Infnite

Really this is a 3.5 rating. "Infinite" is an enjoyable but flawed album, and the main (only) culprit behind its failings is Gillan. The overriding problem is his car-crash lyrics. On the DVD Gillan describe DP as primarily an instrumental band - he just watches them jam and then puts lyrics to the songs as they start to form. The man wrecks almost every song on this album."Time for Bedlam" is a solid opener despite the naff 'robot voice' intro and our lyricist extraordinaire spouting lines about the 'venomous tit of the state'. (On this, someone must have let slip that you can swear in songs now - he's quite excited about that so he's dropped in some pointless expletives to boot)."Hip Boots" keeps the heavy vibe on track and "All I Got Is You" is a cracking song despite its nasty lyrics. Like many of the other tracks I would have liked it to be longer and with more instrumental breaks. "Get Me Out Of Here" is heavy stuff but does he really sing 'stick it up your jacksie?' Somebody stop the man."On Top of the World" is the LP's pinnacle of lyrical embarrassment - it's basically a pervy old man's orgy dream about 'getting loose' with 'working girls' in the sky. The band are on top form here but have to drop out for an excruciating minute of Gillan's spoken word rot. He's hoping that if he drops in some semi-literate references to Roman goddesses he won't seem quite so grimy. After what seems like 'infinity', the band does come back in, but only for a cursory 30 second fade-out. If any of the tracks were prime for an extended instrumental jam, this was the one - opportunity missed.On he goes.. 'It wasn't quite.. the curse of Tutenkamen' he warbles on the otherwise adventurous "The Surprising". "One night in Vegas" is a rocker draped in three minutes of cringe 'we were three sheets to the wind' he boasts. Has anyone other than grandmothers said that since 1950?"Johnny's Band" is an obvious radio friendly track - it's a lighter number but good fun. "Birds of Prey" is one of the better tracks - a mid-paced rocker with a fantastic solo. Others have unfavourably compared the version of "Roadhouse Blues" here to Quo's version. I like this one just fine, but wish that Don Airey (who does a fantastic job across the board) had broken out the hammond to dirty it all up a bit.Musically, "Infinite" has everything going for it, with a lot more rock and groove than the last couple of albums. For that reason alone I prefer it and it will get plenty of spins. I'm just hoping that I'll be able to overlook/filter out the rubbish lyrics while I look forward to seeing the band live later in the year for the first time.One other slight criticism re. the vinyl version - at a brief 46 minutes there is absolutely no need for this to be across 2 records. Changing sides every 10 minutes does not benefit the listening experience.

Long awaited album from the masters of blues rock. By far the best album from them, certainly since Bananas and possibly since The Battle Rages On. If, sadly, it is to be their last album they are going out on a high, No. 3 in the world wide charts - not too shabby at all.

Has expected great even better after seeing them in Manchester, shame they don't give an option with regards to the tshirt size (only downside)

A very nice "bonus" from the oldies and such a wonderful design to this package.

You can't say enough about these guys. They can still make music that makes you feel rock and roll isn't dead. Well done!

Great item but bloody annoyed that HMV are selling for £43.00

Great, better than expected

Fantastic