Come Taste the Band [Import]

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Album Description
1990 EMI reissue of the band's top 50 1975 album for the label & the only studio album they cut with ex-James Gang guitarist Tommy Bolin replacing Ritchie Blackmore. Nine tracks, including 'Lady Luck', 'Dealer' and 'Love Child'. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Tracks:

Comin' Home
Lady Luck
Gettin' Tighter
Dealer
I Need Love
Drifter
Love Child
A) This Time Around/B) Owed To 'G' (Instrumental)
You Keep On Moving

Album Description

1990 EMI reissue of the band's top 50 1975 album for the label & the only studio album they cut with ex-James Gang guitarist Tommy Bolin replacing Ritchie Blackmore. Nine tracks, including 'Lady Luck', 'Dealer' and 'Love Child'.

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Album Details

Come Taste the Band Was Released in 1975, Shortly after the Departure of Original Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who Was Replaced by Ex-James Gang Axe-Slinger Tommy Bolin. Features David Coverdale (He who Would Go on to Form and Front Whitesnake) on Vocals and "Come Taste" Was Produced by Martin Birch. Includes "Comin' Home", "Lady Luck", "Dealer" and Six More.

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you keep on movin'.......2007-07-12

It's a shame Come Taste the Band has been ignored compared to other Deep Purple albums. What we have here is a pretty darn good album that should appeal to anyone who's a fan of 70's classic rock. Just because the lineup is different from the classic one does NOT mean the music on this album should automatically be criticized. Please don't let peoples negativity encourage you to avoid it (though thankfully, most of the people here on amazon are rather kind to the album).

I really can't find one complaint with the music here. Well okay, sometimes some of the guitar riffs sound like something Bad Company would do (think "Rock Steady") but Deep Purple were always more talented than that band (no disrespect to Bad Co.) and there's certainly more activity between the band members on this album compared to anything early Bad Company would have done. That makes Come Taste the Band, though stripped down hard rock, sound full and exciting like the rest of Deep Purple's catalog.

The only thing that bothers me is the absense of keyboards. I think I can hear SOME keyboards playing in a couple of the songs, but it's nothing like Deep Purple had done in the past, featuring lengthy jams. That's the only thing I miss.

"Comin' Home" starts off the album the right way, featuring a really good middle section that's nothing but a big, memorable guitar jam. Tommy Bolin really is just as good as Mr. Blackmore in most areas. At least, his solos are just as good.

If there was ever an album that sounds perfect for truck drivers, it's this album. Every truck driver in the world should be required to own Come Taste the Band. "Lady Luck" reminds me of Bad Company (sorry for bringing up the comparison again) with a great chorus. "Gettin' Tighter" is a perfect "Driving late at night on a quiet empty Nevada highway" song (though I've never done that, seeing as how I live on the east coast in Pennsylvania).

"I Need Love" is very catchy. I love that riff. "Love Child" is another rocker that features a memorable riff (and no, it's not related to the Diana Ross and the Supremes song- though I bet some of you were thinking it was a cover version!)

Doesn't "This Time Around" remind you of walking through a ghost town in a desert? It sure does! I love the instrumental second half. "You Keep on Movin" again reminds me of travelling down a highway, but this time through Maryland (let's keep it close to home, mister).

Overall, yeah, it's not a masterpiece but it's a quality hard rock album. Probably in my top 5 favorite Deep Purple albums, if I were to make a list of them.

Great Album.......2007-07-06

I believe that this Purple album was the most wide open and evenly distributed amongst the band members in term sof songwriting,music etc.
It showed that new directions were open for exploration and once Purple put their toes in they proved what a phenomenally adaptable and flexible powerhouse they could be.
It is not altogether a debate between the guitarist's but Tommy Bolin as the members og the band themselves have said brought well needed laughter and new ideas with him.
Of course as we all know he also brought a drug habit that would cause his passing at such an early age,and night sof brilliance followed by those of absolute averageness that the other memebers tried to cover,but could not given the state of Tommy's smack addled arm.
He also had a cohort namely Glenn Gughes who was on the slide chemically himself,so it makes it even more amazing that such a brilliant album cam efrom a band carrying so much negative luggage and Tommy Bolin also being given a contract that guaranteed some of his latest tracks from his solo work was given space in every performance and on the album.
So on top of the fact he was trying to step into Blackmore's not inconsiderable boots he was an American with a terrible drug habit and solo material that he could not possibly hop eto promote properly while with Purple,although of course being in Purple gave him the exposure that any musician would have dreamed of.
Do yourself a large favour and buy the rehearsal Cd's of Purple from this time which are awesome and also the superbly salvaged Days May Come put out by the ever brilliant Tommy Bolin Archives to get a taste of how great this band were live during thi sphase of Puple's existence.

