Burn is the eighth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in February 1974, and the first release by the Mark III line-up, featuring then-unknown singer David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, from Trapeze, on bass and vocals.
The album was recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, in November 1973, with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. With the addition of David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, Purple's hard-rock sound became more boogie-oriented, incorporating elements of soul and funk, which would become much more prominent on the follow-up album, Stormbringer.Hughes participated in songwriting, but was not given credit due to unexpired contractual obligations. However, the 30th anniversary edition of the album included Hughes in the credits for all the tracks except "Sail Away", "Mistreated", "'A' 200" and bonus track "Coronarias Redig".
Although it shook the band's fan base to its core, the acrimonious departure of vocalist Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover served to rejuvenate Deep Purple in time for 1973's aptly named Burn album, which unquestionably showed huge improvement over their lackluster previous effort, Who Do We Think We Are.
And in an interesting twist rarely attempted before or since, new recruits David Coverdale (vocals) and Glenn Hughes (bass and vocals, ex-Trapeze) traded lead singing duties on virtually every one of its songs -- an enviable tag team, as both possessed exceptional pipes.
The phenomenal title track started things off at full throttle, actually challenging the seminal "Highway Star" for the honor of best opener to any Deep Purple album, while showcasing the always impressive drumming of Ian Paice.
Up next, the intro to the equally timeless "Might Just Take Your Life," however simple from a technical perspective, remains one of organist Jon Lord's signature moments; and the downright nasty "Lay Down, Stay Down" roared behind wildly careening starts and stops and a fantastic Ritchie Blackmore guitar solo which left no doubt as to who was the band's primal force, regardless of lineup.
Moving right along, though it was rarely included in later-day greatest hits sets, "What's Going on Here" was about as good a single as Purple ever wrote; "You Fool No One" was compelling for its sheer intensity; and the funky "Sail Away" was a sign of the band's direction in years to come.
Lastly, the fantastic slow-boiling blues of "Mistreated" closed the album proper (let's ignore the record's only throw-away track -- boring final instrumental "A 200") with a command solo performance from Coverdale, as nuanced and sensitive as it was devastating.
So impassioned was the singer's delivery, in fact, that the song would remain his personal, in-concert trademark with Whitesnake, long after his tenure with Deep Purple came to a close.
Like the vast majority of Burn this song's greatness qualifies it for the highest echelons of hard rock achievement, and therefore ranks as an essential item in the discography of any self-respecting music fan.
Tracklist
1. Burn - 6:00
2. Might Just Take Your Life - 4:36
3. Lay Down, Stay Down - 4:15
4. Sail Away (Blackmore, Coverdale) - 5:48
5. You Fool No One - 4:47
6. What's Goin' On Here - 4:55
7. Mistreated (Blackmore, Coverdale) - 7:25
8. 'A' 200 (Blackmore, Lord, Paice) - 3:51
All tracks are written by Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Glenn Hughes, except where noted.
Deep Purple
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
- David Coverdale – lead and backing vocals
- Glenn Hughes – bass, backing and lead vocals
- Jon Lord – keyboards, synthesizers
- Ian Paice – drums, percussion
Production
- Deep Purple – producer, mixing
- Martin Birch – engineer, mixing
- Tapani Tapanainen – assistant engineer
- Nesbit, Phipps and Froome – artwork
- Fin Costello – sleeve photography
- Candle Makers Supplies – candles
Notes
Released: 15 February 1974
Recorded: November 1973 Studio Montreux, Switzerland with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio
Genre: Hard rock
Length: 38:12
Producer: Deep Purple
Label: Purple Records
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