Battle Rages On, The - Deep Purple

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...I am a dedicated fan of Rage against the machine and have all there albums. The best Rage against the machine album so ar has to be the first one, the self title album Rage against the machine. Every track is a class act. They all have good dynamics and a foot tapping rythm. But just now i am starting to get into the Rage against the machines latest album "the battle of LA", i have found tracks Gueralla Radio and track 3 to be absolutly awesome tracks. Buy the first album if your only going to bye One Rage album....... Read review

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Advantages: Encompasses most of their 3 decade career
Disadvantages: Not enough early Deep Purple

...If you like deep purple then this will save you making a compilation. Full of timeless classics from many of their best selling albums with a few singles thrown in for good measure. Deep purple are comparible to Led Zeppelin in terms of being one of the first "supergroups". Tracks include Highway Star, smoke on the water, Burn, Speed king and more recent tracks such as Perfect strangers. There have been a few line-ups of Deep Purple, the most notable change was when Ian Gillan left and David Coverdale took his place. This album spans the whole of Deep Purple's 3 decades of music making - In 1974 Deep Purple with David Coverdale was the best selling band in America. If you are really impressed by what you hear on this album, David coverdale sung with WHITESNAKE, Richie Blackmore played guitar and Roger Glover played bass guitar... Read review

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...'s Night is tied to the efforts of his previous two bands. Blackmore left Deep Purple -- again -- after 1993's musically disappointing The Battle Rages On... album. Blackmore then revived Rainbow -- technically under the original Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow moniker -- with largely unknown musicians for 1995's Stranger in Us All, and Night contributed lyrics for four songs. Blackmore didn't really want to call it a Rainbow project, but record company executives insisted the name recognition would make it easier to market the album. After Stranger in Us All, Blackmore decided to actually record Renaissance-inspired music. He'd loved the style for years, but he never really played it himself. Once he began playing the music at home, Night would casually start singing along. This innocent, informal practice germinated into Blackmore's Night... Read review

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