Slaves and Masters

Slaves and Masters
Deep Purple studio album
Publication (s)	October 1990
Label (s)	RCA
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	Rock , hard rock
Title (number)	9
running time	46:51
occupation	Singing: Joe Lynn Turner Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore Hammond organ, keyboards: Jon Lord Bass: Roger Glover Drums: Ian Paice
production	Roger Glover
chronology The House of Blue Light ( 1987 ) Slaves and Masters The Battle Rages On ( 1993 )

Slaves and Masters is Deep Purple's 13th studio album . It was released in October 1990. It is the only one in the band with singer Joe Lynn Turner .

history

Turner had joined the band in 1989, replacing Ian Gillan , who had previously been fired . Previously, the band wanted Jimi Jamison of Survivor involved, but he had other commitments.

The album peaked at number 87 on the Billboard 200 . A successful tour followed in 1991, especially in Europe.

reception

The Allmusic website gave 2 out of 5 stars. Alex Henderson called the record disappointing: "Even Blackmore 's input can't save this consistently disappointing CD, which only the most thorough collectors will want."

Götz Kühnemund from the German metal magazine Rockhard gave a much milder verdict in 1990. Although he describes Joe Lynn Turner previously every band kaputtgesungen have. The singer leaves a more than ambivalent impression after his stopovers at Rainbow and Yngwie Malmsteen . But Turner hits every note. But Kühnemund's verdict was that he would not fit in with a hard rock band like Deep Purple. Despite the soft and calm orientation of the album, it would have high quality rock / pop music that would disappoint fans of the harder faction. "Who knows what the record would have sounded like if the songs had been sung by Ian Gillan?" Kühnemund awarded 7 out of 10 possible points.

The online magazine Powermetal.de judges differently . In the context of a re-release together with the works "Purpendicular" and "The Battle Rages On", "Slaves And Masters" is rated as convincing. Especially the manual skills on the album are emphasized.

Track list

Vinyl edition

1. "King of Dreams" ( Ritchie Blackmore , Joe Lynn Turner , Roger Glover ) - 5:26
2. "The Cut Runs Deep" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Jon Lord , Ian Paice ) - 5:42
3. "Fire in the Basement" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 4:43
4. "Fortuneteller" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 5:49
5. "Truth Hurts" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) - 5:14
6. "Breakfast in Bed" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) - 5:17 am
7. "Love Conquers All" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) - 3:47
8. "Too Much Is Not Enough" (Turner, Bob Held , Al Greenwood ) - 4:17
9. "Wicked Ways" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) - 6:33

CD release

1. "King of Dreams" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) - 5:28
2. "The Cut Runs Deep" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 5:42
3. "Fire in the Basement" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 4:43
4. "Truth Hurts" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) - 5:14
5. "Breakfast in Bed" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) - 5:17 am
6. "Love Conquers All" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) - 3:47
7. "Fortuneteller" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 5:49
8. "Too Much Is Not Enough" (Turner, Held, Greenwood) - 4:17
9. "Wicked Ways" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 6:33

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Slaves and Masters at Allmusic (English)
3. ↑ DEEP PURPLE - Slaves And Masters. Retrieved August 15, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Review | DEEP PURPLE - Original Album Classics | POWERMETAL.de. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .