Deep Purple-Stormbringer (1974)

In 1973 Deep Purple would suffer two major losses, on the one hand the departure of Ian Gillan and on the other the expulsion of Roger Glover, thus the so-called Mark II had ended not without first having left us with a series of masterful records as inheritance for posterity .
His substitutes were singer David Coverdale and bassist Glenn Hughes, both of whom gave deep purple funky sounds and soul to hard rock, in addition to becoming threatening leaders to the absolute leadership of Ritchie Blackmore.If already on the album "Burn" (1974), both David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes had begun to flood the field with approaches to funk and soul, it would be on the album "Stormbringer" where the new members take command to follow.
Clearly anti-Purple songs like "Love Don't Mean a Thing" or "You Can't Do It Right" show us a band immersed in terrain far removed from the hard-hitting hard rock of the classic Purple.
Still the band is marvelously paired with outstanding performances by Lord and Blackmore on their instruments.
In the soul "Holy Man" even Blackmore performs one of his most memorable solos, "Hold On" on the other hand is the last of the songs that moved away from the Purple spirit, to leave a tune of the best rock.
With "High Ball Shooter" the album recovers the dynamism of yesteryear, while "Stormbringer" and "Lady Double Dealer" are two worthy songs from the best repertoire of the band.
To finish one of the quintessential hard rock ballads "Soldier of fortune", epic and masterful with superb work by Jon Lord and a subtle and fantastic Blackmore on guitar.
Stormbringer was unfairly reviled at the time, but it is undoubtedly a surprising and revitalizing album, which over time has become a masterpiece of hard rock.