New Deep Purple album.

[keyboardistmatt]

Heh, I thought it was meant like "let your hear down, which was knotted into a braid before, so that you can do better head-banging/moshing"

Yeah, that's possible too, but it approximates to 'relax' or 'have fun' or anything similar away from the pressures of day-to-day work.

[The Pope]

Oh do wake up Herben, even I know it wasn't Deep Purple who did Stairway To Heaven.

It was ROLF HARRIS for Gods sake!

[Moonloop]

It was ROLF HARRIS for Gods sake!

Class musician/artist 

Much respect...... 

[cabo]

Deep Purple without Ritchie Blackmore is nothing. He was Deep Purple.

[Moonloop]

Deep Purple without Ritchie Blackmore is nothing. He was Deep Purple.

To a point, you're absolutely right. Albums though such as "Slaves & Masters" and "Battle Rages On" are poor even with RB whereas "Purpendicular" sounded fresh and back to form. "Abandon", granted, was pretty much unlistenable and "Bananas" is ok in a non-spectacular way.

Purple with RB is fne as long as he's up for it. On the occasions when he isn't then he's a liability