that's the last thing I'd ever do. I'm lending some critique on his playing here; and it's very boring. I think Ritchie Blackmore tuning his guitar up would have rocked out more. There's no guitar wizardry here that you heard with Blackmore at the front, no solos that make you say, "How did he get that sound out of a guitar?" or just anything technical in a guitar playing sense. I don't know what the other band members were thinking of when this all went down? Could Zeppelin ever have replaced Jimmy Page? NO. Deep Purple should have come to the fact that although they are all superb musicians, you just can't replace a guitar player like Ritchie Blackmore. They all would have been better off doing solo projects or something until he came back. Bolin was a great guitar player; but there's great and then there's INSANE great: Blackmore is INSANE great. I have this only to be able to say I have every Purple release. It doesn't get much air time on my stereo. If you like the Coverdale days, go directly to Burn and then Stormbringer.
Review #15
Title: Very Different, But Quite Rewarding Date: May 10, 2003
I admit, on my first couple of listens I thought this Blackmoreless Purple wasn't quite right, but hey the band evolved into something a little different and Bolin was a guitar ace in his own right. There is some smokin' material here and it's a shame Bolin didn't live to follow this up. A vastly underrated album, as is the whole Coverdale/Hughes Purple era(how about an expanded version of Made In Europe ?), personally my favorite, though Stormbringer is a big dissappointment. This is the 2nd best Coverdale/Hughes material to the masterful Burn. If you passed it up years ago or didn't give it a good listen the first time around, pull this out and you'll be rewarded with a fresh listening experience.Just keep an open mind!!
Review #16
Title: I don't get it...
Date: January 17, 2003
I don't understand the reviews below... By reading them, you'll think this is the best Deep Purple album ever! Ridiculous!
COME TASTE THE BAND is not that good, I assure you... Of course, since it's an album recorded by master musicians, it has a lot of quality, but nothing, I repeat, NOTHING in it can be copatred to the best Deep Purple albums!! Coverdale's voice here is annoying, and there are early signs of where he would lead his career after Deep Purple (come on, a Deep Purple song called "I NEED LOVE!"??!)The best moments are when Hughes sings, sure.
Review #17
Title: Ritchie Who ?
Date: December 13, 2002
In no way am I disrespecting Ritchie Blackmore but, Tommy Bolan is just a better guitar player to me. Most Deep Purple albums have one or two good songs on them,but this album is great from start to finish.Tommy Bolan's smooth guitar playing is so fluid and jazzy as opposed to the previous line up.A five star album for sure.
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Review #18
Title: Fine wine
Date: November 22, 2002
Ritchie Blackmore left the band in 1974, but before he left he recommanded to his purple friends the great TOMMY BOLIN.
And great he was.One of the finest, original and diversified guitarist of all time-check his solo albums teaser and private eyes or Billy Cobham's Spectrum.
Blackmore's departure left a big open door to COVERDALE and HUGHES love for funk, we certainly are very far from IN ROCK or even BURN, but still the music sounds great, different but great.
And even with Blackmore gone, this album is somehow heavier and more consistant than STORMBRINGER.
Comin' Home, Drifter, Lady Luck, Dealer rock like hell.I Need Love, Gettin Tighter lean more towards the funk side.
You keep on moving is a masterpiece-once again the magic of Coverdale and Hughes voices join for the best.
This time around and its road companion Owed to G, a slow piano-vocal track and an instrumental playground for Tommy, are quite unusual for Purple but make their point.
COME TASTE THE BAND is the only studio album with BOLIN, it was full of promises...well at least it makes it unique and unforgettable.