Purple Grooves!.......2007-02-02

Come Taste the Band was the last studio record Purple did in the 70's. And it is a great example of how a million people CAN be wrong... all those fans who ignored it because it didn't feature Ritchie Blackmore don't know what they're missing. You, my friends, on the other hand, if you are reading this, is because you're interested, and I can promise you that if you keep reading and ultimately decide to purchase this record, that interest will be duly rewarded!

In 1975, shortly after completing an european tour in support of "Stormbringer", founding member, guitarist and resident tyrant (don't get me wrong, i'm a huge fan of his music, but the guy has serious issues...) Ritchie Blackmore left the band. An established act like Purple has 2 choices in such a situation: call it a day, or soldier on with a replecement. Purple chose the latter, and faced with that, they had 2 ways to go too: either choose an imitator and try to recapture the original sound and glory of the band, or forge ahead in a new direction. Again, they chose the latter, bravely enough. Rumor has it they originally set their sights on Jeff Beck, but unable to get him, went with a rather "risky" choice: a young yank named Tommy Bolin, with more of a background in Jazz/blues/funk/fusion than (hard) rock.

What did they come up with? Instead of telling you first what you're gonna find here, i'm gonna tell you what you are NOT gonna find here: you're not gonna find "Highway Star", or "Space Trucking", or "Burn" or even "Stormbringer" for that matter. Meaning that those songs driven by a big, nasty guitar riff are gone. That's not a bad thing, it just IS. With the departure of Blackmore, the remaining members were given ample space to unfold their talents, and they certainly show it here: Paice never drummed better, Lord is there filling in for Ritchie with his ever immortal Hammond B3, Hughes is in fine shape both as a bassist and singer, Coverdale sings his lungs off and Bolin, while not sounding like Ritchie Blackmore (he didn't even try, which was a bold decision...) makes a strong impresion throughout.

The band was, at least at the moment of the writing and recording of this album, rejuvenated and reinvigorated, and it really shows. My only observation would be about the vocals: how come there are only a few tandem vocals here? Coverdale sings the lion's share while Hughes sings two solo numbers ("Getting Tighter" and "This Time Around"), but the only song where they truly sing together is "You Keep on Moving". The tandem vocals are one of the features that originally fascinated me about Mk III, so I was hoping to get some more of those here. Still, their individual performances are consistently top-notch.

Try to imagine a cross between "Strange Kind of Woman" and "Might Just Take your Life" and you are halfway there! Most of the songs are rather carried through by the monster grooves that the band creates: "Coming Home", "Lady Luck", "Getting Tighter" and "I need love" (the latter being one of my favorites) are the best examples of this. Then you have a few songs that are a little more guitar driven, but here again they are different: instead of big classical scales (a trademark of Blackmore), the guitar riffs have a bluesier, "Hendrix-ier" feel to them, like the case of "Dealer", "Drifter" and "Love Child" (which is a bit reminiscent of Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker"). And then you have 2 succesive HUGE songs to top it all: "This time around/owed to G" , which is a two part song, the latter being an awesome instrumental that takes us back to those jams the band became famous for, and "You Keep on Moving", a song that can remind you a bit to "Child in Time" by its atmosphere, with the harmonies of Coverdale and Hughes being a high point. This album is awesome!!!
So what was the problem, then? Was it too funky? Nope, actually Stormbringer is way funkier than this. Was it too soft? Nope, the record rocks big time. Was it "less good" than previous records? Most definitely not! The reason is very simple: any band that experiences that many lineup changes is bound to lose (at least some of...) its identity, whether they realise it or not. And that's what happened here. Add to that the substance abuse issues that both Bolin and Hughes had, that would end up causing the implosion of the band and the death of Bolin shortly thereafter, and you realise that it just wasn't meant to be.

The bottom line: if you liked Stormbringer, you will LOVE this record! So if you don't have Stormbringer, i would recommend you to get that first. If your favorites are albums such as Burn and Machine Head, this may be a little odd for you. But i honestly recommend you to get it either way. If you like good, groovy rock, you should love this one too! Great music is great music, and you should give it a try! I'm a diehard, and this is without a doubt one of my favorites.

