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Deep Purple: =1 review: The world's loudest rock band blasts back, writes ADRIAN THRILLS


ADRIAN THRILLS: When pop was moving towards heavier, more amplified styles at the start of the 1970s, Deep Purple were at the heart of the seismic shift.

Alongside their two great peers, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they totally embodied British rock, and in 1975 the Guinness Book Of Records officially crowned them the world's loudest band. Deep Purple made this album with Bob Ezrin, the Canadian producer who worked with Alice Cooper on classics like School's Out, and there's an appealing crispness to its rockier numbers. New guitarist Simon McBride, a Northern Irishman who replaced the long-serving Steve Morse two years ago, makes his mark with hard-hitting riffs and fiery solos.

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