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Now What?!
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Studio album by Deep Purple
Released 26 April 2013
Recorded 2012 at The Tracking Room, Anarchy Studios and Rainbow Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock, progressive metal
Length 57:06 (standard edition)
Label earMusic (UK, part of Edel Group), Edel (Germany)
Producer Bob Ezrin
Deep Purple chronology
Rapture of the Deep
(2005)Rapture of the Deep2005		 Now What?!
(2013)
Singles from Now What?!
  1. "All the Time in the World / Hell to Pay"
    Released: 29 March 2013
  2. "Vincent Price"
    Released: 7 June 2013
  3. "Above and Beyond"
    Released: 24 October 2013
  4. "Out Of Hand"
    Released: 18 April 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Sputnikmusic 3.5/5 stars[2]
BW&BK (8/10)[3]

Now What?! is the 19th studio album by English rock band Deep Purple. It was released on 26 April 2013[4] and produced by Bob Ezrin. A dedicated official web site was also created by the band to post updates about the album. It is the band's first studio album in over seven years; Deep Purple's previous studio album, Rapture of the Deep, was released in late 2005.

On 26 February 2013, the album's title was announced.[5] Additionally, a new single featuring "Hell to Pay" and "All the Time in the World" was released in both CD and vinyl formats on 29 March 2013.[6] The band confirmed that the new single "Vincent Price" will be released on 7 June as download, CD single and 7" transparent vinyl. Single would also include previously unreleased song "First Sign of Madness", two tracks from now unavailable Rapture of the Deep limited edition and video-clip.[7]

Two songs are dedicated to Deep Purple founding member Jon Lord, who died in July 2012 – "Uncommon Man" and "Above and Beyond", which includes the lyrics "Souls having touched are forever entwined". "Uncommon Man" is partly inspired by the classical composition "Fanfare for the Common Man", and features a synthesizer-generated fanfare theme composed by Don Airey.

AllMusic's Steve Leggett commented that the album sounds like a product of progressive metal's golden age, while the album appeared on Sputnikmusic's list of the "Best Progressive Rock Albums Of 2013."[8][9]

Reception

Following its release, Now What?! has been met with mostly positive reception from critics. Steve Leggett with Allmusic gave the album four stars out of a possible five, saying "Some things really shouldn't change, and Deep Purple recognize that. They haven't changed a bit, and the group's many fans are going to find this release comforting in that regard".[10] Sputnikmusic gave the album three and a half stars out of a possible five, writing "Fans of Purpendicular and the group’s last two albums will find several pleasing moments and the band should feel proud of the outcome too'.[11]

Now What?! sold 4,000 copies in its first week in the US.[12]

Six months after its release Now What?! was certified gold in Germany (100 000 copies sold).[13]

It was the first Deep Purple studio album to enter the UK top 40 albums charts since The Battle Rages On in 1993.

Track listing

Standard edition

All songs written and composed by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice and Bob Ezrin, except "It'll Be Me" by Jack Clement. 

No. Title Length
1. "A Simple Song"   4:39
2. "Weirdistan"   4:14
3. "Out of Hand"   6:09
4. "Hell to Pay"   5:10
5. "Bodyline"   4:26
6. "Above and Beyond"   5:30
7. "Blood from a Stone"   5:18
8. "Uncommon Man"   7:02
9. "Après Vous"   5:24
10. "All the Time in the World"   4:21
11. "Vincent Price"   4:46

The Now What?! Live Tapes bonus CD

This is Disc 2 of the November 2013 "Gold Edition Deluxe" double CD.

No. Title Length
1. "Strange Kind of Woman (Rock In Roma, Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, IT, 22/07/2013)"   6:06
2. "Hard Lovin' Man (Skovdalen, Aalborg, DK, 08/08/2013)"   6:24
3. "Vincent Price (Skovdalen, Aalborg, DK, 08/08/2013)"   4:29
4. "Contact Lost (Skovdalen, Aalborg, DK, 08/08/2013)"   3:38
5. "All the Time in the World (Dieci Giorni Suonati, Ippodromo Del Galoppo, Milan, Milan, IT, 21/07/2013)"   4:56
6. "No One Came (Getaway Rock Festival, Gasklockorna, Gaevle, SE, 10/08/2013)"   5:21
7. "Bodyline (Rock In Roma, Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, IT, 22/07/2013)"   4:22
8. "Perfect Strangers (Live in Gaevle)"   6:53
9. "Above and Beyond (Dieci Giorni Suonati, Ippodromo Del Galoppo, Milan, Milan, IT, 21/07/2013)"   5:29
10. "Lazy (Getaway Rock Festival, Gasklockorna, Gaevle, SE, 10/08/2013)"   8:22
11. "Black Night (Rock In Roma, Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, IT, 22/07/2013)"   9:03
12. "Smoke on the Water (Rock In Roma, Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, IT, 22/07/2013)"   7:18

Personnel

Deep Purple
Additional musicians
  • Jason Roller – acoustic guitar ("All the Time in the World")
  • Eric Darken – percussion ("Bodyline", "All The Time in the World")
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar ("All The Time in the World", "Vincent Price")
  • David Hamilton – additional keyboards ("Uncommon Man", "Weirdistan", "Above And Beyond")
  • Students of Nimbus School of Recording Arts – gang vocals ("Hell to Pay")
  • Bob Ezrin – additional backing vocals & percussion
Production notes
  • Produced by Bob Ezrin
  • Assistant Engineer: Li Xiao Le
  • Additional Engineers: Zach Allan, Jarad Clement (The Tracking Room), Rob Harris, Mike Airey & Nathan Sage (Rainbow Recorders)
  • Mixed by Bob Ezrin & Justin Cortelyou
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi, Sterling Sound, New York City

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[14] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[15] 1
Czech Albums Chart[16] 1
Norwegian Albums Chart[17] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 2
Russian Albums Chart 3
Polish Albums Chart[19] 5
Swedish Albums Charts[20] 7
Hungarian Albums Charts[21] 7
Finnish Albums Charts[22] 8
World Albums Charts 11
Dutch Albums Chart[23] 12
Italian Albums Chart[24] 12
Greek Album Charts[25] 13
Scottish Albums Chart[26] 13
Belgian Albums Chart (Wa)[27] 14
Danish Album Charts[28] 18
UK Albums Chart[29] 19
Spanish Album Charts[30] 19
French Album Charts[31] 23
Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)[32] 33
Japanese Albums Chart[33] 50
Irish Albums Chart[34] 87
US Billboard 200[35] 110

Certifications

Country Date Award Amount (units)
Germany[36][37] October 2013 Gold 100,000
Russia[38][39] May 2013 Gold 25,000
Poland[40][41] June 2013 Gold 10,000
Czech Republic[42][43] October 2013 Gold 2,500

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Classic Rock United Kingdom "Classic Rock Albums of the Year 2013" 2014 13
Teraz Rock Poland "10 Best Albums of 2013" 2014 5

Awards

Revolver Golden Gods Awards 2014 – Comeback of the Year[44]

References

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  10. ↑ Leggett, Steve – Allmusic Review http://www.allmusic.com/album/now-what%21-mw0002505037
  11. ↑ Sputnikmusic Review http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/56564/Deep-Purple-Now-What%21/
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  38. ↑ Deep Purple Certifications – National Federation of Phonograph Producers (NFPF)
  39. ↑ DEEP PURPLE's NOW What?! Goes Gold in Russia – http://www.bravewords.com/news/204369 retrieved 7 October 2013
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