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Most Pretentious Title Ever....

"The Woj" | Downers Grove, IL | 11/05/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

""In Rock" & "Machine Head" are tied for the best Deep Purple album ever (personally, I do not consider compilation albums real "albums"). It is impossible to appreciate Deep Purple's music to the fullest without hearing it within the context of the original albums. Buying every Deep Purple album, however, is obviously not cost effective for the casual fan, so the compilation "albums" are the next best thing. That being said this title might be the best "one" disc Deep Purple compilation & a great place to start a Deep Purple collection for someone on a budget. But if you have the extra cash, slam it down on the "Shades" 4 cd Box Set. You can pick up "Shades" on eBay or zShops for just over an Andrew Jackson (Amazon always deletes out actually dollar amounts). Or if you're really swimming in the green upgrade to the Mt Olympus of Deep Purple anthologies, the 6 disc "Listen, Learn, Read On". Also for those on a budget, check into Rhino's single disc compilation, "The Very Best Of Deep Purple".

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Very Good And Interesting Compilation, But...

Hugh Tarpaulin | Europe | 08/26/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I think if you're new to Deep Purple you should buy all of their Mark II era albums first, (In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head, Made In Japan and/or Live In Japan, In Concert 1970-72, Who Do You Think You Are etc.) rather than this compilation.



Then you'll now why are they here Now.



Aside from Super Trouper and possibly Call Of The Wild (which are still very good songs, but really not their greatests), this is a superior collection than rhino's Very Best Of disc.



Note: Space Truckin' and Lazy are not included here, which are big problems, because they're one of the band's finest songs (The Rhino compilation does not include Lazy. This is shameful).



If you need one single-disc compilation, you should buy this.

Otherwise buy Studio and Live albums, not compilations."