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[[caption-width-right:280:''Deep Purple in Rock''.]]

''Deep Purple in Rock'' is the fourth studio album by Music/DeepPurple, released in 1970. It is their first album with the classic "Mark II" line-up. Founding lead vocalist Rod Evans and founding bassist Nick Simper were fired from the band and replaced by [[Music/BlackSabbath Ian Gillan]] and [[Music/{{Rainbow}} Roger Glover]], both from Episode Six. Guitarist [[Music/{{Rainbow}} Ritchie Blackmore]] then took point with regards to the band's creative direction from keyboardist [[Music/{{Whitesnake}} Jon Lord]], which led to a switch to a HardRock sound, often bordering on HeavyMetal. The band did not forget their progressive roots however, and thus long solos by both Blackmore and Lord or a series of shorter but alternating solos dominate the record.

[[MilestoneCelebration The album had a 25th anniversary re-release in 1995]], featuring plenty of bonus content - among them "Black Night", one of Deep Purple's greatest hits which had only been released as a single before.

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!! Tracklist:

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[[folder: Side One ]]


# "Speed King" (5:52)
# "Bloodsucker" (4:16)
# "Child in Time" (10:18)

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[[folder: Side Two ]]


# "Flight of the Rat" (7:53)
# "Into the Fire" (3:30)
# "Living Wreck" (4:31)
# "Hard Lovin' Man" (7:11)

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!! Bonus Tracks (25th Anniversary Edition):

# "Black Night"
# "Studio Chat (1)"
# "Speed King (Piano Version)"
# "Studio Chat (2)"
# "Cry Free (Remix)"
# "Studio Chat (3)"
# "Jam Stew"
# "Studio Chat (4)"
# "Flight of the Rat (Remix)"
# "Studio Chat (5)"
# "Speed King (Remix)"
# "Studio Chat (6)"
# "Black Night (Remix)"

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!!Principal Members:

* [[Music/{{Rainbow}} Ritchie Blackmore]] - guitar
* [[Music/BlackSabbath Ian Gillan]] - lead vocals
* [[Music/{{Rainbow}} Roger Glover]] - bass
* [[Music/{{Whitesnake}} Jon Lord]] - keyboard, organ
* [[Music/{{Whitesnake}} Ian Paice]] - drums, percussion

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!! Deep Purple In Trope:

* ButNowIMustGo:
** "Bloodsucker"
--> ''You really really grab me, but I've gotta move before they know I'm here and spread the news''
** "Hard Lovin' Man"
--> ''Oh gotta catch a train''
* CarefulWithThatAxe: Ian Gillan's screams, especially on "Child in Time" are pretty otherworldly.
* ContinuityNod: "Bloodsucker" name-drops "take a lesson from a hard lovin' man", a reference to the track "Hard Lovin' Man".
* EpicRocking: "Speed King", "Child in Time", "Flight of the Rat", "Hard Lovin' Man".
* FaceOnTheCover: The band à la Mount Rushmore.
* IntercourseWithYou: "Hard Lovin' Man".
--> ''Come back here it's not over''
--> ''Can't you see there's still time girl''
--> ''I can last make it fast now''
* FantasyLandmarkEquivalent: The cover depicts Mount Rushmore, with the faces of the presidents being replaced by the faces of the band members.
* IJustWantToBeFree: "Flight of the Rat"
--> ''Now I'm free''
--> ''And I can see''
--> ''That I am mee''
* MetalScream: Prominent in a lot of songs, most famously "Child in Time".
* OneManSong: "Hard Lovin' Man"
* OneWordTitle: "Bloodsucker".
* PatrioticFervor: "Bloodsucker"
--> ''Got an English brain that's gonna make me wise''
* PunBasedTitle: Well, they're carved out of rock on the cover, and the album is, of course, an example of rock music.
* RushmoreRefacement: The most famous example in rock history.
* SelfTitledAlbum: Borderline case.
* ShoutOut:
** "Speed King" name-drops Music/LittleRichard's "Good Golly Miss Molly", "Tutti Frutti", "Lucille", "Rip It Up", Music/ElvisPresley's "Hard Headed Woman" and Music/ChuckBerry's "Some People."
** Creator/{{Gotlib}} once spoofed the album cover with the characters from his ''Hamster Jovial'' strip. [[https://berichtenuithetverleden.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/gotlib-hamster-jovial-et-ses-louveteaux/]]
* SongOfSongTitles: "Speed King" name-drops several lines from famous rock 'n' roll songs.
* TakeThat:
** "Into the Fire"
--> ''Gonna get a message through, you're gonna- into the fire''
** "Living Wreck"
--> ''Ah, you know you're a living wreck''
* VisualPun: The cover art interprets the album's name literally - Deep Purple are carved in rock.
* WarIsHell: "Child in Time"
--> ''See the blind man shooting at the world''
--> ''Bullets flying taking toll''

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