Review #19
Title: A Unique Recipe With A Bold And Complex Flavor
Date: August 25, 2002
I got this when it came out in '75. I was 13, I'm 40 now and have been playing it all week, it still sounds contemporary to this day. I like both Blackmore and Bolin, but Tommy displays a musical imagination and a versatility I prefer. He has long been a favorite and he brings a lot to the table (as do the rest of the band) here. There is a complexity of production textures on this album which are revealed upon repeated listenings. Bolin's guitar and Lord's keyboards create layered walls of sound on many of the songs which neither Bolin or Deep Purple acheived elsewhere. Ian Paice proves himself to be one very funky drummer who is also a rockin' powerhouse, he really gets up on top of the beat on some of these tunes and Bolin locks in with him. Bolin was a drummer's guitarist if ever there was one, it's one of the many aspects of his playing that mark him out as one of the best, he also plays an extremely good slide. All of the songs are strong. Glen Hughes' "this time around" is a moving ballad with beautifully recorded vocals and piano, it also points to the musical richness of this album. It's funky, it's heavy and it rocks- there is a combination of qualities and a level of musicianship that no other record has- by Deep Purple or any other band. When you put aside the comparisons and controversy, this album stands as one of the finest of its era.
Review #20
Title: Between 3 and 4 *s.
Date: May 27, 2002
When this came out I did not really like this at all.In all fairness I did not relly give it the chance it deserved.Now
26 years later I found it second hand and picked it up.(good
move).I was listening a bit to Deep Purple again and it has really grown on me.I think at the time I wanted Blackmore,Gillan and Glover back in the band and therefore disliked it before giving it much of a chance.Now, dont you make the same mistake.
Review #21
Title: Another sad waste of talent
Date: October 18, 2001
Deep Purple soldiered on after the exit of the legendary Ritchie Blackmore in 1975 by adding American guitar hero Tommy Bolin for their last album of the '70's. "Taste" is a solid record which shows that the Purples weren't going to go away quietly. Bolin brought a unique jazz style to heavy rock and injected some much needed enthusiasm into the proceedings. His writing collaborations with Coverdale and Hughes provided such memorable tunes as "Getting Tighter", "Dealer, "Love Child" and my personal favorite "Lady Luck", with some classic vocals by Coverdale. You might say the origins of the Whitesnake sound began with this 1975 release. Sadly the world would not here much more from Tommy Bolin as his personal demons got the better of him. What a waste! Anyway, accept the album title's invitation and enjoy!!
Review #22
Title: Come, taste the album
Date: October 17, 2001
Fans of the band in the 70's could somehow live with Purple without Gillan. But Purple without Blackmore?! No way man. That was too much. So they missed "Come taste the band", and marked it, without listening, as Purple's worst ever (again - I'm talking about the 70's!!). That's the reason for that album to be such an unknown even by DP fans. But Blackmore is not God, and today we can take "Come taste the band" out of its grave, and give it an objective opinion. Though it's not equal to Mk2 best trio (Machine head, Fireball and In rock),it's better than Mk3 "Burn" and "Stormbringer". Coverdale and Hughs took the band's music style to America, far from its basic English roots, and I don't always like it. Funny, but the American guitarist Bollin took them back to England. The songs are shorter and most of them are heavier then "Burn" and "Stormbringer", exactly like we expected from an English heavy rock band. .
Review #23
Title: only stupid people who saying this album is a bad one!
Date: July 29, 2001
well I said, only stupid people who saying this album is a bad one! The MK IV purple line up is a very particular line up. This band had become a huge Dinosaurus through the ages! The songs are becoming timeless and immortal, like you keep on moving, love child, this time around. DP had been beloved by the young and old audiences. Especially their spectacular show on stage! The come taste the band featured Tommy bolin on guitar, replaced Blackmore in 1975, u can also check out the DAYS MAY COME cd rehearsal. It is also avaliable here! the result is brain melting!
Review #24
Title: The Greatest Rock Album EVER!!!!!!!! Date: May 1, 2001
Take the ultimate guitarist,and drop him in the melting pot of a funked up purple, and voila= The greatest rock album ever, with possibly the exception of TEASER & PRIVATE EYES. Biased towards Tommy Bolin??? you bet.
This album must be played again and again-those who knock it only played it once.
