Purple Storm – A Tribute To Deep Purple Album Due In November
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Hot on the heels of Cleopatra Records’ much-applauded tribute to Ritchie Blackmore’s “other” band, Ride The Rainbow, November 13 will see the release of Purple Storm – A Tribute To Deep Purple – and once again, the stars of hard rock, metal and more pour out to bring their own unique twist too some of the most beloved anthems in the hard rock pantheon.
One cut from this hard-hitting album has already slipped out, in the form of the mighty Angel’s take on “Woman From Tokyo,” a super-limited edition 12-inch single released, and immediately sold out, earlier this summer.
Now comes “Smoke On The Water,” a dynamite recasting of what is sometimes described as the ultimate metal riff, with vocals by former Rainbow frontman Graham Bonnet, alongside Lynch Mob guitarist George Lynch, Dream Theater/Yngie Malmsteen keyboard player Derek Sherinian, Blue Oyster Cult bassist Joe Bouchard, and Black Sabbath/Derringer drummer Vinny Appice. Stream/download the single here.
Of course, there are a multitude of further Purple classics featured on Purple Storm – 11 of them to be precise, including “Highway Star,” “Child In Time,” “Space Trucking’,” “Woman From Tokyo,” “Black Night”… each of them paramount among the songs that truly confirmed Purple’s superstardom, both at the outset of their career (“Hush,” their debut US hit single) and into later years too (the title track from 1984’s Perfect Strangers).
The guests, meanwhile, represent several generations of rock glitterati – L.A. Guns, Chris Adler, Chris Poland and David Ellefson (Megadeth), Alan Davey (Hawkwind, Hawkestrel), Ronnie Romero and Bob Daisley (Rainbow), Jonathan Cain (Journey), Pat Travers, Arthur Brown, Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Rod Stewart), Thor, Rick Wakeman (Yes, David Bowie), Mick Box (Uriah Heep) and more.
Pre-order on CD/Vinyl here, and pre-save the digital edition here.
LP tracklisting:
Side A
“Highway Star” – Derek Sherinian, Billy Sheehan, Chris Adler, Girish Pradhan, Gus G
“Smoke On The Water” – George Lynch, Derek Sherinian, Vinny Appice, Graham Bonnet, Joe Bouchard
“Space Truckin'” – L.A. Guns
Side B
“Child In Time” – Chris Holmes, Alan Davey, Jürgen Engler, Ronnie Romero, Jonathan Cain, Fred Aching Rios
“Perfect Strangers” – Pat Travers, Jordan Rudess, Greyson Nekrutman, Oni Logan, Tony Campos
Side C
“Woman From Tokyo” – Angel
“Burn” – Doug Aldrich, Bob Daisley, 616, Jonathan Cain, Bobby Rondinelli
“Hush” – Arthur Brown, Alan Davey, Joel Hoekstra, Carmine Appice, Chris Lietz
Side D
“Fireball” – Marc Lopes, Steve Di Giorgio, Simon Wright, Charlie Parra del Riego, Claudio Pesavento
“Speed King” – Thor, Derek Sherinian, Chris Poland, Marc Lopes, David Ellefson, Fred Aching Rios, Brandon Ellis
“Black Night” – Rick Wakeman, Bernie Shaw, Bob Daisley, Mick Box, Simon Phillips
“Stormbringer” – Jason McMaster, Marty Friedman, Rudy Sarzo, Claudio Pesavento, Brian Tichy
