Deep Purple Reaction "Stormbringer": Classic Album Review And Personal Memories with Phil Aston

Congratulations about 10,000 Phil. I bought Stormbringer on cassette in 1986. CD some years later. Absolutely adore it. Irreplaceable part of my life.

Since I came to Purple later in life, I never had loyalty to anyone era, so an album like this I was able to hear for what it is and I consider it to be amongst their best work. Congrats again on 10000 Phil!

Love Stormbringer, I never analysed their albums, I just took them on their own merits -its Deep Purple, therefore it's brilliant! Love everything they did between '68-'76. Love the instrumental version Highball Shooter on the anniversary edition 💜 congratulations on the milestone Phil.

Deep Purple had a glorious run from 1968 - 1975. I first heard Deep Purples "Hush" on the A.M. radio in 1968 and they had an exciting sound that stuck with you. This was a group that successfully re-invented themselves with the changing of members around the core three over the years and also evolve musically at the same time , but kept their signature hard rock sound intact . By the mid 70s Deep Purple ,Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath were known as the big three of "heavy metal" when at that time almost any hard rock band could have fallen into the relatively new musical category "heavy metal". Stormbringer had its moments , but for me it seemed like the wheels were falling off, although they looked good on the T.V. doing the California Jam show in April 1974. Cheers.

Congratulations on the 10.000! I love this album. Bought the LP in 1979, 13 years old. Still love it.

Well done Phil Well deserved - great job

Another thoroughly enjoyable video Phil. Only in the last three months. Also have I bought and got into MKIII’s studio material. “Burn” was an instant fit, but it took me several plays to really appreciate “Stormbringer“. It’s interesting how your reviews and comments and this album have slightly tweaked my view of Deep Purple as I come to realise they were not just a heavy rock band. They were more than that.

Who loves Deep Purple, everyone. Nice review Phil.

Oh and Jon Lord's Solo on HighBall Shooter is one of his best studio solos in my opinon.

my first encounter with DP was hearing "Black Night" in 1970 and the "In Rock" album, i have been a devoted fan ever since and have loved every new album and seen them live a few times. i would guess Ritchie Blackmore's main attention was on forming Rainbow in late 1974.

Stormbringer and Come Taste the Band were the first Deep Purple albums I ever bought. Both were cutouts...so naturally I love both albums

The MK III lineup has always been my favorite, what a great album. Time to spin this one again, thanks Phil!

My first DP album to own, my second one to know (Who Do You Think We Are). What amazes me is the supreme quality of all the Ritchie guitar work, even the funkyer ones. I can't image him doing better work if he actually really enjoyed these songs. The major moody guy was a consumate professional. I still love this album, and the one before. Coverdale and Hughes did vocal preformances that really do something to you. And after Gillan, uau... what an accomplishment. And I still remember the shock of listening Coverdale for the first time in Might Just Take... I hated it!! And then I loved it.

Always loved this album… also, I feel the sound and production continued into the first Rainbow album…

Phil, thank you for sharing your memories and insight. “Made In Japan” was the first album I ever bought on my own. Honestly, I couldn’t tell you how many times I had rebought it. The last version I bought was the 2014 vinyl release from Europe on Purple Records/Universal Catalogue. However, I’m still need to buy a remastered vinyl edition of “Stormbringer.” Massive fan of the Coverdale/Hughes era. Stormbringer was a great album!🎧🙏🏻

Congratulations on all the subs Phil, you've earned it. While I do love the "Stormbringer" album, I have to say I've gravitated more towards "Burn" and "Come Taste The Band" as my go-to Coverdale-Purple fix in recent times. Take Care! 🎸

Cool video and thanks for making it! This brings back some memories. For one...the word was out Ritchie Blackmore wasn't happy. I was a 17 year old trying to learn Blackmore style of playing then and I didn't want him to leave Deep Purple...however Rainbow were good and it ended well. Stormbringer had R&B moments and some of the chord progressions created by Jon Lord were stylistically based on a Stevie Wonder approach...but the heavier songs like Stormbringer and Lady Double Dealer still contained the signature Purple sound. At the time some Purple fans disliked the soulful influence on the album. You gotta figure I was like 11 years old when I bought the 45rpm of "Hush" and I just kept following their career all through my youth. So for some fans it was a change they didn't take lightly. Come Taste The Band was decent too. I think some Deep Purple fans in N.Y. and Philadelphia were anal. I recall Deep Purple appearing on California Jam. The next day my neighbor said they sounded sloppy. I'm like...what? Are we listening to Mozart? I believe people were fanatical and extremists. In the 80s when Purple reunited they were interviewed on a radio talk show. Incidentally a lot of people called to ask band members questions and a lot of the subject matter revolved around the current state of their playing and if they could pull it off. I wish I had the tape of this because you wouldn't believe how anal these people were with Jon Lord and Ian Paice. One guy was super rude by outright stating that they couldn't play like they used to. I saw them in 85"... in Philadelphia and they were phenomenal

Hi Phil, thanks for the passionate storytelling. The music press not always told the truth about our beloved albums, but influenced consumer habits. When I got into Queen they had been bashed all over. Cheers from Germany Klaus

10,000 subscribers, excellent news. Martin Popoff has said Deep Purple generally has poor album covers. I agree. This album cover would have to be an exception.

Hi Phil, I bought this album when it first came out being a massive Purple fan since I first heard IN ROCK but tbh I couldn’t get into it played it a few times and ended up swapping it for another album of the time but revisited it again on the 35th anniversary edition and really got into it again not their finest but still a great album, another great review Phil Congrats on the 10,000 well deserved keep up the good work 👏