Review #25
Title: Come Back To The Man
Date: January 18, 2001
I'll admit it, back in 1975 when this record first came out, people didn't know quite what to make of it, simply because people were not sure which direction Rock music was heading at the time, actually nowhere.... For me, honest hard rock died for about the next 15 years. If your a traditional fan of Deep Purple Mark II, that is - hard-driving industial metal/rock, this album might come as a bit of a diversion. Come Taste The Band stands up today as one of the finer rock lp's which came out of the 1970's decade. Quality art is always judged by it's ability to stand the test of time, and this lp certainly does - in colours! One only wonders what might have happened if the band had changed their name, dropped the Deep Purple name tag, and thus avoided all the R.B. comparisons - and requests while performing live. Thus, placing a strain on Tommy Bolin - and the direction the band members could have taken. Each member of the band stands out uniquely on this cd. That is, everyone is a vital element to the overall unique rock sound being produced. In retrospect, this is about as far as True hard rock could have gone have gone in the 1970's. Well, - maybe until 1978. The times were a changin', and the artist always reflects the culture of which they (the band) are a part of. If you want a live fix of this line-up, check out the King Biscuit Hour 2-cd release. God Bless Tommy Bolin....wherever he is. Probably in pretty good company! Come, Taste the Band.
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Review #26
Title: Look no further for some excellent Deep Purple rocking!
Date: July 8, 2000
Come Taste The Band is one of my absolute favorite albums ever. Sometimes I think it might be my favorite Purple album, as big a Blackmore fan I might be--for Tommy Bolin really injected so much vitality into the band in 1975, it spurred the others on to new heights at times, regardless of whatever problems they had a few months later on the road. The album is blessed with thick, muscular production and a devil-may-care attitude in the songwriting and the playing. It is a welcome addition to any serious collection of hard rock and a shame it is not given more airplay on so-called "classic rock." Track by track:
1. Comin' Home--Bolin's echoplex opens up this uptempo rocker which will have you on the floor in no time. Even my 2-year-old daughter loves to dance to it. Coverdale's voice is quite powerful on this track as well as the whole album; here the lyrics are almost like an update of the In Rock classic "Speed King," with many allusions to the '50s and having a good time. Bolin's solo, backed by nimble Paice drumming, never lets up.
2. Lady Luck--A real gem, from Bolin's old band Energy, here given the Coverdale treatment. Check out the slide solo and the "false" ending before crashing in with the randy chorus: "Lady Luck/Come on give me what I want/Pull me up/If I see you again, I will call you my friend/Mmm-hmm!"
3. Gettin' Tighter--Hughes here finally gets to put his love of hardcore funk to the forefront of Purple; Blackmore would have disagreed. Glenn and Tommy both shine, with a bridge that is almost pure funk, surely a shocker to hard rock fans in 1975. No matter, the joie de vivre is real and intense throughout.
4. Dealer--If the previous song is about life, this song is about the underbelly, a warning against drugs which was (obviously) not always heeded. Here Coverdale lays it on the line--a dealer just keeps you begging for more. The guitar solo at the end drives the point home. Of interest is the fact that Lord is rather subdued on this album, as though he deliberately downplayed the keyboards to introduce the world to the new guitar player.
5. I Need Love--here Deep Purple almost goes disco! Many hardcore fans consider this tune the album's weakest, but I love its attitude. The chord progression and vocal melodies are almost Motown-ish, but a definite British hard rock take on Motown to be sure.
6. Drifter--My personal favorite. The tune has evolved from the June 1975 California rehearsals into something a bit tougher, with lyrical allusions to the Allman Brothers (!) backed by an almost Black Sabbath-like riff. The breakdown plays sweet to the sour.
7. Love Child--Taken from an old James Gang tune Tommy had been forced to play, but here twisted into a sinister take on Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker." Lord gets in some playful synthesizer licks on the breakdown.
