DEEP PURPLE Survivor 2018 - Purpendicular - Final round 9

[The Silent Cody]

 

SURVIVOR 2018

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15. PURPENDICULAR(1996)

[centerPurpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by Deep Purple. Released in 1996, it is their first album with guitarist from Dixie Dregs Steve Morse, who replaced Ritchie Blackmore; Blackmore, meanwhile, resurrected Rainbow and released the album Stranger in Us All.
It was recorded at Greg Rike Productions, Orlando, Florida, February to October 1995 and engineered by Darren Schneider and Keith Andrews. It had a more experimental approach than previous albums. The arrangement to "The Aviator", for example, employed an acoustic folk/country arrangement that had not been heard on the band's previous work. Several of the songs, such as "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" featured smaller keyboard parts, and mainly center on the guitar parts. Another new addition to the guitar playing was the use of pinch harmonics, very notably used on "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" and "Somebody Stole My Guitar". "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" and "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" remained regular features in Deep Purple's live setlist in recent tours.
Like the title of the band's following album, Abandon, Purpendicular is a pun; in this case, based on the band's name and the word "Perpendicular".
Contents [/center]

IAN GILLIAN - vocals
STEVE MORSE - guitar
JON LORD - organ, keyboards
ROGER GLOVER - bass, vocals
IAN PAICE - drums

8TH ROUND RESULTS:
Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic - 3 (75%)
Loosen My Strings - 1 (25%)
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming - 0 (0%)

9TH FINAL ROUND RESULTS:
Loosen My Strings - 2 (66.7%)
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming - 1 (33.3%)

1. Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
2. Loosen My Strings
3. Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic
4. Soon Forgotten
4. Cascades: I'm Not Your Lover
6. Rosa's Cantina
6. Somebody Stole My Guitar
8. A Touch Away
9. Hey Cisco
10. The Purpendicular Waltz
11. A Castle Full Of Rascals
12. The Aviator

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The final battle of Purpendicular was quite predictable, Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming against Loosen My Strings - two most touching tracks fron that album, one with great bass line and structure, another one with unforgotable melody... Well, I think that Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming should win this, they both are qualified into finals anyway.

[Mladen]

Loosen My Strings

[The Silent Cody]

Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming is the winner of Purpendicular survivor and it goes to the finals along with Loosen My Strings and Ted The Mechanic. It was obvious for me that Screaming will win this, but I'm happy to see Loosen My Strings so high, great result! I will try to launch Abandon tomorrow, it depends on my trip schedule.