I don`t usually post these short reviews of singles, but I will do an exception for those bands where I see that fans are posting my articles on social media. Deep Purple have some of the very best fans, and I have a lot of hits on my Purple posts. For that reason – here you have a goodie from way back. Well earned for the Purple fans.
Read on.
Purple may make chart
Top singles reviewed by Derek Johnson
Deep Purple: Hallelujah (Harvest).
Although it`s had a couple of big ones in the States, Deep Purple has yet to register here at home. And it`s just possible that this could do the trick – it`s one of those numbers that could either be a smash hit or a massive flop! Penned by the Greenaway-Cook team, it`s a medium-pacer with a strong gospel-revivalist flavour.
Ian Gillan delivers the preacher-like lyrics effectively, though I could have done without the screams, while the bluesy organ and strident guitar maintain an atmospheric backcloth.
A disc that`s laden with mystique and compulsion, and which – in its more inspired moments – develops a rock-like quality.
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