8. This Time Around/Owed to "G"--Lyrically, Glenn Hughes' tribute to Stevie Wonder, but the melody supposedly comes from George Gershwin. The harder "b" section is Bolin's baby, the closest he comes on the album to the jazz-rock fusion he so dearly loved.
9. You Keep On Moving--Finally, Glenn and David sing together in harmony again. The simple chord structure (later utilized by Pink Floyd for "Comfortably Numb" ) is backed by subtle slide/echoplex guitar maneuvers. A haunting way to end a thoroughly rocking album.
In closing, a classic. When they clicked, Tommy Bolin and Deep Purple tasted great together. Check out the Days May Come CD to see how some of these tunes were put together, and then check out the King Biscuit live CD for a great example of how they carried it onto the stage...and into the history books. Great cover and sleeve photos as well.
Review #27
Title: Little more rock influence
Date: June 28, 2000
This was a much more welcomed approach than Stormbringer(which was heavily experimental). Come Taste the Band is a more straight-foward rock album, except for the track "This Time Around." Tommy Bolin's guitar on here is excellent and it really shows on tracks like: "Gettin Tighter," "Dealer," and "I Need Love." This is perhaps a more Purple sounding album and I don't think fans will mind the addition of Tommy Bolin in place of Mr. Blackmore. Pretty solid album.
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Review #28
Title: best purple album you've never heard Date: June 17, 2000
This is not your Blackmore's Purple. Tommy Bolin brings a real spark of life to the beast, and it shows, here's a band having FUN! This is by far the most adventurous, most creative, and in my humble opinion, best album Purple ever did. Now don't get me wrong, I am a fan of Purple and Blackmore but the band never sounded like they enjoyed themselves so much. You can hear it, listen closely, this band lineup is tight. All of this is very noticable if you listen to Ian's drumming, he's flat out swinging! Glenn's vocals and bass is right on the mark. Tommy is nothing short of incredible and no, he doesn't even try to do Richie, he's his own man. Thank God! Lord and Coverdale are just like you would expect them, great! If your a biased Purple fan then you might not like this album but if you love great MUSIC, then this one's for you!
Review #29
Title: Tommy Bolin in memory
Date: February 29, 2000
Mark IV was a particular line up. Besides Tommy Bolin?s problem with drugs, Deep Purple has changed musical direction into blues, Funk, Jazz with their traditional Hard Rock sound... You eep on movin is excellent, This time around is a haunted melody full ballad sound,....Dealer is aheavy track, Love child is slow but hard riff! a MUST for Rock fans
Review #30
Title: Deep Purple going through the motions...
Date: February 5, 2000
Hired at the suggestion of Coverdale,Tommy Bolin was never a replacement for Blackmore,but he injected a different type of blood into the band,augmenting the funkier leanings of the previous mark3.Not an essential item in Deep Purple's discography,but thorough collectors might want to own this fairly decent album.
Review #31
Title: Ehh...It's better than "Strombringer"
Date: February 1, 2000
Why does everyone insist on over-rating these marginal mid-70's Purple albums? Yeah, this one has some pretty good tunes on it, but 4 or 5 stars worth? You have to be kidding.
It is a lot better than "Strombringer" I think because Purple found themselves a genuine funk guitarist in Bolin rather than forcing Blackmore to pretend he was funky. Bolin does add some genuine excitement to some of this material, despite the fact that it is often burdened with iffy vocals from Hughes and Coverdale's typically cliched and silly lyrics.
All things considered, you'd be better off with either of Bolin's solo albums. "Private Eyes" and "Teaser" both leave this stuff in the dust. For that matter, most of Whitesnake's pre-hair metal output is better than this, too (albeit with considerably less intersting guitarwork).
Review #32
Title: Mark IV Masterpiece!
