Abandon

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Abandon
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Artist: Deep Purple
Released: 1998, 2 June
Average rating: Based on DM and site visitor ratings
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Tracks

  Any Fule Kno That (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) - 4:27 Lyrics
  Almost Human (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) - 4:49 Lyrics
  Don't Make Me Happy (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) - 4:45 Lyrics
  Seventh Heaven (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) - 5:29 Lyrics
  Watching the Sky (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) - 5:57 Lyrics
  Fingers to the Bone (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) - 4:53 Lyrics
  Jack Ruby (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) - 3:47 Lyrics
  She Was (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) - 4:17 Lyrics
  Whatsername (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) - 4:11 Lyrics
  10  '69 (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) - 5:13 Lyrics
  11  Evil Louie (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) - 4:50 Lyrics
  12  Bloodsucker (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - 4:29 Lyrics
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Credits

Deep Purple - Producer
Ian Gillan - Vocals
Steve Morse - Guitar
Roger Glover - Bass, Producer
Jon Lord - Organ, Keyboards
Keith Andrews - Engineer
Greg Calbi - Mastering
Ian Paice - Drums
Rob Andreoli - Design

Reviews

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5/10 Eirik Solum (February 10, 2005)
Deep Purple's second opus with Steve Morse in the group is harder and heavier than this line up's debut (Purpendicular). Some of the seventies sound is back, but the songwriting, the spark and fun may not be as present as we remember Deep Purple from their glory days – or from the come back album in 1984.

Abandon sounds like a hard try to be loud and heavy, without really communicating a agressive feel or attitude. The album is very long and at the end of it all this listener feels that the creativity faded half way through.

The mix on this one relies heavily on the guitars. Though the sound is really good - produced by Roger Glover and the band – we miss the organic feel of a band pushing it self to the limit.

Highlight: The rather mellow "Fingers to the Bone".

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