Recorded 1995–96 Producer Deep Purple Artist Deep Purple Label RCA Records | Length 62:16 Purpendicular
(1996) Abandon
(1998) Release date February 1996 Genres Hard rock, Heavy metal | |
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Released 17 February 1996 (Europe)
April 1996 (US) Studio Greg Rike Productions, Altamonte Springs, Florida Similar Deep Purple albums, Hard rock albums | ||
Purpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock band, Deep Purple. Released in 1996, it is their first album with guitarist from Dixie Dregs Steve Morse, who replaced Ritchie Blackmore. Meanwhile, Blackmore founded back Rainbow and released the album Stranger in Us All.
Contents
It was recorded at Greg Rike Productions, Orlando, Florida, February to October 1995 and engineered by Darren Schneider and Keith Andrews. It had a more experimental approach than previous albums. The arrangement to the "The Aviator", for example, employed an acoustic folk/country arrangement that had not previously been heard on the band's previous work. Several of the songs, such as "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" featured smaller keyboard parts, and mainly center on the guitar parts. Another new addition to the guitar playing was the use of pinch harmonics, very notably used on "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" and "Somebody Stole My Guitar". "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" and "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" remained regular features in Deep Purple's live setlist in recent tours.
Like the title of the band's following album, Abandon, Purpendicular is a pun; in this case, based on the band's name and the word "Perpendicular".
Deep purple vavoom ted the mechanic purpendicular 01
Track listing
All tracks written by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Steve Morse, Ian Paice.
Personnel
Songs
Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic4:18
Loosen My Strings6:00
Soon Forgotten4:48