Date; January 17, 2000
This album is phenomenal...truly showing that Purple was in no way hurt by Blackmore's departure. Tommy Bolin is a musical genius and it's a shame he died so young. If he were alive I'd definitely love to see a mark4 reunion! Glenn Hughes smoothly brings the element of funk into the music, the basslines are incredible, especially in the "funk interlude" on Getting Tighter. This Time Around/Owed to "G" is a beautifully written, mellow piece. Key members Jon lord and ian Paice shine as always. Coverdale gives a great performance which forshadows what's to come in Whitesnake. I can't undertsnad why they broke up after this album, a follow up woulda been well received.
Review #33
Title: 24K PURPLE
Date: December 27, 1999
Without a doubt, the most incredible album ever made. Listening to this album was not only enjoyable but made me realize the talent that was behind the genious of Tommy Bolin. Deep Purple was hurting when guitar guru Richie Blackmore abandon ship in 1975, and with the rest of the band picking up the pieces and soldiering forth, they picked the one and only Tommy Bolin to do what has hailed as impossible, replace Richie Blackmore. A task most guitar players feared due to being critized in comparison, Bolin wasn't all to familiar with the band's music in the first place, and also it gave him the opportunity to use the band to help launch his solo career. With that all said, Tommy Bolin and Deep Purple together made the most unusual sounding Deep Purple album of the band's entire career. Never before has a Deep Purple album contained rock, funk, jazz, fusion, and soul all in one, and it never has happened since this album either. This album has rock such as Comin' Home, Love Child, Lady Luck and Dealer all of which go right up there with any of Blackmore's stuff. This album also has funk with Gettin' Tighter, courtesy of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and Tommy Bolin. The song This Time Around/Owed To "G", is a double tribute to Stevie Wonder(This Time Around) and to Gershiwn(Owed To "G"), filled with soul, jazz, rock, and fusion all in one. There are many other great songs on here, but listening to this album makes you realize the band wasn't afraid to take chances. This album broke all the Purple rules and traditions, letting Glenn Hughes sing lead twice, Tommy Bolin sing lead on a verse on the song Dealer, David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes singing together on You Keep on Moving, and Jon Lord letting Bolin just taking over the music and soloing all over the album. A true masterpiece this album is, and it's sad to believe they made only one album together. Actually, if you think about it, Come Taste The Band could pass as Whitesnake's first album because it's music is such a departure from the band's already signature sound that it doesn't even sound like Deep Purple, since 3 out of 5 members went onto Whitesnake. But thats not to say it doesn't sound beautiful, because this is a beautiful album. Enjoy.
Review #34
Title: Old School Rock/Blues perfected Date: December 23, 1999
This album combines a purple lineup that was not very popular. It is however full of talent. As this lineup Rocks with a mix of blues/rock with a hint of early rock funk. Sweet harmonies for a hard rock album. overall I would say this is one of there best works.
Review #35
Title: How did Tommy do it?
Date: December 3, 1999
This is an extraordinary album, possibly one of the 3 best in the Deep Purple catalogue, along with In Rock and Burn. The reason I find it so amazing (apart from the music which I'll get to shortly) is the manner in which Tommy Bolin just comes on in and completely takes over. Except perhaps for the intro to "This Time Around" Jon Lord is virtually superfluous. All the other fine moments on this album are courtesy of Tommy and his awesome guitar... The monstrous riffs that he comes up with on such tracks as Gettin Tighter, Drifter and Love Child are amongst my favourites of all time and I've heard 'em all going right back to Cream and early Led Zeppelin. And when those drums of Ian Paice come thundering in on I Need Love...pure rock bliss. And Tommy's crowning achievement on the album ? Just listen to his solo during the last minute of Gettin Tighter. Christ, that lad could play and he wrings every last note out of his guitar for that solo. But there's heaps more fantastic stuff from Tommy on this album and it's an absolute tragedy that he died so young. Still, with this scorcher, along with his solo albums Teaser and Private Eyes, he's left behind a monumental legacy. If you love stratospheric guitar playing, this album is for you. I'm 43 and it still gives me goose bumps.
