- hard rock, rock, classic hard rock, heavy metal
- 40 min
- 7 tracks
- Harvest
Fireball is the fifth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in the United States in July 1971 as the second album with the Mark II line-up, consisting of Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice, Roger Glover and Ian Gillan. It was recorded at various times between September 1970 and June 1971.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, grave and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Music Story4.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Fireball3:23
- A2No No No6:54
- A3Demon’s Eye5:18
- A4Anyone’s Daughter4:42
- B1The Mule5:21
- B2Fools8:18
- B3No One Came6:24
7 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Deep Purple
- Label
- Harvest
- Released
- 1971
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DK
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