Slaves and Masters

Performer: Deep Purple
Engineer: Nick Blagona; Peter Hodgson; Wally Walters; Matthew "Boomer" LaMonica; Nick Blagona
Producer: Roger Glover; Roger Glover
Distributor: BMG Special Products

Notes: Deep Purple: Roger Glover (electric bass); Ian Paice, Joe Lynn Turner, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore. Personnel: Joe Lynn Turner (vocals); Ritchie Blackmore (guitar); Jesse Levy (strings); Jon Lord (organ, keyboards); Roger Glover (keyboards); Ian Paice (drums). Audio Mixers: Nick Blagona; Roger Glover. Recording information: Greg Pike Productions, Orlando, FL; Greg Rike Productions, Orlando, FL; Power Station Studios, New York, NY; Soundtec Studios, Inc; Sountec Recording Studios, Inc., Norwalk, CT. Photographer: Dieter Zill. Unknown Contributor Roles: Ralph Wernli; Jesse Levy. Deep Purple went through more than its share of personnel changes over the years. In 1990, its lineup consisted of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (who had returned after leaving in 1974), singer Joe Lynn Turner, keyboardist/organist Jon Lord, drummer Ian Paice, and bassist Roger Glover. Longtime Purple followers hoped that Blackmore's presence would enable the band to reclaim the metal throne, but Slaves and Masters was hardly the album to do it. The songwriting is weak and pedestrian, and most of the time, the once-mighty Purple (which was at least 16 years past their prime) sounds like a generic Foreigner wannabe. Even Blackmore's input can't save this consistently disappointing CD, which only the most thorough collectors will want. ~ Alex Henderson

One of the longest running and most prolific of hard rock/proto-heavy-metal bands, Deep Purple appeared in the wake of the psychedelic era, sporting a harder sound than anything that had come before. The classic 1970s lineup (featuring virtuoso guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, wailing tenor Ian Gillan, and classically influenced keyboardist Jon Lord) established the template for countless metal bands that followed in their wake. They went through numerous lineup changes over the years, with singers David Coverdale and Joe Lynn Turner and guitarists Tommy Bolin and Steve Morse all passing through the ranks. Since the 1980s, sporadic reunions have found key members returning to the fold.

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