DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK

Description

Vinyl reissue: The excess is claimed right from the cover where the band poses as the Presidents of Rock (inspired by the sculptures of American presidents at Mount Rushmore), making In Rock a fundamental album. After the release of Led Zeppelin I in 1969, In Rock is the album that will complete the popularization and codification of hard rock (or "heavy metal"). From the start, the tone is set with the aptly named "Speed King": energy, virtuosity, madness, a Fender Stratocaster with choppy riffs and perpetual solos, an Ian Gillan who tortures his voice with demonic highs, the keyboards of Jon Lord responding to the guitar with a sarabande of glissandos, the drumming of Ian Paice driving the whole thing relentlessly, not to mention the booming bass of Roger Glover that provides an extremely heavy foundation. All the ingredients are there, and the audience receives them, astonished, right in the face. Deep Purple is on the path to extreme glory that will carry them through the decade ahead.