Review #36
Title: Different-Yet one of the best
Date: December 3, 1999
I have this album on VINYL (did I date myself?) and consider it to be a pivotal piece to my music collection. While somewhat different than what comes before, and what comes after, as a whole its simply outstanding. Seems to be a "forgotten" album to most (possibly including the band themselves, as I don't think they ever play any of this stuff live, and maybe they should (although I think I did see this tour!)) If you're a DP (or Coverdale orwhatever) fan you MUST have this album. In fact, I'm gonna go listen to it, now.....
Review #37
Title: Not the best Purple, but not bad Date: November 21, 1999
David Coverdale's third and last Deep Purple studio album also featured Tommy Bolin's introduction to the band, replacing the seemingly irreplaceable Ritchie Blackmore. This album seems to be a totally mediocre effort, that is until one gets to the last two songs, "This Time Around" and "You Keep on Moving" are both excellent numbers that redeem this one and help it hold its own in the impressive Purple catalog of the seventies.
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Review #38
Title: No need for Blackmore
Date: November 4, 1999
This album is by far one of the best of Deep Purple. So what if you don't have Ritchie Blackmore, you have Tommy Bolin (Now Deceased) who was just outstanding guitarist. When you hear this album you have to think of Jon Lord and Ian Paice (the new look of Deep Purple). The songs on it just rock buy it; you'll love it! It's funky blues at its finest!
Review #39
Title: A major departure from the traditional Deep Purple sound
Date: September 27, 1999
This album is a fantastic effort considering the turmoil that was within the band. Tommy Bolin (Replacing Blackmore) had a much different style that was more jazz and funk influenced....along with Glenn Hughs. Coverdale, Paice, and Lord, were influenced by Classical and Blues. This contrast is readily apparent in the album. Many songs seem to have a blues base but then go off on some funky tangent eventually ending back up with a blues base.
This really is an album I enjoy listening to, but if you're expecting heavy blues, don't.
Review #40
Title: This Tastes Very Good
Date: September 5, 1999
With the loss of Blackmore, the continuous rise of Zeppelin and big rock bands fast becoming dinosaurs, Deep Purple HAD to update their sound and come out fighting. I belive they achieved this with this album. The funk in 'Gettin' Tighter' and others was a turning point for the band and perhap rock in general. Only a thought but maybe the band sensed the wheel was turning in '75 and punk/disco was just around the corner. This album is very good. Everyone can be proud of this offering.
Review #41
Title: WHAT A GOOD ROCK ALBUM!
Date: July 22, 1999
So there isn't the classic Purple line-up in this CD! What, Blackmore doesn't play? But, what if I forget that it was supposed to be a Purple album, then I avoid any comparisons to Machine Head and Made in Japan and just listen to the songs? Man, then I would conclude COME TASTE THE BAND is a terrific collection of rock songs!
All the musicians were in fine shape. The vocals by Coverdale and Hughes were as powerful as ever, the rhythm section perfect, and Bolin just kicked! I mean, can you enjoy old heavy rock and not be thrilled by his performance in "Coming Home", "Dealer" and "Drifter"? That's impossible! It is a very well-produced album, thanks to Martin Birch. When you listen using headphones, you can truly appreciate the qualities of the mixing.
The band was very energetic. Most of the songs are heavy and with lots of excitement. The infatuation for funk is evident in "I Need Love" and "Getting Tighter". Now that probably would be the reason why so many fans disliked this album. "This isn't the way the band was supposed to sound", some said. Well, if you are ready to accept some strong R&B influences in a white rock'n'roll band, then you can dig them. But don't worry, there are a lot of heavy riffage and soloing in this album. The 3 ones mentioned when I wrote about Bolin are the heaviest of the pack, but we shouldn't overlook "Lady Luck" ("she was a juke-box dancer/ a blue-eyed gypsy queen", we know we've reached Coverdale territory), "Love Child" (that's what I call a rock riff, man! I'd only have included a guitar solo instead of that crappy synth)and the majestic "You Keep on moving" (the final, and perhaps finest, vocal duet of Coverdale/Hughes). "This Time Around" is a piano ballad that, if included in Stevie Wonder's Songs in the key of life, would be considered cool. In this album, it shows what a fine white-soul career Hughes could have had after Purple. And "Owed to G" is the best instrumental track in any Purple album. Bolin did it again!
