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BURN your old copy, you no longer need it

Sampson Simpson | Canada | 12/10/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"You need to buy this CD. You need to do it today. Ignore the price tag. You will not regret this purchase.As most Deep Purple fans know, their remasters have been stellar. Each one, from the first In Rock remaster back in the mid 90's to Burn, has had the most amazing sonic makeovers. I imagine they now sound much like they once did if you happened to break the seal on a brand-new vinyl back in the 70's. They finally sounded the way they should. In addition, they were given extensive liner notes: So extensive in fact that it usually took you longer to read them than it did to play the album! Burn is no exception, and I am sure that there are tidbits of info here that even the most dedicated fan did not know. Rare photos? Yeah, they included those too. Of course, bonus material is included. The amount of bonus material for Deep Purple remasters has always varied depending on how much cut material remained on the master tapes. For Fireball, there was a lot. For Burn, precious little. The band had rehearsed these numbers until they were tight before recording, so there was no wasted tape. As a result there are no alternate guitar solos like Machine Head had. We do get five very nice remixes that add some different dimensions to the original songs. The most drastic remix is the B-side "Coronarias Redig" which has been extended a great deal past the point where it originally ended, revealing lots of great playing from Blackmore and the band.You will not believe the sound of this CD. You simply must hear it to believe it. Of course, if you'd bought any of the previous remasters, you knew this. Burn was well overdue. Let's hope Stormbringer is not."

The Coverdale/Hughes Purple worked well together!

Micaloneus | the Cosmos | 10/06/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It was recorded in late 1973, with Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Jon Lord (keyboards) and Ian Paice (drums) plus new members, David Coverdale (vocals) and Glenn Hughes (bass guitar and vocals). The band were really on their best behavior here and resulted in a great album that is more blues and soul than their previous albums. Blackmore is pretty much the star on BURN, leading the band with some killer riffs and playing some terrific solos.

Jon Lord is more colorful than usual, using more than just the organ and piano. The bass and especially the drums do a great job that can impress anyone. Ian Paice never gets his due for being a top-notch drummer, and he shines on this disc. The vocals are not Ian Gillan, but are still very good. Actually, I see this album as the ultimate tribute to Gillan, by replacing him with not one, but two singers, trading off vocals on all the songs but Mistreated (Coverdale solo) and A200 (the closing instrumental). What is nice about this disc is that it's not a bunch of cheesy songs going for a hit single, but it plays from start to finish with a sense of intellectual capacity. It's heavy, it rocks, it's bluesy. What a GREAT rock album!



Burn - The title track is a classic masterpiece.

Might Just Take Your Life - Unadulterated Deep Purple excellence.

Lay Down, Stay Down - Another good song with great Blackmore solos.

Sail Away - A tour de force among masterpieces. This should be an FM staple.

You Fool No One - Lots of percussion. One of my DP favorites.

What's Going on Here - Some silly lyrics but another excellent rocker.

Mistreated - Besides the title track, this is the other classic from Burn.

A 200 - A cool way to end the album, a quirky instrumental.

The rest of this CD features remixes, starting with a rare B-side (a better mix than the original) and four songs from the main album (Burn, Mistreated, You Fool No One and Sail Away.) These remixes work very well (more bottom/less cymbal brightness). With a few surprises for the long time fan, such as the extended ending to You Fool No One. The booklet is also up to the high standards of the previous anniversary collections.



RATING: 4 3/4 stars



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4.5 Stars - Underrated gem sadly 'mistreated' by critics

howzat | 03/30/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Burn (1974.), Deep Purple's eighth studio album



'Burn' ushered a new period for the great Deep Purple. A year earlier, the band was going through an extremely low point. Tensions in the band during and around the time of the making of the previous album, 'Who Do We Think We Are' between Gillan and Blackmore in particular was undermining the groups real true potential. Subsequently, Ian Gillan, Purple's legendary frontman handed in his resignation from the group and bassist Roger Glover left shortly afterwards. The great Mark II line up was no more but more importantly Deep Purple itself, after 7 albums was very close to folding completely. However, Deep Purple was to rise again from the ashes of its previous line up with the recruitment of David Coverdale, a relatively unknown vocalist and Glenn Hughes, a bassist and more than capable singer.....



The results were astounding. The new Mark III line-up produced this great album, one which has never been given enough credit. It is a great return to form and dispels any ideas that Deep Purple had lost its class with the loss of Gillan and Glover (note they were to return with the Mark II reunion in the 1980's). The sound of the new line up is a bit different. Coverdale, who was to become the lead singer for Whitesnake is very much a different vocalist to Gillan, in my opinion not quite as good but he is still excellent. Similarly, Glenn Hughes is a worthy successor to Glover - he also provides great support to Coverdale's vocals. 'Burn' itself has a slightly different style to previous efforts. I personally don't think it is quite as heavy as say 'In Rock' or 'Fireball' but it still has plenty of drive and passion in parts, some very racy sections and most importantly has no weak tracks. Some of Ritchie Blackmores finest guitar work is on this album and Jon Lord shows his brilliance many times over as his keyboard playing is ever present and he gives us some great improvisation.



Currently, 'Burn' has two editions available. There is the standard 8 track issue which is more than good enough or there is the 'Burn 30th Anniversary Edition'. This version was released late last year and is excellent, coming with an extensive booklet, bonus funky b-side track Coronias Redig and remixes of 4 of the tracks. However, do consider availability and cost. I bought the new edition but it is much more readily available and cheaper in the UK - it may not be worth paying double the standard edition price in other countries, such as the US, unless you are a Deep Purple die hard.



The whole album is a great and refreshing listen from start to finish. Burn, the title track is a great opening 6 minute rocker with the first introduction to Coverdale. Note he harmonises in parts with Hughes, something there is much of on this album. 'Might Just Take Your Life' is a great follow up. A slower pace with a bluesy funky feel - Jon Lord puts out a great solo at the end. 'Lay Down Stay Down' picks up the pace - powerful vocals, drumming with piano rather than Hammond Organ from Lord, which works well. 'Sail Away' is a brilliant track, with swop over vocals from Hughes/Coverdale and a good bit of guitar work from Blackmore in the middle. 'You Fool No One', perhaps the weakest track on the album is good nonetheless, loads of harmonisation, Blackmore rocks out this one. 'What's going on here' is quite catchy in parts, slower again with more piano presence. 'Mistreated' is perhaps the most telling track on the album, perhaps the best also. There's a real blues style to this and Coverdale gives the words to the song real emotion - this incidentally is the only track were he only sings. '*A* 200' is a clever, experimental instrumental track which provides a thoughtful finish. Futuristic keyboard styles fuse with some more great stuff on the guitar from Blackmore.



Quite simply, the Mark III line up deserves much more respect than it is given. 'Burn' is testament to this and it stands as one of Deep Purple's finest efforts. The new members never cowered in the shadow of the great Mark II predecessor and 'Burn' deserves as much attention as the Mark II era work.



NOT TO BE OVERLOOKED!"