This is one of those jobs that suffer what I call the "Frankenstein Syndrome." It is not that it is made from scraps; is that, for its elaboration, its creators had to look in several tombs. "Slaves and Masters" is a unique piece in the discography of the British band.
An album with a style closer to AOR than Hard Rock, or rather with a more commercial sound, partly due to the voice of Joe Lynn Turner.
Following the traditional denomination of the different incarnations of Deep Purple, the quintet that recorded it would be the "Mark V". (The classic training plus the mentioned Turner).
There would still be a Mark VI with the arrival of Joe Satriani, a Mark VII with the entry of Steve Morse, and the current Mark VIII with the departure of Jon Lord and his replacement by Don Airey.
Without a doubt it is the work of Jon Lord the most appreciated in this work, with sublime keyboards in many moments of the album.
Ritchie Blackmore includes her own features in all songs, but what was once pure art now seems routine. Only the final score of "Knocking at your Back Door", the great song that brought us back to the mythical Purple in 1984, is worth more than all his work in "Slaves and Masters".
It is not strange that this formation did not have continuity in time, and that in 93 Ian Gillan returned to stay. For the umpteenth time both leaders would try to put aside their differences, publish a new album, "The Battle Rages On", and from the presentation tour they would edit a live show that would remain as the last contribution of the Hard Rock Black Man to music from Deep Purple.
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