This line-up was dogged by personal problems soon after the recording of the album, some shows of the following tour were a disaster, perhaps they should have changed the name of the band... I agree it was a troublesome period for our beloved Deep Purple. But COME TASTE THE BAND is a very good album, and even without the classic sound of the MkII, is much better than Who do we think we are (the last MkII album) and definitely much heavier than Stormbringer.
Give this album a chance! Listen to it!
Review #42
Title: SHOULDA BEEN TITLED "TOMMY BOLIN IN SHADES OF PURPLE"
Date: July 2, 1999
I was a huge Purple/Blackmore fan when this was released, and I nervously bought it. Not long after, Tommy Bolin became my all-time favorite rock musician. He is the dominant creative force behind this recording, and took Purple in a new direction. He made a lot of money with them, had some weird experiences (like his bodyguard getting pushed down an elevator shaft in Jakarta) that seemed to presage his own tragic death. It also spurred Blackmore onto Rainbow, whose first album was brilliant. Too bad Tommy didn't sing more on this one, but his single short verse on "Dealer" is the sweetest moment on the record. His incredibly progressive fusion tune "Owed to G" is like something I never heard on another "rock" album until his "Teaser", and some later Jeff Beck recordings. I suppose it isn't Purple's definitive record, but it is their most interesting in many ways.
Review #43
Title: Come Taste Vintage Purple!
Date: February 4, 1999
I still remember when it was originally released and the speculations that went on about how (the late) Bolin would fit the group - should he be a guitarist trying to sound like 'the man in black' or what. The album is very different from any other Purple work and I find it the most underestimated. The genius move Purple made with choosing Bolin was the same as when they choose Coverdale to replace Gillan: a totally different musician. The kind of funky guitar work is so far from Blackmore and, hold your horses, Blackmore has NEVER had the same kind of groove in his playing! It is also interesting, after nearly 25 years, to hear what Coverdale sounded like in those days: on this album he delivers his most agressive singing ever. Just listen to Drifter, The Dealer and Lady Luck; in these songs he has a marvellous 'to-many-cigarettes-and-whiskey-voice'! Glenn Hughes shines trough with his exellent singing in This Time Around - a bluesy, almost gospel like thing that really makes you shiver. The album ends off with the mighty You Keep on Moving. This song is an example of how tremendously well Coverdales/Hughes voices did match each other. In this killer they take their singing to unequalled hights. This album still tastes great after 25 years of agening! Tomas Lange
Review #44
Title:Come Buy This CD
Date: December 22, 1998
No, I'm not getting any kickback from the band, but really, you should check this disc out. Tommy Bolin really injected some energy into the old dinosaur, and this is coming from a major Blackmore fanatic. Coverdale's songwriting has never been so assertive, Hughes really gives up the funk, and Lord is subdued but on the money nonetheless. Standout cuts are Lady Luck, Gettin' Tighter, Drifter, and You Keep on Moving. Regardless of the subsequent band dissolution, DP in the studio in '75 kicked more butt than anyone besides Sabbath.
Review #44
Title: A Deep Purple masterpiece.
Date: December 9, 1998
A must for any Deep Purple fan. This CD truly is amazing, even though all the original members of Purple are not on this CD, it is by far their best work! Tommy Bolin who replaced Ritchie Blackmore on guitar is incredible, his style of playing is in a class all by it's self. The vocals of Glenn Hughes and David Coverdale are once again superb only rivaled by Purples previously released Stormbringer album.Sit back and enjoy, this one will send chills up your spine.
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