The Battle Rages On...
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| Studio album by Deep Purple | |||||
| Released | 2 July 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York Red Rooster Studios, Tutzing, Germany Greg Rike Studios, Orlando, Florida |
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| Genre | Hard rock | ||||
| Length | 49:25 | ||||
| Label | RCA/BMG (Europe and Japan) Giant (US) Music On Vinyl (vinyl reissue)[1] |
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| Producer | Thom Panunzio, Roger Glover | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Blogcritics | (mixed)[3] |
| Rock Hard | (unfavorable)[4] |
| Metal Hammer (GER) | (7/7)[5] |
The Battle Rages On... is the fourteenth studio album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1993. It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up reunited for a second time (the first reunion being 1984's Perfect Strangers). Since Ian Gillan returned to the band in late 1992, he reworked much of the material already existing for the album. Ritchie Blackmore became infuriated at the non-melodic elements and quit during the tour in 1993, during 17 November show in Helsinki, Finland. American guitarist Joe Satriani joined Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for the duration of the tour.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Battle Rages On" | Blackmore, Gillan, Jon Lord, Ian Paice | 5:56 |
| 2. | "Lick It Up" | 3:59 | |
| 3. | "Anya" | Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord | 6:32 |
| 4. | "Talk About Love" | 4:11 | |
| 5. | "Time to Kill" | 5:49 | |
| 6. | "Ramshackle Man" | 5:34 | |
| 7. | "A Twist in the Tale" | 4:17 | |
| 8. | "Nasty Piece of Work" | Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Solitaire" | 4:42 | |
| 10. | "One Man's Meat" | 4:38 |
Personnel
Deep Purple
- Ian Gillan – vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
- Jon Lord – organ, keyboards
- Roger Glover – bass
- Ian Paice – drums
Production
- Recorded at Bearsville Studios in upstate New York, engineered by Bill Kennedy; assisted by Mike Reiter
- Vocals and overdubs recorded at Red Rooster Studios (engineered by Hans Gemperle) in Tutzing, Germany, and Greg Rike Studios (engineered by Jason Corsaro; assisted by Wally Walton and Darren Schneider) in Orlando, Florida.
- Mixed by Pat Regan with Roger Glover at Sound on Sound Recording (engineered by Pat Regan; assisted by John Siket, Devin Emke and Peter Beckeman) in New York, and at the Ambient Recording Company (engineered by Pat Regan; assisted by Mark Conese) in Connecticut
- Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound in New York.
Charts
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Singles
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References
- ↑ http://www.musiconvinyl.com/catalog/deep-purple/the-battle-rages-on
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