DEEP PURPLE Survivor 2018 - The House Of Blue Light - round 6

[The Silent Cody]

SURVIVOR 2018

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12. THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHT(1987)

IAN GILLIAN - vocals
RITCHIE BLACKMORE - guitar
JON LORD - organ, keyboards
ROGER GLOVER - bass, vocals
IAN PAICE - drums

The House of Blue Light is the twelfth studio album by Deep Purple, released in 1987. It is the second recording by the re-formed Mark II line-up. The album's creation was an exceedingly long and difficult process, which singer Ian Gillan compared to the recording of Who Do We Think We Are in Rome. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has said much of it was re-recorded. Gillan has remarked on how strained relations within the band compromised the album: "I look back at House Of Blue Light, there are some good songs on that record, but there’s something missing in the overall album. I can’t feel the spirit of this band. I can see or hear five professionals doing their best, but it’s like a football team, it’s not functioning. It’s like eleven superstars that are playing on the same field but are not connected by the heart or by the spirit". Added organist Jon Lord, "We made the massive mistake of trying to make our music current. We discovered that people didn't want us to do that."

5TH ROUND RESULTS:
Bad Attitude - 2 (60%)
The Unwritten Law - 1 (20%)
The Spanish Archer - 1 (20%)
Strangeways - 0 (0%)
Dead Or Alive - 1 (20%)

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5. Bad Attitude
6. Call Of The Wild
7. Mad Dog
8. Black & White
9. Mitzi Dupree
10. Hard Lovin' Woman

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My four favourite tracks from The House Of Blue Light... I think I'll go with The Unwritten Law now...