duminică, 20 ianuarie 2019

Deep Purple - The Battle Rages On (Full album 1993)

“The Battle Rages On...” is the fourteenth studio album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1993. It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up, which reunited for a second time (the first reunion being for 1984's “Perfect Strangers”). Even though Mike DiMeo was initially chosen as the singer for the album after Joe Lynn Turner was fired, Ian Gillan eventually returned to the band in late 1992 and had to rework much of the material already existing for it, which had been intended for Joe Lynn Turner and DiMeo. After his firing, Turner would admit Ritchie Blackmore referred to the album as "The cattle grazes on". Blackmore became infuriated at the non-melodic elements and quit mid tour after the show of 17 November in Helsinki, Finland. American guitarist Joe Satriani joined Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for the duration of the tour. A handful of working tracks written during “The Battle Rages On...” sessions would turn up on subsequent solo releases by Turner, under different titles. “The Battle Rages On...” contains the song "Lick It Up", which should not be confused with the song of Kiss.

“The Battle Rages On…” este al paisprezecelea album de studio al trupei britanice de hard rock Deep Purple, lansat in 1993. Este ultimul album inregistrat cu formula clasica Mk II, care s-a reunit pentru a doua oara (prima reuniune fiind in 1984 la “Perfect Strangers”). Chiar daca Mike DiMeo a fost ales initial ca solist vocal pentru album, dupa concedierea lui Joe Lynn Turner, Ian Gillan a revenit in cele din urma in grup spre sfarsitul anului 1992 si a trebuit sa reface mare parte din materialul care deja exista pentru album, fiind destinat pentru Joe Lynn Turner si DiMeo. Dupa concediere Turner a admis ca Blackmore s-a referit la album ca “turma la pascut”. Blackmore s-a infuriat pe partile nemelodice si a parasit grupul la jumatatea turneului, dupa spectacolul din 17 noiembrie de la Helsinky, Finlanda. Chitaristul American Joe Satriani s-a alaturat trupei pana la terminarea turneului. O mare parte din piesele lucrate in timpul sesiunilor pentru “The Battle Rages On…” vor aparea pe lansarile solo ulterioare ale lui Turner, dar sub titluri diferite. “The Battle Rages On..” contine si cantecul “Lick it Up”, care nu trebuie confundat cu cantecul celor de la Kiss.

List of tracks
1.       "The Battle Rages On" (Blackmore, Gillan, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) 5:56
2.       "Lick It Up"  3:59
3.       "Anya" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord)      6:32
4.       "Talk About Love" 4:11
5.       "Time to Kill"         5:49
6.       "Ramshackle Man"          5:34
7.       "A Twist in the Tale"        4:17
8.       "Nasty Piece of Work" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord)          4:43
9.       "Solitaire"    4:42
10.      "One Man's Meat"  4:38

Personnel
Deep Purple
Ian Gillan – vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
Jon Lord – keyboards
Roger Glover – bass
Ian Paice – drums

Production
Produced by Thom Panunzio and Roger Glover
Basic tracks produced by Thom Panunzio at Bearsville Studios in upstate New York (engineered by Bill Kennedy, assisted by Mike Reiter)
Vocals and overdubs recorded at Red Rooster Studios (engineered by Hans Gemperle) in Tutzing, Germany, and Greg Rike Studios (engineered by Jason Corsaro, assisted by Wally Walton and Darren Schneider) in Orlando, Florida.
Mixed by Pat Regan with Roger Glover at Sound on Sound Recording (engineered by Pat Regan, assisted by John Siket, Devin Emke and Peter Beckeman) in New York, and at the Ambient Recording Company (engineered by Pat Regan, assisted by Mark Conese) in Connecticut
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound in New York.