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Burn

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In 1973, Deep Purple's legendary Mark II lineup imploded with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover the odd men out. Ritchie Blackmore originally wanted ex-Free singer Paul Rodgers to replace Gillan but eventually settled for an unknown, future Whitesnake leader David Coverdale who at the time had a very similar style. Glenn Hughes, ex-Trapeze became the bass player with a little something extra, he was also an accomplished singer. This contrast of the bluesy Coverdale and the high pitched Hughes came alive on "Burn", released in February 1974. Although many fans missed Gillan's explosive screaming, there was no denying that the new tandem could rock out as well, as evidenced by many of the tracks on this album. The title song quickly immersed itself along side the great Purple classics and featured the new lineup (dubbed Mark III) firing on all cylinders. Blackmore's incredible guitar solo matched perfectly with Jon Lord's high energy organ and Ian Paice's virtuoso drumming combined perfectly with Coverdale's bitting verse and Hughes' wailing bridge. Other classics include "Might Just Take Your Life", "Sail Away", "Lay Down, Stay Down", and "What's Going On Here" all featuring Coverdale/Hughes tradeoffs except for the finale (not counting the instumental "'A' 200"). "Mistreated" featured Coverdale solo and became a stage favorite for the new Purple, Whitesnake, and Rainbow, a testament to the song's enduring power. I personally prefer Rainbow's version as Dio deliveres one of the greatest performances by a singer ever. Also this song could be seen as a slight ripoff of Free's "Heartbreaker", given how much of a fan Blackmore was of Paul Rodgers, but they're both great songs in their own right. Deep Purple rose from the ashes to regain their status as one of the big three in heavy rock along with Zep and Sabbath and David Coverdale showed why he belonged in rock's big leagues.

Deep Purple is one of the best rock bands of all times, although in America people tend to overlook its impressive body of work. If you are a Classic Rock fan, then BURN is one of the best early seventies albuns you can find. And what's even bes:: No track in this album has been played to death in your favourite rock FM!

It was recorded in 1973, when Deep Purple was one of the hottest rock bands of the time, a giant in Europe and Japan but also popular in America, where "Smoke on the Water" 's riff propelled the sales of DP's finest album, MACHINE HEAD. But BURN was the first with a new line-up: the old warhorses Richie Blackmore (gtr), Jon Lord (kb) and Ian Paice (dr) plus the new-comers David Coverdale (vc) and ex-Trapeze Gleen Hughes (b,v).

The guys were really meaning business and very gung ho about playing in the band. The result was a classic album that has more blues (Coverdale's voice) and more soul (Hughes' grooves) than their previous works, but that can rock in heavy anthems like the title song (devastating metal riff with some cool Bach'n'roll solos that reminds the also classic "Highway Star") and the moody "You Fool No One".

Blackmore is pretty much the star ijn BURN, leading the band with some great riffs and playing some terrific melodic solos with less distortion than was characteristic of his stage antics. Never being just a show-off and always enhancing the songs, the guitar solos are a joy and prove that american guitarrists should pay more attention to Blackmore's work. Jon Lord is more discrete, making fewer solos but having his composition "A200" closing the album (actually, it is the only weak one in BURN). The bass and drums do a fantastic job that can impress anyone, and the vocals are great. Not only Coverdale is at his best (and not writing that crap that would make him a millionaire with Whitnesnake) but Hughes also shows his skills in all the songs but "Mistreated". Deep Purple in practice was a two-vocalist! band at the time, and the duet in "Sail Away" is particularly impressive.

So, enjoy the great songs of one of the best rock albuns of its time! It created a lot of excitement when it was issued, particularly when the band began to open its concerts with blazing live versions of the first 3 songs of the album plus "Mistreated".

The band showed in this album the potential to rock as well as its "classic" line-up with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover did. Unfortunately,the BURN era was too short-lived and soon after they went separate ways. It was good while it lasted!

Okay, I admit I'm a dork. I have avoided the Deep Purple trap for years now solely based on Beavis and Butthead's fascination with the opening riff of "Smoke on the Water." Well, I won't go into the story of how it all came about, but I recently decided to pick this one up and give it a shot. Boy, what a fool have I been. Get past the fact that you have lead vocals by David Coverdale (who unfortunately has been cast in the role of "the guy from Whitesnake" which is impossible to say without a snicker) and LISTEN to the music. Wow, 70's hard rock at its best, and at a time when the interesting stuff was fading and the more commercial friendly arena packing crap was flooding the airwaves. Sabbath and Zeppelin were both going in all kinds of weird and strange directions (not necessarily a bad thing, mind you) and genuine, musically challenging and interesting hard rock was being handed down to the likes of KISS and Alice Cooper (though they also had their moments). What amazes me about this record is that as a whole, it's not a bunch of cheesy singles, a bunch of crap. It plays from beginning to end with a sense of comprehension that few artists ever reach. It's fast, heavy, bluesy, ball breaking r n' r, and if that's not good enough for you, then what the world do you want?

