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Bananas has every sign of being a disappointment. Jon Lord's grandiose keyboards were always a focus but he's gone, it's released in the heady age of Radiohead, and it's got one of the oddest titles and the oddest cover art that ever graced a Deep Purple album. Surprise, it's fantastic. New keyboardist Don Airey is an effective replacement, adding new sounds and styles and working the Hammond so well that an uncredited Lord appearance was rumored among fans. Lord has said he's not playing on the album, but he did contribute some writing on the excellent "Picture of Innocence" and "I Got Your Number." Those two tracks, followed by the winding and pastoral "Never a Word," add up to a strikingly impressive suite that bridges the more bombastic first half of the album with the looser and more playful second half. That's right, "Deep Purple" and "playful" in the same sentence. The thunk and chug is still there, but Bananas often turns to mid-tempo boogie and blues, allowing Ian Gillan's wry and witty delivery some deserved space while guitarist Steve Morse's time in Kansas and the Dixie Dregs pays off as never before. The funky light reggae of "Doing It Tonight" is downright smoky-bar slinky-sexy, and if the band doesn't add it to every one of their encores for the rest of their career they're nuts. Filled with hooks and songs that get better with each listen, there's little to dislike about Bananas. Certainly the urgent "House of Pain" could have benefited from punchier production, and there's a noticeable lack of lengthy solos throughout, but these are minor quibbles. Hipsters have already decided, and some hardcore fans will pine for the monolithic sound of Machine Head, but on Bananas Deep Purple sound comfortable, free to do what they want, and more than the sum of their parts than they have in a long, long time. ~ David Jeffries
Live Recording
Recorded at Royaltone Studios, Burbank, California.
Deep Purple: Ian Gillan (vocals); Steve Morse (guitar); Don Airey (keyboards); Roger Glover (bass); Ian Paice (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Michael Bradford (guitar); Paul Buckmaster (cello); Beth Hart (background vocals).
Deep Purple Bananas Songs Bananas Music Review Average Rating: (3.6 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Uno de los mejores discos de Purple
"Bananas" es un buen álbum. Steve Morse and Don Airey demuestran que su inclusión en este disco fue todo un acierto. La voz de Ian Gillan como en los viejos tiempos. House of Pain, Bananas, Never A Word y Haunted son excelentes canciones. Sin duda, un gran trabajo de Gillan y compañía. Muy recomendable
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 Good but not great
I have been a Purple fan for many years and get excited every time they have a new release. But this one does not stand out like the previous studio releases. As always they are solid as can be. A must for any fan.
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Doing Their Own Tribute?
This is mandatory Purple. They're at once looser than ever yet more on top of the real Deep Purple than they've ever been. I wish Mr. Gillan could have sounded this good at Red Rock last summer, but they've once again proven to me why they've always been my favorite band.
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I'm one of those Deep Purple fans who like the occasional change of pace in their releases. This is an incredible change of pace from my bar stool. A bit more emphasis on the song writing. A bit more emphasis on polished production. Its not the hardest rocking, but its extremely enjoyable. Can't get it out of the player!
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 Disappointing
I'm a huge DP fan and while the album isn't bad, its not great either (I hate writing this). Not one song sticks in my head and not one demands hitting the repeat button. Instrumentally, its wonderful as I would expect. Gillan's singing is at par, but somehow it all doesn't mesh song-wise. Thank God they still tour - in that arena they still earn five stars.
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