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^ a b Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005).^ "Deep Purple & A Momentous Mark II Reunion".^ Dave Thompson Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story."Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers review". ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New Yorkīillboard Mainstream Rock Tracks (USA).Mixed at Tennessee Tonstudio, Hamburg, Germany.Recorded at "Horizons", Stowe, Vermont with Le Mobile Studio, 1984.Produced by Roger Glover and Deep Purple."Nobody's Home" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice)
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"Son of Alerik" had appeared in an edited form on the 7" B-side of the "Perfect Strangers" single, or in full on the 12" "Perfect Strangers" single and the European version of the compilation Knocking at Your Back Door: The Best of Deep Purple in the 80's. "A great moment in time," suggested Glover, "but, as an album, it doesn't quite hang together." Track listing Īll songs by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover except where noted. And it's nice to hear Jon Lord's unsynthesized organ squalls, Ian Paice's electrifying drumming, Ian Gillan's howls and whispers and Roger Glover's solid bass lines once again," although, "Instead of Glover, an outside producer might have forced the band to tighten up its licks and arrangements." Ĭanadian journalist Martin Popoff praised this comeback album which "only nods to the '70s" and concentrates "on songcraft rather than technical display," placing Deep Purple as "a reference point of a genre in metal without categorization." Deborah Frost of Rolling Stone in a contemporary review remarked that, with the exception of the two singles, "The material consists of hastily knocked-off jams" and wondered if the release was just made "to cash in on the current heavy-metal craze." But she also stated, "Blackmore's Strat has such a great roar that you're willing to just let it reverberate in your eardrums for a bit.
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Reception Professional ratings Review scores tour in 1985 out-grossed every artist that year except Bruce Springsteen. arena tour, as tickets sold out very quickly. The tour was so successful that the band had to book many additional dates to the U.S. Perfect Strangers was only the second Deep Purple studio album to be certified platinum in the United States, following 1972's Machine Head. The album was a commercial success, reaching #5 in the UK charts and #17 on the Billboard 200 in the US. The latter had previously been available as a B-side on the single "Perfect Strangers" in 1984. The album was remastered and reissued on 22 June 1999 with the bonus instrumental track "Son of Alerik". The CD and cassette versions of the album contained the extra track "Not Responsible" (which contains the lyric "I've got no ticket, but I'm gonna take a fucking ride", making it a rare example of profanity in a Deep Purple song). It was not until Blackmore left the group in 1993 that the issue was finally resolved. Gillan and Glover attempted to return matters to the all-for-one composition credits of the Mk II lineup's 1970–73 recordings, but Blackmore held firm. Just one song in the reformed Deep Purple’s new repertoire, "Nobody’s Home", would be credited to all five band members. Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover arrived from Rainbow, Ian Gillan from Black Sabbath, Jon Lord from Whitesnake, and Ian Paice from Gary Moore's backing band. It was the first Deep Purple studio album in nine years, and the first with the Mk II line-up in eleven years, the last being Who Do We Think We Are in 1973. It was the most successful album recorded by the re-formed 'Mark II' line-up. Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band Deep Purple, released in 29 October 1984.