Forget Bolin vs Blackmore: This is a Hard Rock Classic!.......2006-10-27

I bought this album almost 15 years (as best I can recall) after last hearing it. In short, I am amazed! While Deep Purple have been one of the most consistently adrenalizing hard rock bands around, I'd always dismissed this album as a bit of a late career mis-fire. On reflection, I suspect this album originally disappointed because my (then) adolescent ears simply wanted more Blackmore...or at least someone who sounded like him. Now, after many intervening years of a much broader range of musical styles (although never drifting too far from a central love for good guitar), coming back to this album is like discovering a brand new (and very, very good) band. There are strong elements of the old Deep Purple evident. However, Bolin's playing has so modified their intrinsic sound, that there is really little to compare between this album and Burn or Stormbringer. At one level, his scatter-gun slide work gives the overall sound a more "American" tone, but I think its more than that. After a few listens, it becomes obvious that the rhythm section (Hughes and Paice) are playing around rhythms in a way that the Blackmore pseudo-classical approach could never have accommodated. I don't intend to bag the latter in anyway...its more that the sound of the Bolin line up is just so far removed from the Blackmore line up that they simply do not warrant comparison. THAT is what I didn't get 12 or 15 years ago!

In terms of the album itself, I'd simply say that if you have disregarded it in the same way I have, you should give it a listen with fresh ears...it contains track-after-track of truly great band performances. However, if you really want to experience that backbone-stiffening, aggression-inducing rush that the best hard rock gives you; crank your stereo, skip straight through to The Drifter (Track 6) and dig it! It just doesn't get much better than that!

Purple goes out in style.......2006-10-17

A great album from a band that had changed a lot since Machine Head. Only drummer Ian Paice and keyboardist Jon Lord remained, and the once new guys, singer David Coverdale and bassist/singer Glenn Hughes were not the new guys any more, but the upstart guitarist Tommy Bolin was. Bolin was replacing the amazing Ritchie Blackmore, what pressure.

Back in the summer of '75, I was so nervous to hear what Deep Purple were going to do, without Blackmore. Well, surprise! Come Taste The Band album kicked butt, and it still does to this day. I also thought it was a much, much better album than Presence by Led Zeppelin, and I still do!

Highlights: You Keep On Moving, Gettin' Tighter, Drifter and Comin' Home

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Deep Purple goes out with a bang

Come Taste the Band
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Tracks:

Comin' Home
Lady Luck
Gettin' Tighter
Dealer
I Need Love
Drifter
Love Child
This Time Around/Owed to 'G' [Instrumental]
You Keep on Moving

Album Description

Limited edition Japanese issue of their 1975 album. CD comes housed in a minature LP sleeve. WP.

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Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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Deep Purple goes out with a bang.......2006-08-19

Come Taste The Band (1975.) The tenth Deep Purple studio album.

INTRODUCTION:
By the middle of the seventies, Deep Purple was not the same band they used to be. With the transformation to the Mark Three lineup, the band was gradually pushing itself in more of a funk/blues/soul direction. While many fans enjoyed seeing the band diversify, not all of them shared this optimism. The alienation even led to Ritchie Blackmore leaving the band and being replaced by Tommy Bolin. The band would have disbanded, but David Coverdale encouraged Jon Lord to stay together. Deep Purple Mark Four only recorded one album.

OVERVIEW:
Deep Purple released Come Taste The Band in October of 1975. It was released on Warner in the US and EMI in the UK. The album was produced by the band and Martin Birch. It was the only release ever recorded by the Mark Four lineup, featuring David Coverdale (vocals), Glenn Hughes (bass), Jon Lord (keyboards), Ian Paice (drums), and Tommy Bolin (guitar.) This was the only album to feature Tommy Bolin - the band would break up not long after this album, and Bolin would die of a drug overdose.

REVIEW:
If I had to choose the most underrated album in the Deep Purple catalogue, this would definitely be it. Not all of the fans were too satisfied with the direction the band was being taken in on Stormbringer. Bringing in Tommy Bolin to fill the shoes of Ritchie Blackmore was a smart move. Although there definitely are some elements of that album/era on this album, the fact of the matter is that this one rocks harder, and is more of a straightforward rock album - due in no small part to Bolin's contributions.

Songs written by Bolin, Coverdale, Lord, Hughes, and/or Paice.

-SIDE ONE-

-Comin' Home-
What better way to kick things off than with a song this is straight-up, hard and heavy boogie rock? Just mere seconds into the album, the group grabs a hold of your attention and doesn't let go. From the get go, the band is in their prime.

-Lady Luck-
A nice cross between blues rock and hard rock. However, it's not quite as bluesy as the stuff recorded in the Mark Three days, leaning more toward the hard rock spectrum. As such, it stands as another solid song.

