brusko

Great. My favorite is Bold as Love, stunning, with a fantastic solo and really beautiful lyrics, pure poetry.

X Mocampo, I used to think like you too, that they were just spectacular, then a friend of mine passed me an old VHS of the concert at the Rainbow from '74, and I changed my mind. It’s available on YouTube, so if you feel like it and have time, take a look.

I don't know the album, the review says very little about it, but it's truly hypnotic. Well done.

it's JUST TOO MUCH!

me tallica? no, you tallica!

Music is a form of Art and, as such, it lends itself to being judged based on some more or less objective qualitative parameters (but it is art and not science; thankfully, there is nothing mathematical about it!). These parameters are considered by critics in the field, more or less experienced in the subject, whose judgment is believed to hold more weight than that of the masses, just as it happens in the visual arts, painting, sculpture, or theater. However, it is also true that Music, like other arts in general, is, on a more general level, a form of expression; and as such, it assumes importance the moment it manages to convey emotions to those who experience it. And when we delve into the realm of personal emotions, it becomes difficult, if not impossible, to judge something based on precise and definable terms of comparison or evaluation. Therefore, highlighting the structural characteristics of Elvis's music while pointing out its flaws is merely a sterile critique based on purely factual elements, which can only partially provide a complete vision of the character of Elvis. When Elvis died (I won't delve into the legends of his alleged non-death), there were huge masses of people swept away by despair. Elvis was and is an icon for many, precisely because, with his music (his own or that of others, but interpreted by him), he managed to convey emotions to countless people and touched the hearts of several generations, much more than those who were accompanied by musicians with "flair and inventiveness." Perhaps because Elvis had that certain something, which often escapes the schematic minds of critics, that added value, often intangible and indefinable (which frustrates the so-called experts who need precise points of reference), but which unites all the great myths of music: the ability to convey emotions, something that is not learned by going to conservatory or through practice, but rather an innate talent to communicate with others that often transcends technical skill. One must also consider that we are talking about the old-time rock and roll, a musical genre where the ability to "entertain" and amuse constitutes the fundamental element, and entertainers like Elvis have not been very common. Thus, the review turns out to be of little use, a pedantic technical analysis that overlooks the essence, the magic, the communicativeness of the artist's music in question.

"Dirty deeds at a low price," the title track is great; it would have been fun to include a nod to the story of the phone number that was announced, 36 24 36 0, which actually existed and belonged to a Canadian woman who was overwhelmed with calls, so much so that she sued the band! Excellent Ride On, Problem Child, and Rocker; overall a solid album, I’d say on par with High Voltage. Perhaps still a bit raw, but the kangaroos definitely show energy to spare here, even if they would reach perfection with the next album, and replicate it in Highway to Hell and Back in Black, as well as in the incendiary live If You Want Blood.

Damn, I don’t have this live! I’ll take care of it!

Yes, it’s a great album, with 4-5 truly excellent tracks. I especially love the guitar solo in WASTED SUNSET, one of the most beautiful of Blackmore's. However, frankly, I think after this album and its related tour they should have called it a day for good, because afterwards, with all those countless lineup changes, they fell a bit into the ridiculous. At least that way they could have ended on a high note. And then the current band, without Blackmore and Lord, the two founders, those who invented the typical Deep Purple sound, really doesn't make sense. Thankfully, Ian Paice is still there, the only member present in all the MKs, as well as one of the greatest rock drummers ever.

Great album, but hampered by mediocre editing; it could have been better. The MK III live was no less impressive than the MK II.