Holy cow, I'm glad I gave this another chance. I had the album years ago, and other than the title track I wasn't too impressed the first time I heard it. That album has been lost in the archives, but remembering how much I liked the title track I decided to try "Burn" again. What a GREAT rock and roll album! I'm a fan of the Mark II lineup with Gillan and Glover, but damned if Coverdale and Hughes don't fill their shoes impressively. Ritchie Blackmore once again shows why most any album featuring him is worth listening to - he is truly one of the most talented guitarists ever born. Ian Paice never gets his due for being a top-notch drummer, and he shines on "Burn". Jon Lord's organ is often imitated but never duplicated, to use a worn-out (yet fitting) phrase. The intense jam-session feel that Deep Purple does sooo well is in full effect here. Coverdale and Hughes trade-off on the vocals, and both bring a rock-solid performance to the table. Coverdale sounds much rawer than he does later in his career, which is a plus for me. I never liked Whitesnake. "Burn" is a heavy, bluesy, sonic attack of an album with superior musicianship to its predecessor, "Who Do We Think We Are" (although I very much enjoy that album as well).

Buy "Burn".

wow! coverdale replaced Gillan in 73, Hughes replaced Glover in 73.... The album debut of Deep Purple mk III exploded like a dynamite, Blackmore guitar's chord is really gloomy and loud! John Lord's keyboard solo is strong and excellent, check out the songs like mistreated, Sail away, you fool no one! Ian Paice drum beat is much much better than any other drummers. I personally loved his beat on the song Burn and Might just take your life. There are no band songs in this album,....BURN is Deep Purple finest hour since Mk II album Machine Head 1972. This Deep Purple's strong album was recorded in Montreaux switzerland November 1973, along with Machine Head 1972.

The "classic" Deep Purple disbanded in July '73, when bassist, Roger Glover and singer Ian Gillan quit after a long world tour promoting the "Who Do We Think We Are" album. In September, Purple surprised the world by recruiting not only one, but two vocalists: bassist, Glenn Hughes of Trapeze and unknown vocalist David Coverdale. The opening track "Burn" is a forgotten classic, (thank you FM radio) great solos from Blackmore on guitar and Jon Lord on the keys. Drummer Ian Paice never played better than on this album. The other great tracks are: "Mistreated", "You Fool No One" and "Sail Away" BR>I was never a big fan of "Might Just Take Your Life", "Lay Down, Stay Down" and "What's Goin' On Here".
Some Purple fans like these songs as well. The final track "A200" is not as bad as many have alleged. It reminds me of the credits rolling at the end of a film.
It's a fun piece that shouldn't be taken so serious.
The Coverdale/Hughes Purple weren't quite as inventive as the Gillan/Glover Purple in my opinion. But this version is still better than 99% of the bands.
I'd love to see this album get remastered like the other great Purple albums.
P.S. As for the reunion era albums, they really need to be remixed. The music holds up well, but the production doesn't.
I hope the DPAS gets wind of this because Purple doesn't seem to be taken as seriously with their 80's and 90's brand of hard rock.
Long live DP!

What can I say about Burn? It just totally smokes!! You'd think it would've been over with the loss of Gillan and Glover but not even close. With Coverdale's bluesy vocal style and Glenn Hughes ability to take it to a higher place, it was just beginning. The songs were tight, hard, bluesy and just damn good. Burn, Lay down stay down, You fool no one, mistreated, my personal fave Might just take your life were some of the hightlights here. This ranks up with machine Head, Made in Japan and Perfect Strangers in my humble opinion. This record is just so good. A must buy. Too bad this lineup didn't last very long(typical DP)but what powerful music they left us. Cheers and rock on......

"Burn" is absolutely one of Deep Purple's better albums. David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes replaced Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, something many hardcore Purple fans still can't accept. The material is very strong on this album and there's in fact no weak spot anywhere to be found. From the hard rocking "Burn" (with muscular singing from Coverdale, beautiful singing passages from Hughes, hard working drumming from Paice and a Blackmore solo clearly inspired by classical music a la Beethoven), via the groovy "Might just take your life" and the moving "Sail away", to the hard and heavy "Mistreated" you get some of the best music ever from the 1970's. This album is a must if you see yourself as a rock fan!

To all avid Deep Purple listeners, especially the religious followers of the classic Gillan-GLover-BLackmore-Lord-Paice lineup, "Burn" might could be considered as a first attempt on the way to a "No-no" land. I myself don't particularly enjoy the lineup with HUghes and Coverdale... But let's face it. Burn is an exceptionally good album. Compared to the later releases of Stormbringer and Come Taste The Band, this one is as good as the Mk.III ever got... The sound is very fresh, the dual vocals by Coverdale and Hughes are really impressive, and the guitar solos of Ritchie Blackmore as always make you dizzy.

The standout tracks are the title track, "Might just take your life", "Sail away" and "Mistreated". The first two would normally open up their concerts. Even though this may not be the "Smoke on the water" Deep Purple everybody's used to, let's get accustomed to the fact that as years go by, this band's every release is unique in its own way. And with "Burn", Deep Purple definitely did their best!

i had this on 8-track,cassette and now cd.burn is my favorite album by deep purple.its blackmore at his finest.who i think is second best guitarist ever after hendrix.the mix of hughes and coverdale on vocals cant be duplicated.favorite songs are,whats going on here, lay down stay down and of course sail away with that wicked sound in the beginning of the track.if i was drifted on a desert island or empty ocean ,this would be one cd to bring.a heavy metal classic !