-Gettin' Tighter-
One listen to this song and you'll wish the whole Mark Four thing had lasted longer. Many people had doubts when Ritchie Blackmore left the group, but Tommy Bolin's work in this track proves he was, indeed, the best possible replacement. This is an awesome little rocker that doesn't fail to please.

-Dealer-
Mid-paced and heavy, this song sounds like something you'd expect to find on the of the Mark Three albums that came before. It's another excellent tune, and definitely shows that Deep Purple wasn't down for the count just yet.

-I Need Love-
Classic-style rock at its finest. If you need a good example of the way classic hard rock is supposed to sound, this one will be right up your alley. The entire band is in their prime on this album. Bolin's riffs are excellent, as are the skills of the rest of the band.

-SIDE TWO-

-Drifter-
Another good one of the bluesy hard rock tunes. But with Bolin in the band, it has more of a straight-up, down-to-earth hard rock feel to it than the Mark Three recordings of the same type. A true classic that should have been a big hit.

-Love Child-
Once again the band rocks hard. Here we have another one of those songs that fuses hard rock and blues rock, something the Coverdale era of Deep Purple was well known for. And again, it's a nice example of the style.

-Medley: This Time Around/Owed To G-
This is actually two tracks in one, as the title may have implied. This Time Around, the first of the two is a very slow and gloomy song that definitely the most unique-sounding thing on the album. Always good to see the band diversify. The strangely-titled Owed To G is an instrumental sequence that continues the medley. It stays in the same general style of the previous piece of the medley, but pushes things in a harder, more straightforward rock direction. An awesome medley.

-You Keep On Moving-
And here we have the closer to Deep Purple Mark Four's one and only album. What better way for Deep Purple to end their days as a band then to do a song where every member of the band gets to shine? That's exactly what they did on here. All five members of the group play a gloomy, melodic song in which they all get a chance to show off their abilities. A great way to end things.

OVERALL:
It's a shame this album never got the proper recognition or respect. Because it flopped commercially, the band disbanded (there would be a Mark Two reunion in 1984, however.) This would be one of Tommy Bolin's very last contributions to the rock and roll world, in that he died of a drug overdose just a year later while on tour with another act. But Come Taste The Band is a solid rock album from start to finish, a worthy closer of both the Deep Purple and Tommy Bolin legacies.

EDITION NOTES:
Come Taste The Band has been out of print in America for years. You're going to have to import it. Fortunately, most online record stores have plenty of compact disc copies/versions available.

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you keep on movin'
Great Album
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you keep on movin'.......2007-07-12

Great Album.......2007-07-06

Purple Grooves!.......2007-02-02

Forget Bolin vs Blackmore: This is a Hard Rock Classic!.......2006-10-27

Purple goes out in style.......2006-10-17

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not bad at all
Deep and Soulful Album

Come Taste the Band
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You Keep on Moving

Customer Reviews:

not bad at all.......2006-02-26

i orignially told myself i would never listen to this album considering it didn't have ritchie blackmore on it but i finally did get it and i was wrong. tommy bolin is indeed a worthy replacement. this is defintiely my favorite out of the david coverdale albums as this is almost completely composed of rockers except for the last track(stormbringer had too many ballads that didn't go anywhere). this isn't by any means as good as "in rock" or "machine head" but if you are a hardcore deep purple fan i would definitely check this out.

Deep and Soulful Album.......2005-07-18

When "Come Taste The Band" reaches it's final tracks I feel like crying, and I'm not sure if that's because the music is so deep on those tracks or because I know the album is almost over...

This album is one of those one-of-a-kind masterpieces. And just in case you're concerned about it, Tommy Bolin is an excellent replacement for the unreplaceable Ritchie Blackmore. He also sings on "Dealer". I can pretty much say that if you like MkIII Deep Purple, you'll like MkIV as well.

If you are a Whitesnake fan, you'll also notice the influence this album had on the early Whitesnake material that has been written right after.

I think "This Time Around/Owed to 'G'" is also one of the most interesting musical experiences you can get from this album, since it's a very deep and soulful medley. Of course, most "headbangers" won't like it, but mature music appreciators are sure to love it. The other tracks are, simply put, the hard-rock excellente you'd expect from any early Deep Purple album. (This is the last Deep Purple album before their long retirement until "Perfect Strangers")

Last, but not least, the cover artwork is one of the coolest around. In the front cover, you see a glass filled with wine and the faces of the band members within the liquid. In the back cover, the glass is almost empty with a lipstick mark on it.

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