Abandon (album)

Abandon
Deep Purple studio album
Publication (s)	June 2, 1998
Label (s)	EMI (UK), CMC International / Prominent Records (USA)
Genre (s)	Hard rock , progressive metal , heavy metal , rock , pop
Title (number)	12
running time	56:18
occupation	Singing: Ian Gillan Guitar: Steve Morse Hammond organ: Jon Lord Bass: Roger Glover Drums: Ian Paice
production	Greg Rike
chronology Purpendicular (1996) Abandon Bananas (2003)

Abandon is the 16th studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple . It was released in June 1998 by EMI Records (worldwide) and CMC International ( USA ).

history

The album is the second with Steve Morse and the last with the band's founding member, keyboardist Jon Lord . As with the previous album Purpendicular , the band chose a play on words as the title, which can also be understood as A Band On (for example: "a band (continues)"). It was continued on tour with A Band on Tour . This brought the band back to Australia for the first time in 15 years in 1998/99 . In 1999 the live album and DVD Total Abandon: Australia '99 , which was recorded in Melbourne on April 20, 1999, was released. Abandon was stylistically heavier than previous albums.

reception

The Allmusic website awarded 3 out of 5 stars. Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the band is "not as young and energetic as it was before, but they are willing to try new material, which cannot be said about all hard rockers from the 1970s." Steve Morse's entry "revitalized" the band.

Track list

All pieces were written by Ian Gillan , Roger Glover , Jon Lord , Steve Morse, and Ian Paice , unless otherwise noted.

1. " Any Fule Kno That " - 4:29
2. "Almost Human" - 4:26
3. "Don't Make Me Happy" - 4:56
4. "Seventh Heaven" - 5:25
5. "Watching the Sky" - 5:26
6. "Fingers to the Bone" - 4:47
7. "Jack Ruby" - 3:48
8. "She Was" - 4:19
9. "Whatsername" - 4:26
10. "'69" - 4:59
11. "Evil Louie" - 4:56
12. "Bludsucker" ( Ritchie Blackmore , Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 4:27

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Abandon at Allmusic (English)