- hard rock, rock, classic hard rock
- 62 min
- 12 tracks
- CMC International Records
Purpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released on 5 February 1996. It is their first album with guitarist Steve Morse from Dixie Dregs, who replaced Ritchie Blackmore. The album entered the UK Charts on 17 February 1996, where it peaked at No. 58.
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Spare, grave, classical in form and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- 1Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic4:16
- 2Loosen My Strings5:56
- 3Soon Forgotten4:47
- 4Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming7:29
- 5Cascades: I’m Not Your Lover4:42
- 6The Aviator5:19
- 7Rosa’s Cantina5:09
- 8A Castle Full of Rascals5:09
- 9A Touch Away4:36
- 10Hey Cisco5:53
- 11Somebody Stole My Guitar4:08
- 12The Purpendicular Waltz4:43
12 tracks, 62 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Deep Purple
- Label
- CMC International Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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