Deep Purple
Time For Bedlam

THE REVIEW

Here's a small preview of the upcoming release, scheduled for April 7th, of Deep Purple's new album, "Infinite". Following this will be the Long Goodbye Tour, the announced tour with which the group will conclude its, by now, fifty-year glorious artistic career.

"Time For Bedlam" is the title of the EP that provides a small sneak peek of the album's content. In reality, the only song that will appear on the album is indeed the title track, a piece quite in line with the sounds proposed in the previous "Now what?!".

It is known that Gillan's voice no longer reaches the heights of the past. In fact, the songs of Purple's recent production are designed for lower keys, and this "Time For Bedlam", of course, is no exception. The track opens with Gillan's filtered voice, a rather unusual choice, even if the sounds greatly echo the group's typical sound. Excellent performance by all the musicians, particularly the alternation of guitar and keyboards, which has always been the group's trademark. Don Airey, if ever there was any doubt, shows that he has largely surpassed the stage of the latest addition.

The next track, "Paradise Bar", simpler and more catchy, is the real gem of the EP, as it will remain unpublished on the album. A track notable for Don Airey's excellent keyboard performance.

"Uncommon man" is the instrumental version of the track of the same name, contained in the previous album, well played but, all in all, not particularly interesting.

A similar discussion applies to "Hip Boots", an instrumental test version of the track, whose definitive version will appear on "Infinite".